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Curfew imposed in five districts of Manipur

Imphal: The Manipur government imposed curfews in five districts of Manipur on Wednesday as displaced people announced their decision to return to their houses.The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) called upon the displaced people to return to their...

Meghalaya govt wants HNLC leaders to join peace talks

Shillong: The Meghalaya government on Monday said the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council’s (HNLC) “Chairman” Bobby Marwein and it's “General Secretary,” Sainkupar Nongtraw should be present in the next round of the tripartite peace talks.“We have already communicated to...

Manipur’s journalist bodies tear apart EGI’s ‘motivated’ fact-finding report on violence

Imphal: The All Manipur Working Journalists Union, AMWJU and Editors Guild Manipur, EGM, took strong exception to the half-baked so called fact finding report of the Editors Guild of India, EGI, on the current violent ethnic clashes in the...

Manipur govt declares Editors’ Guild of India members ‘persona non grata’

Imphal: Manipur government on Monday strongly condemned the so-called report of ‘fact finding mission’ prepared  by a three-member team of  Editors Guild of India (EGI) and their comments on Manipur violence, asserting that the guild has no locus standi...

Deterrent needed to end Manipur violence; New ‘hard phase’ by Winter

Imphal:  On 29th August, just when a semblance of peace and normalcy was beginning to prevail in restive Manipur and the State Legislative Assembly was in session, a farmer attending his paddy fields at Bishnupur district’s Naraseina bordering Kuki-Zo...

Massive protest against Assam Rifles’ legal notice to Manipur politician Maheshwar Thounaojam

Imphal: In an act of defiance against the Assam Rifles for its legal notice slapped on actor-turned-politician, Thounaojam Maheshwar, thousands of women, including film personalities, staged massive sit-ins across the valley districts against the oldest paramilitary force in the...

Boxing Icon Mary Kom prays for Manipur after 120 days of violence

Imphal: After almost 120 days of violence, boxing icon Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom on Thursday urged the Central and State governments to immediately bring peace and normalcy for the ‘sake of the populace and to save lives’ in Manipur. Stating...

Manipur Equestrian Team to take part in Regional Equestrian League at Bangalore

Imphal: The Manipur Equestrian Team comprising Thangjam Basanta as the Captain, Khundongbam Deventy, Ningthoujam Meenakumari, Sinam Saolin, Sinam Bonbon and N Ibungochoubi as the Manager will represent Manipur in the Regional Equestrian League being held at Bangalore.It is for...

HNYM protests rising unemployment in Meghalaya

Shillong: Members of the Hyniewtrep National Youth Movement (HNYM) in Meghalaya took to the streets on Thursday to protest against the rising unemployment in the state.Initially, the agitating HNYM, armed with placards saying "we don’t need festivals, we need...

Tripura: Two cannabis smugglers from MP imprisoned for 15 years

Agartala: A Special Court in Khowai on Thursday sentenced two cannabis smugglers from Madhya Pradesh to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped them with a fine of Rupees 1 lakh each.Police said Firoz Khan and Mazar Khan were...

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Over 1.58 lakh voters marked ‘uncollectable’ in Manipur draft electoral roll

Imphal:  The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Manipur, Arun Kumar Sinha, on Sunday announced the publication of the state's...