Manipur News

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Kuki Liberation Organisation and its armed wing, the Kuki Liberation Army (KLO/KLA), have categorically denied any involvement in recent incidents of violence in Manipur’s Kangchup and New Keithelmanbi areas, distancing themselves from allegations linking the group to deadly attacks on civilians. In a public statement, the organization rejected reports […]

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By NE NOW NEWS Guwahati: A large number of people gathered in Imphal on June 8 for a mass demonstration demanding that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) be updated before the upcoming census process in Manipur. The protest march was organized by a coalition of 14 civil society organisations operating under the collective platform […]

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By NE NOW NEWS Guwahati: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nominated its former Manipur unit president Adhikarimayum (A.) Sarda Devi as its candidate for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha election from the state. She officially submitted her nomination papers on June 8 at the Manipur Legislative Assembly Secretariat. The nomination was filed before the Returning […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Katho Katamnao Long (KKL), a leading youth body representing the Tangkhul community in Manipur’s Ukhrul and Kamjong districts, has announced an indefinite blockade on vehicular movement along highways falling within its jurisdiction, citing alleged excesses by personnel of the 40th Assam Rifles. The decision follows an incident on Sunday […]

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