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Manipur Chief Minister Yumnan Khemchand Singh and Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam condemned the “senseless violence” and said it “strikes at our collective efforts to restore peace and normalcy”

The committee, chaired by eminent economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia, was constituted to suggest measures to augment the State’s own tax and non-tax revenues on a sustainable basis

The State government has activated relief and rescue teams along with necessary resources to safely evacuate Uttar Pradesh citizens stranded in Nepal and provide them with immediate assistance

Justices G. Jayachandran and E. Manoharan direct Special Government Pleader (HR&CE) to obtain instructions by September 10, 2026

Farmers’ leader Rakesh Tikait had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to Mr. Chouhan that onion farmers were getting a price as low as ₹1 per kg of onion and had demanded immediate government intervention

With the first phase of the Census scheduled to begin on September 1, training of enumerators has been halted amid protests, while civil society groups are demanding that an NRC be conducted before the Census. The debate is linked to concerns over illegal immigration, demographic changes, displacement, future delimitation and political representation. Meanwhile, the Kuki-Zo Council has opposed the demand for postponement and called for an impartial Census. The matter is also before the Manipur High Court, which is seeking responses from the State and Centre. So, why does Manipur want NRC before Census? And will the Centre postpone Census 2027? Watch the full explainer to understand the controversy.

Kharge seeks a one-third reservation for women from 2029; urges PM to give time to parties and States to study proposals