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Short Summary On August 18, 2025, Imphal witnessed a protest led by the North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) with support from All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU), urging the Manipur and Union governments to detect and deport illegal immigrants and to extend constitutional safeguards for the indigenous communities of the Northeast. NESO assistant general secretary W….
Short Summary Manipuri feature film Ashengba Iral has clinched three honours at the 6th Roshani International Film Festival (RIFF), organized by the Film Education and Welfare Foundation (FEWF), Maharashtra. Kshetrimayum Subadani—the film’s producer and story writer—received Best Script (Special Mention), Best Producer (Special Mention), and Best Feature Film. The festival conferred certificates and trophies (without…
In Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, a 21-year-old nurse named Chandni—originally from Siwan district in Bihar—was found dead in a hospital bathroom in Lajpat Nagar, Kanpur. Colleagues noticed her absence the following morning and discovered her body after breaking down the locked bathroom door on the third floor. Medical authorities found injections and medicines nearby, and police…
Short Summary Security forces in Manipur’s Bishnupur district carried out back-to-back anti-narcotics operations that led to the arrest of three alleged drug smugglers and the seizure of heroin packed in 33 “soap cases,” two vehicles, and multiple phones. According to reports, an initial chase near Kwakta Sabal Leikai on NH-02 (Tiddim Road) yielded one suspect…
Summary On August 17, 2025, a PTI-syndicated report highlighted how Seth Moirangthem—an entrepreneur from Imphal East—through his startup SNL Energy Solutions Ltd, is delivering affordable, off-grid solar power to remote hill villages and the island communities of Loktak Lake in Manipur. Despite frequent highway blockades and disruptions, SNL’s local partner network installs everything from 40-watt…
Short summary A 39-year-old man in Delhi’s Hauz Kazi area was arrested after his 65-year-old mother and her younger daughter filed a complaint alleging that he raped the mother twice in August 2025, saying he was “punishing” her for a past relationship. According to the police report, the incidents followed a family trip abroad; the…
Short summary On August 15, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a record-breaking 103-minute Independence Day address from the Red Fort. While the speech covered defence, economic initiatives and disaster relief, observers noted it did not explicitly mention the ongoing ethnic violence and displacement in Manipur — a silence that local media and regional leaders…
Short summary Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been given the additional charge of the Governor of Nagaland following the death of Nagaland Governor La Ganesan, who passed away in Chennai after collapsing on August 8 and receiving treatment in ICU. The appointment was communicated by the President’s office as an interim administrative arrangement. At…
Short summary Security forces in Manipur carried out intelligence-based combing and cordon-and-search operations on August 16–17, 2025, that led to the arrest of an alleged RPF/PLA cadre, Mayengbam Jibon Singh (51), from Patsoi in Imphal West and a suspected vehicle lifter, Md. Nawas Khan (31), in Thoubal district; authorities also recovered a stolen two-wheeler and…
Short summary The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) rolled out the FASTag Annual Pass nationwide on 15 August 2025. By 7:00 pm on day one, around 1.4 lakh users had bought and activated the pass after the launch at roughly 1,150 toll plazas across National Highways and Expressways. The pass is priced at ₹3,000…