A day after an irate mob set the house of BJP Minority Morcha’s Manipur president, Md Asker Ali, on fire allegedly for supporting the Waqf Amendment Act, the Thoubal district administration imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of BNSS in entire Lilong Assembly constituency on Monday (April 7, 2025). The order, promulgated by the district […]
Security forces arrested four militants, including a “juvenile”, belonging to two proscribed outfits in Manipur’s Bishnupur and Kakching districts, police said on Sunday (April 6, 2025). A member of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG) was arrested from Moirang Okshongbung in Bishnupur on Saturday, while a “juvenile”, who is an active member of the KCP […]
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an influential umbrella organisation of social bodies in Manipur’s Imphal Valley, rejected the Kuki-Meitei peace talks facilitated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in New Delhi on Saturday (April 5, 2025). The organisation said it declined to participate in the “so-called” peace initiative as it was “stage-managed” […]
The Centre, on Saturday (April 5, 2025), held a meeting with representatives of Manipur’s warring Meitei and Kuki communities, in an effort to bring a lasting peace in the restive state. Sources said the meeting was held as part of the Central Government’s initiatives to find an amicable solution to the ongoing conflict between the […]
The traditionally matrilineal State of Meghalaya is attracting more girls to the Indian Institute of Management-Shillong (IIM-S). IIMs elsewhere in India, such as Kozhikode, Rohtak, and Sambalpur, have recorded 59-76% female enrolment in their flagship MBA or Master of Business Administration programmes. A perception that Meghalaya was unsafe for women, apart from being too far […]
First time since ethnic violence erupted in Manipur in May 2023, civil society groups from the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities are all set to hold a dialogue on Saturday (April 5, 2025) at a meeting organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Delhi. Representatives of the Kuki-Zo Council, Zomi Council, Federation of Civil […]
The Union Cabinet on Friday (April 4, 2025) approved the second phase of Vibrant Villages Programme with an outlay of ₹6,839 crore for border villages. The Vibrant Villages Programme was launched in 2023 for comprehensive development of select villages near the International Border. The first phase covered select villages in 46 blocks abutting northern border […]
Questioning the decision to discuss the statutory resolution of the imposition of President’s rule in Manipur in the early hours of Thursday (April 3, 2025), the Congress accused the government of “bulldozing” the resolution and “adding insult to injury”. Deputy Leader of the Congress Gaurav Gogoi targeted the Home Minister for the decision to take […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday (April 4, 2025) that both the communities in Manipur should understand that dialogue is the only way forward and the Union government is not in favour of continuing President’s Rule in the State even for a single day. Asserting that it was a Manipur High Court order […]
Three Myanmar nationals were arrested for allegedly trafficking exotic animals near Mizoram’s Zokhawthar, a trade town in Champhai district, on Thursday (April 3, 2025). A team of Assam Rifles personnel and Mizoram Forest department officials seized the animals and arrested the Myanmar citizens. Zokhawthar town is on the banks of Tiau river, which forms a […]
