Manipur Nagas in gunfight over land, securityman among 3 dead

Three people, including a Manipur Rifles personnel, were killed in a gunfight over a land dispute between two Naga villages in Ukhrul district. The clash, linked to a Swachh Bharat Abhiyan initiative, prompted an indefinite curfew and suspension of internet services. Separately, security forces recovered a large cache of explosives in Tengnoupal district amid ongoing ethnic violence.