The Army Chief said cyclic incidents of violence are continuing in the northeastern State even as he did not rule out any "external dimension" to the conflict. The Indian Tribal reports

It reflects one of the many challenges being faced by the security apparatus involved in handling the affairs in the strife-torn northeastern State. Some relief, however, came in as COTU agreed to lift its economic blockade. The Indian Tribal reports

Several people are said to be injured in the attack as the protestors held the officer responsible for not being able to remove central forces from Saibol village where tribal women were baton charged by them. The Indian Tribal reports

The blockade in all Kuki-Zo inhabited districts of the State from Thursday midnight till 2 am on January 4 by the recently-formed Kuki-Zo Council is against alleged action by security forces on tribal women in a village in Kangpokpi district. The Indian Tribal reports

Maintaining that all 35 tribes in the northeastern State should live together in harmony, the Chief Minister said after seeing the last three to four months’ progress towards peace, he was hopeful normalcy will be restored in Manipur by 2025. The Indian Tribal reports

As many as 17 of the 45-MLA-strong Biren Singh-led NDA coalition skipped the alliance’s meeting called by the CM, indicating at the disenchantment among his own grouping over the handling of the unabated violence in the northeastern State. The Indian Tribal reports

The Centre on Monday decided to deploy an additional 50 CAPF companies In the strife-torn northeastern State even as BJP’s NDA ally NPP withdrew support to the Biren Singh government. The Indian Tribal reports

Security forces fired tear gas shells to disperse the mob protesting killing of 6 Meiteis by Kuki militants. Meitei civil rights group served ultimatum to Govt for decisive action against armed militant groups. The Indian Tribal reports

Curfew and curbs on internet services were back following violence in Imphal valley districts. The Home Ministry directed all the security forces deployed in the State to take necessary steps to restore peace and order. The Indian Tribal reports

The two had been staying at a relief camp at Borobekra police station and were among those from the camp to have gone missing since the attack. The Indian Tribal reports