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,…
Scientists have rediscovered a rare flowering plant in Arunachal Pradesh that had not been officially recorded in India for more than a century, marking a major breakthrough in Himalayan botanical research. The species, Geum macrocephalus, a little-known member of the rose family endemic to the Eastern Himalaya, was rediscovered in the Se La region between…
Kakching District Administration has appealed to the students, parents, and guardians concerned, to participate actively, in Aadhaar enrolment and updation camps to be organised across selected schools in the district, to ensure that all eligible students own updated Aadhaar credentials.Additional District Magistrate, Kakching, Phurailatpam Bhavananda Sharma (MCS), informed that biometric updation camps had earlier been…
The United Democratic Party (UDP), a Meghalaya based Political party, yesterday expressed deep anguish over the killing of three pastors in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on May 13.The political party describes the act “Barbaric,”and demanded immediate action from both the State and the Union governments to bring the perpetrators to justice. UPD General Secretary,Titosstar Well Chyne…
