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District Collector Sumit Kumar releasing the posters for the Statewide ‘Amaravati Championship 2026’ in Chittoor on Wednesday. | This Statewide sporting event is being organised by the Andhra Pradesh government to mark National Sports Day.Launching the campaign at the district Collectorate here, the Collector said that the championship would serve as an important platform for identifying and nurturing sporting talent across Chittoor district. He urged young athletes to utilise the opportunity and hone their sports careers.The championship will be conducted from July 15 to August 29 in three stages — constituency, district, and State level. Competitions will be held in the under-17 and under-23 categories for both boys and girls across 12 disciplines — archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, basketball, chess, hockey, kabaddi, kho-kho, weightlifting, volleyball and yoga.The Collector said that the initiative reflected the State government’s commitment to promoting grassroots sports and creating pathways for talented youngsters to excel at higher levels.Officials from the District Sports Development Authority, coaches of various categories of sports and games, and youth groups took part in the event. Published - July 08, 2026 06:37 pm IST
Image used for representational purposes only. | A 22-year-old cadre of the banned Kuki National Front was apprehended from the Nungkhal bridge area in Jiribam district on Monday. One country-made pistol with a magazine and six live rounds of bullets were seized from his possession, it said.A 38-year-old member of the outlawed People's Liberation Army was also arrested in Bishnupur district on Monday for alleged extortion activities, the police statement said.A person was also apprehended for allegedly extorting money from vehicle owners at Tairenpokpi in Imphal West district on Tuesday(July 7).During a visit to the Noney district headquarters on Tuesday (July 7), Manipur DGP Mukesh Singh had directed police officers to remain proactive in curbing extortion activities in the State.Mr. Singh had also emphasised maintaining law and order, strengthening anti-extortion operations, and ensuring prompt investigation and disposal of pending cases. Published - July 08, 2026 12:21 pm IST
Leikot village in Noney district after the attack. Photo: Special Arrangement. Manipur’s trail of violence widened after an armed group attacked and torched a Kuki village in Noney district at around 5 a.m. on Thursday (July 2, 2026).The Kuki Inpi (apex body) of Jiribam, Tamenglong, and Noney districts alleged that suspected members of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) carried out an “unprovoked” pre-dawn attack on Leikot Kuki village, reducing it to ashes.The NSCN is also known as the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, one of the oldest extremist groups in the northeastern region.The Kuki Inpi said the village volunteers, armed with licensed single-barrel firearms and limited resources, tried to defend the village but were overwhelmed by the attackers who used automatic rifles and mortar shells.The incident happened more than 200 km west of the India-Myanmar border, where armed Naga groups allegedly torched the Phaimol Kuki village and Kuki extremists reportedly destroyed Huimin Thana and Kherongram villages in a retaliatory attack. The villages along the international border are in Kamjong district.Thursday’s attack indicated an expansion of the Kuki-Naga conflict zone, which began in the Ukhrul district and spread to the adjoining Kamjong and Kangpokpi districts.Condemning the attack on Leilot Kuki village, the Kuki Inpi questioned the inadequate security arrangements in vulnerable areas of Noney district and demanded immediate government intervention. It also sought a thorough and impartial investigation into such attacks to identify and punish those responsible.The NSCN did not react, but Naga civil society organisations said the Kukis may have staged the Noney village incident. Published - July 02, 2026 08:52 pm IST
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