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Guwahati: Tension has escalated in the peripheral areas of Manipur's Bishnupur district following suspected militants firing. No one was injured. However, the incident has happened when groups of Internally Displaced People have returned home. A police official said that several rounds were fired near the Torbung and Phougakchao Ikhai areas of Bishnupur district, which borders the Churachandpur district, late Tuesday night. The police officer said that additional security forces, led by senio ...Read More >
More than 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023 Fresh tensions flared in the Torbung area along the Bishnupur-Churachandpur district of Manipur on Tuesday night. The development took place after cross-firing broke out between security forces and unidentified armed miscreants at around 8:30 pm, officials told Hindustan Times. They also said that at least one person was injured during the incident. However ...Read More >
Imphal: Tension continued among newly resettled internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Torbung and Phougakchao areas of Manipur's Bishnupur district following cross-firing between security forces and unknown armed miscreants on Tuesday night. Additional security forces, including state commandos, have been deployed at three key locations in the Torbung and Phougakchao areas, police officers said. The officers said some unknown armed miscreants from the Churachandpur side allegedly launched ...Read More >
Guwahati: Tension has escalated in the peripheral areas of Manipur's Bishnupur district following suspected militants firing. No one was injured. However, the incident has happened when groups of Internally Displaced People have returned home. A police official said that several rounds were fired near the Torbung and Phougakchao Ikhai areas of Bishnupur district, which borders the Churachandpur district, late Tuesday night. The police officer said that additional security forces, led by senio ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Union government on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) extended the deadline for the Commission of Inquiry probing the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence until May 20, 2026, according to an official notification. The violence, which erupted on May 3, 2023, claimed 260 lives and displaced thousands of residents. The three-member commission, led by former Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajai Lamba, was constituted on June 4, 2023, following a recommendation from the Manipur government. The pan ...Read More >
Imphal, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The opposition Congress in Manipur on Monday described the ruling BJP MLAs' meeting with central party leaders in New Delhi on Sunday as "attending a crash course", taking a swipe at the state leadership amid the ongoing political situation. The Manipur BJP Legislature Party held a meeting at the party headquarters in Delhi on Sunday and discussed the peace process and other key issues related to the violence-hit state. Manipur state Congress President Keisham M ...Read More >
The Lok Sabha faced multiple adjournments on the first day of the winter session due to persistent opposition sloganeering. Despite attempts to introduce crucial bills, proceedings lasted barely 50 minutes. Finance Minister Sitharaman tabled the Manipur GST Amendment Bill amidst calls for order and decorum within the house. The Lok Sabha's winter session commenced with turbulence as the opposition's endless sloganeering led to multiple adjournments on the first day. Proceedings lasted a mere 50 ...Read More >
Imphal, Nov 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived here on a three-day visit to Manipur on Thursday, his first since ethnic hostility broke out in the state in May 2023. A state RSS functionary said that RSS Chief Bhagwat's visit to Manipur is part of the country wide centenary celebrations of the RSS. He added that a warm reception was accorded to the septuagenarian leader at the Imphal airport after he arrived here after a four-day visit to Assam. ...Read More >
East Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], October 28 (ANI): The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said that West Bengal might face President's rule if the voter list and the elections are not carried out in time here as several leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress continue to oppose the Special Intensive Revision exercise in West Bengal. "If a government isn't formed by 5 May, then President's rule will automatically be imposed in West Bengal. Preparin ...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: Manipur's Director General of Police (DGP), Rajiv Singh, on Sunday, underscored the importance of peaceful dialogue as the only lasting solution to the ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities. Addressing the gathering at the 134th Raising Day of Manipur Police, Singh acknowledged the immense difficulties the police force has encountered since the conflict erupted in May 2023. He reaffirmed the department's ongoing efforts to restore peace and normalcy in the violen ...Read More >
Kolkata: The stage has been set for the 2026 Bengal assembly elections, five months from now. Unlike in earlier elections, what occupies the center stage is not govt policies. Instead, an initiative by the Election Commission of India -- special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, is at the helm, overshadowing all other issues.A careful reading of Article 325 of the Constitution leaves little room for debate that the Election Commission has the power to conduct SIR. Yet, the debate rage ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday indicated that it will consider supporting the National Conference (NC) in the Rajya Sabha polls if they back their MLAs' private member bills in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. Speaking to reporters here, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti revealed that NC chief Farooq Abdullah had called her to request support for his party's candidates. Mufti said she told Abdullah that while the PDP's senior leadership would discuss the matter, she emphas ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 16 (PTI) The Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday indicated that it will consider supporting the National Conference (NC) in the Rajya Sabha polls if they back their MLAs' private member bills in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. Speaking to reporters here, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti revealed that NC chief Farooq Abdullah had called her to request support for his party's candidates. Mehbooba said she told Abdullah that while the PDP's senior leadership would discuss the ma ...Read More >
