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Why have both former Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh reached Delhi at this critical moment?
The Centre has already heard Manipur’s NRC-before-Census demand from political leaders, legislators, students and civil society. What Manipur needs now is not another “positive meeting,” but a clear and accountable decision.
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Imphal, August 25, 2026: The Manipur University Teachers’ Association (MUTA) has congratulated Dr. Pukhrambam Lilabati Devi, Assistant Professor(S-3) in the Department of Dance and…
Imphal, August 25, 2026: Manipur University on Tuesday launched its awareness activities under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan by participating in the University Grants…
Imphal, August 24, 2026: Manipur University Vice-Chancellor (In-charge), Prof. R.K. Hemakumar Singh, on Monday warmly received and felicitated Dr Pukhrambam Lilabati Devi, Assistant Professor…
A six-day Capacity-Building Programme on “Ethnic Conflict, Land, Resources and Development in North East India” commenced at Manipur University on Monday, bringing together academics, researchers and experts from diverse disciplines for sustained deliberations on conflict, identity, land, demographic change, governance, peace-building and sustainable development in the Northeast, with particular reference to Manipur.
The debate over a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Manipur is often framed as a political confrontation between communities. That framing misses the more fundamental issue. Manipur has a historical citizenship-documentation problem. Government of India records show that people crossed into Manipur from Burma decades ago, that the nationality of some of those migrants was difficult to establish, and that relief and rehabilitation proceeded even while questions over their precise status remained.
The three-day Akhil Bharatiya Samanvay Baithak of RSS-inspired organisations concluded near Visakhapatnam after discussing drug abuse among youth, demographic changes, Artificial Intelligence, environmental conservation, skill development and social challenges.
Dr. Pavan Kumar Yadavalli, Professor and Head, Department of Teacher Education, Manipur University, has received the “Research Era Excellent Paper Award” at the International Conference on Education and Social Science (ICESS–2026), held in Singapore on August 21.
The placement of nine Manipur University alumni among the 16 candidates heading to Japan, together with the University’s observance of World Entrepreneurship Day, underscores the importance of connecting higher education with vocational skills, entrepreneurship, language training and international exposure.
The claim that remoteness may have left substantial indigenous hill populations outside the 1951 Census deserves examination. But Manipur’s documentary history stretches well before 1951, while the 1948 election provides another important pre-cut-off record. If mass exclusion is the argument against 1951, the historical evidence of that exclusion should be produced.
Northeast India must be placed at the centre of India’s engagement with Southeast Asia, with shared religious and cultural traditions serving as the foundation for stronger economic cooperation, speakers said at an international seminar held at Manipur University on Thursday.
Imphal, August 20, 2026: More than 100 students registered for the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026 – Young Professional Roundtable, organised jointly by…