Manipur: Meira Paibi group submits memorandum to Governor seeking release of former Arambai Tenggol members

By NE NOW NEWS Imphal: Women activists from Keishamthong constituency in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Monday submitted a memorandum to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla seeking the immediate release of former members of Arambai Tenggol arrested r…

By NE NOW NEWS Imphal: Women activists from Keishamthong constituency in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Monday submitted a memorandum to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla seeking the immediate release of former members of Arambai Tenggol arrested recently by security agencies. The memorandum was submitted by the Apunba Meira Paibi Lup, which also warned of prolonged […]

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Manipur: Imphal–Jiribam highway tensions flare, Kuki body alleges tear gas use

By NE NOW NEWS Guwahati: At least three people were reported critically injured after an emergency highway shutdown in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district led to a confrontation between Kuki demonstrators and security personnel in the New Keithelmanbi…

Manipur Kangpokpi protesters clashes

Manipur Kangpokpi protesters clashes

By NE NOW NEWS Guwahati: At least three people were reported critically injured after an emergency highway shutdown in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district led to a confrontation between Kuki demonstrators and security personnel in the New Keithelmanbi area on Monday. The incident occurred during a blockade called by Kuki civil society organisations, which entered its second […]

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Manipur: Four arrested as security forces seize drugs and illegal arms

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: In a series of coordinated security operations across Manipur‘s Imphal West and Thoubal districts, joint security forces arrested four individuals and seized suspected narcotics, firearms, and ammunition, according …

Manipur Police

Manipur Police

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: In a series of coordinated security operations across Manipur‘s Imphal West and Thoubal districts, joint security forces arrested four individuals and seized suspected narcotics, firearms, and ammunition, according to the Manipur Police‘s morning bulletin. In the first operation, security personnel apprehended two alleged drug traffickers from the Leishangthem Khong Manung […]

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Manipur: Four arrested as security forces seize drugs and illegal arms

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: In a series of coordinated security operations across Manipur‘s Imphal West and Thoubal districts, joint security forces arrested four individuals and seized suspected narcotics, firearms, and ammunition, according …

Manipur Police

Manipur Police

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: In a series of coordinated security operations across Manipur‘s Imphal West and Thoubal districts, joint security forces arrested four individuals and seized suspected narcotics, firearms, and ammunition, according to the Manipur Police‘s morning bulletin. In the first operation, security personnel apprehended two alleged drug traffickers from the Leishangthem Khong Manung […]

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Manipur’s key supply route NH-37 crumbles amid monsoon; truckers seek urgent repairs

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: As monsoon rains intensify across the Northeast, National Highway 37 one of Manipur’s primary supply routes linking Imphal with Silchar in Assam, has fallen into a state of severe disrepair, disrupting the movement …

National Highway 37

National Highway 37

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: As monsoon rains intensify across the Northeast, National Highway 37 one of Manipur’s primary supply routes linking Imphal with Silchar in Assam, has fallen into a state of severe disrepair, disrupting the movement of essential goods and raising concerns over possible shortages in the state. The situation has become more […]

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Manipur: Wanted RPF-PLA leader held in Goa, two others arrested

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Security forces and Manipur Police have arrested several alleged extortion operatives linked to proscribed insurgent organisations during a series of coordinated operations conducted across the state over the past 36 hour…

Manipur Police

Manipur Police

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Security forces and Manipur Police have arrested several alleged extortion operatives linked to proscribed insurgent organisations during a series of coordinated operations conducted across the state over the past 36 hours. According to police, the crackdown targeted members of the Kangleipak Communist Party-People’s War Group (KCP-PWG), the People’s Revolutionary Party […]

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Manipur: CoTU enforces indefinite highway shutdown amid protests over security operations

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) continued its indefinite shutdown of National Highways 102 and 37 on Monday, disrupting transportation across several Kuki-dominated areas of Manipur for a second consecutive day. The …

Committee on Tribal Unity

Committee on Tribal Unity

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) continued its indefinite shutdown of National Highways 102 and 37 on Monday, disrupting transportation across several Kuki-dominated areas of Manipur for a second consecutive day. The protest stems from ongoing search and area domination operations conducted by security forces, which Kuki civil society groups […]

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Manipur: High alert issued in Senapati as heavy monsoon rains raise flood and landslide risks

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Amid persistent monsoon rains across Senapati district, the Manipur government has issued a high-alert advisory, urging residents to remain vigilant as the risk of flooding and landslides increases. Continuous rainfall as…

Manipur India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Manipur India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Amid persistent monsoon rains across Senapati district, the Manipur government has issued a high-alert advisory, urging residents to remain vigilant as the risk of flooding and landslides increases. Continuous rainfall associated with the southwest monsoon has led to rising concerns over swelling river levels and the possibility of landslides in […]

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Manipur: High alert issued in Senapati as heavy monsoon rains raise flood and landslide risks

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Amid persistent monsoon rains across Senapati district, the Manipur government has issued a high-alert advisory, urging residents to remain vigilant as the risk of flooding and landslides increases. Continuous rainfall as…

Manipur India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Manipur India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Amid persistent monsoon rains across Senapati district, the Manipur government has issued a high-alert advisory, urging residents to remain vigilant as the risk of flooding and landslides increases. Continuous rainfall associated with the southwest monsoon has led to rising concerns over swelling river levels and the possibility of landslides in […]

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Manipur: Kuki-Zo women launch indefinite sit-in in Ukhrul, demand DC intervention

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Dozens of women from the Kuki-Zo community staged an indefinite sit-in protest at Shangkhai in Manipur‘s Ukhrul district, alleging a humanitarian access crisis and discriminatory treatment by the district administra…

