Project Hinchi, a joint initiative of Manipur Police and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Churachandpur district to curb poppy cultivation through sustainable alternative farming, has won the SKOCH Gold Award in Police and Safety category.With CSR support of Rs. 28 lakhs, 154 households were provided 55,000 kgs ginger seeds, 6,500 banana saplings and 700 kgs…
Two persons were killed and two others sustained injuries in an incident reported from Kalengjang in Kangpokpi Tehsil under Manipur’s Senapati district on Saturday. According to reports, the deceased have been identified as Rocky Mao of Chowainamei village and Kumar Poumai of Laii Shirafii. Both victims reportedly died on the spot. The exact time of…
The United Naga Council (UNC) has announced the suspension of its ongoing economic blockade in Manipur from 6 pm today, following an agreement reached during tripartite talks involving the Government of Manipur, the Government of India and the UNC.In a statement, the UNC said the decision was taken following an agreement reached during the tripartite…
The Ministry of Home Affairs has officially announced a six-month extension of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act across designated volatile regions in Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, taking effect from October 1 following a comprehensive security review. While this latest directive maintains the “disturbed area” status under Section 3 of the statute—granting security forces…
The Ministry of Home Affairs has classified most of Manipur as a ‘disturbed area’ under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, as violence continue to rage in the state.The gazette notification issued by the ministry stated that the decision followed a “further review of the law and order situation” in three states, including specified…
The Congress on Friday intensified its nationwide campaign against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, staging protests in several states, including Manipur and Assam, and demanding his removal and arrest over alleged irregularities linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. In Manipur, the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) organised a protest march…
A horrific and bloody incident has once again occurred in the northeastern border state of Manipur. On Thursday afternoon, a group of unidentified armed miscreants forcibly entered Pilong village in Kamjong district, located right next to the Indo-Myanmar border, and opened indiscriminate fire, killing four innocent villagers on the spot. Preliminary investigations suggest that the…
In response to the fatal shooting of four Tangkhul Naga civilians in Manipur’s border district of Kamjong, the apex Tangkhul Naga body, Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), has enforced a mandatory 24-hour emergency total shutdown across its territorial jurisdiction. Running from 7:00 AM on Friday, September 25, through 7:00 AM on Saturday, September 26, the strike…
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on September 24 said differences of opinion could arise among members of the Election Commission, but maintained that the decision to conduct the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was ultimately taken by the poll panel. Saha was responding to a demand by Opposition leader Jitendra Chaudhury for…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Thursday congratulated wushu athlete from the State, Naorem Roshibina Devi, on winning the silver medal in Women’s Sanda 60 kg category at the 20th Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. “Heartiest congratulations to Naorem Roshibina Devi on winning the Silver Medal in Women’s Sanda 60 kg at the…
