GUWAHATI: A tribal organisation catering to Kuki-Zo aspirations has called for observing May 3 as ‘Separation Day’ to mark “two years of total separation from the Meitei community” in Manipur. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) said the solemn day would be observed at the Wall of Remembrance for the Kuki-Zo people killed in the […]
Security forces arrested six persons, including four militants belonging to proscribed outfits, from different parts of Manipur, police said on Wednesday (April 23, 2025). “An active woman militant of Kangleipak Communist Party (Nongdrenkhomba) was arrested from Lamphel Supermarket in Imphal West district on Tuesday (April 22, 2025). She was identified as a 20-year-old Tongbram Dolly […]
GUWAHATI People in rural Arunachal Pradesh often go to the gaonburah or village headman’s house to discuss or resolve various issues. However, on Wednesday (April 23, 2025), many residents of Tajang, a part of Bulla Tage village in the Lower Subansiri district, began visiting headman Tage Tade’s house to mourn the loss of his son […]
Guwahati The police in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district have warned its personnel against attending a meeting organised by a Kuki organisation on April 30. On April 18, an organisation called Kangchup Area Protection and Development Committee issued a notice addressed to the Kuki village chiefs and Kuki personnel serving in the State police, the Manipur Rifles […]
GUWAHATI The detention of five Bangladeshi nationals, including a minor, in Meghalaya’s Nongpoh town on February 14, has led to the uncovering of a Mumbai-based human trafficking network. Apart from facilitating the illegal entry of Bangladeshi nationals, members of the network were also into forging documents, including Aadhaar and Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards, and […]
GUWAHATI The detention of five Bangladeshi nationals, including a minor, in Meghalaya’s Nongpoh town on February 14, has led to the uncovering of a Mumbai-based human trafficking network. Apart from facilitating the illegal entry of Bangladeshi nationals, members of the network were also into forging documents, including Aadhaar and Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards, and […]
GUWAHATI A high-level delegation on Sunday (April 20, 2025) visited southern Tripura to assess the flood protection measures after a massive embankment being constructed by the Bangladesh government along a border river triggered flood worries in the State. The flood-prone Muhuri River runs along much of the stretch of the India-Bangladesh border in the South […]
A total of 16 members of several proscribed outfits have been arrested in the last 48 hours in Manipur, police said on Sunday (April 20, 2025). Two cadres of the banned United National Liberation Front (Pambei) were apprehended from Napetpalli Andro road near Nongdam village in Imphal East district on Saturday (April 19, 2025). They […]
The Manipur government has asked all district administrations in the state to examine the papers of the arms license holders and arms dealers, an official said on Saturday (April 19, 2025). The Commissioner (Home) has asked deputy commissioners of all districts to take steps to verify the documents of arms license holders and arms dealers […]
GUWAHATI: A Manipur Congress leader has sought security from the State government after rumours on social media platforms linked him to the ‘audio tapes’ case allegedly involving former Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh. Ningombam Bupenda Meitei, also an advocate at the High Court of Manipur, petitioned Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Chief Secretary P.K. Singh, and […]
