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The Centre and Manipur Government have sanctioned a combined ₹1,556.53 crore for relief, housing and rehabilitation of people displaced by the violence that began in Manipur on May 3, 2023. Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said around 60,000 people were displaced by the conflict. Of these, nearly 36,000 have returned home or been resettled, while about 24,000 remain in relief camps. The government…
The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Sadar Hills, has issued a final warning to the Manipur government over what it described as a selective and inhumane economic blockade targeting the Kuki-Zo community. CoTU demanded the strict and impartial implementation of the government’s August 28 directive against road blockades, alleging that essential commodities and emergency medical vehicles were being…
Renowned Manipuri guitarist and Western music pioneer Chongtham Vikram Singh, 54, died after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of people near his residence in Kilokari village, southeast Delhi, police said on Monday. According to Delhi Police, a PCR call about the alleged beating was received at Sunlight Colony Police Station on September 7. A preliminary…
The Manipur government has detected 24,475 Myanmar nationals who entered the state without valid documents, Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam informed the Assembly on Monday. Of the total, 14,992 have been pushed back, while 9,483 remain in temporary relief camps in the border districts of Chandel, Kamjong and Tengnoupal. District-wise, Chandel recorded 14,370 detections, with 9,600 pushed back and 4,770 still…
A primary school was completely destroyed by fire after security forces exchanged gunfire with armed miscreants in Lhunjang village of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district early Monday. The incident occurred around 5 am, when armed miscreants allegedly approached the village with plans to launch an attack. Personnel from the Manipur Rifles and India Reserve Battalion (IRB) stationed in the area…
IMPHAL, September 6: Manipur has published the final photo electoral rolls for all 60 Assembly constituencies, with the state’s total electorate standing at 19,60,620. The final electoral roll includes 9,53,350 male voters, 10,06,962 female voters and 308 third-gender electors. The elector-population ratio is 51.99, while the gender ratio stands at 1,056. The final rolls were published after an extensive electoral revision…
IMPHAL, September 5: The Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD) has urged the Manipur Government to ensure that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is updated using 1951 as the base year before the Census is conducted, citing public concerns over demographic changes in the state. The demand comes during the ongoing 8th Session of the 12th…
Around 150–200 registered nurses from Churachandpur district may miss the upcoming Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (NORCET-11) after Imphal was designated as the only examination centre in Manipur. Nursing aspirants from the district say the ongoing ethnic conflict has made travelling to Imphal a serious safety concern. The nearest alternative, Aizawl in Mizoram, is around 384 km away and requires…
By Mansoor Sharma Manipur has witnessed several phases of substance abuse over the years, with heroin and pharmaceutical drugs causing serious damage to the state’s youth. While heroin has remained a major drug of abuse since the late 1980s, the misuse of prescription medicines has increasingly emerged as another serious public health concern. The state…
IMPHAL, September 3: Security forces in Manipur have arrested four people, including a woman, in separate anti-narcotics operations conducted across the state over the past 36 hours. Drugs estimated to be worth more than ₹10 crore on the international black market were reportedly seized during the operations. In Jiribam, a joint team of district police, the CRPF and Assam Rifles, acting…