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Manipur: Security forces recover three bodies, arms and explosives near Myanmar border

Manipur security operations

Imphal: Security forces have intensified anti-insurgency operations and area domination in fringe and vulnerable areas across Manipur’s districts, leading to the recovery of three bodies, arms, ammunition, and explosives on Saturday, officials said on Sunday. In the first incident, security forces recovered a large cache of arms and explosive materials from the general area of […]

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Manipur govt declares all Saturdays as working days, suspends five-day work week

Manipur working days

Imphal: The Manipur government has announced that all Saturdays, except those falling on general holidays, will now be observed as working days for government offices as a temporary measure until further notice. In an official notification issued on Friday, the Governor of Manipur stated that state government offices, autonomous bodies and institutes, corporations, societies, boards, […]

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Manipur State Museum to get Royal, Traditional Textiles galleries

Imphal: The Ministry of Culture has approved the upgradation of the Manipur State Museum with the addition of two new galleries — a Royal Gallery and a Traditional Textiles Gallery, in a move aimed at strengthening the state’s cultural infrastructure…

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Kuki Inpi Manipur condemns deadly attack on Mulam Kuki village

Manipur Kuki village attack

Guwahati: The Kuki Inpi Manipur has strongly condemned what it described as a “barbaric and premeditated” attack on Mulam Kuki village in Manipur’s Songphel–Mulam area in the early hours of Friday. According to the organisation, villagers first heard gunfire around 1:00 AM, followed by a coordinated assault at approximately 5:30 AM, allegedly carried out by […]

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Nagaland inks convergence pact to strengthen maternal, child health in six eastern districts

Nagaland inks convergence pact to combat maternal, child health

Dimapur: In a bid to strengthen grassroots service delivery, stakeholders in Nagaland have signed a Letter of Agreement (LoA) to improve maternal and child health, nutrition, and early childhood development in selected districts. The agreement was formalised at the Commissioner’s Office in Kohima in the presence of senior officials, including Gregory Thejawelie, Kevileno Angami and […]

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Manipur violence: Tensions escalate in Ukhrul; five dead in Kuki–Naga clashes

Manipur violence

Imphal: Ethnic violence in Ukhrul district of Manipur escalated on Friday, with fresh killings pushing the death toll to five amid continuing tensions between Kuki and Naga groups since April 18. According to official sources, two village volunteers belonging to the Kuki community were killed in suspected militant attacks at Mullam and Shongphal villages in […]

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Manipur CM pledges early Panchayat polls on Panchayati Raj Day following HC order

Manipur Panchayati Raj Day

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Friday greeted everyone on National Panchayati Raj Day, 2026, and reaffirmed his commitment to rural development, good governance, and empowered Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), with a focus on water-secure villages and self-reliant panchayats. PRIs in Manipur’s five valley districts, Imphal West, Imphal East, Kakching, Thoubal, and Bishnupur, […]

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Manipur: Naga Village Guard member killed in Ukhrul ambush

Guwahati: A Naga Village Guard member, Horshokmi Jamang, was killed in an armed attack in Sinakeithei village in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday, according to the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) Working Committee. The group said the incident took place …

Naga Village Guard member killed

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Manipur Cabinet approves Kharungpat Bird Sanctuary in Kakching district

Kharungpat Bird Sanctuary

Imphal: The Manipur Cabinet has resolved to notify Kharungpat Bird Sanctuary in Kakching district under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, marking an important milestone in the State’s conservation strategy and eco-tourism development. The proposed bird sanctuary will cover an area of about 227 hectares (ha), which is approximately 6.7 per cent of the total wetland […]

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Manipur: Churachandpur DM bans sale of petrol, diesel in loose containers

Churachandpur petrol diesel ban

Imphal: Manipur’s Churachandpur District Magistrate (DM) has banned the sale of petrol and diesel in loose containers, including jerrycans and plastic bottles, with immediate effect to curb hoarding, black marketing, and panic buying. Dharun Kumar S, DM, in an order, mandated that fuel must be dispensed directly into vehicle tanks under Section 3 of the […]

