Security forces arrested two militants of a banned outfit and seized 11 firearms and 10 IEDs during search operations in different parts of the state, police said on Friday. The two militants of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were arrested from Wangjing Khabakhong area in Thoubal district on Thursday. Two hand grenades were seized from…
The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that a forensic report on the authenticity of leaked audio clips alleging the role of former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh in the ethnic violence in the state was ready and would be filed shortly in a sealed cover. A bench headed by Chief Justice of…
The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) held a protest on Wednesday in front of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office at Chingmeirong, joining the nationwide agitation against what the party has called the “arbitrary” actions by the central agency in the National Herald case. Leading the protest, MPCC president Keisham Meghachandra alleged that the BJP-led central…
Security forces arrested 11 cadres of three proscribed outfits from Thoubal, Tengnoupal and Imphal East and Imphal West districts of restive Manipur, police said on Wednesday. These people, most of whom were picked up on Tuesday, were allegedly involved in extortion. Four cadres of the KCP (Apunba City Meitei) were arrested from Salungpham Mamang Leikai…
In a renewed effort to strengthen tribal welfare across Manipur, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, conducted a high-level Orientation and Review Meeting on Tuesday, placing renewed emphasis on the effective rollout of two flagship tribal initiatives—Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) and the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN)….
An Amur Falcon bird which was radio-tagged in Manipur in November last year has started its return journey to Siberia after staying for 114 days in Southern African countries, a scientist said. On October 12 last year, two Amur Falcon birds had arrived from Siberia in Manipur’s Tamenglong district and were radio-tagged by scientists of…
The Meitei community, which had gathered in large numbers for the annual Thangjing Hills pilgrimage, called off their plans on April 14 due to mounting tensions and opposition from the Kuki-Zo community. Community elders advised against crossing the buffer zone separating the Meitei-controlled Imphal Valley and the Kuki-dominated hill districts, citing security threats and the…
Manipur Police arrested two militants of the banned United National Liberation Front (UNLF) from two separate places in Imphal East district and seized firearms and Rs 21 lakh in cash from their possession, an official said on Monday. One UNLF militant involved in extortion activities was arrested from Wangkhei area in Imphal East district on…
Thousands of women from Manipur’s hill communities staged widespread sit-in protests on Sunday across key buffer zones in New Zalenphai, Gothol, and Khousabung, opposing entry by valley-based groups to the sacred Thangjing hill range for the annual pilgrimage. The epicenter of the protest was New Zalenphai, where women lined the roads, raising slogans and holding…
Manipur has witnessed a significant boost in security operations, with forces conducting search and area domination exercises in vulnerable hill and valley districts in the last 24 hours. According to an official press note from the Manipur Police, the security forces have made key recoveries across the state. “One INSAS Rifle with magazine, one modified…
