In a bid to boost increase the footprint in Northeast, Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that policies of UPA government have not allowed the region to prosper. “Because of lack of attention, governance, the Northeast region has fallen into the hands of divisive forces,” he said at a rally in Manipur capital Imphal.
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In another attack on a person from the Northeast in Delhi, a 14-year-old Manipuri girl was allegedly raped by her landlord’s son on Friday night in Munirka.
Shyam Kumar, accompanied by his security guards, was returning from a marriage reception at Koirengei area, on Friday night, when he was fired at.
The insurgents had called for the boycott of Republic Day celebrations in the state. 
In the hearings after their visit to Manipur, the National Human Rights Commission has stated that many encounter cases in the state appeared to be fake.
Vice President of the Manipur People’s Party (MPP) Mani Sana was shot dead by some unidentified gunmen at Changangei area in Imphal west district of Manipur, police said.
A labourer was killed and six others were injured when suspected militants exploded two bombs in Thoubal district of Manipur, police said on Thursday.
Director, Peace Research Institute Oslo Kristian Berg Harpviken said that he did not rule out the chances of Irom Sharmila being named as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Irom has been on fast since 2000 to highlight the suffering of the people in Manipur.
Imphal: At least eight people were killed and 13 others injured in a powerful bomb blast on Friday in Manipur’s Imphal West district, police said.
Five persons were killed and as many injured when a powerful bomb exploded at Nagamapal area in Imphal West district of Manipur on Friday evening, police sources said.
Over 150 ultras have surrendered after signing of MoU between Manipur government and three terrorist outfits. The signing ceremony was held in Imphal on Monday evening between representatives of government and three terrorists outfits of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Nongdrenkhomba), Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) and Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF).
Newspapers on Monday hit the stands in Manipur after eight days following a decision to distribute dailies by the All Manipur Newspaper Sales and Distributors Association (AMNSDA).
The Press Council of India (PCI) has asked Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh to take steps to ensure that newspapers in his state, which have been receiving threats from militants, can function normally.