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Imphal, October 25, 2026: Manipur has received the Global Excellence Award in the GI Rice Category at the Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2026 in New Delhi for its indigenous product presentation and innovation in value-added rice products. The three-day conference was held at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, with Manipur showcasing its GI-tagged Chak-Hao (black…
Security forces arrested three individuals in separate operations across Manipur within 48 hours and seized various firearms, ammunition, magazines and a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED). In Churachandpur, police apprehended 32-year-old Kamjau Vaiphei from B Aijalon village over suspected extortion. He was reportedly caught in Thingkangphai village with a looted 9mm automatic pistol. Following his…
The Naga Students’ Union Delhi (NSUD) has submitted a nine-point charter of demands to the Central and Manipur governments, seeking an independent, time-bound NIA investigation into violence against Naga civilians since 2023. At a press conference at the Press Club of India, the union demanded an immediate review of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement…
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…