The situation in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district and Noney district remained tense but calm on Thursday after two separate militant attacks claimed four lives and injured four others. Police said no fresh incidents had been reported since Wednesday night, though security forces remained on high alert in the two hill districts and adjoining areas. The family…
Several Christian organisations in India and abroad on Thursday condemned the killing of three church leaders in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, while the Kuki-Zo community began a two-day mourning period and 48-hour shutdown in protest against the incident. The shutdown, called by Kuki Inpi Manipur, started at midnight on May 13. Markets, schools, colleges and business…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Thursday provided one-time financial assistance to 754 Internally Displaced Students in the presence of senior officials and dignitaries during a programme held at Jubilee Hall in Imphal College. The financial assistance under the CM’s College Students Rehabilitation Scheme (CMCSRS) was disbursed through direct bank transfer. “The Government of…
The Naga Village Guard (NVG), Eastern Command, has strongly denied the social media allegations that the Tangkhul Nagas have involved in the reported attack at Molnoi Kuki village on May 12.A press statement issued by NVG , dated May 12, stated that it outrightly denies the allegation levelled against the Tangkhul Nagas over the reported…
Manipur Minister Y. Khemchand Singh strongly condemned the brutal terror attack carried out by armed miscreants on a group of civilians between Kotlen and Kotzim areas in Kangpokpi district on Wednesday morning. The incident claimed the lives of three innocent civilians and left four others injured. Of the injured victims, three were rushed to Shija…
Security forces in Manipur have intensified counter-insurgency operations, resulting in the arrest of several active militants and the recovery of a massive cache of “war-like stores” across the state. The operations, conducted on May 11 and 12, targeted vulnerable zones in both hill and valley districts to curb rising instability. In a series of coordinated…
A Special POCSO Court in Manipur’s Senapati district has sentenced a 48-year-old man to imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life after convicting him of sexually assaulting his seven-year-old daughter.The judgment was delivered on May 12 by Special Judge (POCSO) Lamkholal Kipgen, nearly four years after the case first came to light in 2022….
At least three Church leaders, belonging to the Kuki community, were killed and several other injured after suspected militants ambushed two vehicles in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Wednesday morning. A police official in Imphal said that unidentified armed cadres opened fire on the two vehicles along Tiger Road in the hilly district, killing three persons…
Vehicular movements along the Imphal-Phungyar Highway at Shangshak Khullen in Ukhrul district, Manipur was reportedly blocked for a long hours yesterday by Assam Rifles.The Paramilitary force began counter -blockade movement at around 11:00 AM and continued for hours. In a viral video, Assam Rifles personnel, wearing masks were seen halting vehicular movements.When confronted by passengers,…
Various Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) of Tamenglong area, supported by Village chiefs’ in the region, have served a five day Ultimatum to one Soraisam Govin, transport contractor of SY Enterprises, over the alleged failure to deliver NFSA foodgrain allocation, meant for distribution to several beneficiaries of the region. The foodgrain allocation is for the month…
