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A 31-year-old man died during treatment on Wednesday, a day after he was injured when security forces allegedly opened fire at people protesting the killing of two Meitei siblings on Tuesday, taking the death toll to three. Wanghengbam Bobby, from Bishnupur district, was undergoing treatment at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal. He sustained a bullet injury to his torso, an officer said. A suspected rocket strike killed a five-year-old boy and his six-month-old sister i ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 8 (PTI) Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Wednesday chaired a Unified Command meeting to review the prevailing law and order situation in the state, a day after fresh violence left four persons dead in Bishnupur district, officials said. In a post on X, Singh said, "Chaired a Combined Headquarters Security (Unified Command) Meeting today at the Secretariat, attended by Hon'ble Home Minister Shri K. Govindas, the Chief Secretary, Security Adviser, DGP, and senior officials ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 8 (PTI) The Manipur government on Wednesday conditionally lifted the suspension of broadband services in five valley districts, while mobile data services remain suspended, according to an official statement. The statement issued by the Home Department said the decision followed a review of the prevailing situation and the hardships caused to citizens, noting that the internet ban had disrupted the functioning of important offices, the high court, and work-from-home activities. Int ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 8: The situation remained tense but calm across five valley districts in Manipur on Wednesday, with curfew, internet suspension and heavy police deployment in place. No fresh violence was reported this morning, but clashes between security forces and protesters broke out late on Tuesday in some places in Imphal East and West districts, prompting the police personnel to fire tear gas shells to disperse the demonstrators, a senior police officer said. They also burnt tyres on the str ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 8 (PTI) The situation remained tense but calm across five valley districts in Manipur on Wednesday, with curfew, internet suspension and heavy police deployment in place, after violence broke out over a bomb attack that left two children dead in Bishnupur a day ago, a senior officer said. No fresh violence was reported this morning, but clashes between security forces and protesters broke out late on Tuesday in some places in Imphal East and West districts, prompting the police pers ...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- ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 7 (PTI) Violence broke out in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Tuesday as two children were killed in a bomb attack on their home, while two others were shot dead when a mob stormed into a CRPF camp during a protest against the blast, police said. A group of people also torched two oil tankers and a truck, vandalised a police outpost and stopped the movement of vehicles on key roads to protest the bomb attack. Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh chaired an all-party meeting to review t ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 7 (PTI) At least two persons were killed and 20 others injured in firing by security forces after hundreds of people stormed a CRPF camp in Manipur's Bishnupur district and burnt vehicles during a protest on Tuesday, the police said. A large number of youths and women were holding a protest against the killing of two children in a bomb attack by suspected militants in Moirang Tronglaobi area earlier in the day, Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam said. The home minister said that the ...Read More >
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the law and order situation in the state, after two children were killed in a bomb attack in Bishnupur district. Singh said his government is committed to restoring peace and stability at the earliest. "Chaired a high-level meeting with Hon'ble MLAs today at the secretariat to review the prevailing situation and deliberate on necessary measures to de-escalate tensions," he said in a post on X."Wh ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 7 (PTI) Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the law and order situation in the state, after two children were killed in a bomb attack in Bishnupur district. Singh said his government is committed to restoring peace and stability at the earliest. "Chaired a high-level meeting with Hon'ble MLAs today at the secretariat to review the prevailing situation and deliberate on necessary measures to de-escalate tensions," he said in a p ...Read More >
Imphal: Two children were killed and their mother was injured in a bomb attack in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Tuesday, triggering protests by locals, police said. The incident occurred at around 1 am when a bomb was hurled by suspected militants at a house in Moirang Tronglaobi area, killing a 5-year-old boy and a six-month-old girl, a senior officer said. Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh described the attack as a "barbaric act" and assured the people that those responsible for the crime wo ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 7 (PTI) Two children were killed and their mother was injured in a bomb attack in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Tuesday, triggering protests by locals, police said. The incident occurred at around 1 am when a bomb was hurled by suspected militants at a house in Moirang Tronglaobi area, killing a 5-year-old boy and a six-month-old girl, a senior officer said. Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh described the attack as a "barbaric act" and assured the people that those responsible for ...Read More >
Imphal: Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has played a crucial role in safeguarding Manipur's boundaries and interests. Addressing the 47th foundation day of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Rongmei village in Naga dominated Noney district, the Chief Minister said that it was PM Modi who declared in Parliament that Manipur's territorial integrity would always be preserved. He further credited PM Modi for transforming the Centre's 'L ...Read More >
Imphal, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has played a crucial role in safeguarding Manipur's boundaries and interests. Addressing the 47th foundation day of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Rongmei village in Naga‑dominated Noney district, the Chief Minister said that it was PM Modi who declared in Parliament that Manipur's territorial integrity would always be preserved. He further credited PM Modi for tra ...Read More >
Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh, along with eight MLAs from the Meitei community, travelled to Jiribam district by road on Saturday, in an attempt to reinforce peace and trust-building initiatives. Y Khemchand Singh and his entourage will be camping in the district for three days. Accompanying the chief minister were state BJP state president A Sharda, MLAs T Robindro, H Dingo, Sapam Ranjan, S Premchandra, Noorul Hassan, Sapam Keba, Kongkham Robindro, and L Rameshwore. During the visi ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 5 (PTI) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Sunday asserted that his government's objective is to strengthen the bond among communities and restore peace in the northeastern state. Singh was speaking to reporters at the site of the proposed Inter State Truck Terminus in Jiribam district. The CM is on a three-day visit to Jiribam from April 4. "My government's objective is to strengthen the bond among different communities and restore peace in the state. We also want t ...Read More >
