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Short news summary Police in Alwar district, Rajasthan uncovered the decomposing body of a man, Hansraj (also reported as Hansram), stuffed into a blue plastic drum inside a rented home. Investigators say the victim’s wife, Sunita, and the landlord’s son, Jitendra Sharma, are the prime accused. The couple allegedly smothered him, packed the body into…
News Summary India’s Union Cabinet has cleared the Online Gaming Bill, a national law designed to regulate online gaming and make betting via digital platforms a punishable offence. The government plans to introduce it in the Lok Sabha on August 20, 2025, aiming to address addiction risks, fraud, and the patchwork of state rules that…
Short summary An indefinite bandh called by the Zeliangrong Youth Organization Nagaland (ZYON) and the Zeliangrong Students’ Union (ZSUN) has halted vehicle movement across parts of the Manipur–Nagaland border since 18–19 August 2025, particularly affecting National Highway 129A and interstate commercial routes. The shutdown — enforced from Peren district in Nagaland — was launched to…
Short summary All Manipur Hockey United Club (AMHUC) staged a sit-in protest at Khuman Lampak Stadium on August 19, 2025, demanding that the “One Game — One Body” principle (as instructed by the Indian Olympic Association) be enforced in Manipur to stop fragmentation and save hockey in the state. Players, coaches and club members highlighted…
Short summary The ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur — which began on May 3, 2023 — has forced thousands of farmers off their fields, leaving large tracts of fertile land uncultivated and pushing an agrarian economy toward collapse. Official and expert accounts say roughly 5,127 hectares of farmland remain fallow, threatening food security and livelihoods…
Short summary Sarangthem Nirupama, representing Manipur, finished as the 4th runner-up at the Miss Universe India 2025 national finale held in Jaipur. She also won the Miss Popular public-vote award and has been celebrated widely across the northeast for her stage presence, advocacy and journey from state titleholder to national finalist. The pageant was organized…
Short summary Security personnel conducting highway surveillance on National Highway-2 intercepted and arrested Md. Sajid Khan (35) on August 18, 2025, at T. Khullen (Senapati jurisdiction), recovering approximately 3.2 kilograms of WY (World Is Yours) tablets — a psychotropic, methamphetamine-based drug — along with a Mahindra Bolero, a mobile phone and an Aadhaar card. The…
A police constable attached to Bishnupur district in Manipur was arrested and immediately suspended following allegations of extorting money from the public. The Bishnupur Superintendent of Police issued the suspension order and directed that the constable’s headquarters during suspension be the District Police Reserve Lines; the officer has been barred from leaving headquarters without prior…
Short Summary Police in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills intercepted a vehicle at the Umkiang patrol post and seized nearly 1 kg of heroin (reported as 961.33 grams)—packed in 80 soap boxes inside four travel bags—with an estimated street value of around ₹4.4 crore. Authorities detained three women from Manipur (some reports say four people, three…
Quick News Summary Manipur’s pageant star and young filmmaker Lukanand Kshetrimayum is making his acting debut in the historical feature Birangana Xaadhani, directed by National Award–winning Assamese filmmaker Biswajeet Bora. Backed by the Sootiya Development Council under a cultural initiative of the Assam Government, the film spotlights the life and times surrounding Queen Sati Sadhani…