Manipur
Capital: Imphal
Breaking in Manipur
Bomb threat emails hit Mumbai and Pune civic offices, and the searches find nothing
An email naming Mumbai's mayor office, a bank, a court, Amitabh Bachchan's Jalsa bungalow, Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the airport set off searches on Thursday morning. Pune Municipal Corporation received its own threat soon after. Nothing suspicious was found.
Arrogance of power: Rohit Pawar takes on Fadnavis as the NCP merger formula takes shape
Rohit Pawar accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of "arrogance" and of running a politics of blackmail over the NCP merger question. In the party, the formula under discussion gives Sharad Pawar the president post and Sunetra Pawar the working president post.
No eye on Gokul: Fadnavis says the amendment only unties a legal knot
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis defended amending the cooperative societies law, saying the government needed to end a statutory deadlock over the Gokul dairy chairmanship. Congress leader Satej Patil is going ahead with a November 9 protest, calling the move a trampling of the farmers' mandate.
Cancer bills fall from Monday: 137 drugs cut, some by 96%, ₹3,502 crore saved a year
Revised prices for 137 anti-cancer drugs take effect on Monday after the NPPA capped trade margins at 30% of the maximum retail price. Seventy-six companies have cut prices on 1,225 formulations, with 600 brands down more than half and the steepest cut at 96.45%. Estimated annual savings: ₹3,502.31 crore.
Ten thousand flagged land deals later, Telangana CID picks up four over the Dharani portal
Telangana's CID has searched the homes and offices of suspects in the alleged Dharani land records scandal and arrested at least four people, including a Bhu Bharati portal operator. The case turns on three acres in Kollur village, mutated in another man's name.
BREAKINGRs 81.5 crore in two days, and Netflix already has the papers: Suriya's Scene is on a run
Scene, the Tamil crime thriller with Suriya, Nazriya Nazim and Naslen, has grossed Rs 81.5 crore worldwide in two days. Reports say Netflix has bought the digital rights for Rs 88 crore, though no streaming date has been announced.
Latest
Draft voter rolls out today in 13 states and 3 UTs; one month to challenge a deletion
The Election Commission's Special Summary Revision begins on Thursday, with draft electoral rolls published in 13 states and three Union Territories and claims and objections open till 11 December. Uttar Pradesh's draft roll has been pushed to 17 November. Final rolls for all these states are due on 4 January 2027.
'Step down or stop them': Manipur's Naga deputy CM names his Kuki counterpart's husband's outfit
Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho said he has 'no doubt' that the KNF(P), headed by the husband of fellow Deputy CM Nemcha Kipgen, was involved in the killings of Naga men this year, and asked her to resign or stop the violence. The NIA is investigating.
Operation Trident: 38 raids across three states, 18 arrests and 1,424 bank accounts frozen
Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Sunday that 38 teams raided 38 locations across Assam, Mizoram and Manipur on October 23, arresting 18 people and freezing 1,424 bank accounts. The government said the operation uncovered about Rs 100 crore in hawala transactions, attached properties worth Rs 17.82 crore and seized 500 detonators. Shah said the network ran drugs through the India-Myanmar-Bangladesh corridor.
Congress wants Manipur CM out and the Assembly dissolved, cites fresh violence and 300 deaths
The Congress on Sunday demanded the resignation of Manipur Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh, dissolution of the Assembly and fresh elections, alleging failure to contain renewed violence. Party MP and Manipur in-charge Saptagiri Ulaka said around 300 people had been killed since May 2023 and nearly 60,000 displaced. He also alleged that armed groups hold more sophisticated weapons than the security forces.
Kuki-Zo forum seeks President's Rule; Kharge hits out, sit-in today
Calling Manipur's crisis political, the Kuki-Zo Women's Forum demanded that President's Rule be reimposed and sought a separate Union Territory with a legislature. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attacked the government over the violence. A statewide sit-in is called for Thursday over the Khongban Sunurok killings.
Two of three held in Sunulok killings admit role; 12 guns seized, Congress takes aim at BJP
Manipur Police arrested three men over the October 19 killing of three firewood collectors at Sunulok Hill and recovered 12 firearms, 1,095 rounds and explosives. Two admitted being part of the assault team. A 48-hour statewide shutdown continued as Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asked how many more lives must be lost.
Three held over Sunulok Hill killings, police recover 12 firearms and a rocket launcher
Manipur Police have arrested three people over the October 19 attack at Sunulok Hill that killed three firewood collectors and injured three others. Police recovered 12 firearms, 1,095 rounds and a large cache of explosives. ADGP (Law and Order) Lhari Dorjee Lhatoo said two of the accused admitted involvement in the assault.
CM meets the Opposition, Ibobi asks who has the moral authority: Manipur's killings force a sit-down
After three civilians were killed in Kangpokpi district, Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh met INDIA bloc leaders. Former chief minister and state Congress president Okram Ibobi Singh questioned the BJP-led government's moral authority to stay in office.
New demands in Manipur: UNC seeks Assam Rifles exit, JTC wants SoO review
Two civil society bodies have made fresh demands in Manipur. The United Naga Council wants the Assam Rifles withdrawn from Naga areas over alleged shelling in Kamjong district, while the Joint Tribes Council has sought an independent probe into the killing of three Meitei civilians and a review of the Suspension of Operations.
Shutdown enters day 2 as fresh violence kills one, torches houses
The 48-hour shutdown over the Sunurok killings entered a second day. Fresh violence killed a Kuki man in Kangpokpi and torched about six houses in Ukhrul.
Three killed as militants ambush Manipur firewood collectors; protests at CM's residence
Three Meitei men collecting firewood were shot dead near the Imphal East-Kangpokpi border. Protests broke out and two bodies were laid outside the CM's residence.