Ukhrul/Imphal, Jul 12: Former Ukhrul ADC Vice Chairman Ngalangzar Malue (60) of Nongman village was killed in an ambush laid at Finch Corner, Ukhrul district under Shangshak police station around 11.30 am today by unidentified militants. The ADC member was travelling along with his nephew Rataimi Malue (22 ) in a hired van from Imphal to visit his ailing mother Read more

  Imphal July 12: At least seven people, including a six-year-old boy, were injured in a blast in front of the Manipur University here Saturday, police said. The blast occurred minutes after Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh’s convoy crossed the area. The convoy was headed towards Chandel district where he will attend a programme. “Unidentified militants triggered a blast in front Read more

Ukhrul, July 8: Opposing the New Land Use Policy of Manipur, the Tangkhul community today stayed away from the the ‘Stake Holders Consultative Meeting’ on NLUP held at Mini Secretariat conference Hall, Ukhrul. The TNL submitted a letter to the Deputy Commissioner, Ukhrul stating the reasons of their objection while the same copy were forwarded to all the social organization Read more

New Delhi, July 7: The NSCN(IM) has blamed the previous Manmohan Singh government for failure to evolve a solution to the vexed insurgency problem in Nagaland saying the UPA regime “lacked decisive leadership”. NSCN(IM) chairman Isak Chishi Swu and general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah said the previous government “exploited” their patience and did not respond for two years the outfit’s proposals Read more

Mandalay, Myanmar July 4: Hundreds of Buddhists threatened to kill Muslims as they rode on motorcycles through Myanmar’s second-largest city of Mandalay on Friday, raising the prospect of further communal violence after two people died in unrest earlier in the week. Inter-religious violence has flared throughout the country over the past two years, threatening to undermine political reforms initiated by the Read more

Dimapur, July 2: The NSCN (IM) today issued a statement with regard to the “killing” of Athong Yimchunger on July 1. A press note from the MIP stated that “in 2008, the then sergeant Athong committed treason by deserting with three service arms after brutally killing the security commander Lieut. Thouthutho.” Since then, it said that the “Naga army had Read more

IMPHAL, June 30: The man convicted in the gruesome triple murder of Dr Thingam Kishan and his two subordinates, Hopeson Ningshen, was on Monday awarded life imprisonment. Special Judge PC Act) Vinay Kumar Gupta pronounced the quantum of punishment at the CBI Special Court Patiala. National Socialist Council of Nagalim (IM) self-styled Lieutenant Colonel Hopeson Ningshen was on May 31, Read more

Bangkok, June 29: India’s Northeast will gradually witness a sea change with the new government committed to finding a solution to the militancy issue, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said, noting that peace talks will henceforth be action-oriented. Rijiju, who hails from Arunachal Pradesh, said several militant groups had sent feelers that they were keen to come over ground Read more