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Suspected Kuki militants allegedly set fire to Skipe, a Tangkhul Naga village along the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Kamjong district, at around 5 am on Sunday amid escalating tensions between Kuki and Tangkhul Naga communities. The village, which has around 30 houses, was reportedly deserted as residents had fled due to security concerns. Police personnel…
Imphal, October 17: Manipur Deputy Chief Minister L. Dikho on Saturday urged his cabinet colleague Nemcha Kipgen to ask her husband and their cadres to stop attacks on Naga communities. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme, Dikho said Kipgen should urge her husband and his cadres to stop killing Nagas. He also called…
At least four civilians, including the chief of Chassad village, sustained injuries after suspected NSCN-IM cadres allegedly opened fire with automatic weapons at Chassad village in Manipur’s Kamjong district on Saturday afternoon. According to preliminary reports, the incident took place at around 2:30 PM, prompting calls for security forces to intervene amid concerns over civilian…
Paddy fields nearing harvest in Manipur’s valley districts are facing a dual pest outbreak involving fall armyworms and brown planthoppers, raising concerns over crop losses and declining rice production. The infestation has been reported in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal and Bishnupur districts. Field assessments revealed damaged paddy crops, severed spikelets scattered across fields and…
The severed head of Ajinpou Ringkamai, a Naga man allegedly killed in an attack by suspected Kuki armed men at Makui village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, was recovered by security forces on Wednesday, five days after the incident. Ringkamai was among four Naga men reportedly killed in the October 10 attack. According to officials, his…
Imphal, October 14, 2026: The Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, has formed a four-member enquiry committee to investigate the death of a 25-year-old woman following childbirth at the institute. According to an official press release issued on Wednesday, a post-mortem examination was scheduled for the day to determine the cause of death. The enquiry…
Several banned insurgent groups have called for a statewide shutdown in Manipur on October 15 to observe what they describe as “National Black Day” and protest the state’s merger with India in 1949. The National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM), through its information and publicity secretary Sanajoaba Meitei, described the day as a turning point…
Imphal, October 13, 2026: Bishnupur Superintendent of Police Ksh Ravikumar has urged the public to report sexually explicit videos circulating on social media instead of forwarding them, as Manipur Police continue investigating the alleged racket involving the circulation and monetisation of non-consensual intimate images of Manipuri women. Speaking after the arrests made under Operation Dignity, the SP…
The Myanmar-based Kuki National Army-Burma (KNA-B) has denied any operational presence in India, accusing security agencies and the Manipur government of using the group as a scapegoat for alleged failures in maintaining law and order. In an official statement issued on October 12, 2026, the Kuki National Organisation (KNO), operating as the Government of Kuki…
Manipur Police have arrested 13 people, including one child in conflict with law, for allegedly sharing and monetising non-consensual explicit photos and videos of women from the state through multiple Telegram channels. The material reportedly includes Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The case came to light after police received credible information about the alleged circulation…