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Prez Murmu to inaugurate key projects during 2-day Manipur visit

December 11, 2025, 11:37 AM - 2 min read

During the visit, she is expected to lay foundation stones and inaugurate several key developmental projects, signalling the government’s continued focus on regional progress.

Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and other delegates at the inauguration of the Sangai Festival.

Manipur’s Sangai Festival footfall drops 96% amid IDP protests

November 30, 2025, 02:52 PM - 4 min read

Manipur’s annual Sangai Festival recorded an abysmally low turnout this year, with only around 8,000–9,000 visitors over nine days. Protests by internally displaced persons demanding return to their homes overshadowed the event, leaving empty stalls and tense security arrangements across the festival venue.

Fossil bamboo with preserved thorn scars discovered in Manipur’s Imphal Valley has revealed that thorniness existed during the Ice Age, highlighting Northeast India’s role as a climatic refugium.

Manipur: 37,000-yr-old bamboo fossil reveals Asia’s Ice Age past

November 28, 2025, 03:32 PM - 3 min read

Scientists have uncovered rare fossil evidence in Manipur’s Imphal Valley showing that thorniness in bamboo existed in Asia during the Ice Age. The exceptionally preserved fossil, assigned to the genus Chimonobambusa, offers fresh insights into bamboo evolution, Ice Age refugia and the ecological resilience of Northeast India.

IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) and people under the aegis of COCOMI (Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity) hold a protest, demanding rehabilitation on the opening day of the Sangai Festival 2025 Edition at Lamlong Bazar, in Imphal East.

Three militants held in Manipur over Sangai festival bomb threat

November 27, 2025, 03:02 PM - 3 min read

Security forces in Manipur have arrested three KCP (MFL) cadres linked to a video threatening bomb attacks on the Sangai festival, already marred by protests from displaced communities.

Bnei Menashe boys and girls in Churachandpur district of Manipur, members of the community set to migrate to Israel as part of a historic resettlement plan over the next five years.

Israel to resettle 5,800 Jews from Manipur by 2030

November 26, 2025, 05:40 PM - 3 min read

Israel has approved the migration of 5,800 Bnei Menashe from Manipur and northeast India by 2030, marking a historic chapter for the community with ancient Jewish roots.

Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla poses with participants and artistes from across Manipur during the 12th Sangai Festival at Hapta Kangjeibung, Imphal.

Sangai Festival opens under siege of protests in Manipur

November 22, 2025, 03:03 PM - 4 min read

Manipur’s Sangai Festival opened under intense public resistance, with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla urging unity as protesters condemned the celebration amid continuing displacement and unrest.

Protesters attempt to march toward the Sangai festival venue in Imphal.

Clashes in Imphal as protesters storm Sangai festival venue

November 20, 2025, 04:38 PM - 3 min read

Violent clashes erupted in Imphal after protesters attempted to storm the Sangai festival venue, demanding the government prioritise resolving the ongoing conflict and rehabilitating displaced families.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arrives in Imphal for a three-day visit to review organisational work and meet community leaders in a state still recovering from the 2023 ethnic unrest.

Bhagwat arrives in Imphal, set to meet tribal, youth leaders

November 20, 2025, 03:58 PM - 2 min read

Mohan Bhagwat said India’s progress rests on society rather than leaders alone, stressing unity, values and the country’s long tradition of accepting diverse beliefs and ways of life.

Internally displaced families in Manipur stage sit-ins at relief camps, demanding rehabilitation before the Sangai festival begins, as authorities increase security around the event venues in Imphal.

Manipur IDPs protest in relief camps against Sangai festival

November 20, 2025, 03:10 PM - 3 min read

Hundreds of displaced families in Manipur staged sit-ins across relief camps, protesting the government’s decision to hold the Sangai festival before completing their rehabilitation.

A file photo of Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio (R) with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

CM Rio urges Shah to lift PAP, flags tourism and economic risks

November 19, 2025, 03:47 PM - 3 min read

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to review the reimposition of the Protected Area Permit in the state, warning that the move could hurt tourism and undo economic gains made during one of Nagaland’s most peaceful periods in decades.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat. (Image: PTI)

Bhagwat to visit Manipur for first time since 2023 violence

November 19, 2025, 03:30 PM - 2 min read

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will visit Manipur from November 20 to 22, his first trip to the state since ethnic violence erupted in 2023. He is expected to meet citizens, entrepreneurs and tribal representatives as part of the organisation’s centenary events.

Members of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) address a press conference in Imphal, outlining their response to recent claims by Kuki groups on Manipur’s hill areas.

In memo to PM, COCOMI hits back at Kuki groups’ hill-area claims

November 17, 2025, 04:02 PM - 3 min read

The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has submitted a detailed memorandum to the Prime Minister, rejecting claims by the UPF and KNO that Manipur’s hill areas were never under the Maharaja’s authority.