Manipur: Multiple arrests in anti-insurgency ops; arms, explosives seized

Imphal: Security forces arrested several alleged arms dealers and insurgent operatives and seized a cache of weapons and explosives in a series of coordinated operations across Manipur, officials said on Sunday. In Churachandpur district, two explode…

Insurgent arrests Manipur

Insurgent arrests Manipur

Imphal: Security forces arrested several alleged arms dealers and insurgent operatives and seized a cache of weapons and explosives in a series of coordinated operations across Manipur, officials said on Sunday. In Churachandpur district, two exploded 81 mm mortar shells were recovered from Matijang and Phuoljang villages under Churachandpur police station on Saturday. In Imphal […]

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Manipur: Multiple arrests in anti-insurgency ops; arms, explosives seized

Imphal: Security forces arrested several alleged arms dealers and insurgent operatives and seized a cache of weapons and explosives in a series of coordinated operations across Manipur, officials said on Sunday. In Churachandpur district, two explode…

Insurgent arrests Manipur

Insurgent arrests Manipur

Imphal: Security forces arrested several alleged arms dealers and insurgent operatives and seized a cache of weapons and explosives in a series of coordinated operations across Manipur, officials said on Sunday. In Churachandpur district, two exploded 81 mm mortar shells were recovered from Matijang and Phuoljang villages under Churachandpur police station on Saturday. In Imphal […]

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Manipur: Multiple arrests in anti-insurgency ops; arms, explosives seized

Imphal: Security forces arrested several alleged arms dealers and insurgent operatives and seized a cache of weapons and explosives in a series of coordinated operations across Manipur, officials said on Sunday. In Churachandpur district, two explode…

Insurgent arrests Manipur

Insurgent arrests Manipur

Imphal: Security forces arrested several alleged arms dealers and insurgent operatives and seized a cache of weapons and explosives in a series of coordinated operations across Manipur, officials said on Sunday. In Churachandpur district, two exploded 81 mm mortar shells were recovered from Matijang and Phuoljang villages under Churachandpur police station on Saturday. In Imphal […]

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Manipur: CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh meets Ukhrul CSOs; stresses peace amid ethnic tensions

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday met representatives of civil society organisations from Ukhrul district at his office, amid efforts to restore peace following recurring clashes between Naga and Kuki communities that …

Yumnam Khemchand Singh Ukhrul CSOs

Yumnam Khemchand Singh Ukhrul CSOs

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday met representatives of civil society organisations from Ukhrul district at his office, amid efforts to restore peace following recurring clashes between Naga and Kuki communities that have led to injuries and damage to property. In a post on X, the Chief Minister said a delegation from […]

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Manipur: 10 cadres of PLA, KCP, and UNLF arrested; IEDs and weapons seized

Imphal: Security forces arrested ten cadres of various banned underground outfits and recovered a substantial cache of military-grade weapons during operations conducted at multiple strategic locations across Manipur over the past 48 hours. Officials…

Manipur cadres arrested

Manipur cadres arrested

Imphal: Security forces arrested ten cadres of various banned underground outfits and recovered a substantial cache of military-grade weapons during operations conducted at multiple strategic locations across Manipur over the past 48 hours. Officials reported on Saturday that five cadres of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were arrested in separate operations. Naorem Johnson Singh […]

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Manipur identifies 143 villages for development under Vibrant Villages Programme-II

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday, attended a state-level workshop on the “Vibrant Villages Programme–II” at Sangai Hall in Hotel Imphal, with a focus on accelerating development in border areas and improving inter-dep…

Vibrant villages programme Manipur phase II

Vibrant villages programme Manipur phase II

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday, attended a state-level workshop on the “Vibrant Villages Programme–II” at Sangai Hall in Hotel Imphal, with a focus on accelerating development in border areas and improving inter-departmental coordination. Organised by the Planning Department, the workshop brought together senior officials and administrators to deliberate on strategies, challenges […]

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Manipur: Government reviews Imphal airport expansion; plans to link Silchar and Dibrugarh

Imphal: The Manipur government, in coordination with the Airports Authority of India and Alliance Air, has initiated steps to improve regional air connectivity, including the early operationalisation of the Imphal–Silchar route and exploring the feas…

Imphal airport expansion

Imphal airport expansion

Imphal: The Manipur government, in coordination with the Airports Authority of India and Alliance Air, has initiated steps to improve regional air connectivity, including the early operationalisation of the Imphal–Silchar route and exploring the feasibility of linking Imphal with Dibrugarh. A review meeting chaired by Additional Chief Secretary (Transport & TCI) Anurag Bajpai was held […]

