The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) on Tuesday issued a strong clarification rejecting allegations that have linked the Kuki-Zo community to the recent incident in Tronglaobi. The organisation said the claims being circulated are “baseless” and not supported by any credible evidence. In an official statement, the ITLF said that any untoward incident involving the…
The Manipur government has announced “dry days” in three districts bordering Assam ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the neighbouring state. The move aims to maintain law and order and ensure that the polling process is conducted smoothly. According to an official notice issued by the Office of the Commissioner of Excise, Manipur, the…
Fresh violence has once again disturbed peace in Manipur after a suspected militant attack killed two young children and injured their mother in Tronglaobi village of Bishnupur district early Tuesday morning. According to initial reports, a projectile believed to be a rocket was fired towards a civilian house in Moirang Tronglaobi. The explosive hit the…
Former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has condemned the mortar attack by suspected militants at Moirang Tronglaobi village in Bishnupur district which killed two minor siblings on Tuesday morning“Deeply pained by the tragic attack in Moirang Tronglaobi that took the lives of two innocent children. Such a horrific act against civilians, especially young lives,…
Chief Minister Y Khemchand today morning rushed to Raj Polyclinic to assess the condition of the injured mother who lost her two children in last night’s brutal attack at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai, Moirang. The Chief Minister directed the hospital to provide the highest standard of medical care and all necessary support to the injured mother….
The Kuki Organisation for Human Rights Trust (KOHUR) has criticized the Government of Manipur over the detention of two individuals under the National Security Act (NSA), alleging that the move undermines a recent bail order of the Gauhati High Court. In a statement, the organization expressed concern over the detention of Philip Khaikholal Khongsai, former…
The 52nd annual conference of the CPI Heirok Local Council was held at the residence of CPI Heirok leader Ningthoujam Lokendra at Heirok Part-II, Maning Leikai. The conference was attended by CPI State Secretary A. Nabachandra, Assistant Secretary S. Sorojini Devi, State Executive Member L. Sotinkumar, local leader N. Lokendro, former local secretaries M. Shyamkesho…
The audio clip allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister (CM) N. Biren Singh in the communal violence of 2023 has been edited, and it would be difficult to give a conclusive finding on whether the clip was authentic or whether the voice heard in the clip was that of Biren Singh, the Supreme Court was…
With search operations continuing in different parts of the State, security forces recovered arms and ammunition from the general area of Chakpikarong-Mombi-Joupi junction road near Mombi under Molcham-PS, Chandel district on Monday. The recovered weapons include one AK47 along with two magazines, six single barrel rifles, three Improvised mortars (pompi), one grenade with detonator, 35…
Fresh violence erupted in Manipur following a suspected rocket launcher attack in Bishnupur district that killed two children—a 5-year-old boy and a 5-month-old girl. The incident occurred around 1 am, with a projectile believed to be fired by Kuki militants hitting a residential area in Tronglaobi Awang Leikai. The children’s mother suffered critical injuries and…
