Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh chaired a high-level security meeting and decided to take stringent action against any individual, irrespective of community, found in possession of illegal arms and weapons, officials said.A senior official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that the meeting, which was held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Thursday…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh chaired a high-level security meeting at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Imphal on Thursday evening following the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued on August 12 for the surrender of illegal arms. Convened alongside top security and administrative officials—including Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam, Chief Secretary Dr. Puneet Kumar Goel,…
Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam has strongly condemned the reported attack on Naga civilians along the IT Road in Kangpokpi district, expressing deep anguish over the loss of lives and injury caused in the incident. Konthoujam conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured person. He said…
Fresh tension gripped Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Thursday after armed assailants allegedly ambushed a group of Naga civilians travelling along the IT Road, killing at least four people, injuring one and leaving another missing, sources said. The incident reportedly took place around 8:30 am in the area between Makui Ashang and Thanamba Naga, a stretch…
Electoral Roll Observer for Siaha district, Pu K. Lalthawmmawia, IAS, on Wednesday reviewed the progress of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 of electoral rolls and held discussions with election officials and other stakeholders at the DC Conference Hall in Siaha. The meeting was the second review of the ongoing SIR exercise in the district….
The Naga community of Moreh, displaced during the 1992 ethnic violence in Manipur, has renewed its demand for state-supported repatriation, rehabilitation, and equal relief assistance. Speaking to reporters in Imphal, Moreh Naga Village Authority chairman Marashang Hashuwoshi urged the Manipur government to facilitate the safe return of displaced families to their ancestral lands in the…
Due to the recent border conflict and road blockades, the tourism industry in Meghalaya has faced nearly 100 percent loss. This was revealed by the state’s Tourism Minister Timothy D. Shira on the second day of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly’s budget session. He also stated that due to the abnormal decline in the number of…
Security forces arrested 13 militants in coordinated operations across multiple districts of Manipur over the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. The detainees, held in Bishnupur, Imphal West, Imphal East, Chandel and Kakching, are reported to belong to several banned outfits, including the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and its political wing the Revolutionary People’s…
Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh’s sudden visit to New Delhi, reportedly following a call from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has added a new political dimension to the confrontation in Manipur over the proposed Census and the demand for an update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Khemchand, who is in the national capital…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday expressed appreciation to the Naga and Kuki communities for facilitating the smooth movement of public transport along NH-2, the Imphal-Dimapur route. Speaking at the 45th Hawkers’ Day celebration in Imphal, Singh said cooperation between communities was essential for restoring peace, normalcy and safe travel in the state….
