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Summary Manipur Police launched a special enforcement drive on August 7, 2025, under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 (as extended by a 2019 Presidential Order), to clamp down on Inner Line Permit (ILP) violations. Over the past week, authorities verified 2,412 individuals at high-traffic chokepoints—markets, National Highway 102, Maram-Peren and Tadubi-Tolloi roads—and arrested more…
Summary In a dramatic escalation of trade and geopolitical pressure, US President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 25 % tariff on Indian imports—bringing the total duty to 50 %—and warned of further “secondary sanctions” should New Delhi continue purchasing oil from Russia. The executive order, announced on August 7, 2025, is set to take…
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…
Short Summary Former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh announced on August 6, 2025, that he “was compelled to step down” amid the state’s protracted crisis and underlined the urgency of reinstating a democratically elected government. Speaking at a public event in Imphal East, the BJP leader lamented the deterioration in governance following the imposition…
SHORT SUMMARY OF THE INCIDENT On August 6, 2025, Sagolsen Sanatomba (55), a patient attendant in the Psychiatric Department at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, was found dead by suicide in the TB-ward bike shed on campus. His body, discovered hanging from a ceiling fan around 4 AM, was located only after…
SHORT SUMMARY OF THE INCIDENT On 5 August 2025, a severe cloudburst struck the upper catchment of the Kheer Ganga River near Dharali village in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, triggering sudden and devastating flash floods. At least four people have lost their lives, while around 100 others remain missing. Dozens of houses, hotels, and shops were…
SHORT SUMMARY OF THE INCIDENT In a deeply saddening incident, a Khundongbam Elan, son of Khundongbam Ibomcha 15-year-old boy from Imphal East, Manipur, tragically passed away due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE). The boy, who was undergoing treatment at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), succumbed to the deadly virus despite the hospital’s best efforts….
QUICK SUMMARY OF THE INCIDENT In a significant development from Manipur, the state police have arrested two individuals in Imphal East on charges of arms smuggling. The arrests, made by the Anti-Smuggling Unit of Imphal East district police, involved the seizure of sophisticated weapons, including a 9mm pistol with magazines and live rounds. The operation,…
Short Summary In a swift operation on August 5, 2025, the Anti-Vehicle Lifting Squad of the Manipur Police, in coordination with Lilong Police Station, intercepted a suspicious motorcycle near the Anjuman Office at Lilong Dam in Thoubal district. Officers arrested Md. Mufasin (20) of Lilong Makha Leikai and Md. Aman (20) of Lilong Lou Tara,…
Short Summary On August 4, 2025, in a coordinated security operation along National Highway 37 (NH-37), Manipur security forces arrested Pangambam Kepten Singh (51), alias “Sachikanta,” an active cadre of the banned People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), from his residence in Haokha Maning Leikai, Thoubal district. Authorities seized a mobile phone with its SIM…