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Three leaders who were associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Manipur — former MLAs Y. Surchandra Singh (Kakching), L. Radhakishore Singh (Oinam), and party leader Uttamkumar Ningthoujam — formally joined the Indian National Congress at a function held in Delhi. They were welcomed in the presence of AICC in-charge for Manipur, Saptagiri Sankar…
A joint team of state and central forces — including Singngat Police and Assam Rifles — arrested two suspected smugglers at the Police Motor Vehicle Check Gate along Guite Road (NH-102B) in Churachandpur district and recovered 176 soap cases containing about 1.9 kg of suspected “brown sugar” (a heroin derivative) from a four-wheeler. The suspects…
The Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS) has appealed to producers and directors of Manipuri cinema to deposit their films—both video and digital—with the SN Chand Cine Archive & Museum (SNCCAM) so that the state can preserve its cinematic heritage. SNCCAM has expanded from celluloid preservation to digital archiving and now operates a secure online…
Veihriilou Lanah, a young man from Manipur, was crowned Mr Deaf India 2025 at the 12th Miss & Mr Deaf India contest held recently — a national stage that spotlighted Deaf talent from across India and brought pride to his home state. The event was hosted at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab, and media…
Security forces in Manipur arrested two alleged cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (Apunba) from Lilong Chajing Mamang Leikai (under Singjamei Police Station) in Imphal West. The arrested persons — identified as Angom Silky Devi (22) and Oinam Niranjit Singh @ Alex (21) — were detained for alleged involvement in extortion and youth recruitment….
A joint team from the Anti-Drug Cell, Manipur, and Imphal East district police intercepted a vehicle at Khabam Lamkhai (Heingang Police Station area) and arrested two alleged smugglers — identified as Pathan Azaman Khan and Arjun Chingakham — recovering 47 packets (about 50 kg) of cannabis/ganja packed in four suitcases and one mobile phone. The…
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has asked Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to review eviction drives taking place in valley districts after a memorandum from residents of Lei Ingkhol village raised serious concerns about biased actions, fraudulent surveys and lack of rehabilitation. The memorandum — submitted on August 30 and followed by protests…
On September 7, 2025, Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla convened a high-level meeting at Raj Bhavan in Imphal with top state officials and senior BJP leaders — including former Chief Minister N. Biren Singh — to discuss security and logistical preparations amid speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi might visit Imphal after inaugurating a railway…
The Cyber Crime Unit of Thoubal district (Manipur) carried out an intelligence-led raid and arrested two people alleged to be running a mule-bank-account racket used for online fraud — Kongkham Apu Singh (32) from Thoubal Athokpam Awang Leikai and Yengkhom (O) Rasheshwori Leima (39) from Wangmataba Sorok Makha. Police say the pair opened and supplied…
In intensified operations on September 6, 2025, Manipur security forces and police arrested a KCP (PWG) insurgent—Hodam Bikram Singh alias Amuba—near Thoubal, seizing a scooter, phone and SIM; a PREPAK cadre—Sarungbam Boday Singh—for extortion in Imphal West, with a mobile phone confiscated; and two individuals involved in mule bank-account fraud—Kongkham Apu Singh and Yengkhom Rasheshwori…