Two persons have been arrested in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district in connection with the killing of six Naga civilians who had been abducted on May 13. Their bodies were recovered from the vicinity of the Leilon Vaiphei village on June 10.

Days later, Kuki-Zo Council chairman Henlienthang Thanglet said that the community had “made a grave mistake in killing the six Naga civilians” and apologised. The council soon clarified that the remarks had been “misconstrued as an admission of responsibility by the Kuki-Zo community”.

The developments came amid tensions between Kukis and Nagas in Ukhrul that had erupted on February 7. Read on.

Naga-Kuki strife began with a drunken brawl. But five months later, Manipur fault lines run deeper, reports Rokibuz Zaman

E20 petrol is “cleaner and superior” than fuel variants that do not have ethanol blended in them, the Union government said on Friday. The statement came in the wake of vehicle owners complaining that the fuel mix was reducing mileage and damaging cars.

“It is true” that fuel economy in some vehicles may be reduced by 3% to 5%, said the government, but added that “mileage is only one parameter”.

It added that the suggestion that petrol not blended with ethanol and E10 should be available at fuel stations alongside E20 “ignores the...

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