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When fishermen in Manipur's Thanga island village in the northeast's largest freshwater lake Loktak heard about flooding in the valley areas, they quickly hauled out their row boats from the lake and loaded them on the back of a truck.

This election season, the ruling BJP in the border state Manipur has opened a new front against the Congress over the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA.

Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh launched a fresh attack on the Opposition Congress in the state over what he claimed was the Congress's deceitful stand on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and influx of illegal immigrants.

In strife-torn Manipur, this years Yaosang witnessed a subdued celebration, yet remains a key festivity for the Meitei community, showcasing sports events amidst the states athletic prowess.

Violence-hit Manipur saw a muted Holi, or Yaosang, this year. One of the biggest festivals of the Meitei community, a majority of them Hindus, its scale is such that the Meiteis celebrate Yaosang for five days.

The Manipur assembly today unanimously passed a resolution asking the Centre to scrap the controversial suspension of operations (SoO) agreement with some 25 Kuki-Zo insurgent groups in the ethnic violence-hit state.

Following fresh fighting in Myanmar, hundreds of people have taken shelter in Kamjong which alone shares a 109 km border with Myanmar. A senior official, who did not want to be named, told ET, "Hundreds of refugees have entered Manipur. We are taking their biometric details."

Three Kuki community MLAs have been replaced as Chairman of various committees in the Manipur State Legislative Assembly. Mayanglambam Rameshwar Singh has been appointed as Chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings. Losii Dikho has been appointed as Chairman of the Committee on Government Assurance. Two belonged to the Meitei community and one from Naga.

Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting action against foreign terror links with Manipur-based organizations abroad. Singh mentioned the role of foreign terror groups in creating instability and prolonging the conflict in Manipur. He also highlighted the alleged links of a Canada Chapter Head with terror groups and their efforts to destroy the fundamentals of the country.

A controversy has erupted in Manipur following reports of the use of pellet guns on students during recent protests against the killing of two young students in Bishnupur district.