Help and support us to continue bringing news articles. Donate!
Two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Manipur, reports emerged that National Highway-2 (NH-2), the Imphal–Dimapur route, had been reopened for free movement. The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) quickly pushed back, saying it had not permitted unrestricted traffic and that the highway’s status remains restricted — a claim that contradicts earlier statements from government…
MLA Thongam Bishwajit Singh publicly defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent address in Manipur, rejecting opposition claims that the speech ignored the prolonged ethnic violence and the suffering of internally displaced persons. Bishwajit said critics had misinterpreted the Prime Minister’s remarks and that Modi’s speech — and his interactions with displaced people — covered peace,…
A 19-year-old college student was allegedly gang-raped near the Baliharchandi (Baliharchandi) temple area at Puri beach on Saturday after four men started recording the couple and demanded money to delete the videos; when the couple refused, two of the accused allegedly assaulted and sexually violated the woman while others tied up the boyfriend. The woman…
Security forces carried out search operations in the Kongba Maru hill range (Imphal East) and, on September 15, 2025, recovered a small cache of looted weapons — including an INSAS (5.56mm) rifle, a 9mm pistol, two .303 rifles, a 12-bore single-barrel gun and rounds of ammunition. A day earlier (September 14) an active cadre of…
Justice M. Sundar was sworn in as the 10th Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court on September 15, 2025. The oath was administered by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhavan in Imphal. He succeeds Chief Justice Kempaiah Somashekar, who demitted office on September 13, 2025. Justice Sundar was elevated from being a judge…
A team from the women’s organisation Imagi Meira — part of the well-known Meira Paibi tradition of women-led protest in Manipur — marched to press for the promised “free movement” on National Highway-2 (Imphal–Dimapur). After being stopped by security forces near Kangpokpi, the group’s convenor, Th. Sujata, announced a 10-day deadline for the Governor of…
Surat Police’s Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) raided a hotel in Jahangirpura (Park Pavilion/Hotel Pavilion) after a tip-off and rescued 13 Thai women believed to be forced into prostitution; multiple people were detained — reports vary (Hindustan Times reports 9 arrested while India Today placed the figure higher) — and electronic evidence including phones and cash…
Heavy, persistent monsoon rains over several days sent many rivers, rivulets and streams across Manipur into dangerous, overflowing states. In Imphal West’s Mayang Imphal area a male body was recovered from the Imphal River near Maibam Bridge and taken to RIMS mortuary while police investigate. The rains triggered widespread flooding, breaches and rescue operations across…
The Central Government has appointed Justice M. Sundar, currently a judge of the Madras High Court, as the next Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium recommended his elevation on September 11, 2025, and the Union Ministry of Law & Justice issued the formal appointment on September 13, 2025; Justice Sundar…
A previously unknown freshwater fish species, Garra nambashiensis, has been described from the Taretlok River, a tributary of the Chindwin River near Nambashi Valley in Kamjong district, Manipur. The species description — published in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa — was authored by a team of researchers from the region and adds another member to the…