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Saturday that Jiribam has created history by becoming the first district in Manipur where all communities have come together to restore peace after three years of unrest. Addressing the gathering during a "Community Interaction Programme" held at New Alipur Rongmei Naga village in Bidyanagar, Jiribam, the Chief Minister said that as his government completes two months in power, he decided to visit Jiribam for the second time because ...Read More >
Imphal, April 4 (UNI) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand will visit Assam on Sunday to campaign for BJP candidates. Manipur BJP Chief A. Sarda Devi, along with party MLAs, will also participate in the campaign. The Chief Minister is likely to address public meetings at Silchar and in several areas of Hailakandi district, Assam. He will travel by road from Jiribam, where he is scheduled to attend various state government functions. Khemchand left Imphal for Jiribam on Saturday. During his ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 25 : Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday met Union Home Minister Amit ... New Delhi [India], June 25 : Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi and expressed the state government's commitment to maintaining peace and restoring normalcy in Manipur. While speaking to ANI, N Biren Singh said," We briefed Home Minister on the situation in Manipur. He guided us to take all sections of society together and engage civ ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 25 : Former Manipur Chief Minister and Congress leader Okram Ibobi on Sunday said that ... New Delhi [India], June 25 : Former Manipur Chief Minister and Congress leader Okram Ibobi on Sunday said that violence in Manipur has continued for over 50 days but PM Narendra Modi has not mentioned a single word about it, so it seems the Prime Minister is angry with the state. While addressing the national convention on Peace in Manipur in Delhi, Okram Ibobi said, "It has been ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): The India U23 men's football team pumped five past Bhutan in the U23 Tri-Nation Championship 2026 at the Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh.Suhail Ahmad Bhat (51', 81') scored a brace, while Ricky Meetei Haobam (44'), Tomba Singh Haobam (79'), and Muhammed Ajsal (85') netted one each.This victory takes India to the top of the table in the U23 Tri-Nation Championship. The Blue Colts are level on points (three) with Tajikistan, who had defeated Bh ...Read More >
Ukhrul: NSCN (IM) general secretary and chief negotiator of the Indo-Naga peace process, Thuingaleng Muivah, Wednesday vowed to defend the "sovereign national decision of Nagalim to the last," underscoring the group's unwavering stance as a political solution remains elusive, despite 28 years of dialogue with the government of India.The Indo-Naga peace talks have reached a critical impasse, with the NSCN (IM) steadfastly holding its ground, a separate Naga national flag and constitution. Speakin ...Read More >
Imphal, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thousands of Naga people, including women and children, on Wednesday accorded a rousing welcome to NSCN-IM General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah in Manipur's Ukhrul district headquarters. Nonagenarian Naga leader Muivah, also the Ato Kilonser (Prime Minister) of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM), arrived in the Naga-inhabited Ukhrul district to visit his birthplace, Somdal village, for the first time in 50 years. Thous ...Read More >
The DGP said, "These are very challenging times, but we have been trying to tackle them with the best possible strength, and with the cooperation of everyone" Manipur Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Singh said peaceful dialogue is the only solution to resolve the ethnic conflict in the State. More than 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023. Speaking on the sidelines of the 134th Raising Day in Imp ...Read More >
Guwahati: With outrage over demolition of Manipur Rajbari in Shillong, Manipur government on Monday stated that the demolition was done to take up the comprehensive development of a heritage site. The government stated that a comprehensive project for the "Infrastructure Development of Heritage Complex, Rajbari, Shillong" is being taken up. Students' bodies and many Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) condemned the demolition of Shillong's iconic Redlands Buildings, also called Manipuri Rajbari. ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has protested the demolition of the Manipur Rajbari (Redlands Building) at Laitumkhrah, Shillong. It called it "an act of historical insensitivity" that has deeply wounded the collective sentiment of the Manipuri people. The Rajbari, the ex-residence of Maharaja Bodhachandra Singh and the site where the 1949 Merger Agreement of Manipur with India was signed, was dismantled under the "Infrastructure Development of Heritage Compl ...Read More >
Imphal, Oct 1 (PTI) Eleven police personnel were killed in Manipur by "riotous mobs" in 2023, according to a report published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). A total of 24 civilians were killed by extremists during that year in the northeastern state, which witnessed ethnic conflict between Imphal Valley-based Meiteis and adjoining hills-based tribal Kukis from May 2023. "Fifteen police personnel were reported killed on duty, including 11 by riotous mobs in 2023," the report said. ...Read More >
Imphal: Security forces arrested three Maoist rebels and one member of the Red Army after busting an insurgent hideout during anti-militant operations conducted in Manipur's Imphal Valley on Sunday. According to police reports, they captured Ngairangbam Apollo Meetei, also known as Ibungo (37), a cadre of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party-Maoist (KCP-Maoist), from his residence under Lamlai Police Station in Imphal East district. They also arrested Angom Achou Singh (34), a KCP (City Meite ...Read More >
Imphal, Sep 29 (PTI) Security forces have arrested four militants belonging to different proscribed outfits from Manipur's Imphal West and East districts, police said on Monday. All the arrests were made on Sunday. One active cadre of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (City Meitei) was arrested from a residential locality at Phayeng Ching Khunou in Imphal West district, a police statement said. A double-barrel rifle was seized from the possession of the insurgent, identified as 34-year-ol ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was on Friday extended for six months in the entire Manipur, except the jurisdiction of 13 police stations, in parts of Nagaland of Arunachal Pradesh. The AFSPA extended to nine districts in Nagaland and 21 police station areas in five other districts of the state for six months, according to a notification issued by the Union home ministry. The government in a notification stated, "Whereas the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferr ...Read More >
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