North East
March 15, 2025
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Militant arrested from Manipur’s Kakching district

The Manipur Police have arrested a militant f a banned outfit from Kakching district, officials said on Saturday (March 15, 2025). The member of the outlawed People’s Liberation Army was apprehended from Langmeidong Mamang Leikai in Kakching on Friday, they said. In another operation at Dampi ridge in Churachandpur district, security forces recovered arms and […]

North East
March 14, 2025
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Local ticket to Manipur | In Guwahati, Manipuri Rice Hotels are testaments to stories of community and food

It is a busy weekday afternoon at Meitei Chakluk Manipuri Rice Hotel. Bidya Devi is preparing thalis. Bowls of ooti (mashed pea curry), eromba (a fermented fish-based dish), kangshoi (vegetable stew), atoiba (fish stew), singju (a perilla seed-based mix salad), and hawai (Manipuri dal), among other dishes, make up the plate. Fish is a staple in most Manipuri meals, but for her thali, Bidya ensures there are “less fishy” options […]

North East
March 14, 2025
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Four militants arrested in separate operations in Manipur

“Four militants of different Imphal Valley-based proscribed outfits were arrested in separate operations,” police said on Friday (March 14, 2025.) A member of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was arrested from her house in Sagolband Sayang Kurao Makhong in Imphal West district on Thursday (March 13, 2025.) “She was identified as Thokchom Ongbi Anita Devi […]

North East
March 13, 2025
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Kuki-Zo groups end shutdown of Manipur’s national highways

The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) ended the community’s shutdown of the national highways passing through Manipur’s hill districts on Thursday (March 13, 2025), following the burial of a protestor who was killed in violent clashes on March 8. The movement of commercial vehicles resumed on both NH-2 and NH-37 on Thursday evening. However, the apex body […]

North East
March 13, 2025
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MHA advisor confirmed roadmap for peace in Manipur prepared, claims Meitei body

A civil society organisation of Meiteis on Thursday (March 13, 2025) claimed that MHA Advisor for North East A.K. Mishra has told them that the Centre has prepared a roadmap for peace in ethnic strife-hit Manipur. Federation of Civil Society (FOCS) Spokesperson Ngangbam Chamchan Singh told reporters here on Thursday that Mr. Mishra told them […]

North East
March 13, 2025
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Arunachal Pradesh approves family-based ID system

Amid the clamour across the northeast for tighter control to weed out non-citizens, Arunachal Pradesh has approved a family-based identification system ostensibly to streamline public welfare distribution. Introduced by the State’s Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on March 6, the Arunachal Pradesh Arun Parivar Authority Bill was passed by voice vote in the 60-member Assembly […]

North East
March 12, 2025
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Budget session of Tripura Assembly to begin on March 21

The 13th Tripura Legislative Assembly’s Budget session for the 2025-26 financial year will get underway on March 21. The session, which has seven business days, will conclude on April 1. The days and period for the session were finalised at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee at the Assembly Secretariat here on Wednesday (March […]