Manipur Assembly polls: Election Commission team reviews preparedness ahead of 2027 elections
Oct 21, 2026A team of senior Election Commission officials is in Manipur to review preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections, scheduled to be held early next year, as the poll body steps up its assessment of five states due to go to the polls in 2027.
Manipur: Federation of Haomee calls for statewide protest through noise on October 23
Oct 21, 2026The Federation of Haomee has called on people across Manipur to express their anger over the prevailing situation in the state by making noise using whatever means available, including shouting, banging utensils and honking car horns, between 7.30 pm and 8 pm on October 23.
Manipur: NPCM intensifies protest over killing of 3 Meitei civilians; block roads, disrupts public movement
Oct 21, 2026A 48-hour statewide general strike called by the Native People Committee Manipur (NPCM) entered its second day on Wednesday, October 21 with protesters blocking roads and staging sit-in demonstrations to demand accountability for the killing of three Meitei firewood collectors in an attack in the peripheral areas of Imphal East and Kangpokpi.
‘How many more innocent lives must be lost?’ Kharge targets Modi, Shah over Manipur violence
Oct 21, 2026Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge questioned Narendra Modi and Amit Shah after fresh violence killed four civilians in Manipur. He sought accountability for continuing deaths, displacement and poor conditions in relief camps.
Several houses torched in abandoned Kuki village in Manipur’s Kamjong
Oct 21, 2026Suspected militants set fire to several houses in abandoned Khoikai Kuki village on October 21. The incident has renewed concerns over Kuki-Naga tensions across violence-hit Manipur.
Manipur shutdown over Khongbal Tangkhul killings paralyses normal life
Oct 21, 2026A 48-hour NPCM shutdown paralysed Manipur over the Khongbal Tangkhul killings. The committee demanded credible government action against the armed groups allegedly responsible.
Two arrested by Thoubal CDO team and security forces in Manipur in police FIR case
Oct 21, 2026Two persons were arrested by a combined team of the Thoubal District police's Criminal Detection Organisation (CDO) and security forces in Manipur on October 20 in connection with a First Information Report (FIR) registered at Thoubal police station.
Manipur: Kangpokpi holds candlelight vigil for Kuki civilian killed in suspected militant attack
Oct 21, 2026Hundreds of people gathered in Manipur’s Kangpokpi town on Tuesday, October 20 evening to mourn the killing of a 44-year-old Kuki civilian allegedly shot dead by suspected NSCN-IM and ZUF-K cadres earlier in the day. The mourners held a candlelight vigil along National Highway-2 and demanded justice for the deceased.
Manipur: Two arrested after Thoubal clash leaves one dead, houses torched
Oct 20, 2026Two people have been formally arrested in connection with a recent clash in Manipur’s Thoubal district that left one person dead and several houses set ablaze, police said on October 20.
Manipur Dy CM condemns killing of Kuki-Zo father of six in Kangpokpi
Oct 20, 2026Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen on October 20 condemned the killing of Paolenmung Thangeo, a resident of P. Molding village in Kangpokpi district, allegedly by armed militants, and called on law enforcement agencies to swiftly identify those responsible and bring them to justice.
Manipur: Three arrested over Khongban Sanurok attack, 12 firearms seized
Oct 20, 2026Three people have been arrested and 12 firearms seized during a joint security operation in Manipur following the deadly attack at Khongban Sanurok that left three people dead and three others injured, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Lhari Dorjee Lhatoo said on October 20.
Manipur: CoTU calls 24-hour shutdown in Kangpokpi over arrests, security concerns
Oct 20, 2026The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), a Kuki-Zo organisation based in Kangpokpi district, has called a 24-hour total shutdown across Kangpokpi from midnight on Tuesday (October 20) to midnight on Wednesday (October 21), citing concerns over the arrests of Kuki-Zo individuals in connection with the killing of three Meitei civilians and the killing of a Kuki-Zo man by armed militants.
Manipur violence: DMCC demands action over killing of three Meitei civilians, seeks abrogation of SoO pact
Oct 20, 2026The Delhi Meetei Co-ordinating Committee (DMCC) has condemned the killing of three Meetei civilians in Manipur's Imphal East district and demanded the immediate abrogation of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) framework with Kuki militant groups. The organisation also sought accountability for the killings and called for the resignation of the state's Chief Minister and Home Minister if they are unable to contain the violence.
Manipur MLA appeals for restraint after Nongshum-Sunurok killings
Oct 20, 2026Manipur BJP MLA Haokholet Kipgen has appealed to all communities to exercise restraint and avoid inflammatory rhetoric following the killing of three civilians and injuries to three others in a firing incident at Nongshum-Sunurok on October 19.
Kuki civilian allegedly shot dead by armed men in Manipur's Kangpokpi, village body demands probe
Oct 20, 2026A 44-year-old Kuki civilian was allegedly shot dead by armed men while collecting wild bamboo shoots in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Tuesday, October 20, prompting local organisations to demand an impartial investigation and enhanced security for civilians in the area.
Delhi Police files 500-page chargesheet against seven in Manipuri musician’s murder case
Oct 20, 2026Delhi Police has filed a chargesheet spanning more than 500 pages against seven people in connection with the murder of a 54-year-old Manipuri musician and music teacher in southeast Delhi’s Kilokari village.
‘Is the government capable of seeing our pain?’: Asks family of Manipur attack victim
Oct 20, 2026The family of Kshetrimayum Sushil, one of the three men killed in the Khongban Sanurok attack in Manipur on October 19, has questioned the government’s ability to protect civilians, saying repeated assurances of security have failed to prevent further loss of lives.
Manipur: INDIA bloc urges CM to act after killing of three civilians
Oct 20, 2026The delegation included Ibobi, Congress Legislature Party leader K Meghachandra Singh, Inner Manipur MP Dr Angomcha Bimol Akoijam and representatives of other INDIA bloc parties.
Manipur: Three arrested, rocket launchers and automatic rifles recovered in Kangpokpi
Oct 20, 2026Security forces have intensified search operations in Manipur following a gun attack on wood collectors at Khongban Sunurok Uyok that left three people dead and three others injured.
Manipur shutdown: NPCM's 48 hour strike disrupts normal life after killing of three Meitei civilians
Oct 20, 2026Normal life was disrupted across Manipur on Tuesday, October 20 as a 48-hour statewide general strike called by the Native People Committee Manipur (NPCM) over the killing of three Meitei civilians in the Khongban Sanurok attack led to road blockades, the closure of businesses and the shutdown of educational institutions.
Manipur: Khongban Sanurok attack victim’s relative demands CM Khemchand’s resignation, withdrawal of central forces
Oct 20, 2026A relative of a victim of the recent attack at Khongban Sanurok in Manipur has demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and Member of Parliament Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi, alleging that they have failed to restore peace and ensure civilian safety in the state. She has also called for the withdrawal of central security forces from the affected areas and the deployment of more Manipur Police personnel.
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