Imphal: With heavy rain lashing Manipur for the past two days, waterlogging has been reported from different parts of the state capital Imphal on Friday affecting normal life, an official said. Waterlogging was reported from Kakwa, Thangmeiband and Sagolband areas in Imphal West district affecting traffic movement, he said. The water level of several rivers … Read more
Imphal: Two central offices were locked in Imphal as the students’ wing of the COCOMI, an umbrella body of Meitei groups, protested the concealing of the state’s name from a government bus in Gwaltabi last week. Outnumbering the security personnel, COCOMI activists stormed into the Chief Electoral Officer’s office at Lamphelpat and asked the staff … Read more
New Delhi: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, who arrived from New Delhi on Monday, was airlifted by Army helicopter from Imphal International Airport to Raj Bhavan to avoid large-scale protests along the Tiddim Road from the airport to Keishampat Junction. The protests were led by the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), a civil society … Read more
Imphal: On the second anniversary of the Manipur crisis, a major show of force took place in Imphal, the state capital. A combined force of over 1000 personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Imphal police participated in a 20-kilometre flag march. The operation, which began at the palace compound and concluded near … Read more
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned from his post on Sunday amid ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur that has lasted for the last two years, as well as growing discontent among party MLAs. He submitted his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan in Imphal. … Read more
New Delhi: A temporary camp of the Assam Rifles in Hongbei village of Manipur’s Kamjong district was set on fire by protesters on Saturday. This came over alleged harassment and restrictions on timber transportation in the area. The incident marks another flashpoint in the region grappling with ethnic violence since May 2023. The unrest erupted … Read more
Imphal: Tension escalated in the Imphal West district of Manipur following the disappearance of a 56-year-old man, Laishram Kamal Babu, who went missing from an army camp on Monday afternoon. Kamal, a supervisor from Meitei community, had been working on a contract project at the 57 Mountain Division Leimakhong Army camp, located on border between … Read more