Kangpokpi Cracks Down: Why the District Is Clearing Illegal Constructions Along NH-2
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Kangpokpi Cracks Down: Why the District Is Clearing Illegal Constructions Along NH-2

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Kangpokpi District Administration, led by Deputy Commissioner Mahesh Chaudhari, launched a joint inspection and eviction drive to remove unauthorised constructions—house extensions, shops, tin sheds and footpath encroachments—along National Highway 2 (NH-2). Owners were given a voluntary demolition deadline of September 3, failing which the administration will proceed to evict and demolish the structures and recover…

Odisha Horror: 23-Year-Old Woman Alleges Six-Month Abduction and Gang-Rape

Odisha Horror: 23-Year-Old Woman Alleges Six-Month Abduction and Gang-Rape

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A 23-year-old woman from Bhograi in Balasore district, Odisha, has alleged that she was abducted in March, kept in Baripada (Mayurbhanj) and other places for about six months, repeatedly gang-raped and physically tortured, and only recently managed to escape and file a complaint at Bhograi police station. Her mother had earlier filed a missing-person/complaint in…

Promote Manipuri Movies: Why the Governor’s Push Could Reboot a Proud Cinema
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Promote Manipuri Movies: Why the Governor’s Push Could Reboot a Proud Cinema

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On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Sunzu Bachaspatimayum, Secretary of the Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS), met Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhavan and urged “concrete steps” to promote Manipuri films. The meeting covered manpower shortages, infrastructure gaps, and pending liabilities from the 2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival (EIIFF). The Governor was…

Manipur: Police Arrest PREPAK (PRO) Cadre, Recover Arms in Separate Operations
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Manipur: Police Arrest PREPAK (PRO) Cadre, Recover Arms in Separate Operations

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Manipur Police carried out two coordinated operations on August 26–27, 2025: they arrested a 26-year-old active cadre of the proscribed outfit PREPAK (PRO) — identified as Nongmaithem Naocha Meetei — in Imphal East, and in a separate operation in Jiribam recovered a significant cache of arms and equipment including a 7.62mm SLR, a 5.56mm INSAS…

Manipur: 4 Arrested with “WY” Tablets and Brown Sugar in Churachandpur
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Manipur: 4 Arrested with “WY” Tablets and Brown Sugar in Churachandpur

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Security forces in Churachandpur district, Manipur, arrested four people — including a woman — and recovered large quantities of contraband: “World Is Yours” (WY) methamphetamine tablets and packets of brown sugar (a heroin derivative). The seizures happened in three separate actions in August, with one arrest yielding 1,200 WY tablets, another uncovering 236 grams of…

Manipur Launches Its First-Ever Online Water Billing Portal
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Manipur Launches Its First-Ever Online Water Billing Portal

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Manipur’s Public Health & Engineering Department (PHED) launched its first online water tariff billing portal on 26 August 2025, initially covering Imphal Municipal Corporation (IMC) and Greater Imphal. The portal — accessible at https://bills.phedmanipur.com — lets registered households with water meters view bill history, pay online via multiple options, receive instant bill alerts, lodge grievances,…

Manipur Residents Face a Rs 1.02 Crore “Pothole Tax” — How One Bad 9-km Stretch Is Bleeding Local Households Dry
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Manipur Residents Face a Rs 1.02 Crore “Pothole Tax” — How One Bad 9-km Stretch Is Bleeding Local Households Dry

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Residents along the 11-kilometre Mayai Lambi stretch of NH-137A — from Keishampat Junction to Samurou — say the road’s battered surface is costing local families roughly Rs 1.02 crore every year in extra fuel and repair bills. A community survey covering about 17,200 households found that around 3,440 vehicle-owning families face higher fuel consumption (an…

Manipur: COCOMI Rejects Independent People’s Tribunal Reported
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Manipur: COCOMI Rejects Independent People’s Tribunal Reported

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Short summary (news in one paragraph):The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has strongly rejected the Independent People’s Tribunal (IPT) report released by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), calling it biased, misleading, and politically engineered to delegitimize the Meitei community while appearing to validate separatist narratives and narco-terrorist groups. COCOMI convenor Khuraijam Athouba…

Manipur: Security Forces Arrest 3 Insurgents, Bust Camps & Recover Huge Cache of Arms
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Manipur: Security Forces Arrest 3 Insurgents, Bust Camps & Recover Huge Cache of Arms

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Security forces in Manipur launched coordinated anti-insurgency operations on Monday that led to the arrest of three active insurgent cadres belonging to banned outfits and the discovery and dismantling of multiple militant camps. The arrested men — identified by police as Oinam Somenchandra Singh (alias Macha / Langamba / Moirangjao), Phanjoubam Ramananda Singh (alias Tiger…