Nagaland filmmaker Theja Rio’s film Angh has won the Platform Prize at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), bringing international attention to a story rooted in the cultural history of 1960s Nagaland. The award was announced at TIFF on Sunday, September 20. The Platform jury praised the film for its “refreshing perspectives, strength of…
Seven Kuki village volunteers detained by CRPF in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district have been released on Sunday, bringing the violent overnight protests to an end.The protesters burned tyres on the roads and threw stones at government vehicles, the news agency quoted unidentified officials as saying on Sunday. They alleged that security personnel had detained the Kuki…
A Kuki woman, Miss Neiesther Luongpi, also known as Neiesther Gangte, has died from bullet injuries sustained during the September 13 attack in Longpi village of Noney district, adding another casualty to the growing violence affecting Kuki-Zo settlements in Manipur. Neiesther suffered a gunshot wound near her chest and was undergoing treatment through the Tele-ICU…
Manipur Police have cracked an alleged inter-state human trafficking racket and arrested four individuals, including a mother-daughter duo, accused of luring young women with false job promises and trafficking them to Delhi for sexual exploitation. According to police, Chandam Tababi and Khumanthem Nanao were arrested on September 10 following an operation that led to the…
A day-long conference on the prevailing conflict in Manipur on Friday resulted in the unanimous adoption of a resolution demanding the immediate re-imposition of President’s Rule in the state, alleging that the popular government installed in February this year has failed to maintain law and order and protect civilian lives.The conference, organised by the Kuki-Zo…
Naga and Kuki-Zo legislators of Manipur, who serve as members of the constitutionally mandated Hill Areas Committee (HAC), held a joint meeting on Friday using a hybrid format that combined in-person attendance with video conferencing. HAC Chairman Dinganglung Gangmei, who represents the Nungba assembly constituency, expressed satisfaction at bringing the committee members together after a…
Three persons, including a policeman, have been arrested in Manipur’s Imphal West district for their alleged involvement in extortion, an official statement said.The three persons were arrested on Thursday from their respective residences at different localities of Singjamei, it said.The arrested persons have been identified as Waikhom Amarjit Singh (44), a Havildar in 1st Manipur…
Manipur Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh left Imphal for New Delhi on Friday, a day after chairing a high-level security coordination meeting to review the prevailing law and order situation in the state. According to BJP sources, he is expected to attend a two-day conference titled “Financing India’s Journey towards Viksit Bharat”, where issues related…
Maruti Suzuki India has crossed the milestone of dispatching one million vehicles through in-plant railway terminals at its manufacturing facilities in Hansalpur, Gujarat, and Manesar, Haryana. The Hansalpur siding began operations in March 2023, while the Manesar facility became operational in June 2025. Of the one million vehicles dispatched through the two terminals so far,…
A new political organisation, the Manipur Indigenous Alliance (MIA), was formally launched at its Founding Conference held at Meitram in Imphal West with the stated aim of uniting indigenous communities to safeguard their land, identity, heritage, institutions and livelihoods. During the conference, delegates adopted the Constitution of the Manipur Indigenous Alliance, establishing it as a…
