‘Wait and watch’: Biren Singh on BJP’s summons to Manipur MLAs
Former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said the BJP leadership’s decision to summon the party’s MLAs to New Delhi could pave the way for a “positive outcome” amid continuing…
Manipur petroleum dealers announce day-long shutdown on December 13 following bomb threat
The Manipur petroleum dealers fraternity has announced a complete shutdown of petrol pumps across the Valley and peripheral areas on December 13, in response to a recent bomb threat that…
Manipur: Kuki body questions motive behind MLA Khemchand’s camp and village visit
A key tribal organisation in Manipur has challenged the purpose of MLA Khemchand’s recent tour of a relief camp and a hill village, arguing that the visit failed to address…
Manipur: MLA Khemchand’s Ukhrul relief camp visit draws objection
A visit by MLA Y. Khemchand to the Litan Sareikhong Relief Camp in Ukhrul on December 8 has drawn objections from the camp authorities and local bodies, who say the…
CorCom calls total Manipur shutdown on Dec 11–12 to boycott President Murmu’s visit
The Coordination Committee (CorCom), a conglomerate of armed rebel groups active in Manipur, has announced a statewide shutdown on December 11 and 12 to boycott President Droupadi Murmu’s proposed visit…
Manipur’s displaced people submit memorandum to Governor and chief secretary demanding resettlement, launch protest
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from several relief camps across Manipur launched a month-long protest on Monday, December 1 at Lamboikhongnangkhong in Imphal West, reiterating their demand for assured resettlement by…
Internally displaced families in Manipur intensify protest, demand immediate resettlement
Protests by internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Manipur intensified on November 30, as hundreds of displaced families living in relief camps marched to Kangla and continued their demonstration up to…
Manipur’s violence-hit people hold demonstration near Raj Bhavan seeking to return home
Hundreds of people displaced by ethnic violence in Manipur staged a protest near the Raj Bhavan in Imphal on Sunday, calling for the right to return to their homes. The…
Manipur police arrest village chief in opium case, destroy large poppy fields
A joint team detained 43-year-old Lunkhohao Kipgen, Chief of Gunphaibung village under Saikul police station, during a raid at Bongmoul village on November 23. Manipur police arrested a village chief…
Was removed from party for raising ‘core’ issues during meeting: NPP Manipur ex-interim chief
A day after Dr. Lorho S. Pfoze was appointed as the new president of the Manipur unit of the National People’s Party (NPP), former interim chief Yumnam Joykumar on Sunday,…