North East
March 11, 2025
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Western mercenaries who fought in Ukraine war are entering Myanmar via Mizoram to train rebels, claims CM Lalduhoma

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has indicated that Western mercenaries who fought in the Russia-Ukraine war could be using his State as a passage to participate in the civil war in Myanmar. Also Read | Foreigners’ entry restricted in Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland Mizoram and Myanmar share a 510-km-long border. “We have specific intelligence that the Ukraine […]

North East
March 11, 2025
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Foreigners are entering Myanmar via Mizoram to train rebels: CM Lalduhoma

GUWAHATI Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has indicated that Western mercenaries who fought in the Russia-Ukraine war could be using his State as a passage to participate in the civil war in Myanmar. Also Read | Foreigners’ entry restricted in Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland Mizoram and Myanmar share a 510-km-long border. “We have specific intelligence that the […]

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 […]