Missing Assam Labourer Found Dead in Manipur Forest

Missing Assam Labourer Found Dead in Manipur Forest

Quick News Summary A 37-year-old Assam resident and labourer, Dugdha (or Dugda) Hazarika, who had gone missing more than two weeks earlier while working on the NH-102 construction, was found dead in a forested area of Churachandpur district, Manipur. His body was discovered between Suahzahau and Zabellei villages, about 17 km from Singngat police station,…

‘Boong’ At IFFM 2025: Why A Small Manipuri Gem Is Making A Big Splash In Melbourne
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‘Boong’ At IFFM 2025: Why A Small Manipuri Gem Is Making A Big Splash In Melbourne

Quick News Summary The Manipuri feature film Boong, backed by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment and directed by debutant Lakshmipriya Devi, has been selected as the Spotlight Film at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025. The official festival schedule lists its Australian premiere on Monday, August 18, 7:30 PM, at Village…

MANIPUR: UNITED NAGA COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 15-DAY DEADLINE
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MANIPUR: UNITED NAGA COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 15-DAY DEADLINE

Quick News Summary The United Naga Council (UNC), the apex Naga civil body in Manipur, has given the Centre and the state a 15-day window to respond after its ultimatum over the alleged scrapping of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and the ongoing construction of border fencing in Naga-inhabited areas expired. The UNC says it…

Bangladeshi Teen Sexually Abused By 200 Men Over 3 Months, Rescued In Palghar

Bangladeshi Teen Sexually Abused By 200 Men Over 3 Months, Rescued In Palghar

Palghar Sex Racket Horror: Bangladeshi Teen’s Ordeal and Rescue Quick News Summary In a deeply disturbing case from Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police rescued a 14-year-old Bangladeshi girl from a sex trafficking racket. The minor revealed that she was sexually abused by over 200 men in just three months after being lured from Bangladesh and pushed…

Manipur Tightens Security Ahead of Patriots’ Day 2025 — 3 Insurgents Arrested and  Checkpoints Up
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Manipur Tightens Security Ahead of Patriots’ Day 2025 — 3 Insurgents Arrested and Checkpoints Up

Short summary Manipur authorities stepped up security measures ahead of Patriots’ Day (13 August 2025) — setting up multiple checkpoints, increasing patrols in valley and hill districts, and carrying out intelligence-led operations that led to the arrest of three active insurgents across Thoubal, Imphal East and Imphal West areas. Officials say the arrests were made…

Rahul Gandhi Detained as INDIA Bloc Marches to Election Commission

Rahul Gandhi Detained as INDIA Bloc Marches to Election Commission

Short summary Nearly 300 INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament towards the Election Commission’s Nirvachan Sadan on 11 August 2025 to protest the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Bihar and alleged “vote chori” (voter fraud). Delhi Police stopped the march near Transport Bhawan; tensions escalated, several MPs were detained — including Rahul…

Over 650 Militants Arrested, 3,134 Weapons Recovered Under President’s Rule in Manipur
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Over 650 Militants Arrested, 3,134 Weapons Recovered Under President’s Rule in Manipur

Short summary Since President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur on 13 February 2025, security agencies say they have arrested over 650 cadres from various proscribed outfits and recovered about 3,134 weapons of different kinds across the state — a figure released in recent reporting that points to an intensive arms-recovery and counter-insurgency campaign under the…

13-Year-Old Girl Dies After Setting Herself on Fire in Odisha’s Bargarh

13-Year-Old Girl Dies After Setting Herself on Fire in Odisha’s Bargarh

Short summary A 13-year-old Class 8 girl was found with severe burn injuries in a football field in Phiringmal (also reported as Firingimal) village in Bargarh district, Odisha, after allegedly setting herself on fire; she was rushed to VIMSAR, Burla, but later succumbed to her injuries. Police said she used petrol to immolate herself and…

Dr Thangjam Dhabali Singh: A Lifetime Award for Transforming Manipur’s Healthcare, Hospitality and Tourism
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Dr Thangjam Dhabali Singh: A Lifetime Award for Transforming Manipur’s Healthcare, Hospitality and Tourism

Short summary Dr Thangjam Dhabali Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of the BABINA Group of Companies, was conferred the Life-Time Achievement Award 2025 by the Mylai Thiruvalluvar Tamil Sangam (MTTS), Chennai, in collaboration with IIIT Manipur. The ceremony took place at the Swamy Vivekananda Auditorium, IIIT Mantripukhri, Imphal, where Manipur University Vice-Chancellor Prof. N. Lokendra…

ULFA‑I & NSCN‑YA Call for Independence Day Boycott in “WESEA”

ULFA‑I & NSCN‑YA Call for Independence Day Boycott in “WESEA”

Short summary (quick news digest) A joint statement from the United Liberation Front of Asom‑Independent (ULFA‑I) and the Yung Aung faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN‑YA) urged people in a region they call WESEA — broadly covering parts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland — to boycott India’s Independence Day on…