Guwahati, Aug. 31 -- Gunshots are back in Manipur with a new vigour.

If hopes of peace emerged, they are dissipating.

And with that, the furtherance of frequent bereavement is on the anvil.

Dread it because the options for serenity are dwindling.

And guess what - violence returns ahead of reports of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the state in the second week of September.

In the twilight of August 30, 2025, violence struck again in Manipur, underscoring the fragility of peace under the President's rule.

Dip Saikia, an Assamese journalist from Jorhat working for Nagaland-based Hornbill TV, was shot twice while covering a flower festival in Lai village, Senapati district.

Injured in his armpit and leg by what police suspect wa...