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Imphal, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The bodies of two men from the Kuki community, who had gone missing in Manipur's Kamjong district on Wednesday, were found on Thursday, officials said. The deceased were identified as Thangboimang Khongsai, 35, a resident of Shangkai village in Ukhrul district, and Thengin Baite, 40, a resident of nearby Thawai Kuki village in Kamjong district. Officials said the Manipur government has handed over the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for a thorough probe. A police official, quoting villagers, said that the two men had gone to repair water supply pipelines in the hill areas on Wednesday but did not return home. Police said the bodies were recovered a short distance from each other by villagers and security personnel, hours after 21 Naga civilians who had been detained by villagers and armed men from Shangkai in Ukhrul district on Wednesday were released on Thursday. Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh announced in the Assembly that the case would be handed over to the NIA and that compensation would be provided to the families of the deceased. In a post on X, Singh said: "In the Manipur Legislative Assembly today, informed the House that the Government will hand over the case related to the death of two individuals at Thawai Kuki village to the NIA for a thorough and impartial investigation". "Ex gratia will also be provided to the bereaved families as per government norms. The government remains committed to ensuring justice, maintaining law and order, and upholding the rule of law in the state", he added. Soon after the recovery of the bodies, police vehicles were targeted by a mob at Mongkot Chepu in Ukhrul district. One vehicle was damaged in the attack, the official said. Angry villagers in Shangkai also blocked the Ukhrul-Imphal highway with stones and boulders to protest the killings. Meanwhile, all 21 Naga civilians who had been detained by villagers and armed men from the Kuki community in Manipur's Ukhrul were released on Thursday after hectic negotiations. A police official in Imphal said the civilians, belonging to the Tangkhul Naga community, were detained by Kuki villagers and armed men at Shangkai on Wednesday afternoon while travelling in three vehicles along the Ukhrul-Imphal route. The official said that after intense talks and negotiations between state government officials and leaders of civil society organisations (CSOs) of both the Naga and Kuki-Zo communities, the hostages were released in the early hours of Thursday. After their release, the civilians were taken to Litan police station and later reunited with their respective families. Tension remained high in the Tangkhul Naga-majority Ukhrul district, particularly in areas bordering the Kuki-majority Kangpokpi district, with security forces conducting search and area domination operations to prevent any untoward incident.
Imphal, Nov 26 (UNI) Laishram Kamal, a 56-year-old Meitei from Gossaipur, Udharbond constituency in Cachar, Assam, has been reported missing from Leimakhong Military headquarters in Manipur's Kangpokpi district. Kamal had reached the Army headquarters on Monday and his phone was found switched off in the afternoon. The Army headquarters is surrounded by Kuki villages and no Meitei except those working for army enter the area. All Meitei students at Kendriya Vidyalaya Leimakhong have not been entering the premises since crisis started on May three, 2023, at Churachandpur district. Fearing a ...Read More >
The 10 MLAs, including seven from the BJP, held the sit-in-protest at Jantar Mantar. (Representational) Reiterating their demand for a Union Territory for tribals in Manipur, 10 MLAs from the Kuki-Zo community held a sit-in protest in New Delhi on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention to stop the violence in the state, which began in May 2023. The 10 tribal MLAs, including seven from the BJP, held the sit-in-protest at Jantar Mantar and the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday stated that the agency had arrested three insurgents involved in a fatal attack on security forces in Moreh, Manipur's Tengnoupal district, on January 17, 2024, resulting in the deaths of two police commandos and injuries to several others. According to the NIA's statement, the agency arrested Thangminlen Mate, a key orchestrator from the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal (KIT) group from Silchar, Assam, on May 19, and two others, Kamginthang Gangte of the Kuki National Army (KNA) and Hentinthang Kipgen, alias Thangneo Kipg ...Read More >
Imphal: The Manipur Police have evacuated at least 51 students of the Kuki tribal community from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in the state's Naga-dominated Ukhrul district as a precautionary measure following clashes and subsequent tensions between the Naga and Kuki communities, officials said on Tuesday. Attacks and counter-attacks, along with heightened tension, have continued between members of the Tangkhul Naga tribe and the Kuki community in Ukhrul since February 7. More than 30 houses were reportedly burnt during clashes at Litan Sareikhong village in the district, which shares bord ...Read More >
