The North East NSS Festival 2026, organised by the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) under the theme “Empowered Youth for Viksit Bharat,” concluded on Saturday, marking the culmination of five days of intensive engagement, community service, cultural exchange, and youth empowerment at the USTM campus. The festival brought together NSS volunteers and programme…
Manipur Police have arrested six persons accused of involvement in violence and disruption of public order and peace in the greater Imphal area, officials from the state police force informed on Saturday. The arrested persons have been identified as Yumnam Somnath alias Nongsaba (21) from Lamsang Laingam Khul in Imphal West district, Ningthoujam Prem Singh…
Thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from different relief camps in Churachandpur district gathered and staged a sit -in-protest yesterday at the Wall of Remembrance in Tuibong.Dr.R.Sanga and Dr. Vumkhoneh Haokip spoke and discussed the steps taken by the Joint Internally Displaced Persons (JIDP).The Convenor of the Joint Philanthropic Organisation, Mr.Lianmuanthang Valte and his colleagues…
The Kuki Organisation for Human Rights (KOHUR) has claimed that militants belonging to Tangkhul Naga community, yesterday, attacked Mullam Kuki village, set houses ablaze, injured several villagers including women and children.Two Kuki village volunteers on duty were also shot dead by the Naga attackers, said a statement issued by KOHUR. It further said that Mullam…
Thadou Inpi,Manipur has strongly condemned and expressed deep concern over the escalation of violence between Kuki and Naga communities in Manipur during the recent few months.The escalating violence continues to threaten lives, disrupt communities, and undermine peace in the north-eastern State of Manipur, stated a statement issued by the Thadou Inpi Manipur (TIM).The TIM,in its…
Normal life was disrupted in parts of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Saturday as a 10-hour shutdown was observed following the killing of two village volunteers in Mulam village. The shutdown was called by the Committee on Tribal Unity to honour the two deceased volunteers. The bandh was observed from 6 am to 4 pm amid…
The Kuki CSO Working Committee in Ukhrul has warned of “full-scale self-defence” following a series of violent incidents in Kuki-inhabited villages in Manipur’s Ukhrul district. The organisation described the attacks as a “clear declaration of war” and held both the state government and the Centre responsible for any further escalation.In a detailed statement issued on…
The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) held a candlelight vigil in Kohima on Thursday evening to pay tributes and seek justice for two Naga civilians killed in a recent ambush in Manipur.The vigil, held at Naga Solidarity Park under the theme ‘We Rise Together: Unbreakable, Unafraid’, was organised in memory of Chinaoshang Shokwungnao of Tushar village…
Mulam village in Ukhrul district came under a suspected armed attack in the early hours of Friday, triggering panic and raising serious security concerns in the region. According to the Mulam Village Authority, the incident began around 1:00 AM when a blank gunshot was heard near the village. While it initially did not cause alarm…
The Foothills Naga areas are set to witness further disruption as the Foothills Naga Co-ordination Committee (FNCC) has called an indefinite bandh started from midnight of April 23, even as the three-day shutdown imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) entered its final day. In a statement issued on April 22, the FNCC said the…
