Manipur Police arrested one person and seized more than one kilogram of suspected brown sugar during an anti-drug operation carried out in Churachandpur district. Police said the operation was conducted on May 8 near Hiltown under the jurisdiction of Churachandpur Police Station. The arrested person has been identified as Nehkholun Hangshing, 45, a resident of…
High-stakes talks between the United States and Iran are expected to resume as early as next week in Islamabad to formalize a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ending the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The two countries are using Pakistani mediators to try to set up a month-long framework for de-escalation after weeks of…
Manipur BJP leader Elangbam Johnson quit the saffron party today, citing the state government’s “failure” to honour the aspirations of the people.Addressing a press conference, Elangbam, who fought the 2022 assembly elections on a BJP ticket, said he gave up the party’s state spokesperson post.“Since May 3, 2023, we have been unable to go in…
The National People’s Party (NPP) has issued a strong condemnation following a series of violent attacks on border villages in Manipur, allegedly carried out by suspected cadres of the Kuki National Army (B) from across the Myanmar border. In a press statement released on May 8, the party expressed grave concern over the use of…
The Meghalaya government has acknowledged that the massive scale of coal mining operations in the state, particularly in East Jaintia Hills, has made effective monitoring and enforcement against illegal mining extremely challenging. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said the 37th Interim Report of the Justice (Retd.) B.P. Katakey Committee had pointed out continued illegal coal…
With its upcoming Android 17 update, internally codenamed “Cinnamon Bin,” Google looks set to give Pixel users unprecedented control over how their home screen looks and is organized. Leaks from recent beta builds suggest that the tech giant is finally addressing long-standing user requests, most notably by introducing a toggle to hide the persistent Google…
The demand for a permanent Bench of the Gauhati High Court in Barak Valley has gained fresh momentum after the High Court Bench Demand Implementation Committee, Cachar district unit, submitted a 112-page memorandum to the Chief Justice seeking urgent reconsideration of the issue. The memorandum, submitted as a continuation of an earlier representation dated January…
Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong on Thursday urged businessmen, shopkeepers and citizens not to remain silent if they receive extortion threats allegedly linked to the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC). He appealed to people to immediately inform the police or the government if they receive such threats. Tynsong…
At least three to four Tangkhul Naga villages along the Indo-Myanmar border in Kamjong district were said torched by suspected Kuki National Army -Burma (KNA-B) militants yesterday, in the early morning.The villages of Choro, Namlee and Wanglee Market were reportedly targeted by Myanmar-based those Myanmar-based militants, resulting in several houses being torched at around 3:40…
The All Manipur United Clubs’ Organisation (AMUCO) and other allied civil society organisations yesterday, launched a strong attack against the Central Government, alleging direct complicity in the violence that has engulfed the State of Manipur since May 3, 2023.The organisations accused the Government of India of supporting armed militants operating under the Suspension of Operations…
