Manipur News

Imphal: Tensions remain high in Manipur as Kuki-Zo civil society organisations have strongly opposed Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand‘s proposed visit to Churachandpur, saying the prevailing security situation and unresolved ethnic conflict make such a visit “untimely and inappropriate.” The Kuki Civil Society Organisations (KCSOs), a coalition of prominent Kuki-Zo bodies in Churachandpur, announced that no […]

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Imphal: A joint team of central security forces and the Manipur Police arrested four alleged cadres of the banned Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF/PLA) and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a series of operations conducted across the state over the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. According to officials, the first operation […]

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Imphal: Manipur‘s valley districts are facing the threat of a severe agricultural setback as delayed monsoon rains and inadequate irrigation infrastructure leave vast paddy fields dry, disrupting the ongoing Kharif cultivation season. With transplantation delayed well into July, farmers fear a sharp decline in rice production and growing risks to food security. While farmers in […]

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Imphal: BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte, who died in February from injuries sustained in a mob attack during the 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur, will be laid to rest on Saturday, more than four months after his death. In a statement issued on Friday, the Zomi Council said the three-time MLA from Thanlon constituency would be […]

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