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Imphal, Dec 16 — Panic spread across parts of Bishnupur district on Tuesday night after unknown armed individuals opened fire in the district’s peripheral areas, officials confirmed. According to authorities, multiple gunshots were reported near Phougakchao Ikhai, a locality close to the Bishnupur–Churachandpur border. Security officials said efforts are underway to determine the origin of…
Imphal — A Special Judge of the Fast Track Special Court No. 1, Manipur, on Monday sentenced a 46-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor, marking the second such conviction against him. The convict, Khaidem Bisembor alias Suresh Meitei of Nongdam Maning Leikai, was found guilty under Section 6…
In a notable step toward political reconciliation in Manipur, four BJP MLAs from Kuki-Zo constituencies participated in the party’s legislature meeting in New Delhi on Sunday, sitting alongside their Meitei counterparts for the first time since ethnic violence broke out in May 2023. The development comes amid efforts to revive a popularly elected government in…
New Delhi — Schools across the national capital have shifted to hybrid learning for students of Classes 1 to 9 and Class 11 with immediate effect, following a sharp deterioration in air quality and the implementation of Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). The Directorate of Education (DoE) issued instructions to all…
Over 20 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs from Manipur, including former Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, departed Imphal for New Delhi on Saturday to attend a meeting convened by the party’s central leadership on December 14. The collective movement of the BJP’s legislative members comes at a critical juncture, as Manipur continues to grapple with…
Imphal, Dec — The Kangpokpi District Internally Displaced Persons Welfare Committee (KDIDPWC) has issued an ultimatum to the Manipur government, demanding urgent improvement in welfare measures for Kuki-Zo internally displaced persons (IDPs) residing in relief camps across the state. In a memorandum submitted to the authorities, the committee called on the government to address long-pending…
The reception ceremony for President Droupadi Murmu in Senapati district witnessed a notable absence of Kuki legislators, even as a limited group of Kuki internally displaced persons (IDPs) were brought to meet her by the Kangpokpi Deputy Commissioner. Key Kuki civil society bodies, including Kuki Inpi Sadar Hills and CoTU, had earlier criticised the President’s…
Imphal, December — Manipur has begun extensive preparations ahead of President Droupadi Murmu’s anticipated two-day visit to the state starting December 11, with officials directing major beautification and security measures along key routes in the capital. Workers have started repainting road medians along the 7-km stretch from Imphal Airport to the Nupi Lal Memorial Complex,…
In a rare breakthrough after more than two years of ethnic tension in Manipur, BJP MLA and former Rural Development Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh visited Kuki relief camps in the hill districts on Monday, marking one of the first cross-community gestures since the violence erupted in May 2023. Khemchand, who represents the Singjamei constituency in…
Manipur is set to host the 4th State Level Barak Festival 2025 from December 12 to 14, celebrating the cultural richness and communal harmony of the region. The festival will take place at Zilipou in Senapati District, under the theme “Heritage in Harmony.” Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla chaired a key meeting of the festival’s organising…