Three died in Ukhrul violence, curfew clamped, internet banned

Imphal: Two civilians and one Manipur Rifles personnel died and several others were injured as tension escalated between two villages in Ukhrul over a longstanding land dispute on Wednesday. A confrontation took place after villagers of Hunphun reportedly interrupted cleaning on an area, where Punjab National Bank locates, by students of Hungpung in connection with…

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Manipur government launches Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 2.0

Imphal: Health and Family Welfare minister Dr. Sapam Ranjan Singh on Tuesday launched Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 2.0 for Manipur at Hotel Imphal, here. The programme was organised by National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), State Health Society, NHM Manipur and Directorate of Health Services, Manipur. To tackle the increasing number of tobacco-users in North Eastern…

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UKNA Town Commander shot dead

Imphal: Self-styled town commander of a proscribed Kuki outfit United Kuki National Army (UKNA) was found shot to death near the Anglo-Kuki War Centenary gate, close to Leisang village in Churachandpur district, in the early hours of Tuesday. The deceased was Seikhohao, belonged to Kaprang village, Churachandpur district. Police said the incident occurred around 12:15…

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NRC implementation in Assam sparks Manipur Conspiracy: BMFA president

Imphal/Silchar: Identifying the root cause of the Manipur Conflict, the president of the Barak-Manipur Friendship Association, Biswadeep Gupta stated that it is the NRC implementation process in Assam could be the main reason that sparked the conspiracy against the Nation by some people who could lose their Indian citizenship as well as people entering Indian…

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