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Veihriilou Lanah, a young man from Manipur, was crowned Mr Deaf India 2025 at the 12th Miss & Mr Deaf India contest held recently — a national stage that spotlighted Deaf talent from across India and brought pride to his home state. The event was hosted at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab, and media…
Security forces in Manipur arrested two alleged cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (Apunba) from Lilong Chajing Mamang Leikai (under Singjamei Police Station) in Imphal West. The arrested persons — identified as Angom Silky Devi (22) and Oinam Niranjit Singh @ Alex (21) — were detained for alleged involvement in extortion and youth recruitment….
A joint team from the Anti-Drug Cell, Manipur, and Imphal East district police intercepted a vehicle at Khabam Lamkhai (Heingang Police Station area) and arrested two alleged smugglers — identified as Pathan Azaman Khan and Arjun Chingakham — recovering 47 packets (about 50 kg) of cannabis/ganja packed in four suitcases and one mobile phone. The…
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has asked Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to review eviction drives taking place in valley districts after a memorandum from residents of Lei Ingkhol village raised serious concerns about biased actions, fraudulent surveys and lack of rehabilitation. The memorandum — submitted on August 30 and followed by protests…
On September 7, 2025, Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla convened a high-level meeting at Raj Bhavan in Imphal with top state officials and senior BJP leaders — including former Chief Minister N. Biren Singh — to discuss security and logistical preparations amid speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi might visit Imphal after inaugurating a railway…
The Cyber Crime Unit of Thoubal district (Manipur) carried out an intelligence-led raid and arrested two people alleged to be running a mule-bank-account racket used for online fraud — Kongkham Apu Singh (32) from Thoubal Athokpam Awang Leikai and Yengkhom (O) Rasheshwori Leima (39) from Wangmataba Sorok Makha. Police say the pair opened and supplied…
In intensified operations on September 6, 2025, Manipur security forces and police arrested a KCP (PWG) insurgent—Hodam Bikram Singh alias Amuba—near Thoubal, seizing a scooter, phone and SIM; a PREPAK cadre—Sarungbam Boday Singh—for extortion in Imphal West, with a mobile phone confiscated; and two individuals involved in mule bank-account fraud—Kongkham Apu Singh and Yengkhom Rasheshwori…
A massive stage is being erected at Kangla Fort in Imphal and extensive cleaning, painting and beautification work is underway as local authorities gear up for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s likely visit to Manipur (reported for around September 13, 2025). Officials say preparations include accommodating over 15,000 people in front of the stage, increased security…
Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s likely visit to Manipur should be regarded not as the end of the story but the start of a long journey toward peace, justice and reconciliation, and that the visit — long overdue — should be accompanied by apology and meaningful action. Gogoi stressed that normalcy…
The Village Volunteers Coordinating Committee (VVCC), a Kuki-Zo community outfit, has publicly rejected the Ministry of Home Affairs’ announcement that the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) agreed to reopen National Highway-02 (NH-02) in return for an extension of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) pact. The VVCC says the decision was taken unilaterally without consulting the broader Kuki-Zo…