Guwahati: A day after fratricidal violence and clashes among the Naga groups, Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday appealed to the Tangkhul Naga community in Ukhrul district to help restore peace and maintain law and order. Tension gripped the district after violence broke out involving Naga groups. The chief minister expressed concern over the situation, calling the incident "unfortunate" and stressing that violence cannot provide any solution. Appealing for restraint, Mr Singh urged all communities to shun violence and cooperate with authorities. He assured that the gove ...Read More >
Shah and Khemchand held a meeting in New Delhi to review the prevailing law and order situation in Manipur. According to a statement issued by the CM's secretariat, Shah, during the meeting, directed the Manipur CM "to accelerate the present peace process and consolidate the growing bonhomie among different communities." Shah also gave in-principle approval for raising an all-women India Reserve Battalion (IRB) in Manipur and asked the CM to send a proposal for it. Manipur has been in unrest s ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged five individuals, including goldy Brar, in relation to the 2024 Gurugram club bombing plot, as revealed in a recently filed chargesheet. This case involves a conspiracy to bomb two clubs, aiming to disrupt communal harmony in Haryana, with the banned terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) implicated. The NIA's investigation highlights the severity of the plot. Those charged include satinderjit Singh (Goldy Brar), Sachin Talian, Ankit, Bhavish, and Randeep Singh. News Directory 3 provides crucial updates on sensitive cases such ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested three insurgents in a case related to a deadly attack on security forces that had killed two police commandos and injured several others in Manipur last year, an official said on Sunday. The three men, along with their associates, had planned, conspired and executed the attack on an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) post and security forces in Moreh of Tengnoupal district on January 17, 2024. Among the accused is Thangminlen Mate, a resident of Tengnoupal district and member of the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal insur ...Read More >
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday stated that it arrested three insurgents involved in a fatal attack on security forces in Moreh in Manipur's Tengnoupal district, on January 17, 2024, resulting in the deaths of two police commandos and injuries to several others. According to the NIA's statement, the agency arrested Thangminlen Mate, a key orchestrator from the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal (KIT) group from Silchar, Assam, on May 19, and two others, Kamginthang Gangte of the Kuki National Army (KNA) and Hentinthang Kipgen, alias Thangneo Kipgen, of the Village Volunteers gr ...Read More >
Ludhiana, Jun 8 (PTI) Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday asserted that his party will win the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll, scheduled to be held on june 19, with a "record margin". "Congress practically has no competition here", he claimed. Warring, who is also the Ludhiana MP, said that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was badly mistaken that the Congress would allow it to abuse power and misuse the official machinery for the elections. "First of all, we will not let any misuse of the official machinery and second, in case any official is found to be misusing ...Read More >
Manipur govt has ordered a suspension of internet and mobile data services -- including broadband, VSATs, and VPNs -- in five valley districts for three days. Fresh violence erupted once again in Manipur after suspected Kuki-Zo militants launched a bomb attack on a civilian house, killing two children in Moirang Tronglaobi village in Bishnupur district. The attack occurred around 1 am on Tuesday when a bomb was hurled at the house while the family was sleeping. A five-year-old boy and his six-m ...Read More >
Imphal, Jun 27 (PTI) Tangkhul Naga civil society organisations in Manipur on Friday issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Kuki community, for handing over those involved in the June 26 attack on a passenger vehicle in Ukhrul district, in which two persons were injured. The Tangkhul Naga, one of the major Naga tribes, is an ethnic group primarily residing in Ukhrul district of Manipur and parts of neighbouring Myanmar. The ultimatum, jointly issued by the Katho Katamnao Long and the Tangkhul Naga Valley Students' Association, came a day after a mob, the members of which were suspected to be Kukis ...Read More >
