Police in Imphal West district arrested a 26-year-old man and confiscated an illegal firearm along with a magazine loaded with live ammunition on Monday.
The individual has been identified as Oinam Gipson Singh, also known as Gypsy and Cheichatpa. He is a resident of Kwakeithel Laishram Leikai in Imphal West district.
Public transport along Manipur’s National Highway-2 continued for the third consecutive day on August 24, with approximately 100 passengers arriving safely at the ISBT Bus Terminus in Imphal from Guwahati. Another group of over 250 passengers left Imphal for Assam under tight security. The passengers expressed their gratitude to the Naga and Kuki communities for their support during the journey.
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio emphasised the importance of dedication, discipline and determination in sports, stating that maintaining consistency in these areas would enable athletes to reach the Olympic level. He made these remarks during a send-off ceremony for Nagaland’s sepaktakraw team representatives to the 20th Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Japan in 2026. The event took place in the conference room.
Two Left-affiliated organisations, Ganamukti Parishad (GMP) and Tribal Students’ Union (TSU), conducted a sit-in protest near Swami Vivekananda Maidan in Agartala on Monday. The protesters called for the cancellation of what they described as illegal appointments in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC). They also demanded transparent recruitment processes for vacant posts and the early passage of the 125th Amendment Bill.
Paul Dangshu, the Tipra Motha Party MLA, expressed dissatisfaction on Monday regarding the rejection of questions he had submitted for the upcoming Assembly session in Tripura. He stated that issues of public importance were disallowed.
In a social media post, Dangshu questioned the rejection of the questions, noting that legislators submit such queries.
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh met with displaced camp and non-camp families from various districts on August 24 at his Secretariat. During the meeting, he heard their grievances concerning the conditions in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) relief camps and their native villages. The IDPs urged the Chief Minister for dignified treatment and swift rehabilitation.
The All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) has accused uncontrolled stone and sand mining along the Dikhow River, as well as coal mining in the hills of Nagaland, of contributing to the severe flooding in Upper Assam, especially in the Sivasagar district. ABSU President Kwrwmdao Wary, who led the organisation’s relief team, made the allegation during their operations. The organisation highlighted these activities as significant factors exacerbating the flood situation in the region.
Pune-based social, cultural and educational organisation Sarhad has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rename the Mumbai-Guwahati Express in honour of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika during the centenary year of the cultural icon’s birth.
In a letter dated August 22, Sarhad founder-president Sanjay Nahar requested that Train Nos. 15647/15648 Mumbai-Guwahati Express be renamed after Dr Bhupen Hazarika.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced it will march in Delhi on September 5, alleging the Centre has not honoured commitments made during the July agitation. The party issued a statement on X, saying the Union government failed to fulfil assurances given to India’s youth on July 25.
The Supreme Court on January 31 directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to provide a fresh status report concerning its preliminary inquiry into allegations of preferential allotment of government contracts in Arunachal Pradesh to companies purportedly connected to family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu.
This order followed submissions by the Arunachal Pradesh government to a bench of Justices.