Imphal: A joint meeting of several key Kuki-Zo civil and community organisations held in Churachandpur on Thursday resolved that no Kuki-Zo members of Manipur Legislative Assembly shall participate in the formation of people’s government. The resolution was passed during a joint session at the Kuki Inpi Manipur secretariat at Bijang, Churachandpur. The meeting was attended…
Imphal: Manipur on Saturday recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases, taking the cumulative positive cases to 296. The new cases were confirmed out of 39 samples. The positivity rate was 41 percent. Of the new positive cases, seven belonged to Bishnupur district, six to Imphal West and three to Imphal East. With the recovery of 13…
Imphal: Teachers and students belonging to 16 student and teacher organisations staged a mass rally across five valley districts of Manipur on Saturday, marking the 18th observance of Free Educational Zone Demand Day, an annual event since 2008. It aimed at declaring educational institutions as non-interference zones. The protest under the banner of the ‘Coordinating Committee…
Imphal: The investigation into an inter-state arms smuggling racket in Manipur has been paused, as the four accused have been hospitalised, preventing the police from conducting full interrogations or producing them before the court. On June 24, Manipur Police arrested the four accused Sinam Somendro Meitei alias Pankhei alias Richard, 43, and UNLF (Pambei) cadre,…
Imphal: BJP MLA Yumnam Khemchand has reiterated the Central Government’s firm commitment to restoring peace and normalcy in Manipur as the unrest in Manipur crosses the two-year mark since the Meitei-Kuki conflict erupted on May 3, 2023. Khemchand, in a press statement issued on Saturday, said the Centre has been actively pursuing multiple strategies to…
Imphal: Manipur government has announced that all relief camps housing Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) will be closed by December 2025, as part of a wider push to restore normalcy. The announcements came amid efforts to address the ethnic crisis that erupted on May 3, 2025, which left over 250 dead and displaced tens of thousands….
Imphal: Manipur government has reiterated the need to uphold the confidentiality of official documents and notings or files, following instances where government servants and others including former officials and non-official persons were found quoting or retaining classified materials marked ‘Secret’ or ‘Confidential’ in their representations and appeals. An official memorandum issued by the secretariat, General…
Imphal: Imphal West district administration has ordered to remove all to remove all structures, items and debris encroaching along the national highways, state highways, inter-district roads, inter-village roads and other roads including footpaths located in the Imphal West district by July 11. District Administration, Imphal West has observed various incidents of unauthorized occupancy by construction…
Imphal: BJP MLA Thongam Biswajit Singh has assured to support for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Manipur until they are fully resettled. The assurance was made during his interaction with reporters at Shree Shree Govindajee Temple on Friday. Biswajit, who is also the former inister of Works and Power, joined displaced families at the temple…
Imphal: Manipur chief secretary Prashant Kumar Singh, on Friday, said that no official confirmation had been received. Singh was responding, to reporters at Hotel Imphal, on the speculation over a possible visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Manipur. For over two years Manipur has been experiencing social unrest since May 3, 2023. Sections of…