Imphal/Churachandpur, Sep 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday vowed to transform Manipur into a "symbol of peace and prosperity" as he urged all groups to shun violence, assuring the people that the Centre stood firmly with them in rebuilding lives torn apart by the ethnic conflict. Modi, who landed amidst heavy rain in Manipur's capital Imphal on his maiden visit to the state after ethnic clashes erupted in May 2023 between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities, described the state as the "ratna" adorning the crown of "mother India" and lauded the role of the "valiant sons" of Man ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report on the examination of certain leaked audio tapes which allegedly implicate Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for instigating ethnic violence in the state. A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the CFSL report should be submitted in six weeks in a sealed cover. Also Read | Bengaluru Water Crisis: Residents Brace for Harsh Summer As Groundwater Levels Drop Dangerously Low. The bench then posted the hearing in the week commenci ...Read More >
Imphal, May 19: Manipur Police registered a case at the cyber crime police station here and launched a massive search operation to nab the concerned people who recently gave threat messages to the Meitei community against entering Kuki tribal-dominated areas during the upcoming Shirui Lily Festival. Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla recently chaired the organising committee meeting of the Shirui Lily Festival, 2025 to be held in the state's Ukhrul district from May 20 to 24. The 80 km route from the state capital Imphal to Ukhrul passes through a few Kuki tribal inhabited villages. A senior ...Read More >
Imphal, Jun 30 (PTI) A delegation of Manipur civil society groups, which held talks with central government officials in Delhi, on Monday said the team has called for a "time-bound roadmap to address the crisis" in the northeastern state and "find lasting solutions". A joint statement issued by the Coordinating Committee (COCOMI), All Manipur United Clubs Organisation (AMUCO) and Federation of Civil Society (FOCS) said "the meeting commenced at 11:30 am and continued for over three-and-a-half hours, and included a 19-member delegation". "The delegation engaged in an in-depth dialogue with Mr ...Read More >
Imphal, July 5 (UNI) In a move towards restoring normalcy, the Manipur government has announced plans to close down nearly 350 relief camps housing Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by December 2025. These camps have been sheltering people uprooted by the ethnic violence that broke out in May 2023, displacing over 62,000 individuals. The announcement was made by Chief Secretary Dr. Vineet Joshi as he said the state was now transitioning from emergency relief to long-term rehabilitation, with a structured three-phase plan already underway. According to Dr. Joshi, the number of displaced pe ...Read More >
Imphal, April 4 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday reaffirmed that the Bharatiya Janatya Party (BJP)-led state government's foremost priorities are restoring peace, strengthening communal harmony, and accelerating inclusive and sustainable development while safeguarding the state's indigenous culture. Accompanied by State BJP President Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi, the Chief Minister undertook his maiden visit to the mixed-population Jiribam district, which borders southern Assam. During the visit, Chief Minister Khemchand Singh interacted with local residents and ...Read More >
Imphal: The Manipur government on Tuesday suspended mobile internet services in five districts following a suspected rocket attack that killed two children. This has triggered fresh unrest in the violence-hit state, officials said. According to reports, the incident occurred at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai village in Moirang, where a projectile believed to be a rocket struck a residential house. The blast killed a five-year-old boy and his infant sister, while their mother sustained serious injuries. Authorities said the attack reignited tensions in the valley districts, prompting protests by ang ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Four Manipur organisations representing the Meitei, Naga, and Thadou communities have appealed to the Centre not to renew the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreements with Kuki extremist groups, citing alleged repeated violations of the conditions and a failure to maintain law and order. These organisations are the Indigenous Peoples' Forum Manipur, Meitei Alliance, Foothill Naga Coordination Committee, and Thadou Inpi Manipur (TIM). They submitted a joint memorandum to Home Minister Amit Shah on July 3, justifying their demand for scrapping the peace deals with the Kuki groups. M ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 4 (ANI): Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday came down heavily on the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) over its pitch to reconsider the words 'secular and socialist' from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution while saying that it was 'all talk'. He dared and challenged RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale and top leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the centre to remove the words 'secular and socialist' from the Preamble. 'Days before, I heard that some RSS person said that we should remove Secular and Socialist words from ...Read More >
