Month: June 2026

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Three volunteers of the Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur (DESAM), including a woman, were injured in clashes with police on Tuesday during a protest over alleged irregularities in the procurement of paper used for textbooks and examination materials. The confrontation occurred near the office of the Board of Secondary Education, […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Fourteen Kuki civilians, including three students, who had allegedly been held captive since May 13, were released on humanitarian grounds and handed over at Senapati district headquarters on Tuesday. The release took place at around 3:36 p.m. following negotiations facilitated by civil society organisations (CSOs) in Senapati district. However, uncertainty […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh has appealed for peace and communal harmony following the killing of a Rongmei Naga villager in an alleged militant attack in Kangpokpi district on June 8. The incident took place in a forested area between Pongringlong and Pondaijang villages under the jurisdiction of New […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Several Naga civil society organisations, including the United Naga Council (UNC), Zeliangrong Union (ZU) and the Joint Tribes Council Manipur (JTCM), have strongly condemned the killing of a Naga village volunteer in Manipur‘s Kangpokpi district and demanded immediate justice through a time-bound and impartial investigation. The organisations were reacting to […]

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