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Nongthombam Biren Singh (Photo: PTI)

Hours after BJP wins trust vote in Manipur, six Congress MLAs quit...

About reasons for resigning, they all have cited lack of trust in the leadership of Ibobi Singh

11 Aug 2020 6:36 PM IST

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said India will gradually end central controls on gas pricing as it seeks to attract foreign investment. (PTI Photo)

BJP appoints election in-charges for poll-bound Uttar Pradesh and...

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has been appointed as the election in-charge for Uttar Pradesh

8 Sept 2021 12:29 PM IST

The Territorial Army soldiers keep a vigil on the hills for safe train movement at the vital railway project in Manipur. (Photo by arrangement)

Terriers, the unsung heroes of key rail project in Manipur

The arrival of the train in the remote location brought cheers to the entire people of South East region of Manipur

20 Oct 2022 1:27 PM IST

In May, the Centre through a gazette notification, had declared the entire Assam as a disturbed area under AFSPA for three more months. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

AA Edit | AFSPA's removal marks a good beginning in N-E

It must now extend the process to rest of the areas in the Northeast as well as in the Union territories of Jammu and...

1 April 2022 11:40 PM IST

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh speaking during the function to commemorate Athuan Abonmai in Imphal. (DC/AA)

A year after peace activist's murder in Manipur, remembrance held for...

The victim was Athuan Abonmai, a popular figure from Zeliangrong community and the former president of apex Zeliangrong...

25 Sept 2022 2:22 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the inauguration of a 122 feet Marjing polo statue, at the Marjing Polo Complex in Imphal. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh is also seen. (Photo PTI)

BJP freed Manipur from terrorism, bandhs: Amit Shah

Shah said the BJP-led government at the Centre has invested Rs 3.45 lakh crore in the Northeast in less than eight years

7 Jan 2023 7:04 AM IST

Imphal: Vehicles in flames after violence broke out during the Tribal Solidarity March called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), in Imphal, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Pradip Phanjoubam | Heal Manipur ethnic rifts, or tinderbox may...

The undercurrents of tension are still palpable, considering that there are still an estimated 45,000 displaced people

22 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Imphal: Vehicles in flames after violence broke out during the Tribal Solidarity March called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), in Imphal, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Shutting down Internet: Govts need to do...

This is a worrying trend and one we ignore at great risk

13 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Imphal: Vehicles in flames after violence broke out during the Tribal Solidarity March called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), in Imphal, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Monideepa Banerjie | Manipur smoke signals were ignored by Delhi

Such was the scale of the violence that 24 hours or so later, the Centre felt it must step in

8 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

Imphal: Vehicles in flames after violence broke out during the Tribal Solidarity March called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), in Imphal, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Douse Manipur tribals' anger, or N-E may burn

Thousands have been rendered homeless in the mayhem and have had to be moved by the Army to less risky locations

6 May 2023 12:15 AM IST

The Army and Assam Rifles were deployed to control the situation in Manipur where violence broke out during a tribal agitation (Twitter/@MangteC)

AA Edit | Manipur crisis worsening, Centre cannot duck issue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems stubbornly silent on the volatile situation in the northeastern state

27 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

People in large numbers take part in a torchlight vigil in response to the ongoing violence in Manipur, in Bishnupur, Manipur, (PTI)

Pradip Phanjoubam | Shared destiny challenge for Kukis, Nagas, Meiteis

The mayhem has claimed over 120 lives and an estimated 45,000 people are now living in community-run relief camps.

21 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST