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Kangpokpi: Two dead in attack on Naga village along IT Road

UKHRUL, AUG 14: Two persons are feared dead following an attack on Langka (Niulong) Liangmai Naga village along the Imphal-Tamenglong (IT) Road under Tamenglong...

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Three Thadou Individuals Released After Being Misidentified as Kuki at Kanglatongbi

UKHRUL, AUG 14: Three Thadou individuals detained at Namdilong village in Kanglatongbi on Friday were released safely after their identity was clarified to Naga...

East Khasi Hills Steps Up Security for Independence Day

SHILLONG, AUG 14: East Khasi Hills Police have put in place comprehensive security arrangements for the 80th Independence Day, with the state's largest flag-hoisting...

KSO Sadar Hills Alleges Vehicle Hijacking and Arson, Demands Compensation and...

UKHRUL:The Kuki Students' Organisation (KSO), Sadar Hills, strongly condemned the alleged hijacking and burning of a Bolero pickup van on Thursday. The vehicle's owner...

Nagas Mark 80th Independence Day in Senapati

SENAPATI: The 80th Naga Independence Day was observed at Katomei Village Local Ground in Senapati district on Friday, with Naga civil society organisations reaffirming...

Emergency shutdown declared across Liangmai areas after Langka killings

UKHRUL, AUG 14: the Liangmai Naga Council, Manipur (LNC-M) declared an emergency total shutdown across all Liangmai Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur in response to...

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The Quagmire of Politics in Manipur

Manipur has a problem, and it is not only economic. It is also deeply political.If Manipur is to develop into a stronger economy in...

In Times of Naga-Kuki, Meitei-Kuki Conflict, CSOs Must...

Conflict has a way of changing people. It also changes institutions.The second major Naga-Kuki conflict in a span of just three decades has...

MANIPUR: The Truth Is Catching Up

The brutal killing of six Naga civilians from Konsakhul was not just another tragedy in Manipur's cycle of conflicts. It became a test of...

The Lament of a Silent Tree

THE STORY is derived from Hijan Hirao, a sacred song sung at the end of Lai Haraoba. It is the lament of the tree...

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East Khasi Hills Steps Up Security for Independence Day

SHILLONG, AUG 14: East Khasi Hills Police have put in place comprehensive security arrangements for the 80th Independence Day, with the state's largest flag-hoisting ceremony scheduled at Polo Grounds, SP Vivek Syiem said on Friday."Elaborate arrangements have been made for the celebrations. Polo will host the biggest flag-hoisting ceremony in the state, while Sohra and Pynursla sub-divisions will also hold separate parades and functions," Syiem said.The SP said the district is on high alert and vulnerable points have been secured."Deployments have been made across several locations. The district police are on alert and we will ensure an incident-free Independence Day. Tackle teams and regular teams are all in place," he said.Syiem added that additional forces...
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On 80th Naga Independence Day, Ato Kilonser Th. Muivah Rules Out Compromise on Naga Sovereignty

DIMAPUR/UKHRUL: Ato Kilonser Thuingaleng Muivah, general secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN), delivered his 80th Nagalim Independence Day speech on August 14, 2026, from Oking, the NSCN headquarters at Hebron.In his address, NSCN-IM supremo Th. Muivah paid tribute to Naga national leaders, patriots and martyrs and reflected on the history of the Naga national movement. He reiterated the NSCN’s position on Naga sovereignty, the August 3, 2015 Framework Agreement and the ongoing Indo-Naga political dialogue. Th. Muivah also spoke at length about Naga history and identity, the division of Naga-inhabited areas, the Naga national movement, and what he described as the need to preserve the Naga national principle. He stressed that any...

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