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In a significant step for avian conservation, authorities in Tamenglong district, Manipur, have released three Amur falcons fitted with satellite transmitters as part of a joint research initiative by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and the Manipur State Forest Department. This project aims to collect real-time migration data of this long-distance migratory raptor, which…
Bishnupur, Manipur: In a tragic incident, a seven-month pregnant woman allegedly died by suicide in Kumbi Chatapur Maning Leikai, under Kumbi Police Station in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, on Sunday night. Officials confirmed the incident on Monday, stating that the 22-year-old woman was found hanging inside her room with a nylon rope. According to police, the deceased…
Noney district in Manipur has issued a comprehensive prohibitory order (November 10, 2025) under the leadership of the Additional District Magistrate to protect the migratory Amur falcon (locally known as “Akhuaipuina”) during their roosting period. The order includes: • A ban on hunting, catching, killing or selling of these birds throughout the district and surrounding areas. •…
The armed group Kangleipak Communist Party–Military Council (Progressive) (KCP-MC) has announced a full boycott of the forthcoming Sangai Festival 2025 — the major tourism and cultural festival in Manipur scheduled from November 21–30. They have also called for a 24-hour general strike (bandh) across the state on November 19, 2025. The group says the festival is inappropriate given…
A joint operation by the Manipur Forest Division (Thoubal Forest Division) and local police resulted in the seizure of 16 bird-traps at the wetlands of Loktak Lake (specifically around the Turelmei and Kharung Pat areas) as part of an anti-poaching drive ahead of the migratory bird season. The operation was supervised by DFO Leishangthem Jeeceelee and led…
In a major anti-narcotics operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in coordination with the Assam Rifles seized heroin estimated to be worth approximately ₹5.85 crore in the regional black market. Two alleged traffickers — residents of Chandel district in Manipur — were arrested during an interception of a vehicle near Sonabarighat in Cachar district of Assam….
In Ukhrul and Senapati districts of Manipur, at least 60 students from different schools were hospitalised after consuming a maize-based packaged snack sold near their campuses. Around 30 students from Anthony’s School in Taphou (Senapati) and another ~30 from KTL Excel Higher Secondary School in Ukhrul began vomiting and feeling unwell shortly after eating the snack. The…
The BJP in Manipur is preparing for the reinstatement of a new government and has projected the current Assembly Speaker, Thokchom Satyabrata Singh, as their preferred leader if the central leadership delays the process. The state has been under President’s Rule since February 13, 2025, following the resignation of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh amid…
Tourist arrivals in Manipur dropped dramatically from roughly 1.79 lakh (179,000) in 2019-20 to about 17,000 in 2024-25 — a decline of around 90%. The sharp fall is attributed to prolonged ethnic unrest between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities, and soaring airfares that make travel into the state prohibitively expensive. Officials have flagged the issue in a high-level review…
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandhi Sanjay Kumar, visited Noney district in Manipur to inspect the ongoing construction of the world’s tallest pier railway bridge. The bridge, a part of the Jiribam–Imphal railway project, stands as a symbol of India’s engineering excellence and aims to boost connectivity in the Northeast region. During the…