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Manipur: Human skeletal remains found in Singda Dam complex

Imphal: Human skeletal remains were recovered from a gorge within the Singda Dam complex under Kangchup police station in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Friday. Acting on initial information, a team of Imphal West district police, along with State…

Skeletal remains Manipur

Skeletal remains Manipur

Imphal: Human skeletal remains were recovered from a gorge within the Singda Dam complex under Kangchup police station in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Friday. Acting on initial information, a team of Imphal West district police, along with State Forensic Science experts, reached the site and collected skeletal remains and fragmented bones for examination. A […]

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Manipur: Naga women rally in Tamenglong after gunfire, demand armed groups “vacate villages”

Imphal: Hundreds of Naga women took out a rally in and around New Kaiphundai village in Tousem subdivision, under Tousem Police Station in Manipur’s Tamenglong district, along NH-37 on Friday, calling for the early restoration of elusive peace in the…

Manipur Naga women peace rally

Manipur Naga women peace rally

Imphal: Hundreds of Naga women took out a rally in and around New Kaiphundai village in Tousem subdivision, under Tousem Police Station in Manipur’s Tamenglong district, along NH-37 on Friday, calling for the early restoration of elusive peace in the area. Several Naga women’s bodies, including Rongmei Naga Luh Phuam Manipur – Goinanglong Luangrian (RNLPM-GL), […]

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Manipur: Five arrested for security forces’ vehicle arson; 27 more detained for Churachandpur unrest

Imphal: Security forces have arrested five individuals in connection with the attack, vandalism and burning of a Tata Winger vehicle used by security personnel at Tuibong Bazar in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, officials said on Friday. The arrest…

Churachandpur unrest

Churachandpur unrest

Imphal: Security forces have arrested five individuals in connection with the attack, vandalism and burning of a Tata Winger vehicle used by security personnel at Tuibong Bazar in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, officials said on Friday. The arrests follow violence that broke out in the Tuibong area around 6.30 p.m. on March 25 after a road […]

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Security forces dismantle 58 illegal bunkers in Manipur’s Ukhrul and Kamjong districts

Imphal: In a coordinated operation, security forces dismantled 58 illegally constructed bunkers in Manipur’s Ukhrul and Kamjong districts, officials said on Thursday. The joint action involved personnel of the Army’s 8 Bihar Regiment, Manipur Police …

Bunkers Ukhrul and Kamjong Manipur

Bunkers Ukhrul and Kamjong Manipur

Imphal: In a coordinated operation, security forces dismantled 58 illegally constructed bunkers in Manipur’s Ukhrul and Kamjong districts, officials said on Thursday. The joint action involved personnel of the Army’s 8 Bihar Regiment, Manipur Police and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). The bunkers, allegedly set up by armed groups linked to Naga and Kuki […]

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Manipur: First photographic record of leopard cat in Ukhrul district

Imphal: The first photographic evidence of a leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), locally known in Meiteilon as Keijenglang, has been recorded in Manipur’s Ukhrul district along the Indo–Myanmar border. The image was captured through camera traps …

Leopard cat Ukhrul

Leopard cat Ukhrul

Imphal: The first photographic evidence of a leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), locally known in Meiteilon as Keijenglang, has been recorded in Manipur’s Ukhrul district along the Indo–Myanmar border. The image was captured through camera traps by the Environmental Force for Grassroot Level (ENFOGAL), a local conservation group, as part of its ongoing wildlife monitoring efforts. […]

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Manipur: Security forces intensify operations after militants fire on Army post

Imphal: Security forces on Thursday stepped up combing operations in Manipur’s Bishnupur district following an attack by suspected Kuki militants on an Indian Army post at Phougakchao Awang Leikai. The joint operation, involving the Indian Army, the …

Security forces joint ops Manipur

Security forces joint ops Manipur

Imphal: Security forces on Thursday stepped up combing operations in Manipur’s Bishnupur district following an attack by suspected Kuki militants on an Indian Army post at Phougakchao Awang Leikai. The joint operation, involving the Indian Army, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Manipur Police and the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), has been launched across the […]

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Manipur: Security forces intensify operations after militants fire on Army post