Imphal, Mar 31: A 48-hour shutdown brought normal life to a halt in Manipur's Ukhrul and Kamjong districts on Tuesday, following the killing of four NSCN (Eastern Flank) cadres in an alleged attack that has triggered widespread outrage. The shutdown, observed across district headquarters and adjoining areas, entered its second consecutive day, severely disrupting daily activity. Markets remained closed, roads were largely deserted with minimal vehicular movement, and educational institutions and commercial establishments stayed shut. However, essential services, including medical emergencie ...Read More >
Imphal, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) To prevent further escalation of violence, the Manipur government on Tuesday suspended internet and mobile data services, including broadband, for three days across five Imphal valley districts. The government move came hours after a deadly bomb attack in Bishnupur district, reportedly carried out by suspected Kuki militants, claimed the lives of two children, officials said. According to a notification issued by Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Home) N. Ashok Kumar, the decision was taken in view of the prevailing law and order situation in the districts of Impha ...Read More >
Imphal, June 7 (UNI) Three militants were nabbed in separate incidents during the last 24 hours in Manipur, police said on Saturday. Manipur Police arrested a militant from Moidangpok Awang Leikai from Khumbong Bazar under Imphal West District, they said. Security forces arrested a militant from the Elangkhanpokpi Mayai Leikai area under Kakching district. Security forces apprehended a militant from Wangoo Samushang in Bishnupur district and elected members from Kumbi area. In an operation, one M16 rifle, one bolt-action rifle, three pull-mechanism rifles, three improvised mortars, and fiv ...Read More >
Guwahati: Former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said that the central leaders of the BJP are assessing the situation and said that efforts are on to form a popular government in the state. Manipur has been under President's rule for the past over four months. "I am hopeful that a new government will be formed in Manipur soon," Singh told the media on the sidelines of a book release programme at the BJP state headquarters in Imphal. He said that the BJP is a national party, and after looking into the ground situation and assessing all other aspects, the new government would ...Read More >
A crucial meeting of Manipur's National Democratic Alliance, chaired by Chief Minister N Biren Singh, saw significant absences, with only 27 out of 45 MLAs attending. The meeting, convened amidst rising ethnic violence, resulted in a seven-point resolution demanding immediate action on issues like the reimposition of AFSPA and mass operations against Kuki militants. Tensions within the ruling coalition were evident, as several lawmakers, including a cabinet minister, skipped the meeting without explanation. The resolution included a threat of political consequences if decisions were not implem ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report on the examination of certain leaked audio tapes which allegedly implicate Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for instigating ethnic violence in the state. A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the CFSL report should be submitted in six weeks in a sealed cover. The bench then posted the hearing in the week commencing on March 24. "Relist in the week commencing on March 24, 2025. It is pointed out that audio clips are sent for ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday stated that the agency had arrested three insurgents involved in a fatal attack on security forces in Moreh, Manipur's Tengnoupal district, on January 17, 2024, resulting in the deaths of two police commandos and injuries to several others. According to the NIA's statement, the agency arrested Thangminlen Mate, a key orchestrator from the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal (KIT) group from Silchar, Assam, on May 19, and two others, Kamginthang Gangte of the Kuki National Army (KNA) and Hentinthang Kipgen, alias Thangneo Kipg ...Read More >
Churachandpur/Imphal, Jun 30 (PTI) At least four people, including a 72-year-old woman, were shot dead in an ambush by gunmen in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Monday, police said. The United Kuki National Army (UKNA), a banned militant outfit, claimed responsibility for the attack that killed three members of another armed Kuki organisation that signed a peace agreement with the government in 2008. The ambush took place near Mongjang village, about five km from Churachandpur town, around 2 pm when three of the victims were travelling in a car, a police officer said. The deceased were ...Read More >
Guwahati: An indefinite bandh for movement of Kuki-Zo people through Naga-inhabited areas in Manipur has been declared by the Foothills Naga Coordination Committee (FNCC) since Friday, primarily to protest the 'unauthorised construction' of the 'Tiger Road'.The 'Tiger Road (also known as German Road)' is a voluntary road project initiated by Kuki-Zo organisations to connect Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts.The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has appealed to the Naga body to immediately lift the bandh and allow the safe passage of Kuki-Zo people through the Naga-inhabited areas of the state. It said ...Read More >