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Manipur: Two killed, three injured in Tiddim Road crash; truck driver arrested after CCTV probe

Tiddim Road accident Manipur

Imphal: Two people were killed and three others seriously injured in a road accident on Tiddim Road at Utlou Koubiliya Makhong near Imphal Airport. Police later arrested the truck driver, who had fled the scene, after tracing his movements using CCTV footage. According to police, the accident involved a commercial truck bearing registration number NL07AA-5416, […]

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Manipur: PNNM delegation visits Makhan, extends aid as villagers demand justice before Chief Minister’s visit

Imphal: Ahead of Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh‘s proposed visit to Makhan village on August 8, a 12-member delegation of the Poumai Naga Naotumai Me (PNNM) visited the village on Thursday, 85 days after the May 13 killings of six Naga civil…

PNNM Makhan village visit

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Manipur groups demand NRC update before Census, JFD warns of protests

Imphal: A public meeting on the ongoing crisis in Manipur and the need to update the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before the upcoming Census was held at Pallel Market in Kakching district on Thursday. The meeting was jointly organised by the N…

Manipur NRC update

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Manipur NRC update

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Manipur Governor reviews TB programme, launches Nikshay Mitra portal in Imphal

Manipur Nikshay Mitra portal

Imphal: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla reviewed the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) on August 6 at Raj Bhavan, Imphal, and launched the Nikshay Mitra Manipur portal on Thursday. Top officials, including Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel and Commissioner Sumant Singh, attended the high-level meeting aimed at accelerating efforts towards a TB-free state. During a […]

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Manipur: Self-styled UNKA-Hmar ‘army chief’ arrested in Churachandpur; arms, IEDs recovered

Manipur UNKA Hmar arrest

Imphal: A joint team of central and state security forces arrested the self-styled army chief of the proscribed United National Kuki Army-Hmar (UNKA-Hmar) from Churachandpur district and recovered a cache of arms and explosives based on his disclosure, Manipur Police said on Thursday. The arrested individual was identified as RC Singson, a resident of Old […]

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Manipur: CRPF constable from UP dies by suicide at Kangpokpi camp

Manipur CRPF jawan suicide

Imphal: A 32-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable from Uttar Pradesh, who was undergoing pre-induction training, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a camp at Motbung in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on August 5. The deceased, Vineet Singh from Uttar Pradesh, allegedly used his service weapon at around 8 am, prompting an ongoing police […]

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Manipur: Police seize 519 IMFL bottles at Imphal airport, detain 15 in anti-liquor crackdown

Manipur anti-liquor drive

Imphal: Police and security forces, with support from the Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur (DESAM), carried out a series of anti-liquor operations across Manipur on August 5, leading to the seizure of 519 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), large quantities of locally brewed liquor, and the detention of several individuals. The biggest operation […]

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Manipur: ANSAM urges Manipur University to strengthen ST/SC Cell, expand CUET access in hill districts

ANSAM Manipur University

Imphal: The All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) has urged the Vice-Chancellor of Manipur University to address several long-pending issues affecting tribal students, including the functioning of the university’s ST/SC Cell, postgraduate admissions and the lack of examination centres in the state’s hill districts. In a memorandum submitted on Wednesday, the apex Naga student body […]

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Manipur: Flash floods and landslides isolate border villages, devastate farms across three hill districts

Manipur flash floods

Imphal: Two days of incessant rainfall have triggered flash floods and landslides across Manipur’s hill districts of Senapati, Ukhrul, and Kamjong, causing widespread damage to farmland, roads, and bridges, while leaving several remote border villages cut off from essential services. The continuous downpour pushed major rivers above the danger level, inundating large stretches of agricultural […]

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Manipur: CM Khemchand Singh launches state-level workshop on digital governance, AI and cybersecurity

Manipur digital governance workshop

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday inaugurated the first State-Level Digital Governance, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber Security and Skilling Workshop at the Civil Secretariat in Mantripukhri, reaffirming the state’s commitment to building a digitally empowered and future-ready Manipur. The workshop was organised by the Department of Information Technology, Government of Manipur, in […]

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Manipur: CM Khemchand Singh launches state-level workshop on digital governance, AI and cybersecurity

Manipur digital governance workshop

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Manipur: Flash floods damage paddy fields, weaken Laii-Kharasom bridge in Ukhrul district

Ukhrul flash floods

Guwahati: Days of incessant rainfall have triggered flash floods along the Ngaorei, also known as the Laini River, causing extensive damage to paddy fields and weakening a crucial bridge in Manipur’s Ukhrul district. The river, which originates in Ukhrul town and flows along the Ukhrul-Senapati border, crossed the danger mark after continuous heavy rain, inundating […]

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Manipur: Active RPF/PLA cadre arrested for allegedly planting grenades

Manipur RPF PLA cadres arrested

Imphal: Manipur Police have arrested an active cadre of the outlawed Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) and its armed wing, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), who was allegedly involved in planting grenades in the Imphal area. According to a police report issued on Wednesday, two explosive devices were recovered from his possession. Acting on specific intelligence, […]

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Manipur: Active RPF/PLA cadre arrested for allegedly planting grenades

Manipur RPF PLA cadres arrested

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Manipur: Two suspected NSCN (IM) cadres arrested over alleged extortion on NH-37

Imphal: Manipur Police have arrested two suspected cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah NSCN (IM) for allegedly extorting money from commuters at Sibilong along the Imphal–Silchar National Highway (NH)-37 in Tamenglong district, officials said on Wednesday. The arrested persons were identified as Gaisuaklung Ngaomei (45) of Bhalok village and Job Gangmei (29) of […]

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Manipur CM reiterates commitment to permanent NIT campus at its 13th convocation

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to establishing a permanent campus for the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Manipur while addressing the institute’s 13th convocation at the City Convention Centre in Imphal. The Chief Minister said discussions with stakeholders were underway to secure land for the permanent […]

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Manipur: Joint forces recover large cache of arms, explosives in three districts

Imphal: A joint team of the Indian Army, Assam Rifles and Manipur Police recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition and explosives during coordinated anti-insurgency operations in Bishnupur, Kangpokpi and Thoubal districts, officials said on Tuesday. The operations also led to the arrest of an alleged active cadre of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (Apunba). […]

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NSCN (IM) accuses Centre of inciting Kuki forces against Nagas

Dimapur: The NSCN (IM) on Monday reaffirmed that the August 3, 2015 Framework Agreement remains the only basis for resolving the Indo-Naga political issue and accused the Government of India of attempting to reinterpret and delay its implementation. Marking the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Framework Agreement, NSCN (IM) chairman Q. Tuccu alleged […]

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