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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tour five states — Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar — from 13th to 15th September 2025, inaugurating and laying foundation stones for a large slate of infrastructure, industrial and social projects worth tens of thousands of crores. The multi-state swing includes the historic Bairabi–Sairang rail link that connects…
The Foothills Naga Coordination Committee (FNCC) has formally submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi objecting to proposals to establish designated camps for Kuki militant groups in parts of Kangpokpi district it describes as undisputed Naga ancestral territory. The memo (dated September 9, 2025) named specific sites — Kharam Vaiphei, J. Thomkholui and Sijang…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s itinerary for his Manipur visit has been finalised: he will begin in Churachandpur, where he is scheduled to meet families affected by the ethnic violence, and then travel to Imphal to address a public gathering at Kangla Fort. Officials say the PM will lay foundation stones for development projects worth about…
Security forces arrested 43-year-old Moirangthem Ranjit Singh, a senior cadre of the banned Kanglei Yaol Kanna Lup (KYKL), from his residence in Lamsang Makha Leikai (Imphal West) and recovered a cache of weapons — including a 9mm pistol with magazine, a pompi action shotgun, 18 rounds of 12-bore cartridges, and empty magazines for INSAS LMG…
Two alleged drug peddlers — Md. Amir Khan (aka Abir Khan, 47) and Samim Banu Begum (39) — were arrested in a joint operation by the Manipur Police Special Cell and the Assam Rifles in Lilong Ushoipokpi Tharaorok Machin, Thoubal district. Authorities seized approximately 35 grams of high-grade heroin, along with two mobile phones and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Manipur on September 13, 2025, to inaugurate development projects worth about ₹1,200 crore and lay foundation stones for projects worth an additional ₹7,300 crore — a total package of roughly ₹8,500 crore, according to official banners and state announcements. The events are planned at Kangla Fort (Imphal)…
The Manipur government has issued a directive asking forest officials to remain on high alert and step up vigilance against illegal poppy cultivation ahead of the sowing season (September–April). The order — signed by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Anurag Bajpai on September 8 — instructs Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs) to carry out regular patrolling,…
In a major organizational blow to the BJP in Manipur, dozens of key office-bearers and grassroots leaders from the party’s Phungyar Mandal — including the Mandal President, leaders of Mahila, Yuva and Kishan Morchas, an ST Morcha executive and 53 booth presidents — tendered their resignations from primary membership. The step was led by Ngachonmi…
A 38-year-old businessman, Govind Jagannath Barge, was found dead inside his car with a gunshot wound to the head in Sasure village, Barshi taluka, Solapur district, Maharashtra. Police discovered a pistol in the vehicle; the case was initially treated as a possible suicide but investigators later widened the probe. Following a complaint lodged by the…
The Manipur administration has issued an order banning the use, carrying and brandishing of air guns in Churachandpur district ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s likely visit on September 13, 2025. The directive — issued by District Magistrate Dharun Kumar S under Section 163 of the BNSS — says visible air-gun use could cause alarm…