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ANSAM calls for India Independence Day boycott, directs observance of 80th Naga Independence Day

ANSAM Independence Day boycott

Imphal: The All Naga Students’ Association Manipur (ANSAM) has asked its constituent and subordinate units to observe August 14 as the 80th Naga Independence Day by hoisting the Naga national flag at their respective “Okings”. In a directive, ANSAM also appealed to the Naga community, particularly youths and students, to stay away from India’s Independence […]

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1,500 trucks stranded along Assam-Manipur border as transporters demand security

Manipur NH-37 trucks stranded

Imphal: Tension escalated along the Assam-Manipur border as nearly 1,500 stranded truckers and tanker drivers protested at the Jiribam police station on Tuesday. The situation arose after security forces initially dispatched only one convoy instead of the two requested, leaving thousands of people stranded along National Highway 37, which connects Imphal with Silchar via Jiribam. […]

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Manipur: Man convicted for murdering wife in 2013

Imphal: A local court in Imphal on Tuesday convicted 58-year-old Md. Abdul Halim for the 2013 murder of his wife at their rented home in Golapati Maning Leikai Tangki Makhong in Manipur’s Imphal East district. The judgment was delivered after f…

Manipur wife murder case

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Manipur: Fresh arson attacks in Kangpokpi gut 12 houses and church

Kangpokpi arson attacks

Imphal: Armed miscreants torched at least 12 kutcha houses and a church in separate attacks in fringe areas of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, leaving residents shaken amid escalating tensions. No casualties were reported. Armed attackers opened fire and set fire to around nine houses at Tokpa Liangmai Naga village near Tumnoupokpi Thangal. Local sources alleged that […]

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Manipur: man arrested for allegedly uploading morphed images of CM, deputy CM

Manipur CM morphed image

Imphal: A 50-year-old man was arrested by the Manipur Cyber Crime Police Station for allegedly uploading a digitally morphed and objectionable image of Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen, the state’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister, on Facebook. Laishram Mangibabu Singh, a resident of Moirang Khunou Mamang Sabal in Bishnupur […]

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Manipur: CorCom announces August 15 general strike, boycott of Independence Day

Imphal: The Coordination Committee (CorCom), an apex coalition of six banned underground organisations in Manipur, has announced a total general strike and boycott of India’s Independence Day on August 15. The shutdown will remain in effect from 1 am…

Manipur August 15 strike

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Manipur: MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam urges Centre to review SoO agreement in Lok Sabha

Imphal: Inner Manipur Member of Parliament Angomcha Bimol Akoijam on Tuesday raised serious concerns in the Lok Sabha under Rule 377 over the ongoing Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with Kuki militant organisations. He urged the Union govern…

Manipur SoO agreement

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Manipur: Cabinet approves 12-point agenda, sanctions new medical college in Senapati

Manipur Cabinet 12-point agenda

Imphal: The Manipur Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh at the Civil Secretariat in Mantripukhri on Tuesday, August 11, approved a 12-point agenda covering healthcare, sports infrastructure, transport penalties, media welfare and administrative and legislative matters across the state. The state administration decided to recommend September 2, 2026, as the date for the […]

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Manipur: Decomposed body of missing woman recovered from Wangjing River in Thoubal

Imphal: The decomposed body of a 42-year-old woman who had been reported missing was recovered from the Wangjing River in Manipur’s Thoubal district on August 11, police said. The deceased was identified as Khundongbam Bidumakhi Devi, a resident of H…

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Manipur: Kuki Inpi seeks SIR deadline extension, special verification for IDP voters

Manipur SIR deadline

Guwahati: The Kuki Inpi Manipur has urged authorities to extend the deadline for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, citing difficulties faced by internally displaced persons (IDPs) in obtaining documents required for verification. In a memorandum submitted to the Governor of Manipur and the Chief Electoral Officer, the organisation said thousands of […]

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Manipur: High Court seeks fresh Action Taken Report on missing persons cases

Imphal: The High Court of Manipur at Imphal on Monday directed the state government to submit a further Action Taken Report (ATR) on unresolved cases involving missing persons following the 2023 ethnic conflict. The direction was issued during the he…

Manipur missing persons cases

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Manipur: Chandel residents protest proposed Indo-Myanmar border demarcation changes

Chandel border demarcation protest

Imphal: Residents and village chiefs in Manipur’s Chandel district on Monday held protest rallies in Khengjang and Molcham villages against proposed changes to the Indo-Myanmar border alignment and demarcation. The demonstrations were organised by the Affected Border Area Kuki Chiefs, who opposed any alteration involving boundary pillars 65 to 68. Protesters said they would not […]

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Manipur: Security forces recover arms cache, arrest two alleged extortionists

Imphal: Security forces recovered a cache of arms, ammunition and explosives from an abandoned hideout in Kakching district of Manipur and arrested two alleged extortionists in separate operations, officials said on August 11. The first operation was carried out by a joint team of central and state security forces following intelligence inputs about the presence […]

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Manipur: SOREPA calls 12-hour shutdown, boycotts Independence Day celebrations

Imphal: The outlawed Socialist Revolutionary Party (SOREPA) in Kangleipak (Manipur) has called for a 12-hour general strike and announced a boycott of Independence Day celebrations on August 15, 2026. In a statement issued by its Secretary of Publici…

SOREPA Independence Day boycott

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SC directs panel to verify claims of 24,000 Manipur violence-affected families awaiting relief

Guwahati: The Supreme Court has asked a court-appointed committee headed by former High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal to verify claims that around 24,000 families affected by the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence are yet to receive rehabilitation and we…

Manipur families rehabilitation

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Manipur: KNO, UPF Deny Fresh SoO Pact with Centre and State Government

KNO UPF SoO agreement

Imphal: The Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United People’s Front (UPF) have rejected media reports claiming that a newly revised Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement was recently signed between the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Manipur government and Kuki-Zo groups. In a joint statement, the two organisations said no fresh agreement has been signed […]

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