Security forces arrested two members of a banned outfit for their alleged involvement in the September 19 ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur, which claimed the lives of two personnel, police said on Saturday. “Two cadres of the People’s Liberation Army, who were mainly involved in the 19th September ambush on 33 Assam…

Security forces have arrested a militant and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur, police said on Friday. The militant, identified as Md Tajuddin Shah (37), was arrested from Khurai Chairen Thong area in Imphal East district on Thursday. He was an active member of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG) outfit,…

Manipur police conducted coordinated operations across three districts on September 24, resulting in the arrest of three individuals linked to banned militant organisations and the recovery of weapons and explosive materials. The most significant arrest involved Kangjam Rakesh Singh, a 48-year-old arms smuggler from Brahmapur Bamon Leikai in Imphal East. Security forces apprehended Singh at…

The prime accused in the September 19 ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur, which claimed the lives of two personnel, has been arrested, a top police officer said on Wednesday. A large number of arms and ammunition used in the ambush were also recovered based on the inputs provided by the accused, he…

Security forces in Manipur seized a Maruti van on Saturday, September 20 morning suspected to have been used by militants in a deadly ambush on Assam Rifles personnel the previous evening. The attack, carried out at Nambol Sabal Leikai in Bishnupur district, claimed the lives of two Assam Rifles troops and left five others injured….

Locals of Nambol in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Saturday morning staged protests against the killing of two Assam Rifles personnel in an ambush in the area the previous day. Search operations are being conducted in the area for the attackers and the vehicle used by them, police said. The locals, wearing traditional mourning attire, raised…

Two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and another five were injured in an ambush by “unidentified terrorists” in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Friday evening. In a statement , a Defence spokesperson said the attack took place around 5.50 pm, when a column of the 33 Assam Rifles was moving along National Highway 2 in the…

Justice M Sundar on Monday took oath as the tenth Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. The oath of office was administered by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at a ceremony held in the Raj Bhavan, according to an official statement. Justice Sundar was appointed to the post on September 13 following the superannuation of…

A group of 10 legislators from Manipur submitted a joint memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his first-ever visit to Churachandpur, appealing for an early political settlement and the creation of a separate Union Territory with a legislature. The memorandum, signed by MLAs cutting across BJP, KPA and Independent affiliations, stated that the minority…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, September 13 landed in Manipur, where he interacted with displaced families in Churachandpur and lauded the resilience of the state’s people. Upon his arrival in Churachandpur, the Prime Minister received a warm welcome from locals. Addressing the gathering, he recounted how heavy rains had grounded his helicopter, forcing him…