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Imphal: Manipur’s Kuki Chief Union has appealed to the government for immediate enhanced security at K. Songlung Part II village following a militant attack on June 25 that left the village chairman injured. According to the union’s Kangchup Media Cell, the village, located in Kangpokpi district, was attacked by alleged NSCN (IM) and ZUF (K) […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has strongly criticised the government’s handling of the prolonged ethnic conflict in Manipur, questioning whether youths who took up arms to defend their communities during the outbreak of violence in May 2023 are now being treated as criminals. In a statement issued by […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Hundreds of villagers, joined by members of the Meira Paibi women’s groups, staged protests and road blockades on Saturday, preventing the relocation of designated camps of the Pambei-led United National Liberation Front (UNLF-P) from Nongshum in Imphal East district and Phayeng in Imphal West district. The protests erupted after UNLF-P […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has moved forward with the proposed 25-km elevated corridor in Imphal by transferring the Detailed Project Report (DPR) to the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) for further processing. The Rs 3,691.81 crore project is expected to receive approval before […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: A senior leader of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Taibangngaba), who was arrested in New Delhi last month, has been brought to Manipur and remanded to judicial custody by a Special NIA Court. Haobijam Dilip alias Taibangngaba (52), the self-styled chairman of the proscribed outfit, was produced before the Special […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Anti-Narcotics Squad of the Manipur Police, in coordination with central security forces, arrested two alleged drug peddlers and seized suspected heroin during a joint operation in Thoubal district, police said on Saturday. According to the Manipur Police’s morning bulletin, the two accused were apprehended from their respective residences during […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Naga Students’ Union, Delhi (NSUD) has formally and unequivocally rejected a recent statement issued by the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) regarding the abduction and fatal shooting of six innocent Naga civilians in Manipur. The NSUD described the KZC’s statement as an insincere attempt to rationalise what it called “wholly indefensible” […]

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