Manipur News

Imphal: The United Naga Council (UNC), the apex Naga body in the region, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government to intervene in the Manipur crisis, calling for the protection of Naga-inhabited areas, justice for six murdered Naga civilians, and the expedited conclusion of the Indo-Naga political process. Facilitated by the […]

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Imphal: A fresh wave of tension gripped the area following a fierce armed clash between the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) and the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) on June 26 along NH-37 at Kaiphundai village in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. Both factions have since issued starkly different accounts of the incident. In a press statement, […]

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Imphal: Manipur’s Kuki Chief Union has appealed to the government for immediate enhanced security at K. Songlung Part II village following a militant attack on June 25 that left the village chairman injured. According to the union’s Kangchup Media Cell, the village, located in Kangpokpi district, was attacked by alleged NSCN (IM) and ZUF (K) […]

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Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has strongly criticised the government’s handling of the prolonged ethnic conflict in Manipur, questioning whether youths who took up arms to defend their communities during the outbreak of violence in May 2023 are now being treated as criminals. In a statement issued by […]

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