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Manipur Police penalise 12 curfew violators with community service, arrest two at Koirengei

Imphal: Manipur Police arrested 12 curfew violators in Thoubal for disturbing public order and ordered them to perform one week of community service. In a separate incident, two individuals were arrested for violent acts at Koirengei. The state has i…

Manipur Police arrest curfew violators

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Manipur: Naga women burn bike, seize drugs during UNC shutdown

Imphal: Naga women protesters set a two-wheeler on fire after its occupants were found in possession of contraband items and Rs 30,000 in cash on the final day of a three-day shutdown (bandh) called by the United Naga Council (UNC) and the All Naga S…

Naga women burn bike in Manipur

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Manipur: CFJM seeks judicial inquiry into CRPF firing deaths in Bishnupur

Imphal: The Citizens for Justice, Manipur (CFJM) has urged the state government to institute a judicial inquiry into the deaths of three persons allegedly killed by CRPF personnel on April 7, hours after two children were killed in a bomb attack. Cha…

CRPF firing deaths in Bishnupur

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Manipur: FNCC resumes indefinite bandh across foothills of Naga inhabited areas

FNCC indefinite bandh

Imphal: The Foothills Naga Coordination Committee (FNCC) has resumed its indefinite bandh across foothill Naga areas in Manipur from midnight of April 23, citing delays in the implementation of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed with the state government last year. The renewed blockade comes amid rising tensions and ongoing protests by various ethnic groups […]

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Manipur: FNCC resumes indefinite bandh across foothills of Naga inhabited areas

FNCC indefinite bandh

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Manipur commemorates Khongjom Day to honour heroes of 1891 Anglo-Manipur War

Khongjam day observed in Manipur

Imphal: Manipur on Thursday commemorated Khongjom Day, paying homage to the heroes of the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891, with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla leading the state-level observance at the Khongjom War Memorial Complex in Thoubal district. The Governor laid wreaths at the memorial atop Kheba Hill, joined by Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, Ministers, legislators […]

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Manipur: Security forces dismantle six bunkers, recover arms and ammunition in Kangpokpi, Tengnoupal

Security operations Kangpokpi

Imphal: Security forces in Manipur intensified operations across hill and border districts, dismantling illegal bunkers and recovering arms and explosives in coordinated actions over two days. On April 22, joint teams destroyed six illegal bunkers in Kangpokpi district under Saikul police station limits. The bunkers were located at Tingpibung, Lungter Hill and Leplen. Officials said […]

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Manipur grants sweeping powers to police under UAPA

Manipur police UAPA

Imphal: The Manipur government has granted sweeping powers to police personnel under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, authorising a wider pool of officers to carry out arrests, searches and seizures across the state with immediate effect. A Home Department notification issued on April 22 designates the Administrative Secretary (Home) as the “Designated Authority” […]

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Manipur: Village volunteer shot by suspected militants in Ukhrul amid UNC shutdown

Naga village volunteer shot at in Ukhrul

Imphal: In a significant escalation of violence, a village volunteer belonging to the Naga community was injured after being shot at by suspected Kuki militants in Sinakeithei village under Ukhrul district on Wednesday, amid an ongoing shutdown called by Naga organisations. The injured, identified as Chihanngam Rungsung, sustained a bullet wound to his heel after […]

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Manipur: RTI data reveals 217 deaths, 58,881 displaced since May 2023 crisis began

Manipur RTI data

Imphal: Manipur’s Home Department is compiling data on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), including deaths, housing, and terminal illnesses in relief camps, following an RTI filed by Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee’s Hareshwar Goshwami. As of March 30, 2026, 217 deaths are linked to violence, with 58,881 IDPs and significant destruction of housing reported, along with over […]

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