Manipur News

Imphal: A joint team of the Manipur Police and the Indian Army recovered a cache of arms, explosives and other warlike stores after dismantling a temporary insurgent camp during an anti-insurgency operation in Churachandpur district on Tuesday. According to the Manipur Police‘s morning bulletin, the operation was carried out around 4 am in the forested […]

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Imphal: The ambitious Imphal Ring Road (IRR) Project in Manipur has hit a roadblock after the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reportedly withheld fund disbursement, pushing the state government into a difficult financial situation. Sources said the ADB is reconsidering its investment in the project following alleged irregularities and poor execution of the ADB-funded Imphal-Kangchup-Tamenglong Road […]

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Imphal: The agitation by government employees over pending service-related demands intensified across Manipur on Monday, with protests and work disruptions reported in several districts. The movement, spearheaded by the All Manipur Government Employees’ Organisation (AMGEO) and the Joint Administrative Council (JAC), centres on demands including the enhancement of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR), […]

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Guwahati: The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) on Monday urged the Centre to intervene in the worsening humanitarian situation in Manipur, as shortages of essential commodities deepen in Kuki-Zo-inhabited areas amid an ongoing economic blockade. A KZC delegation met Director of the Intelligence Bureau Mahesh Dixit and senior officials of the Union Home Ministry in New Delhi, […]

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Imphal: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an umbrella body of several Meitei civil society organisations, has extended its support to the United Naga Council‘s (UNC) ongoing inter-district economic blockade, citing the recent violence at Kanto Sabal and growing security concerns. In a statement issued on Monday, COCOMI said it was endorsing the blockade […]

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