Imphal: Commemorating nine cadres of the banned underground group Revolutionary People’s Front–People’s Liberation Army (RPF–PLA) who were killed in a gunfight with Indian security forces on April 13, 1982, at Kodompokpi, Imphal West, family, relatives and people paid tribute at the memorial site Athoubasingi Khubham, Cheiraoching, here on Sunday. The annual remembrance programme was participated by…
Imphal: Women in thousands belonging to Kuki-Zo community staged coordinated sit-in protests across Churachandpur district on Sunday preventing Meitei community entering the Thangjing hill range for their annual Cheiraoba (New Year) pilgrimage. The protests, which unfolded at the foothills of Thangjing and key buffer zone areas such as New Zalenphai, Gothol, and Khousabung, were spearheaded…
Imphal: Imposition of President’s Rule (PR) in Manipur is violation of the democratic rights of people, said Shiv Sena Manipur Pradesh president Moirangthem Tombi on Saturday as he criticized the central government’s failure to form a popular government in the state despite India’s federal structure. “The failure to establish an elected government in Manipur a state…
Imphal: Minister of state (MoS) for Defence, Sanjay Seth inspected the Indo-Myanmar Border pillar (IMB-102) on Friday, the second day of his visit to Manipur’s Kamjong district. The minister was accompanied by deputy commissioner (DC) of Kamjong, Rangnamai Rang Peter; superintendent of police, Kamjong, Ningshem Vashum; Brig. SM Sandeep Singh of Somsai Sector; and the…
Imphal: District Administration of Manipur’s Noney will soon issue notification to all the government offices and private institutions under Noney district to declare as plastic free zone, which is a part of the state wide programme to banned the single used plastics under the Manipur Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016. Noney deputy commissioner Dr. Sharart…
Imphal: Demanding repeal of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which Muslim people term as “Unconstitutional Act,” thousands of Meitei Pangals (Muslims) took out protests at different parts of Imphal East of Manipur on Friday, and warned that they may resort to “Jihad” if their demand is not met. Since the Act was enacted, Muslim communities…
Imphal: Six Kuki bodies, KIC, KCA, KKL, KSO, KWU and KWOHR have warned Meitei community not cross buffer zone for Ching Kaba (a hill climbing ritual festival of Meitei) at Thangjing Ching (a hill) in the month of April. “Whoever attempts to cross the buffer zone shall be considered a direct challenge to the Kuki-…
Imphal: Governor of Manipur, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, has extended his ‘warmest’ greetings to the people of Manipur, especially to ‘our Jain brothers and sisters’, on the sacred occasion of Mahavir Jayanti. Lord Mahavira, the epitome of peace and non-violence, illuminated the world with His teachings of love, compassion, and selflessness. His timeless message of harmony…
Imphal: Calling on Muslim representatives to file a petition in the Supreme Court to protect the “Religious rights of Muslims”, thousands of Muslims took to the streets across Manipur in protest against the recently passed Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, on Tuesday. Following the law’s enactment on April 5, demonstrations have been witnessed across the country,…
Imphal: NPP MLA in Manipur, Sheikh Noorul Hassan of Kshetrigao Assembly Constituency, Imphal East has claimed he was attempted to assassin by a suspected drug mafia group in Imphal East on Saturday night. “It was a life attempt. A drug mafia gang of around a hundred attacked me in a well-planned manner. They fired gunshots,”…
