The security vacuum created due to withdrawal of around 8,500 Central armed police forces for deployment during West Bengal elections, and new areas of conflict between Kuki and Naga communities among the issues discussed
They took out the march demanding action against those behind the April 7 bomb attack that killed two children
After women’s groups in Meitei-dominated Imphal Valley, a Naga organisation announces a three-day shutdown in the Naga areas
Mine and bulletproof vehicles have already started coming. After the Bengal elections on April 23 and April 29, all the withdrawn forces, along with additional forces and those apt in counterinsurgency, will arrive in the State, says Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam
"The briefing by IGAR [South] Major General Gaurav Sharma at the secretariat today reaffirmed that the law and order situation in the State is sensitive but under control, with security forces responding to all disturbances with utmost care and restraint," says Chief Minister
Locals in Bishnupur staged a protest on Tuesday morning, and torched two oil tankers and a truck near a petrol pump after two children were killed in a bomb attack
The UNC hoped that the Prime Minister would keep the other northeastern States in mind when he visits poll-bound Assam on Monday (April 6, 2026)