Imphal: Ten Kuk-Zo legislators has alleged chief minister N. Biren Singh as a liar and ‘misleading the Supreme Court of India’. A statement signed by 10 Kuki-Zo legislators stated, “…the ten MLAs have learned that during the Supreme Court hearing held on November 8, 2024, the Solicitor General of India submitted that ‘the Chief Minister…
Imphal: A 4th Mahar Regiment jawan was injured in an attack by armed Kuki militants targeting farmers at the Sanasabi paddy field, a Meitei inhabited area. This was the third day of gunfights in Manipur. The violence in Manipur escalated recently after a 31-year-old woman was killed in an attack allegedly by Kuki armed miscreants…
Imphal: Armed miscreants shot the managing director of Diabetes Hospital and Research Centre, Soibam Leikai Ayangpalli Road, Imphal East, in front of the hospital on Saturday evening. The managing director, Dr. Moirangthem Dhanabir, 43, sustained a bullet injury on his left arm. The unknown miscreants fired multiple rounds at an ambulance parked in front of…
Imphal: A 34-year-old woman was killed in a Kuki militant attack at Lailampat Loukol, Saiton Santipur Ward Number 6, under Kumbi Police Station in Bishnupur district, on Saturday. The incident occurred just a day after violence erupted in Manipur’s Jiribam district, where a 31-year-old woman lost her life. As per the police, the attack took…
Imphal: An unidentified charred body, suspected to be that of a man, was found in a burnt heap of hay on Saturday morning at Erpoipat Loukol near Thambalnu Market, Yairipok, Imphal East district of Manipur. The incident was witnessed under the jurisdiction of Andro police station. Police said the body was severely burnt inside the…
Imphal: The present ethnic crisis in Manipur could be closely linked to drug use, as the rapid increase in drug demand has led to the rise of drug mafias and certain ethnic groups engaging in large-scale poppy cultivation and illicit drug trafficking. This was said secretary of ‘The Overcomers’, Sagolshem Herojit during a one-day awareness…
Imphal: 16th finance commission team led by its chairman Arvind Panagariya held discussion with chief minister N. Biren on utilisation of central funds for Manipur, here on Friday. The discussions focused on the efficient use of funds received under centrally sponsored schemes, proposals for grants-in-aid towards development across key sectors, and the implementation of targeted…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh has strongly responded to the recent remarks made by the Mizoram chief minister during his visit to the United States. He was responding to reporters on the sidelines of the Silver Jubilee celebration of Herbert School in Imphal on Thursday. Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma on September 4, in…
Imphal: Two individuals, including a female hostel resident, were injured in separate firing incidents on Wednesday night in Bishnupur and Imphal West districts. The first incident occurred at approximately 12:10 am along the Ningthoukhong to ITI road, within the jurisdiction of Bishnupur police station. The injured person has been identified as Khwairakpam Amarjit, 25, a…
Imphal: An unknown assailant assaulted the headmaster of Irilbung Government High School, Imphal East, with an iron rod on Thursday. Students, teachers, and non-teaching staff of the school staged a protest rally on the school campus, decrying the violence. According to police, the incident occurred around 9:50 am when an unidentified individual entered the headmaster’s…
