All necessary action will be taken against perpetrators of Sunurok attack: Manipur ADGP
Oct 19, 2026Manipur Police have intensified security operations following the killing of three Meitei villagers in an attack at Sunurok Hills in Imphal East, with ADGP (Law and Order) Lhari Dorjee Lhatoo assuring that all necessary action would be taken against those responsible.
Meitei Heritage Society demands arrest of suspects in Nongshum killings, seeks accountability for security lapses
Oct 19, 2026The Meitei Heritage Society has condemned the killing of three Meitei civilians in Nongshum, Imphal East, and called on the Manipur government to arrest those responsible and fix accountability for alleged security lapses.
Fresh Manipur violence leaves 4 dead, 3 CRPF personnel injured in three incidents: ADGP
Oct 19, 2026Four people were killed and several others injured in a series of violent incidents in Manipur between Sunday night (October 18) and Monday morning (October 19), including clashes following stone-pelting, an IED explosion that injured three CRPF personnel, and a militant attack on villagers collecting firewood.
Ima Market vendors question Manipur BJP chief’s silence on Nongshum killings, demand resignation
Oct 19, 2026Women vendors at Khwairamband Ima Market in Imphal on October 19 criticised Manipur BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP A Sharda Devi for her alleged silence over the killing of three civilians at Nongshum in Imphal East district, questioning why she had spoken out against Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam over sexual harassment allegations but had not publicly condemned the latest attack.
“Will go to Imphal soon purely in interest of peace”: Manipur Dy CM Nemcha Kipgen
Oct 19, 2026Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen on October 19 announced her decision to visit Imphal soon, saying she would discharge her duties and responsibilities there “purely in the interest of peace”.
Manipur outfit calls 48-hour statewide strike, demands Dy CM Nemcha Kipgen’s resignation over civilian killings
Oct 19, 2026The Native People Committee Manipur (NPCM) has called a 48-hour statewide general strike from midnight on Monday, demanding the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen and decisive action against armed groups allegedly responsible for the killing of three Meetei firewood collectors in Imphal East district.
After Thoubal and Imphal East incidents, Manipur CM reviews security
Oct 19, 2026Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on October 19 strongly condemned the killing of civilians by armed miscreants at Nongshum in Imphal East district and directed officials to strengthen security in vulnerable areas across the state.
Manipur Dy CM Nemcha Kipgen, Kuki bodies condemn Khongban killings, call for justice
Oct 19, 2026Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen and several Kuki organisations have condemned the killing of three Meitei civilians in Khongban village in Kangpokpi district, calling for action against those responsible and urging people to avoid retaliatory violence.
“Honestly, I do not buy the idea that peace has returned to Manipur”: MP Bimol Akoijam
Oct 19, 2026Congress MP Dr Angomcha Bimol Akoijam on October 19 rejected claims that peace had returned to Manipur, saying a temporary decline in violence could not be equated with normalcy while people remained displaced and unable to return to their homes.
Manipur: 3 killed, three injured in fresh attack; CM Khemchand Singh leaves hospital without speaking to media
Oct 19, 2026Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday, October 19 visited Raj Medicity in Imphal to meet three people injured in an attack by suspected armed militants in the Kongban Sunurok-Nongsum area along the Imphal East-Kangpokpi periphery. The chief minister interacted and met with the family of one of the critically injured person in the hospital.
Manipur: Angry residents leave bodies of two attack victims outside CM’s bungalow
Oct 19, 2026Bodies of two persons killed in an attack by suspected armed militants in the peripheral areas of Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts of Manipur were brought by angry residents and left outside the gate of Manipur Chief Minister’s bungalow on Monday, October 19 amid mounting public anger over continued killings in the state.
Manipur destroys 3,000 acres of illegal poppy cultivation in a year, 467 drug traffickers arrested: CM
Oct 19, 2026Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on October 19 said around 3,000 acres of illegal poppy cultivation had been destroyed, 307 cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and 467 alleged drug traffickers arrested in the state over the past year.
Khamenlok committee condemns killing of three Meitei civilians in Manipur, warns against blame game
Oct 19, 2026The Khamenlok Area Core Committee (KACCO) has condemned the killing of three Meitei civilians in Khongban village in Khamenlok area of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on October 19, expressing condolences to the bereaved families and calling for urgent measures to protect civilians.
Manipur: Two killed, three injured in suspected armed attack along Imphal East-Kangpokpi border
Oct 19, 2026At least two people were killed and three others injured after suspected armed miscreants attacked people at Nongshum, Khongbal Thangkhul, a peripheral area along the Imphal East-Kangpokpi boundary in Manipur, on Monday, October19 morning.
Manipur: One dead in fatal gunfire at musical night in Thoubal, three CRPF personnel injured in blast
Oct 19, 2026A 24-year-old man died of pellet injuries following a reported brawl during a musical concert in Manipur’s Thoubal district, while three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a separate bomb attack in Imphal West, officials said on Monday, October 19.
One killed, three injured in clash between two communities in Manipur’s Thoubal; curbs imposed
Oct 19, 2026One person was killed and at least three others were injured in a clash between members of the Meitei and Meitei Pangal communities in Manipur’s Thoubal district late on Sunday, October 18 night. The violence, reported from Khangabok and Sangaiyumpham villages, also left several houses and vehicles burnt, prompting the district administration to impose prohibitory orders and deploy additional security forces.
JTSA questions transfer of Kamjong SP, alleges selective action by Manipur government
Oct 19, 2026The Joint Tribes Students' Association (JTSA), representing the Inpui, Liangmai, Rongmei and Zeme tribes, has questioned the transfer of Kamjong Superintendent of Police Tholu Rocky, alleging that the decision amounted to selective punitive action and calling for transparency in the Manipur government's administrative decisions.
Manipur: Protest erupts in Kamjong over SP's transfer after Chassad village attack
Oct 18, 2026Protests broke out at the Kamjong district headquarters in Manipur against the state government's decision to transfer Superintendent of Police (in-charge) Tholu Rocky, with demonstrators demanding that the order be revoked.
Manipur: Nepalese couple shot, 15 Kuki houses torched in Kamjong
Oct 18, 2026A Nepalese couple sustained bullet injuries in an ambush by unidentified armed miscreants along National Highway 202 in Manipur’s Kamjong district on Sunday, October 18 a day after a Kuki civilian was killed and four others injured in an attack on Chassad village, where at least 15 houses were set on fire, officials said.
Manipur MP Bimol Akoijam will contest 2027 Assembly polls if given party ticket, eyes Keishamthong seat
Oct 18, 2026Lok Sabha MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam has expressed his willingness to contest the 2027 Manipur Assembly elections from the Keishamthong constituency, saying he would enter the electoral fray if his party nominates him.
Kuki-Zo Council accuses governments of failing to protect civilians in Manipur's Kamjong, seeks central forces
Oct 18, 2026The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) on October 18 accused the Central and Manipur governments of failing to protect civilians in Kamjong district, alleging that four Kuki civilians had been killed in just over a week amid escalating violence, attacks on villages and the reported burning of more than 30 houses in Chassad.
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