Manipur News

Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Following the nationwide release of the 23rd installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on June 20, the Manipur government announced that Rs 1.36 crore has been credited to the bank accounts of 6,806 eligible farmers across the state through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). The installment was […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Manipur joined the rest of the world in observing the 12th International Day of Yoga on Sunday, with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh leading the state-level celebration at the Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium in Imphal. The event witnessed the participation of over 900 people, including […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: Meira Paibi (Women’s Vigilante) groups and local clubs on Saturday staged widespread sit-in protests across Manipur’s valley districts to condemn a recent bomb attack on an Imphal College principal and to demand the unconditional release of arrested former Arambai Tenggol (AT) members. At around 2:00 am on June 20, 2026, […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex body of the Kuki tribes, has formally urged the Government of India to abrogate the ceasefire agreements signed with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) and its proxies. KIM representatives submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister through the Deputy Commissioner of […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main partner in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, and the Indian National Congress, the principal opposition party in the Manipur Legislative Assembly, have expressed sharply differing views on how to address the state’s volatile border situation. Manipur Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Bimol […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Naga Women’s Union (NWU) has formally written to the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), seeking a fair, impartial, and time-bound investigation into the abduction and gruesome murder of six civilians from Konsakhul village. The case was officially transferred to the NIA by the Manipur government. The […]

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