The central government has appointed senior IAS officer Puneet Kumar Goel as the new chief secretary of Manipur, replacing Prashant Kumar Singh, who has been transferred to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. Goel, a 1991-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, will serve in Manipur until August 31, 2026, the date of his superannuation….
Manipur police and security forces arrested four active militants of the proscribed outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group), on July 8 for their involvement in extortion activities across multiple districts. The arrests were made during separate operations in Bishnupur and Imphal districts, as part of the state’s ongoing crackdown on insurgency-related activities. Two cadres…
Security forces arrested five militants belonging to two proscribed outfits in Manipur’s Imphal East district, police said on Monday. Three active cadres of the banned Prepak were apprehended from the Keirao Khunou area on Sunday, a senior officer said. “Two of them are juveniles and have been treated as per the provisions of the Juvenile…
Manipur Police and security forces have arrested three active cadres belonging to proscribed valley-based insurgent groups from different locations across the state between July 1 and July 2. On July 2, a team from the Nambol Police Station apprehended an active member of the PREPAK (Pro) outfit, identified as Oinam Hemanjit Singh alias Taibangsemba (50),…
The Manipur Police on Tuesday said security forces have launched search operations to arrest the gunmen who killed four people in an ambush in Churachandpur district a day ago. An FIR has been registered in connection with the killing of the four people, and security has been tightened to prevent any escalation of violence, a…
Security forces in Manipur have launched intelligence-based combing and cordon-and-search operations (CASO) across sensitive areas of the state. One major breakthrough was achieved on June 24, when an active cadre of the banned outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) — KCP (PWG) was arrested. The arrested cadre has been identified as Mutum Manaocha Singh…
Manipur Police successfully dismantled an interstate arms smuggling racket operating in and around the Imphal region. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a coordinated crackdown was carried out on June 24, 2025, leading to the arrest of four key operatives involved in trafficking unauthorized arms across multiple states. The arrested individuals have been identified as: Sinam…
Linthoi Chanambam made history at the Berlin Junior European Cup 2025, becoming the first Indian judoka to win gold at the prestigious tournament. The 18-year-old from Manipur triumphed in the -63kg category, a major leap from her earlier world title in the -57kg class at the 2022 Cadet World Championships in Sarajevo. Competing against 618…
Manipur joined the global community today in celebrating the 10th International Day of Yoga, with a state-level event held at the Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium in Imphal. The event was graced by Hon’ble Governor Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla, who led hundreds in a unified session of yoga asanas. Over 900 participants, including students, government officials,…
Normal life was affected in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Friday as activists of a tribal organisation enforced an indefinite shutdown in the district in protest against the killing of an elderly Kuki woman. Markets and business establishments remained closed, while vehicular movement was disrupted as Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum activists, including women, blocked several roads…
