In protest of the Tronglaobi incident, the Manipur government has ordered all employees to report to work during the shutdown call that started today. The Chief Secretary’s office has issued an official order directing all Heads of Departments and Administrative Secretaries to make sure that everyone in their respective offices, including subordinate offices, be present…
Manipur Police has arrested 21 people for their alleged involvement in violent incidents during a protest rally held on April 18 in Imphal West district, officials said. The rally, which took place along the Imphal–Jiribam road between Patsoi and Sagolband, turned violent as some protesters reportedly resorted to stone pelting and used petrol bombs, catapults…
Security forces used tear gas to disperse protesters in Kakching after tensions escalated during a demonstration demanding justice for victims of the Tronglaobi incident. The protest took place at Kakching Bazar, where a large number of people gathered and raised slogans over the April 7 attack in Tronglaobi Awang Leikai area of Moirang. The situation…
Manipur is facing severe dislocation as multiple shutdowns and demurrers have brought normal life to a deadlock amid rising pressures over recent incidents of violence. The United Naga Council( UNC) has called a three- day total arrestment across all Naga- inhabited areas from night April 20 to night April 23, in kick against the payoff…
Assam’s Nikshita Konwar continued the state’s strong run-in women’s boxing, clinching gold at the 8th Men’s and Women’s National Youth Boxing Championship that concluded at Sonapur in Guwahati on Sunday. Competing in the Under-19 category at the Don Bosco University Hall, Nikshita edged past Haryana’s Vanshika 3-2 in the girls’ 65kg final. The Assam boxer…
Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam on Sunday urged civil society groups to withdraw the five-day statewide shutdown, warning that the agitation would adversely affect daily life in the state. Addressing mediapersons, Konthoujam said after three rounds of discussions with the JAC and the victim’s family, a consensus had been reached on most of the charter…
Public anger continues to escalate across Manipur as women-led civil society groups, the Meira Paibi, have expanded their shutdown call from five days to a full seven-day statewide bandh in protest against the deadly bomb attack in Tronglaobi, Bishnupur district. The blast, which occurred earlier this month, claimed the lives of two young children and…
The NSCN-IM has strongly condemned the killing of two men, including an ex-serviceman, in the Ukhrul district on April 18, describing the incident as a “brutal act” allegedly carried out by Kuki militants. A statement issued by the outfit’s Ministry of Information and Publicity (MIP) alleged that Kuki armed groups operating under the Suspension of…
Tensions in the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict intensified after former US President Donald Trump declared that Iran cannot “blackmail” the United States by threatening to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial global oil transit route. His remarks came as Iran moved to reassert control over the strategic waterway, reportedly firing on vessels and restricting maritime…
A soldier of the Naga Regiment and a civilian were killed in a deadly ambush by suspected militants in Ukhrul district on Saturday afternoon, raising fresh concerns over security in the hill district. The incident occurred barely a day after Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh visited the region and formally reopened the Ukhrul highway, a…
