Imphal, Aug. 23 -- A three-month-long protest led by journalists from various media houses in Manipur, under the banner of the All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) and the Editors Guild Manipur (EGM), has come to a close following an assurance from Manipur Governor, Ajay Kumar Bhalla.

The Governor assured the journalist bodies that a fair and transparent inquiry would take place, prompting the formation of a two-member Inquiry Committee to investigate the matter.

Since May 20, 2025, the AMWJU and EGM have refrained from publishing government-related news in protest of an incident where security personnel covered the word 'Manipur' on a bus sign in Gwaltabi in East Imphal.

The bus, carrying journalists on their way to Ukhrul f...