Imphal: Security forces on Thursday stepped up combing operations in Manipur’s Bishnupur district following an attack by suspected Kuki militants on an Indian Army post at Phougakchao Awang Leikai. The joint operation, involving the Indian Army, the …

Security forces joint ops Manipur

Security forces joint ops Manipur

Imphal: Security forces on Thursday stepped up combing operations in Manipur’s Bishnupur district following an attack by suspected Kuki militants on an Indian Army post at Phougakchao Awang Leikai. The joint operation, involving the Indian Army, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Manipur Police and the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), has been launched across the […]

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Manipur: Security forces intensify operations after militants fire on Army post

Imphal: Security forces on Thursday stepped up combing operations in Manipur’s Bishnupur district following an attack by suspected Kuki militants on an Indian Army post at Phougakchao Awang Leikai. The joint operation, involving the Indian Army, the …

Security forces joint ops Manipur

Security forces joint ops Manipur

Imphal: Security forces on Thursday stepped up combing operations in Manipur’s Bishnupur district following an attack by suspected Kuki militants on an Indian Army post at Phougakchao Awang Leikai. The joint operation, involving the Indian Army, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Manipur Police and the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), has been launched across the […]

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Manipur: Fresh firing at Churachandpur-Bishnupur border triggers joint security operation

Imphal: Unidentified armed men fired multiple rounds in Manipur’s Churachandpur-Bishnupur border area on Wednesday night, prompting security forces to launch a joint operation. The incident occurred near Phouljang/Gothol, causing panic after sh…

Manipur joint security operation

Manipur joint security operation

Imphal: Unidentified armed men fired multiple rounds in Manipur’s Churachandpur-Bishnupur border area on Wednesday night, prompting security forces to launch a joint operation. The incident occurred near Phouljang/Gothol, causing panic after shots were aimed at a Phougakchao Awang Leikai army post. “Unidentified armed men on Wednesday night fired several rounds of gunshots in the peripheral […]

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Manipur: Activist sets five-day deadline over alleged IDP rice diversion in Churachandpur

Imphal: Social activist and advocate Seilienmang Haokip and his associates have set a deadline regarding the alleged misappropriation of central government-sponsored rice quotas in Manipur’s Churachandpur district. Speaking to the media at the KIC co…

Manipur rice diversion

Manipur rice diversion

Imphal: Social activist and advocate Seilienmang Haokip and his associates have set a deadline regarding the alleged misappropriation of central government-sponsored rice quotas in Manipur’s Churachandpur district. Speaking to the media at the KIC complex in Tuibong, Churachandpur district, on Wednesday, Haokip alleged that the Open Market Sale Scheme – Domestic (OMSS-D) rice meant for […]

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Manipur: Fresh Naga-Kuki gunfight in Ukhrul-Kamjong belt following bunker crackdown

Imphal: A renewed gunfight between Naga and Kuki volunteers broke out in the Chassad area of Manipur’s Kamjong district on Wednesday evening, following an operation by security forces to destroy several bunkers built by armed groups at Litan an…

Manipur Ukhrul-Kamjong gunfight

Manipur Ukhrul-Kamjong gunfight

Imphal: A renewed gunfight between Naga and Kuki volunteers broke out in the Chassad area of Manipur’s Kamjong district on Wednesday evening, following an operation by security forces to destroy several bunkers built by armed groups at Litan and Mongkot Chepu in Ukhrul district. According to reports, the fresh firing began around 5 PM on […]

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Manipur CM calls on President Murmu, briefs her on state’s situation

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and briefed her on the evolving situation in the state. Sharing a photograph of the meeting on X, the Chief Minister said he h…

Manipur CM meets President Murmu

Manipur CM meets President Murmu

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and briefed her on the evolving situation in the state. Sharing a photograph of the meeting on X, the Chief Minister said he had apprised the President of the developments in Manipur and the government’s response. “Briefed Her […]

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Manipur: ‘Give peace a chance’; AZSU-AMN appeals to ZUF, NSCN-IM after Tamenglong clash

Imphal: The All Zeliangrong Students’ Union–Assam, Manipur and Nagaland (AZSU-AMN) has appealed to the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) to eschew violence and resolve differences through dialo…

AZSU-AMN

AZSU-AMN

Imphal: The All Zeliangrong Students’ Union–Assam, Manipur and Nagaland (AZSU-AMN) has appealed to the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) to eschew violence and resolve differences through dialogue, following a recent gunfight in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the students’ body expressed concern over a […]

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