MANIPUR: STUDENTS AND VILLAGERS UNITE IN KAKCHING TO PROTEST CRUMBLING ROAD, SET AUGUST 13 DEADLINE FOR REPAIR
SHORT SUMMARY OF THE INCIDENT On August 6, 2025, hundreds of residents of Irengband village in Kakching district, Manipur—led by school and college students—gathered to demand urgent repairs on the 5.2-km Irengband–Kakching–Tekcham Road, left in disrepair for over 16 years despite repeated promises under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). Protesters, holding placards and…