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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…
Palghar Sex Racket Horror: Bangladeshi Teen’s Ordeal and Rescue Quick News Summary In a deeply disturbing case from Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police rescued a 14-year-old Bangladeshi girl from a sex trafficking racket. The minor revealed that she was sexually abused by over 200 men in just three months after being lured from Bangladesh and pushed…
Short summary Manipur authorities stepped up security measures ahead of Patriots’ Day (13 August 2025) — setting up multiple checkpoints, increasing patrols in valley and hill districts, and carrying out intelligence-led operations that led to the arrest of three active insurgents across Thoubal, Imphal East and Imphal West areas. Officials say the arrests were made…
Short summary Nearly 300 INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament towards the Election Commission’s Nirvachan Sadan on 11 August 2025 to protest the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Bihar and alleged “vote chori” (voter fraud). Delhi Police stopped the march near Transport Bhawan; tensions escalated, several MPs were detained — including Rahul…
Short summary Since President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur on 13 February 2025, security agencies say they have arrested over 650 cadres from various proscribed outfits and recovered about 3,134 weapons of different kinds across the state — a figure released in recent reporting that points to an intensive arms-recovery and counter-insurgency campaign under the…
Short summary A 13-year-old Class 8 girl was found with severe burn injuries in a football field in Phiringmal (also reported as Firingimal) village in Bargarh district, Odisha, after allegedly setting herself on fire; she was rushed to VIMSAR, Burla, but later succumbed to her injuries. Police said she used petrol to immolate herself and…