In a crucial move to restore peace and stability in Manipur, Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has issued an appeal urging individuals in possession of looted and illegal weapons to surrender them within the next seven days. The call comes after more than 20 months of unrest that has deeply affected both the valley and hill communities in the state.

A seven-member delegation of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) on Monday met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and urged him to install a new government to resolve the ethnic crisis at the earliest.

In a dramatic political development, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh resigned on Sunday, just a day before the Opposition Congress was set to move a no-confidence motion against his government in the state assembly

Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Saturday directed the state Director General of Police Rajiv Singh to prioritise the safety and security of the people and urged officers from the Army and paramilitary forces to extend their fullest cooperation to the administration in maintaining law and order in the state.