Kuki-Zo community

Kuki-Zo community

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Dozens of women from the Kuki-Zo community staged an indefinite sit-in protest at Shangkhai in Manipur‘s Ukhrul district, alleging a humanitarian access crisis and discriminatory treatment by the district administration. The protesters, organized by the Kuki Women Union (KWU) and supported by the Working Committee of Kuki Civil Society Organisations, […]

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Former Manipur Police officer Thounaojam Brinda announces candidature for 2027 Assembly polls from Yaiskul

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Former Manipur Police officer Thounaojam Brinda on Sunday announced her candidature from the Yaiskul Assembly constituency for the 2027 Assembly elections, formally entering the electoral fray ahead of the polls due early…

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Former Manipur Police officer Thounaojam Brinda on Sunday announced her candidature from the Yaiskul Assembly constituency for the 2027 Assembly elections, formally entering the electoral fray ahead of the polls due early next year. Brinda made the announcement at her residence in the presence of supporters and local residents. However, […]

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Manipur: DGP’s escort personnel found dead, probe underway

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: A 32-year-old Manipur Police constable was found dead in his official quarters at the Langol Housing Complex in Imphal West district on Saturday. The deceased, identified as S Ramreishang, was posted as escort personnel t…

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: A 32-year-old Manipur Police constable was found dead in his official quarters at the Langol Housing Complex in Imphal West district on Saturday. The deceased, identified as S Ramreishang, was posted as escort personnel to the Director General of Manipur Police (Law and Order). He was found hanging from a […]

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Manipur: Rs 1.36 crore released to 6,806 farmers under PM-KISAN’s 23rd installment

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Following the nationwide release of the 23rd installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on June 20, the Manipur government announced that Rs 1.36 crore has been credited to the bank accounts of…

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Following the nationwide release of the 23rd installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on June 20, the Manipur government announced that Rs 1.36 crore has been credited to the bank accounts of 6,806 eligible farmers across the state through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). The installment was […]

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Manipur marks International Day of Yoga 2026 with state-level celebration in Imphal

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Manipur joined the rest of the world in observing the 12th International Day of Yoga on Sunday, with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh leading the state-level celebration at the Khuman L…

12th International Day of Yoga

12th International Day of Yoga

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Manipur joined the rest of the world in observing the 12th International Day of Yoga on Sunday, with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh leading the state-level celebration at the Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium in Imphal. The event witnessed the participation of over 900 people, including […]

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Manipur: Meira Paibis protest former Arambai Tenggol arrests and principal bomb attack

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Meira Paibi (Women’s Vigilante) groups and local clubs on Saturday staged widespread sit-in protests across Manipur’s valley districts to condemn a recent bomb attack on an Imphal College principal and to dema…

Manipur Arambai Tenggol protests

Manipur Arambai Tenggol protests

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Meira Paibi (Women’s Vigilante) groups and local clubs on Saturday staged widespread sit-in protests across Manipur’s valley districts to condemn a recent bomb attack on an Imphal College principal and to demand the unconditional release of arrested former Arambai Tenggol (AT) members. At around 2:00 am on June 20, 2026, […]

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Kuki Inpi Manipur urges Centre to end NSCN-IM ceasefire amid rising tensions

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex body of the Kuki tribes, has formally urged the Government of India to abrogate the ceasefire agreements signed with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) and its proxie…

Kuki Inpi Manipur NSCN-IM ceasefire

Kuki Inpi Manipur NSCN-IM ceasefire

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex body of the Kuki tribes, has formally urged the Government of India to abrogate the ceasefire agreements signed with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) and its proxies. KIM representatives submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister through the Deputy Commissioner of […]

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Manipur: MP Bimol Akoijam questions government’s role in six Liangmai Naga killings

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main partner in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, and the Indian National Congress, the principal opposition party in the Manipur Legislative Assembly, have expressed…

Manipur Liangmai Naga killings

Manipur Liangmai Naga killings

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main partner in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, and the Indian National Congress, the principal opposition party in the Manipur Legislative Assembly, have expressed sharply differing views on how to address the state’s volatile border situation. Manipur Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Bimol […]

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Manipur: Naga Women’s Union seeks time-bound NIA probe into six civilian murders

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Naga Women’s Union (NWU) has formally written to the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), seeking a fair, impartial, and time-bound investigation into the abduction and gruesome murder of…

Manipur six civilians murder

Manipur six civilians murder

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Naga Women’s Union (NWU) has formally written to the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), seeking a fair, impartial, and time-bound investigation into the abduction and gruesome murder of six civilians from Konsakhul village. The case was officially transferred to the NIA by the Manipur government. The […]

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Manipur: Asiatic Black Bear captured on camera in Ukhrul after years

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The recent camera-trap documentation of an Asiatic Black Bear in Shirui Village of Manipur‘s Ukhrul district has been hailed as a significant achievement for community-driven wildlife conservation efforts in the reg…

Asiatic Black Bear

Asiatic Black Bear

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The recent camera-trap documentation of an Asiatic Black Bear in Shirui Village of Manipur‘s Ukhrul district has been hailed as a significant achievement for community-driven wildlife conservation efforts in the region. Conservationists say the sighting reflects the positive impact of sustained habitat protection and reduced hunting activities in recent years. […]

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Manipur: Security escort dispute leaves hundreds of trucks stranded on NH-37

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: A severe coordination breakdown between the Manipur police and central security agencies has left hundreds of loaded trucks and fuel tankers stranded along National Highway-37, even as authorities confirmed the movement o…

Trucks stranded on Manipur NH-37

Trucks stranded on Manipur NH-37

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: A severe coordination breakdown between the Manipur police and central security agencies has left hundreds of loaded trucks and fuel tankers stranded along National Highway-37, even as authorities confirmed the movement of 515 vehicles carrying essential goods. The crisis stems from a disagreement over security escorts. The Director General of […]

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