Hyderabad: People holding placards stage a protest at Dharna Chowk, Indira Park, in support of students protesting at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak and examination irregularities, in Hyderabad on Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad: Books, banners, and handwritten…
Imphal: Five abandoned houses belonging to Meiteis were set on fire, allegedly by a group of Kuki protesters, at Kanto Sabal and Leimakhong Chingmang in Imphal West district on Saturday afternoon, triggering fresh tension in the sensitive border area between Imphal West and Kangpokpi districts.The incident occurred at around 1pm near Leimakhong, where central security…
Kolkata: Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand has assured Kuki community leaders, village chiefs and church authorities in Kangpokpi district that anyone found guilty of wrongdoing would be punished, irrespective of community.“Justice will be delivered irrespective of communities. If anyone does wrong, be it Meitei, Naga or Kuki, they will be punished,” he said.The CM also invoked…
Imphal: Three injured Kuki youths, whose admission to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal had triggered protests, were shifted out of the hospital shortly after midnight on Wednesday under tight security.Sources said they have been transferred to the surgical ward of Churachandpur district hospital.While other Kuki patients have undergone or are undergoing…
Imphal: Three Kuki youths were critically injured in a fresh bout of firing in Kangpokpi district on Monday morning, reigniting tensions in Manipur.The incident occurred at around 6 am between Leilon Vaiphei and Konsakhul villages. The injured — Genlenmang Vaiphei (18), Lunliandan Vaiphei (20), and Paogoulal (18) — were rushed to RIMS in Imphal for…
Imphal: With tensions running high over the recent hostage incidents involving members of both the Naga and Kuki communities, new Manipur director general of police (DGP) Mukesh Singh on Sunday visited Kangpokpi and Senapati districts to assess the security situation and engage with community leaders in the hill areas.The visit, Singh’s first field tour since…
Guwahati: Manipur govt on Saturday appointed former Ladakh DGP, Mukesh Singh as the state’s new DGP and head of the force. His appointment comes at a time when the state’s Manipur’s three-year-old ethnic conflict has spread across the Meitei, Kuki and Naga communities, bringing renewed unrest.The state govt also simultaneously carried out a top-level reshuffle,…
Imphal: The Kuki and Naga communities have demanded the safe release of hostages abducted on May 13 following the killing of three members of Thadou Baptist Association India in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district.The All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) served a four-day ultimatum to the state government to ensure the safe release and handover of six…
