A recent Manipur High Court order directing the state government to recommend the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list has again brought to the fore long-standing fault lines between the plains-dwelling community and the state’s…
An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Sunday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology. As per the readings from the center, the earthquake occurred northwest of Bishnupur at 7:22 am (local…
The incident took place when unidentified miscreants exploded an improvised bomb at Viewland in Ukhrul district headquarters, 80km north east of Imphal at around 6.30 pm, a police officer said. The blast created a small crater on the road side.…
Railways will soon connect Manipur’s capital Imphal with other capitals of the northeastern states and the country, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said on Sunday while informing that over 93% of the Jiribam-Imphal new railway line project, which is one…
CM addressing the media here on Friday said illegal manufacturing of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) was detected in Thoubal District. One Thokchom Bobo Singh was found involved in the case and he was picked up with two other persons.…
Assam Rifles troopers in Manipur recovered an extensive amount of gold biscuits at the Permanent Vehicle Check Post in Khudengthabi. The Tengnoupal Battalion of Assam Rifles seized 10 suspected gold biscuits from a commuter who was travelling from Moreh to…
The Manipur government has decided to decides to keep Myanmar refugees in detention centres, according to official sources. Around 5,000 immigrants, including women and children, have fled from conflict-hit Myanmar since the military took power in February 2021. Sources added…
Four Congress workers were injured in a clash with the police in Imphal during a candlelight march over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Parliament, officials said. State Congress president K Meghachandra said that party workers, including women, had assembled near Kangla…
To accommodate those who fled the strife-torn Myanmar, the Manipur government is considering setting up a temporary shelter home in the border town of Moreh. The shelter will accommodate 5,000 immigrants. A ministerial team comprising three state ministers - Letpao…
Over thousands of women from three Ima Keithels (all-women-run markets), members of the six student bodies carried out a rally from Khwairamband Keithel towards the chief minister’s secretariat demanding implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Manipur. Various…