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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicManipur

Topic: Manipur

2 major rivers overflow in Imphal valley, large parts of farmland submerged

The Iril river has flooded homes & roads in East district, while the Wangjing has inundated parts of Thoubal. Both are flowing above the danger level.

Centre reopened Imphal-Dimapur NH-2 before PM’s visit, but Meiteis’ & Kuki-Zos’ ‘trust deficit’ persists

Despite govt’s push & Modi’s first visit to Manipur since May 2023, people from both communities stay away from the highway, preferring costlier air travel or gruelling long detours.

ThePrint photos of the week: A mother’s heartbreak in Nepal to hope & hurt in Manipur amid Modi visit

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

Manipur has seen too much pain to be seduced by promises

Nehru learned the truth the hard way when 3,000 Nagas walked out of his 1953 rally. The people of the Northeast aren’t easily seduced by baubles.

‘Good gesture, but will it help us?’ Hope & hurt greet Modi in 1st Manipur visit since ethnic violence

In rain-soaked Churachandpur, countless turned up to see PM speak. Internally Displaced People from various tribes happy state got new projects worth crores, but rue no direct help to them.

Manipur deserves more than a ‘stopover’ after 2 yrs of strife—Congress MP Akoijam on Modi visit

In an interview with ThePrint, Lok Sabha MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam said people expect nothing but a genuine apology from the PM for his government’s failure to protect its own people.

Rahul says ‘good that Modi is going to Manipur, but main issue in country is vote chori’

Gandhi added that the Prime Minister’s visit is a positive step, but citizens across the country had begun using the phrase 'Vote Chor' to describe him.

Breakthrough before PM’s likely Manipur visit: MHA, Kuki-Zo groups renew arms-down pact, NH-2 to reopen

Suspension of Operation pact between Centre, Manipur & 2 umbrella organisations representing insurgents was not renewed in wake of ethnic strife.

MHA meets Manipur Kuki-Zo insurgent groups today. Key item on agenda—finalising terms to renew SoO pact

Pact was first signed on 22 August 2008 between Centre, Manipur govt & insurgent groups to end hostilities. But it was not renewed after ethnic violence erupted in May 2023.

9, including 7 militants, arrested by security forces in Manipur

Manipur Police & the Assam Rifles arrested militants from different proscribed outfits from Imphal East, Kakching, Kangpokpi, and Tengnoupal districts of Manipur.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.