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Quick News Summary Kangpokpi Deputy Commissioner Mahesh Chaudhari has issued an order directing the removal of all unauthorised structures — including house extensions, shops, sheds and encroachments on footpaths — along National Highway-02 (Imphal–Kohima Road) and National Highway-37 (Imphal–Jiribam Road) in the district. The eviction notice, issued on August 12, sets a deadline of 3:00…
Quick News Summary (One Short Paragraph) In a surprise intelligence-led operation in Kangpokpi district, Manipur Police’s Anti-Extortion Unit arrested two suspects — identified as Paominthang Kipgen (32) and Seigoulal Kipgen (33) — and recovered a 12-bore single-barrel rifle and a locally made Pompi gun. The arrests, made in Keitheeithelmanbi Vengpi and followed by a search…
Short summary Tamil cinema superstar‑turned‑politician Vijay publicly condemned the arrest of sanitation workers who were protesting for their rights, calling the state government “fascist” and accusing the MK Stalin‑led DMK administration of inhumane, midnight arrests of peaceful protesters. Vijay — who leads the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) — issued the statement as the sanitation stir…
Quick News Summary Manipur Police, assisted by central forces, arrested 30 people in Imphal East for allegedly transporting, stocking, and selling Distilled Indigenous Country (DIC) liquor and Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) without permits—actions that violate the Manipur Excise (Amendment) Rules, 2024. The operations—conducted across two days ahead of Independence Day—seized 464 litres of DIC…
Quick News Summary Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit New York next month to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, and preparations are reportedly underway for bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump on the margins of the summit to try to defuse a brewing trade and tariff dispute between the…
Quick News Summary Manipur Police, in partnership with the Youth Affairs & Sports (YAS) Department, organised a large “Har Ghar Tiranga” bike rally as part of the run-up to India’s 79th Independence Day. The rally was flagged off by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla from Hapta Kangjeibung, Imphal, drew around 1,017 riders (including police, YAS personnel…
Short summary A 22-year-old deaf and mute woman in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped while returning home from a relative’s place. CCTV footage showed the victim running but reportedly captured gaps — reportedly outside the residence of top district officials where cameras were off. Police say they tracked down and arrested two…
Quick News Summary A 37-year-old Assam resident and labourer, Dugdha (or Dugda) Hazarika, who had gone missing more than two weeks earlier while working on the NH-102 construction, was found dead in a forested area of Churachandpur district, Manipur. His body was discovered between Suahzahau and Zabellei villages, about 17 km from Singngat police station,…
Quick News Summary The Manipuri feature film Boong, backed by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment and directed by debutant Lakshmipriya Devi, has been selected as the Spotlight Film at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025. The official festival schedule lists its Australian premiere on Monday, August 18, 7:30 PM, at Village…
Quick News Summary The United Naga Council (UNC), the apex Naga civil body in Manipur, has given the Centre and the state a 15-day window to respond after its ultimatum over the alleged scrapping of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and the ongoing construction of border fencing in Naga-inhabited areas expired. The UNC says it…