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IMPHAL, October 10, 2026: Manipur has recorded a Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue deficit of more than Rs 1,200 crore between 2023 and 2026, as prolonged ethnic conflict, frequent bandhs and economic blockades disrupted business activities across the state. The revenue shortfall was discussed at the 57th GST Council meeting held at Bharat Mandapam in…
Imphal, October 9: Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam has described his dismissal from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) over sexual harassment allegations as a “blessing in disguise,” claiming that the development would expose what he termed a witch hunt against him. Speaking to the media at Congress Bhavan, Imphal, on Friday, Akoijam said he had nothing to…
The Manipur Forest Department has identified 307 hectares of forest land affected by illegal poppy cultivation across Churachandpur, Senapati and Chandel districts. Bamboo plantations have been established across 255 hectares to restore degraded forest areas, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Anurag Bajpai said on October 9. Speaking at a press conference at the Forest Department…
A head constable of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) sustained minor injuries after unidentified miscreants allegedly hurled a grenade at the entrance of an RAF camp in Imphal East district on Thursday night. The incident occurred at around 10 pm on October 8 at the B/107 RAF camp in New Lambulane, under Porompat Police Station….
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has denied claims that insurgent groups in Northeast India are using Starlink satellite internet to bypass government-imposed internet shutdowns, stating that the company’s satellite beams remain inactive over India. The controversy emerged after security forces reportedly recovered Starlink equipment from an insurgent group in Manipur, raising concerns about the possible use…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and Deputy Chief Ministers Losii Dikho and Nemcha Kipgen are likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in person in New Delhi, reportedly for the first time in several months amid the ongoing Kuki-Naga conflict. The meeting is believed to have been called by the BJP central leadership and…
Imphal, October 8, 2026: Three abandoned houses were allegedly set ablaze by unidentified persons in Kailenjang village along the Kangpokpi-Senapati border on Wednesday afternoon, amid reports of gunfire in the area. The incident reportedly occurred around 2:30 pm after residents heard bursts of gunfire near the village. No casualties were reported as the houses had already…
Security forces seized 8,320 bottles of cough syrup containing codeine phosphate during an anti-narcotics operation near a riverbank in Imphal West district on Wednesday. According to police, 52 boxes containing the cough syrup bottles were recovered from the Oinam Thingel riverbank area. The seizure followed disclosures made by three persons arrested on October 4 during separate anti-narcotics operations in…
A fossil leaf discovered in Assam’s Makum Coalfield has provided new evidence about the ancient distribution of a plant lineage that today survives only in the peat-swamp forests of Southeast Asia. The nearly 24-million-year-old fossil was found in the late Oligocene deposits of the Tikak Parbat Formation in Tinsukia district. Scientists have identified it as…
Imphal, October 6, 2026: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh released a bilingual Burmese-Manipuri souvenir commemorating the 228th death anniversary of Rajarshi Bhagyachandra on Tuesday. The souvenir is scheduled to be distributed in Mandalay, Myanmar, on October 13, 2026, during the observance of Rajarshi Bhagyachandra’s 228th Punyatithi. The programme was organised by the Rajarshi Bhagyachandra Cultural…