According to police officials, armed militants began firing from two adjacent villages, Phaimol and Twichin, at around 3 a.m.

Manipur government, led by Chief Minister N Biren Singh, has prohibited the circulation of videos or pictures depicting violence and damage to properties to restore normalcy in the state on Thursday.

The approval has been granted by the Appointments committee of the Cabinet, almost month after the proposal by the MHA.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that efforts are being made in Manipur by the central and state governments to find a way that will help bring about normalcy in the valley.

In a major development into the missing cases of two youth, the photos of their bodies slumped on the ground have gone viral on social media.

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Manipur government to take steps to ensure that Aadhaar cards are provided to people who lost their 11-digit unique identification number during the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, even as it emphasised the need for prior necessary verification to ensure that "illegal immigrants" didn't get undue advantage of the exercise.

Atouba Khuraijam, Spokesperson, COCOMI, while talking about the fresh firing incident in Manipur, said, "for much of the terrain, as per our experience in...

The incident is said to have taken place in the early hours of Friday morning, causing panic and unrest among the local residents.