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NEW DELHI: Schools and colleges in Manipur’s Imphal Valley and Jiribam have reopened today November 29 after a 13-day shutdown prompted by escalating violence. The decision to resume classes followed appeals from six student organizations and comes just in time as pre-board and semester exams approach.   The closure began on November 16, following the […]

Seeking safety, they flee across the border into Manipur's border town of Moreh. Police and paramilitary sources in Moreh confirm the ongoing immigration crisis from across the border despite the Government of India suspending the Free Movement Regime (FMR) to address the state's ethnic strife.

Manipur Chief minister N Biren Singh told house security measures have been taken up there to ensure that the immigrants are not mixed with the local people

The Chief Minister addressed the recent blockade of Manipur State Transport inter-district passenger buses on designated routes (Imphal-Kangpokpi-Senapati and Imphal-Bishnupur-Churachandpur) by Kuki-Zo protesters.

IMPHAL: The festivity spirit in Manipur has been stifled with the collective call of church bodies to hold Christmas in a low-key manner in lieu of the ongoing ethnic conflict in the state. Tangkhul Baptist Church’s Reverend, Khayaipam Khamrang, said that Christmas would be different this year. “While there will be community celebrations during our service […]

IMPHAL: The Naga Women Union (NWU) raised a poignant call to halt the harassment and alleged abduction of Naga women amid the tumultuous situation in Manipur, on Friday. As the festive spirit of Christmas envelops the region, the union’s President, Ch. Priscilla Thiumai denounced the disturbing trend of miscreants perpetuating coercion through extortion. The union […]

CBI Director Praveen Sood reached Guwahati on Monday in connection with chargesheet filed by CBI in Manipur violence case.

Manipur's Kamjong District is grappling with the aftermath of an influx of 4,363 Myanmar nationals seeking refuge.

IMPHAL: After seven months of Manipur being hit with ethnic strife, the hill district of Kangpokpi witnessed a 12-hour total shutdown during the mass burial of Kuki-Zo dead bodies. The Kuki community also witnessed the hoisting of a black flag to mourn the deaths of the recently released cadavers from the mortuaries. On Saturday, 23 […]

GUWAHATI: The recent transfer of 64 bodies of the victims from the Kuki and Meitei communities, who were killed in the ongoing ethnic clashes in Manipur since May, marks a long-awaited closure for their families and relatives. The bodies, which were kept for months in the morgues of Imphal and Churachandpur, were finally handed over […]