Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla said on Saturday that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is seeing a “further increase” in its role in maintaining law and order in Manipur, which has been wracked by ethnic conflict for over a year. “We are … Read more
A ‘village volunteer’ stands guard at a bunker set up in conflict-hit Manipur. | Photo Credit: PTI The United States has asked its nationals not to travel to Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, the India-Pakistan border, and parts of central and eastern parts of the country where Naxalites are active. In a revised travel advisory for … Read more
Nine special polling stations have been set up for internally displaced people in the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat that will head to the polls on Friday. Polling in 13 assembly segments of Outer Manipur seat, a seat reserved for the scheduled tribes, will be held in eight districts – Ukhrul, Kamjong, Tamenglong, Noney, Senapati, … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP President J.P. Nadda during the BJP’s manifesto launch in New Delhi on April 14, 2024 | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy BJP manifesto drops NRC, says CAA to give citizenship to all ‘eligible persons’ The BJP has dropped compilation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) from its manifesto that … Read more
Images used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: V. Sandhya Over 100 Kuki-Zomi personnel of the Manipur Police’s Manipur Rifles and Indian Reserve Battalion have approached the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum to intervene in a transfer order that posts them in Meitei-dominated areas of the State. The officers said they had availed all institutional … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed two separate chargesheets against five accused individuals in two inter-related cases of Manipur violence. The chargesheets were filed in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup (M), Guwahati, Assam. The CBI registered a case on August 23, 2023, following a request from the Manipur government. The probe … Read more
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. File The Manipur Cabinet on December 15 approved the establishment of the Manipur State Beverages Corporation Limited (MSBCL), signalling a significant shift in the State’s alcohol policy. The creation of the corporation paves the way for legalising the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol in specific regions of Manipur, marking … Read more
Tension gripped some parts of Manipur as two teenage boys went missing from Imphal West district on Sunday. The two were identified as Avinash Maibam, 16, and Anthony Ningthoujam, 19, both residents of the Lamsang area. Family members said the two boys left their houses on a two-wheeler at 9 a.m. on Sunday allegedly to … Read more
The Manipur government has extended the mobile internet ban in the state till November 8. Representative image | Photo Credit: d1sk The Manipur government has extended the mobile internet ban in the state till November 8, officials said. Barring a few days in September, mobile internet has remained banned in Manipur since May 3 when … Read more
Twelve students from strife-torn Manipur are set to continue their education in the State. The Labour and Skills department is making arrangements for the students to study in Kerala on the directions of Minister for Labour V. Sivankutty. An order in this regard has also been published. The students are being given admission to St. … Read more