The United Naga Council (UNC) has announced an inter-district economic blockade along National Highways in Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur, alleging that six Naga civilians, including two pastors, continue to remain in captivity despite repeated deadlines and search efforts. The Working Committee of the UNC stated in a statement that it had earlier submitted an ultimatum…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov caused a stir at a press conference in New Delhi after making a deadpan, darkly humorous remark to a journalist whose mobile phone repeatedly disrupted the proceedings. Lavrov was in mid-sentence when a phone in the press gallery started ringing loudly as he was addressing the media on the sidelines…
The Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) Sadar Hills has announced a 48-hour total shutdown across Manipur’s Kangpokpi district in support of a shutdown call given by Kuki Inpi Manipur over the continued detention of 14 Kuki civilians. The shutdown came into effect from midnight of May 15 and is expected to continue for two days across…
Thadou Inpi Manipur (TIM) has said that the three church leaders killed in an ambush in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district earlier this week belonged to the Thadou community and should not be identified as Kuki.In a statement issued on Friday, the organisation urged media houses, civil society groups and individuals to avoid what it described as…
The whereabouts of the six male detainees who have been held captive by the alleged Kuki militants, are still missing. The missing persons are said to be from Konsakhul, a Naga village.They were abducted from Leilon Vaiphei Village, together with their associates, said a reliable source. A total of 20 Naga people, including women and…
The Naga Prople’s Organisation (NPO) has strongly advised Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) to first remove the dirt from its own face before attempting to lecture and blame others.In a press statement issued yesterday, the Organisation alleged that Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) always try to spread rumour and unfounded claims without evidence. KIM, on May 15,…
The Centre has given another six-month extension, till November 20, 2026, to a Commission of Inquiry to submit its report on the probe into the 2023 Manipur violence that claimed more than 260 lives, a government notification said. The three-member panel, now headed by former Supreme Court judge Balbir Singh Chauhan, was formed on June…
The United Christian Forum of North East India (UCFNEI) has appealed to all concerned authorities and stakeholders in the Northeast region to secure the safe and immediate release of all hostages amid rising tension in Manipur’s hill districts.“In these trying times, the United Christian Forum of North East India approaches you with a heavy heart…
In an emotional appeal for peace amid the continuing tensions in Manipur, the son of a church leader killed in the recent ambush in Kangpokpi district publicly forgave those responsible for his father’s death and urged civil society organisations to help secure the release of civilians still being held captive. Haominlun Sitlhou, son of slain…
In a major setback to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the Supreme Court of India on Friday set aside the order of the Delhi High Court suspending his life imprisonment in the 2017 Unnao rape case. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi partly allowed CBI’s appeal,…
