Manipur Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel on Friday said the renegotiated suspension of operations (SoO) agreement signed with Kuki, Zomi and Hmar insurgent groups will be honoured.

A key organisation representing a section of the Kuki and Zomi tribes in Manipur has decided to open the state's lifeline, National Highway-02, for free movement of commuters and cargo two years after ethnic clashes broke out in the state.

Infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country has touched a record low of 25, a sharp dip of 37.5 per cent from 40 in 2013, according to the Sample Registration System report for 2023 issued by the Registrar General of India.

An Assam Police team recovered 910 grams of heroin worth Rs 8 crore after a tip about a shipmnent en route from Churachandpur in Manipur to a district in lower Assam in a red Hyundai i10 car.

A journalist from Assam working for a Nagaland-based TV channel was shot by an unidentified man while he was covering a flower festival in Manipur's Senapati district.

A leader of the Thadou tribe from Assam who attended a peace meeting in Manipur on August 6 was allegedly kidnapped, tortured and killed by Kuki militants on Saturday.

An Assamese journalist working for a Nagaland-based television channel was shot at by an unknown persons while covering a flower festival in Manipur.

The Delhi Meetei Coordinating Committee (DMCC) on Friday raised objections to a recent report published by the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), claiming that it presented a one-sided account of the Manipur conflict.

The largest students' organisation of the Kuki tribes has condemned Meitei civil society groups for demanding filing of police cases against some people who published a study on the Manipur ethnic violence under the aegis of the PUCL.

Leaders cutting across party lines and civil society groups of the Meitei community in Manipur have asked a Delhi-based non-profit to apologise and withdraw what they called a "biased" report on the ethnic violence in the border state.

Manipur's former chief minister N Biren Singh, in his first public reaction to a report by a Delhi-based non-profit on the ethnic violence in the northeast state bordering Myanmar, alleged the report "serves only to deepen divides".

"But as far as other files are concerned, they have hundreds of directors and most of the directors have joined the TMC party," Vivek Agnihotri told NDTV

A civil society organisation comprising several prominent personalities that visited Manipur has recommended the setting up of a special investigating team (SIT) under the Supreme Court's supervision to probe all cases of ethnic violence.

The Manipur High Court has directed the state educational department to immediately issue fresh academic certificates reflecting the new name and gender identity of transwoman doctor Beoncy Laishram.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the Central Forensic Science Laboratory's (CFSL) exercise to test audio recordings pointing to the alleged role of former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh in the ethnic violence.

The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has on its part denied any mala fide intent in including a controversial question on the Manipur violence in a paper for selecting agricultural development officer.

Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla was on Saturday given additional charge as the Nagaland Governor, according to a communique issued by the President's office.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the death of Tamil Nadu Governor La. Ganesan who passed away in Chennai at the age of 80.

The suspended cops arrested some drug peddlers on National Highway-102 with illegal drugs. But soon released the accused after allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6 lakh.

The prestigious Lachit Barphukan Police Academy (LBPA) in Assam's Dergaon hosted a grand Passing Out Parade for 700 Goa Police recruits today, marking the culmination of 43 weeks of rigorous training.

The study found the mean age of drug initiation to be 19 years, with over one-third of respondents starting as minors and a quarter while still in school.

The proceedings of Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 4:00 pm. Meanwhile, the proceedings of Rajya Sabha has resumed. 

A Thadou tribe chief of a village in Assam's Dima Hasao has strongly condemned threats and online abuse against him for attending an event themed on peace in Manipur's capital Imphal.

The top umbrella body of Meitei civil society organisations from across the globe has called for frequent meetings of all communities in Manipur to bring understanding, peace and rule of law.