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Imphal: Social activist and advocate Seilienmang Haokip and his associates have set a deadline regarding the alleged misappropriation of central government-sponsored rice quotas in Manipur’s Churachandpur district. Speaking to the media at the KIC complex in Tuibong, Churachandpur district, on Wednesday, Haokip alleged that the Open Market Sale Scheme – Domestic (OMSS-D) rice meant for […]

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Imphal: A renewed gunfight between Naga and Kuki volunteers broke out in the Chassad area of Manipur’s Kamjong district on Wednesday evening, following an operation by security forces to destroy several bunkers built by armed groups at Litan and Mongkot Chepu in Ukhrul district. According to reports, the fresh firing began around 5 PM on […]

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Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and briefed her on the evolving situation in the state. Sharing a photograph of the meeting on X, the Chief Minister said he had apprised the President of the developments in Manipur and the government’s response. “Briefed Her […]

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Imphal: The All Zeliangrong Students’ Union–Assam, Manipur and Nagaland (AZSU-AMN) has appealed to the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) to eschew violence and resolve differences through dialogue, following a recent gunfight in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the students’ body expressed concern over a […]

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Imphal: The All Zeliangrong Students’ Union–Assam, Manipur and Nagaland (AZSU-AMN) has appealed to the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) to eschew violence and resolve differences through dialogue, following a recent gunfight in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the students’ body expressed concern over a […]

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Imphal: The All Zeliangrong Students’ Union–Assam, Manipur and Nagaland (AZSU-AMN) has appealed to the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) to eschew violence and resolve differences through dialogue, following a recent gunfight in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the students’ body expressed concern over a […]

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Imphal: The All Zeliangrong Students’ Union–Assam, Manipur and Nagaland (AZSU-AMN) has appealed to the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) to eschew violence and resolve differences through dialogue, following a recent gunfight in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the students’ body expressed concern over a […]

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Imphal: A grenade lobbed by unidentified miscreants exploded near the gate of Manipur Congress labour department chairman Toijam Lokendro Singh’s residence in Imphal East district late on Tuesday night, with no casualties recorded, officials said. The blast occurred at Kongpal Ningthoubung around 12.04 am. Authorities said no organisation has claimed responsibility so far. Police and forensic teams […]

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Imphal: The Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) has urged the Manipur government to retract the order issued by the District Administration of Kamjong District directing all licensed arms holders to surrender their firearms immediately. TNL is the apex civil society organization and supreme customary body of the Tangkhul Naga tribe based in Manipur’s Ukhrul district. In […]

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Imphal: Security forces in Manipur destroyed bunkers set up by Kuki and Naga volunteers amid ongoing violence in the interdistricts of Kamjong and Ukhrul on Tuesday, according to official reports on Wednesday. This follows appeals from the Sinakeithei Village Authority and the Central Working Committee of the Tangkhul Naga Foothills Organisation, urging the government to […]

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Imphal: Three children, including two siblings, died after falling into a waterlogged pit at the construction site of the Border Security Force’s Subsidiary Training Centre (BSF-STC) at Gangpimual in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Tuesday afternoon. The victims, aged between three and five years, were playing near the site where BSF workers were carrying out construction […]

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Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over delays in providing legal aid to victims of the 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur, questioning the pace of compliance with its earlier directions. A Bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna observed that despite clear instructions issued in February, there had been limited progress in ensuring […]

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Imphal: A one-day awareness programme on the Chief Minister’s Entrepreneurship Support Scheme (CMESS), under the “One Family One Livelihood” initiative, was organised on Tuesday at the Indian National Army (INA) Auditorium in Moirang, targeting internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the region. The programme, organised by the Planning Department in coordination with the Bishnupur district administration, […]

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Imphal: Fresh violence was reported from Manipur’s Ukhrul–Kamjong foothill belt on Tuesday, with an exchange of gunfire between Naga and Kuki volunteers leaving at least three people injured, according to local reports. The firing was reported around 5.50 a.m. near Sharkaphung and Mongkot Chepu villages under the Litan police station area. Two Tangkhul Naga volunteers […]

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Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday released a policy document titled “Agricultural Extension Innovations for Achieving a US $1.3 Trillion North East India Economy @ 2047 (Shillong Declaration),” outlining a future-ready roadmap for agricultural transformation in the region. The document was released at an event held in Imphal, an official statement said. […]

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Imphal: Fresh violence was reported from Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Monday after unidentified armed men allegedly opened fire on civilians working in farmlands in the Litan area, injuring at least one person. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. at Langthai Mol farmlands under Mongkot Chepu village. Local residents said the gunfire appeared to have originated […]

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Imphal: Central security forces and Manipur Police arrested 14 cadres of the outlawed United National Liberation Front-Koireng (UNLF-Koireng) and one cadre of the banned Revolutionary People’s Party of Kangleipak Progressive (PREPAK-PRO), along with arms, ammunition, explosives, four vehicles, and Rs 1 lakh in cash. According to a Manipur Police morning bulletin on Monday, these anti-insurgency […]

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Imphal: Several tribal villagers in Manipur’s border Kamjong district staged a sit-in on Thursday at Ningthi village, protesting prolonged delays and irregularities in the disbursement of housing funds under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G) scheme. Placards at the protest site read, “When will our PMY installment be released?” The protesters, all beneficiaries of the […]

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Imphal: Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh stated that the government’s move to hold talks with the Kuki Zo Council is the first step toward removing the trust deficit between the two communities in the state. “It is also a step toward bridging the gap and fostering peace,” he said. The Chief Minister was speaking to the […]

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