Sumir Karmakar

Meitei Kuki: Manipur's displaced families across Meitei and Kuki communities face ongoing deaths, trauma and hardship in relief camps as Naga tensions add to instability, with education, healthcare and livelihoods severely affected ongoing crisis .

Wildlife smuggling: Nine people, including a Bangladeshi national, were arrested in Assam's Chirang district for allegedly trafficking endangered golden langurs. Officials rescued eight animals and suspect links to an international wildlife trade network.

The security forces including the Army and personnel of the elite CoBRA battalion of the CRPF made significant progress in disarming civilians in Leilon Vaiphei and nearby villages in Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi district in the past 48-hours by recovering at least 36 weapons and dismantling "bunkers" used by armed villagers, officials said.

Manipur’s ethnic strife pits Meiteis against post-1951 migrants, with NRC demands and Kukis seeking separate administration. Centre’s policies and insurgency tactics fuel tensions, raising fears of prolonged violence and instability in the state.

Officials said an extensive mapping and vulnerability assessments have already been undertaken to identify areas requiring priority interventions, particularly with regard to water security.

This was for the second time that Japanese Prime Minister's trip to Guwahati was cancelled, earlier in 2019.

A bulletin issued by Arunachal Pradesh disaster management department said at least 17 persons sustained injuries, three of them were in critical state.

The Asiatic black bear cub was in the possession of a man at Kamle district in Arunachal Pradesh, who had found it alone on his farm about a month ago and brought it home.

Announcing the release on Wednesday, Assam Forest Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah said the endangered primate species were released following the scientific rescue and monitoring norms.

It will also establish at least one women-led manufacturing facility in each state, it further said.