Tuesday saw the imposition of a curfew in Manipur’s Imphal East, Imphal West, and Thoubal districts in response to growing worries about law and order. In an order dated September 10, the Imphal East district magistrate revoked a previous curfew easing and imposed a complete curfew starting at 11:00 am. Essential services are excluded, such…
Amidst the massive unrest prevailing in conflict-ridden Manipur, Kuki militants have added a new ammunition to their arsenal by deploying long-range rockets among civilians in two separate locations of Bishnupur district. The Manipur Police Department stated this in a message they sent out yesterday, claiming that although things were tight in the state, they had…
At least two properties were damaged in a new bombing on Friday morning in the Bishnupur district of Manipur by suspected militants, according to authorities. Rockets were shot toward the low-lying residential neighborhood of Tronglaobi, which is around 45 kilometers from the state capital of Imphal, from high points in the surrounding hill regions of…
Police in Manipur reported a new case of arson in Jiribam district where a group of suspected ‘Tribal village volunteers’ allegedly set a house on fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The home was owned by a retired police officer and was situated in the district’s Jakuradhor neighborhood. The family had previously left…
A comprehensive study supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that mobile phones do not increase the risk of brain cancer. Conducted over several years, the research analyzed data from multiple large-scale studies and found no significant link between mobile phone use and the development of brain tumors. The findings offer reassurance to…
BSF troopers on Monday found the body of a young teenage girl near the India-Bangladesh border in northern Tripura. The body of the adolescent girl, who was identified as 16 years old, was discovered close to the Latiapura Border Out Post in the Unakoti district’s Kailashahar. The girl was identified through preliminary police investigations as…
Fresh violence erupted in the Imphal peripheries on Sunday, a week after a controversial statement by Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who emphatically ruled out the demand of the Kuki-Zo community for a separate administration. a side effect of the state’s ethnic conflicts, which resulted in the death of Ngangbam Surbala, 31, and the…
The anti-militancy operations in Manipur are being carried out more intensively, especially in fringe and vulnerable hill and valley districts, with security forces achieving major recoveries of arms and ammunition in these operations against the disturbing scenes of unrest and breakdown in the law-and-order situation. During search operations in Leimaram, Bishnupur District, the security personnel…
Two powerful bombs exploded at the United Committee Manipur (UCM) office in Lamphel, Imphal West, on Thursday evening, raising a storm of panic in the area. The main civil society group that has been at the forefront of Manipur’s socio-political scene was the target of the explosions, which happened at around 7:45 PM. The UCM…
Security personnel increased their operations in Manipur’s hill and valley regions, focusing especially on vulnerable and outlying communities. Large amounts of weapons and ammunition found during a recent search operation at Wabagai Natekhong Khulpali Ground in the Kakching District attest to the fact that the insurgency is being contained in this region of the nation….
