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Manipur: Three alleged drug smugglers arrested; Rs 15 lakh worth of heroin seized

Manipur drug smugglers arrested

Imphal: Security forces arrested three alleged smugglers, including a woman, during operations conducted at Manipur’s Imphal International Airport and in Churachandpur district, leading to the recovery of contraband worth over Rs 15 lakh in the international market, officials said on Saturday. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel arrested two non-local individuals with 4.8 kg of […]

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Manipur: BOSEM cracks down on HSLC exam malpractice; three expelled, two arrested

Manipur HSLC exam

Imphal: The Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM), reported multiple incidents of malpractice during the ongoing High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination 2026, currently being held from February 23 to March 23 across 161 centres for 36,725 candidates, including 392 internally displaced students. According to BOSEM, three candidates were expelled on February 27 for impersonation […]

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Manipur: BOSEM cracks down on HSLC exam malpractice; three expelled, two arrested

Manipur HSLC exam

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Manipur: Union Minister Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma reviews key infrastructure projects in Noney

Noney Manipur development projects

Imphal: After meeting Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh at the latter’s office in Imphal to highlight Manipur’s immense potential in the heavy industry sector, which can significantly contribute to economic growth, industrial expansion, and large-scale employment generation in the state, Union Minister of State (UMoS) for Heavy Industries & Steel, Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma, visited Noney […]

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Manipur: SBI opens first branch in Pherzawl district to boost financial inclusion

Imphal: In a landmark move aimed at strengthening financial inclusion in remote Manipur, the Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, on Friday virtually inaugurated the SBI Parbung Branch from the bank’s Local Head Office in…

SBI inaugurates first branch in Pherzawl

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Manipur: High Court stays 78 Manipur University appointments over alleged recruitment irregularities

Imphal: A Division Bench of the High Court of Manipur has stayed the issuance of appointment orders to candidates declared successful in the recruitment of 78 Group-B and Group-C posts at Manipur University (MU), observing that a prima facie case had…

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Manipur: Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan appointed chairman of ethnic violence inquiry panel

Imphal: The Union government has appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan as the chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry investigating the ethnic violence in Manipur, following the resignation of Justice Ajai Lamba. According to a government order issued on February 26, Justice Lamba’s resignation will take effect on February 28. A notification […]

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Manipur: Nine insurgents arrested, weapons seized in valley-wide operations

Imphal: Security forces have arrested nine insurgents belonging to different banned outfits and dismantled two camps in coordinated operations across the state’s valley districts over the past 48 hours. According to a Manipur Police morning bulletin, five cadres of the proscribed People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the armed wing of the banned Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), […]

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Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh chairs BJP meet; cabinet expansion likely after Budget

Manipur CM meets BJP legislators

Imphal: After a series of meetings with the central leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh chaired a meeting with BJP legislators at Thambal Shanglel, the BJP Manipur headquarters in Imphal, on Thursday. The meeting, also attended by BJP Manipur President A. Sharda Devi, […]

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Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand meets Anal Tribe Union to discuss Chandel district development

Manipur Anal Tribe Union

Imphal: The representatives of the Anal, a Naga tribe native to Manipur in Northeast India and parts of Myanmar, called on Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Imphal, on Thursday. The Anal Tribe Union, Chandel, led by its President P.S. Monihring, highlighted major grievances and challenges in Chandel District, focusing on […]

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Manipur launches six-week Jan Samvaad campaign to promote new VB-G RAM G Act

Viksit Bharat Rozgar Act Manipur

Imphal: The Government is conducting a structured six-week Jan Samvaad (Public Outreach)-based Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaign to disseminate the provisions of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) across all districts of Manipur. The statement was made by Additional Deputy Commissioner P. Shantikumar Singh […]

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Manipur launches six-week Jan Samvaad campaign to promote new VB-G RAM G Act

Viksit Bharat Rozgar Act Manipur

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Manipur launches six-week Jan Samvaad campaign to promote new VB-G RAM G Act

Viksit Bharat Rozgar Act Manipur

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Manipur: Actor Athokpam Gokulchandra granted interim bail following FIR over alleged wife assault

Actor Athokpam Gokulchandra granted bail

Imphal: An FIR has been filed against Athokpam Gokulchandra, popularly known as Gokul, a well-known Manipuri film actor, over the alleged physical assault of his wife, Athokpam Ongbi Sonia, who is also a Manipuri film actor. Wanglembam Gunajit, Sonia’s father, lodged the FIR at the women’s police station in Imphal West district against his son-in-law, […]

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Manipur: Tangkhul Naga Long condemns Litan violence, calls for severing ties with Kukis

Imphal: The Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), the apex civil body of the Tangkhul Nagas, has condemned recent incidents of violence in Litan and adjoining Naga-inhabited areas, alleging targeted attacks on Naga villagers and encroachment on ancestral land. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the TNL Working Committee said the unrest followed an alleged attempt to […]

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Manipur CM inspects Dinku Road work following meeting with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Imphal: A day after meeting Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi, Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh flew to Imphal and inspected ongoing development work at Dinku Road on Wednesday. The Chief Minister was …

Manipur CM inspects Dinku Road

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60 Northeast Districts in focus as India targets HIV control by 1 December 2027

Guwahati: With 60 high-priority districts in the Northeast under the scanner, India has set an ambitious target to achieve HIV control by 1 December 2027, coinciding with World AIDS Day, under the banner of Mission AIDS Suraksha. The announcement was…

HIV control Northeast

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Manipur ministry expansion likely delayed following Delhi talks, says Dy CM Losii Dikho

Imphal: Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur and Naga People’s Front (NPF) leader Losii Dikho stated on Wednesday that central leaders have not given any hint regarding the expansion of the BJP-led government in the state. Speaking to the media upon his …

Manipur cabinet expansion

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Three PLA cadres arrested at Manipur-Myanmar border ahead of RPF anniversary

Manipur PLA cadres arrested

Imphal: A Manipur Police morning bulletin reported that Indian security forces arrested three cadres of the outlawed People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the armed wing of the proscribed Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), at the Manipur-Myanmar border on Tuesday. The arrests came ahead of ‘Independence Demand Day’, which is being observed on Wednesday to mark the 47th […]

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Manipur: CM urges Centre to prioritise Imphal elevated highway, Rs 12,000 cr NH upgrade

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi and sought special attention to the state’s proposal for an elevated highway in Imphal and the strengthening of national highways. According to an official statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Singh apprised […]

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