Patna: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday announced the Bihar Assembly election schedule in two phases -- polling on November 6 and 11, and counting of votes on November 14. Officials indicated that the decision to hold the polls in just two phases, something which has not been done in the past two decades, is due to the effective curbing of the Naxal menace in the state. Let us take a look at the numbers in the Bihar legislative assembly over the years and what the EC's schedule entails i ...Read More >
Guwahati: The political stalemate in Manipur intensified over the weekend as several BJP MLAs, including former Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, traveled to New Delhi to demand the swift restoration of an elected government in the state, which has been under President's Rule since May 2023. On Sunday afternoon, Andro MLA Th. Shyamkumar left Imphal around 12:45 pm and issued a stern warning before his flight. He told reporters at Imphal airport that if the central government fails to reinstate a ...Read More >
Chandigarh [India], September 30 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann claimed that the BJP has imposed undeclared President rule in Punjab on Monday. The Governor meets the Prime Minister. He doesnt get time to meet the Chief Minister... Youve imposed undeclared President rule in Punjab. What will you do if Punjab refuses to provide food? On the one hand, they say Punjab is our food bowl, but when there a loss, they say you cant get money, Mann told reporters. Commenting on central government a ...Read More >
Chandigarh [India], September 30 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann claimed that the BJP has imposed undeclared President's rule in Punjab on Monday. "The Governor meets the Prime Minister. He doesn't get time to meet the Chief Minister... You've imposed undeclared President's rule in Punjab. What will you do if Punjab refuses to provide food? On the one hand, they say Punjab is our food bowl, but when there's a loss, they say you can't get money," Mann told reporters. Commenting on central g ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday lashed out at the Centre, accusing it of imposing an "undeclared president's rule" in the state and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for meeting a "selected" governor over the flood issue but not giving him time to meet. Winding up the discussion during a special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha here, Mann, without naming anyone, said a central minister who visited Punjab on Saturday claimed that the relief package of ...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 >
Guwahati: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday, September 26, 2025, extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in parts of Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months. In Manipur, affected by ethnic violence since May 2023, AFSPA has been extended across the entire state except for 13 police station jurisdictions in five valley districts. The excluded areas include Imphal, Lamphel, City, Singjamei, Patsoi, Wangoi, Porompat, Heingang, Irilbung, Thoubal, B ...Read More >
Imphal, Sep 27 (PTI) Security forces arrested two members of a banned outfit for their alleged involvement in the September 19 ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur, which claimed the lives of two personnel, police said on Saturday. "Two cadres of the People's Liberation Army, who were mainly involved in the 19th September ambush on 33 Assam Rifles at Nambol Sabal Leikai, Bishnupur district, have been arrested," a police statement said. One of the two militants was picked up from Assam's ...Read More >
Following a Congress Working Committee meeting addressing the Manipur turmoil, the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) announced a statewide peace march. MPCC President Keisham Meghachandra demanded the dissolution of the Manipur legislative assembly and fresh elections, criticizing the BJP's failure to restore peace. He dismissed Prime Minister Modi's visit as symbolic, offering no solutions. Imphal: The extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on Wednesday in Patna deliber ...Read More >
Srinagar, September 24: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the biennial election for 4 vacant seats to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The Rajya Sabha elections could not be held in J&K in February 2021 as the Union Territory was under President's Rule and the Assembly had been dissolved. The ECI notification issued today said, "The term of office of 4 members of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) elected from erstwhile State of Jammu a ...Read More >
Imphal, Sep 24 (PTI) The prime accused in the September 19 ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur, which claimed the lives of two personnel, has been arrested, a top police officer said on Wednesday. A large number of arms and ammunition used in the ambush was also recovered based on the inputs provided by the accused, he said. "On receipt of specific information about the presence of armed militants in the Kameng area, a team of district police Imphal West, Bishnupur, 33 AR and other sec ...Read More >
PM Modi's Manipur Visit: On 13 September 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a long-awaited visit to Manipur, a state still reeling from the ethnic violence that broke out over two years ago. His arrival, though delayed, marked a symbolic and strategic step in India's effort to rebuild trust, restore peace, and bring development to a region fractured by conflict. The violence that erupted on May 3rd, 2023, between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities shattered years of relative calm in the no ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manipur a 'belated farce', the Opposition parties, including Congress, CPM, TMC and National Conference (NC) on Saturday alleged that the trip is a grave insult to the people of the state. Accusing the PM of organising a grand welcome ceremony for himself, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that it "is a cruel prick" to the wounds of those still suffering. "Narendra Modi ji, your 3-hour pit stop in Manipur is not compassion -- ...Read More >
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that Modi had organised a grand welcome for himself, describing it as "a cruel prick" to the wounds of those still suffering. The Congress on Saturday dismissed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manipur as a mere "pit stop", calling it an act of "tokenism" and a "grave insult" to the people of the violence-hit state. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that Modi had organised a grand welcome for himself, describing it as "a cruel pr ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Manipur during his first visit after ethnic violence. He emphasized reconciliation and development. Modi highlighted Manipur's importance to India. He condemned the violence and pledged to heal wounds. He praised the state's soldiers and women. Modi affirmed the Northeast's significance in the 21st century. The government is committed to restoring confidence in Manipur. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said a strong bridge of "trust" must be built ...Read More >
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