North East
March 11, 2025
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Minor girls recruited by extremists rescued in Manipur

GUWAHATI The Manipur Police rescued two minor girls recruited by an extremist outfit, an official statement said on Tuesday (March 11, 2025). One of the girls was rescued from the Kakching district and the other from the Thoubal district, both in the Meitei-dominated Imphal Valley, during search operations on March 10. The police also arrested […]

North East
March 10, 2025
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Talks yield no result, highways remain blocked in Manipur

As the two National Highways in Manipur remained blocked for the third consecutive day on Monday (March 10, 2025), officials said the “free movement” of all vehicles from the valley to hills and vice versa would resume once the situation normalised. Government officials said Kuki-Zo civil society groups had consented and assured smooth plying of […]

North East
March 10, 2025
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​Miles to go: on change in Manipur, the road to normalcy

After months of trying to wade through an ethnic crisis by maintaining the status quo, the Union government finally got its act together and removed the N. Biren Singh-led government in Manipur from power and imposed President’s Rule, hoping that the change would be the harbinger of good tidings. The fact that the ruling Bharatiya […]

North East
March 10, 2025
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Highways continue to be blocked in Manipur; talks on

As the two National Highways in Manipur remained blocked for the third consecutive day on Monday (March 10, 2025), officials said the “free movement” of all vehicles from the valley to hills and vice versa would resume once the situation normalised. Government officials said Kuki-Zo civil society groups had consented and assured smooth plying of […]

North East
March 10, 2025
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Nirmala Sitharaman presents Manipur Budget in Lok Sabha

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday (March 10, 2025) tabled the Manipur Budget for 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha, earmarking an expenditure of ₹35,103.90 crore, up from ₹32,656.81 crore in the current financial year. Manipur is currently under the President’s Rule and the Parliament will have to approve its Budget. The Opposition would look forward […]

North East
March 09, 2025
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Manipur Budget to be tabled in Parliament, NH-2 blocked by protestors

Women protesters blocked the National Highway-2 in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Sunday (March 9, 2025), a day after the area witnessed violent clashes between security forces and the Kuki-Zo people that left one person dead. A shutdown observed in the hill district of Churachandpur too affected the movement of vehicles. An indefinite shutdown was called […]

North East
March 09, 2025
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BJP’s main goal is serve people, not gain power: J.P. Nadda in Tripura

The main goal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is “to serve the people, not just gain power”, and this commitment was reflected in “hard work for the welfare of citizens”, which had resulted in the party “returning to power repeatedly with support from the people”, BJP national president and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda […]