Assam Rifles and other security forces recently recovered a massive cache of arms and ammunition
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Assam Rifles and other security forces recently recovered a massive cache of arms and ammunition

Short Summary of the News Assam Rifles and other security forces recently recovered a massive cache of arms and ammunition from abandoned insurgent camps in Kangpokpi district, Manipur, over a 36‑hour coordinated cordon-and-search operation. The haul included INSAS and .303 rifles, bolt-action and single-barrel rifles, improvised mortars, hand grenades—including white phosphorus types—grenade launchers, rubber bullets,…

Empowering Displaced Families: Inside Manipur’s Kangpokpi Skill Development Initiative
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Empowering Displaced Families: Inside Manipur’s Kangpokpi Skill Development Initiative

A three-week‑long Skill Development Training Program for displaced family members in Kangpokpi district, Manipur, wrapped up at the Sandang Shenba Maring Community Hall. The initiative, which began on June 17, 2025, saw approximately 160 trainees participate, equipping them with practical skills to boost employability and rebuild livelihoods. The ceremony was honored by key dignitaries, government…

Manipur: Two men arrested with suspected heroin in Kangpokpi
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Manipur: Two men arrested with suspected heroin in Kangpokpi

Summary of the News ArticleIn a recent crackdown in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, police arrested two individuals with suspected heroin during a routine road accident check in the Kanglatongbi area—one of them a woman riding pillion on a Royal Enfield motorcycle. About 22 grams of suspected heroin was allegedly recovered inside soap-caps wrapped in plastic, following…

Manipur kuki militants drone attack: NIA arrests suspect in strike that killed Meitei housewife
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Manipur kuki militants drone attack: NIA arrests suspect in strike that killed Meitei housewife

Summary of the News Story On July 2, 2025, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), under the directive of India’s Ministry of Home Affairs, arrested Samuel Thongcianhao Vaiphei, a suspect in connection with a drone attack on September 1, 2024, which tragically killed 31-year-old Ngangbam Surbala Devi in Imphal West district and injured her young daughter….

Manipur: Eastern Liangmai chiefs oppose proposed “German road” project through Naga ancestral lands
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Manipur: Eastern Liangmai chiefs oppose proposed “German road” project through Naga ancestral lands

Summary of the News Article The Eastern Liangmai Chief/Chairman Association (ELCCA) has taken a firm stand against the proposed “German Road” (also called the “Tiger Road”), a road project intended to link Kangpokpi and Churachandpur. The ELCCA asserts that the plan intrudes on Naga ancestral lands, stating there’s no historical or legal basis—neither past nor…

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Mandav Yumpham relief camp in Imphal West
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Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Mandav Yumpham relief camp in Imphal West

Summary of the News Article Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Mandav Yumpham relief camp in Imphal West staged a sit-in protest on July 1, demanding action after a Meitei family’s land documents disappeared. The family—headed by Oinam Thoithoi, whose home in Kangpokpi’s Charharzar Meitei Leikai was destroyed during the May 2023 ethnic violence—submitted computerized…

Revised Thadou‑Kuki MIL Textbook for Classes XI & XII Released in Kangpokpi
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Revised Thadou‑Kuki MIL Textbook for Classes XI & XII Released in Kangpokpi

Short Summary of the News A revised Modern Indian Language (MIL) textbook titled “Thugil Lagil Bu Thimthu le Jaila” (Prose and Poetry), designed for Classes XI and XII in the Thadou‑Kuki medium, was officially unveiled on June 26, 2025 at Elite Higher Secondary School, Kangpokpi. Edited by Dr. D.L. Haokip and published by the Thadou‑Kuki…

Body Of Lamnunthem Singson Reaches Manipur; Last Rites To Be Held Today
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Body Of Lamnunthem Singson Reaches Manipur; Last Rites To Be Held Today

Lamnunthem Singson, a 26‑year‑old Kuki cabin crew member who tragically died in the Air India Flight AI 171 crash on June 12, finally returned home to Kangpokpi, Manipur, late on June 19. Her body was flown from Ahmedabad to Dimapur (Nagaland), then driven safely to Kangpokpi due to persistent ethnic tensions around Imphal. A solemn reception and vigil…

Manipur Police Seize Weapons and IEDs in Kangpokpi and Tengnoupal Districts
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Manipur Police Seize Weapons and IEDs in Kangpokpi and Tengnoupal Districts

Summary of the News In a significant operation on June 7, 2025, Manipur Police, in collaboration with central forces, unearthed a cache of weapons and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Kangpokpi and Tengnoupal districts. The raids targeted abandoned militant camps near Kotzim village in Kangpokpi and Tengnoupal village. Recovered items included a US-made M16…

Manipur: Rs 17 Crore Guwahati-Bound Brown Sugar Seized in Kangpokpi; Two Arrested
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Manipur: Rs 17 Crore Guwahati-Bound Brown Sugar Seized in Kangpokpi; Two Arrested

Summary of the News In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, Manipur police, in collaboration with the Assam Rifles, intercepted a Guwahati-bound consignment of brown sugar valued at approximately Rs 17 crore in Kangpokpi district. The operation led to the arrest of two individuals, M Ngaiyu Vekhe and A. Dahnii Abraham, both hailing from Thingba…