The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), through the North Eastern Council (NEC), has released the NEC Yearbook 2025, highlighting major socio-economic achievements across the North Eastern Region (NER). Alongside the release, NEC has also announced the disbursement of ₹6.19 crore for various development projects in Manipur, marking a renewed focus on grassroots…
The state administration of Manipur restored mobile internet and data services in five valley districts on Friday, according to an official, as the situation in the state continues to improve. In an order, Commissioner (Home) N. Ashok Kumar stated that the state government has chosen to remove all internet suspensions in the districts’ territorial jurisdictions…
A pall of grief has descended over Manipur as two young women from the state are feared to be among the victims of the tragic Air India Flight AI171 crash that occurred shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon. The ill-fated Boeing 787 Dreamliner, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport,…
As part of a stepped-up crackdown on illegal weapons and drugs, Manipur’s security forces made a number of notable arrests and seizures in many districts on June 12. At the Mao checkpoint in Senapati district, a 27-year-old man named Anshu Raj from Bhojpur, Bihar, was detained in possession of two packets of suspected heroin weighing…
After the unfortunate event Boeil 787-8 plane, Air India flight 171, crashing in Ahmedabad, the family of 21- year-old Nganthoi Sharma Kongbrailatpam here remains in mourning, awaiting official confirmation from the authorities, anxious to know whether she is dead or alive. Nganthoi Sharma, the middle child of three daughters in the family, was part of…
Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has condoled the death of two crew members from the state in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12. Air India has confirmed that 241 people on board its London-bound flight were killed when the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from the Ahmedabad airport on…
In an unprecedented step towards reformative justice, Manipur Police has launched a unique initiative where dozens of youths detained during recent protests are being put to community service instead of being jailed. The approach replaces handcuffs with brooms and shovels, sending a strong message about second chances and social responsibility. The decision follows widespread unrest…
Imphal East District in Manipur and Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh saw two minor earthquakes, with corresponding magnitudes of 3.2 and 3.6 on the Richter scale, according to officials. There have been no initial reports of fatalities or property damage as a result of these tremors, according to Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh disaster management officials….
Former Chief Minister of Manipur, N Biren Singh, along with a Rajya Sabha MP Sanajaoba, returned to Imphal from Delhi this afternoon after a two-day emergency meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The two leaders apprised the Union Minister about the demand for the formation of a popular government, which the people of the…
Manipur police, on June 10, detained 19 individuals for their involvement in incidents of street violence in Imphal East district. The individuals were reportedly blocking roads, harassing commuters, and disturbing public peace – many of them under the influence of alcohol. Their actions caused significant inconvenience to the public and disrupted normalcy in the area….
