''Imphal Free Press'' is an English-language daily published in
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...
,
India
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. Alongside the
Sangai Express, it is one of the two most widely read newspapers of Manipur.
It is considered as one of the "good quality" newspapers, among approximately 40 papers in the state of
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...
.
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History
The original Imphal Free Press was owned by Sapam Nishikanta.[ Phanjoubam edits and owns the new Imphal Free Press ever since. Sapam Nishikanta continued publishing under the names ''Manipur Free Press'' that turned into the ''Sangai Express'', now the main competitor of the ''Imphal Free Press''.][
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Assault and battery
In 2006, a faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party forced a ban of three months on the Imphal Free Press. On 11 November 2008, an Imphal Free Press editor, Konsam Rishikant, was assassinated.
See also
* Hueiyen Lanpao
The Hueiyen Lanpao (), often abbreviated as HL, is an Indian Meitei language daily newspaper circulated mainly in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur. As Meitei language is written in both Meitei script and Bengali script, the Hueiyen Lanpao ...
* Naharolgi Thoudang
* Poknapham
* Sangai Express
* List of Meitei-language newspapers
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The Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) has a long history of literature and culture. Meitei language newspapers are either printed in Meitei script or in Bengali script or even in both. The following are some of ...
References
{{Newspapers in India
English-language newspapers published in India
Imphal
Mass media in Manipur
1996 establishments in Manipur
Newspapers established in 1996