Ningol Chakkouba celebrated with spirit of unity across Imphal
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 13 2026:
Ningol Chakkouba was celebrated across Imphal today with messages of unity, love and return to normalcy, as different organisations organised programmes for women, displaced persons and communities from hills and valley.
INF organises Ching-Tam Ningol Chakkouba
Imphal Naga Forum (INF) organised a joint Ching-Tam Ningol Chakkouba for women from hills and valley for the year 2026 at Diamond Jubilee Memorial Park, Adimjati Shiksha Ashram, Chingmeirong.
Thangmeiband AC MLA Khumukcham Joykisan and INF chief adviser Dr Chans Raman attended the programme as special guests.
Students of the Ashram presented a welcome song.
Gifts were presented to the women from hills and valley on behalf of INF, followed by a feast.
Speaking on the occasion, Khumukcham Joykisan said the Ningol Chakkouba organised by INF for women from the hills and valley together is more than a festival.
It is a celebration of unity, love and living together in harmony.
He said the festival should bring the Meitei and Naga communities closer and strengthen the feeling of oneness.
Stressing the need to collectively safeguard Manipur's unity for fixture generations, he said knowing our history is equally important, and bringing cultures together helps us understand each other better.
He wished happiness, peace and well-being to all the Ningols who had come from the hills.
Chakkouba brings warmth to displaced Ningols at Nongada
Lamlai AC MLA Khongbantabam Ibomcha hosted a Ningol Chakkouba programme at his residence at Nongada for Ningols from Gawaltabi who are staying at the relief camp opened at CHC Nongada due to the ongoing conflict.
Amid the festive warmth, gifts were presented to the Ningols, and the gathering became a moment of love, care and togetherness for families displaced from their homes.
At the event, Kh Ibomcha said Ningol Chakkouba is a festival that binds brothers and sisters with love and reminds everyone of the need to live together as one family.
He appealed to the public to carry this spirit of the festival beyond the celebration and help bring the conflict in Manipur to an end.
He said if only the Government tries, it will take time, but if the people unite without discrimination and work together as one, normalcy can return much sooner.
He added that IDPs in relief camps will be able to return to their homes only after full normalcy returns, when those who left Imphal can return and those who fled to Imphal can also go back to their homes.
Calling upon all communities not to speak ill of one another, he said it would be wrong to wait for others to restore peace.
All who wish to return to the earlier situation must work together as one, in the true spirit of Ningol Chakkouba, he added.
Ningol Chakkouba for IDPs at Akampat Relief Camp
Under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner, Imphal East, Ningol Chakkouba was celebrated for IDPs from Moreh and Churachandpur staying at the relief camp opened at Idea Girls College, Akampat.
The programme was sponsored by HDFC Bank and organised by Akampat Family Committee and camp leaders.
The programme was made possible with generous assistance from HDFC Bank.
Speaker Th Satyabrata, United Social Amateur Club, Lilando Lampak, Yumnam Calvin, Momocha and Sorensangbam Bobycha Sharma, who contributed financial support and rice.
Akampat Family Committee, on behalf of all IDPs, expressed gratitude and happiness to all who helped financially and physically for the Ningol Chakkouba programme.
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