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On August 28, 2025, the Indian National Congress announced a nationwide signature campaign demanding immediate assembly elections in Manipur. At a state-level rally in Imphal titled “Vote Chor, Gaddi Chor,” AICC in-charge for Manipur and MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka said only a fresh mandate can restore peace. The party plans to collect 10 crore signatures…
Police in Manipur arrested a 35-year-old man named Nepuni, a resident of Khridziiphi Village (P.O. Tadubi, Mao Police Station area), in connection with an alleged rape and sexual assault that took place in Ngamju Village on May 17, 2025; the arrest happened on Wednesday, August 28, 2025. An earlier accused was arrested on May 18,…
A joint operation by Assam Rifles, CRPF and local police nabbed two alleged smugglers along the Manipur–Nagaland border and recovered contraband drugs estimated at roughly ₹10 crore, along with two vehicles and about ₹1.46 lakh in cash. The officers first detained Md. Yunush Khan and then raided a second location that yielded additional narcotics and…
On August 28, 2025, Manipur Police, working with central forces, arrested two active underground (UG) cadres — Suraj Oinam (alias Chingkhomba/Abungo, 23) of the proscribed KCP (PWG) and Sarangthem Ibomcha Meitei (alias Luwangba, 22) of the banned KYKL — during separate operations in Imphal. Following interrogations, a third raid recovered weapons and explosives in Khongnangpokpi:…
Kangpokpi District Administration, led by Deputy Commissioner Mahesh Chaudhari, launched a joint inspection and eviction drive to remove unauthorised constructions—house extensions, shops, tin sheds and footpath encroachments—along National Highway 2 (NH-2). Owners were given a voluntary demolition deadline of September 3, failing which the administration will proceed to evict and demolish the structures and recover…
A 23-year-old woman from Bhograi in Balasore district, Odisha, has alleged that she was abducted in March, kept in Baripada (Mayurbhanj) and other places for about six months, repeatedly gang-raped and physically tortured, and only recently managed to escape and file a complaint at Bhograi police station. Her mother had earlier filed a missing-person/complaint in…
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Sunzu Bachaspatimayum, Secretary of the Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS), met Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhavan and urged “concrete steps” to promote Manipuri films. The meeting covered manpower shortages, infrastructure gaps, and pending liabilities from the 2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival (EIIFF). The Governor was…
Manipur Police carried out two coordinated operations on August 26–27, 2025: they arrested a 26-year-old active cadre of the proscribed outfit PREPAK (PRO) — identified as Nongmaithem Naocha Meetei — in Imphal East, and in a separate operation in Jiribam recovered a significant cache of arms and equipment including a 7.62mm SLR, a 5.56mm INSAS…
Security forces in Churachandpur district, Manipur, arrested four people — including a woman — and recovered large quantities of contraband: “World Is Yours” (WY) methamphetamine tablets and packets of brown sugar (a heroin derivative). The seizures happened in three separate actions in August, with one arrest yielding 1,200 WY tablets, another uncovering 236 grams of…
Manipur’s Public Health & Engineering Department (PHED) launched its first online water tariff billing portal on 26 August 2025, initially covering Imphal Municipal Corporation (IMC) and Greater Imphal. The portal — accessible at https://bills.phedmanipur.com — lets registered households with water meters view bill history, pay online via multiple options, receive instant bill alerts, lodge grievances,…