Assam Rifles, in close coordination with the civil administration, police and medical department of Kamjong district in Manipur, launched a joint identification, verification and biometric registration drive for displaced Myanmar nationals on Tuesday.The extensive documentation exercise, considered a critical initiative for border governance and internal security, was carried out across Phaikoh, Shangkhalok and Aloyo villages,…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on July 1, reiterated the state government’s commitment to eradicating the drug menace after holding a high-level review meeting with senior officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) at the State Secretariat in Imphal. The meeting was attended by R. Sudhakar, IPS, Deputy Director General (Northeast Region), NCB, and…
Security forces in Mizoram have seized heroin worth ₹1.13 crore and arrested a woman from Manipur during an intelligence-based operation in Aizawl district. The joint operation was carried out by the Assam Rifles in coordination with Mizoram Police at the Seling check post on Monday. According to officials, the operation was launched following specific intelligence…
IMPACT TV reporter Elangbam Ojitkumar was honoured with the RK Sanatomba Journalist Award on Tuesday in recognition of his investigative reporting on Manipur’s school education system.The award was presented by the RK Sanatomba Memorial Trust during a programme marking the death anniversary of late journalist R.K. Sanatomba Singh at the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy.The…
Hundreds of Kuki-Zo protesters continued their sit-in demonstration at Gamgiphai in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Tuesday, with community leaders stating that the protest will continue until the movement of essential commodities along National Highway-2 is fully restored.The demonstration comes amid concerns over the prolonged disruption of traffic on the strategic highway. Community leaders said the…
A large sit-in protest was organised at Changanggei Community Hall in Imphal West on Monday, with participants demanding justice for six Liangmai Naga civilians who were abducted and killed. The demonstration was held under the banner of the Justice for the Six Sons of Koubru Joint Committee (J6SKUC) and received support from several civil society…
Members of the Kuki-Zo community, under the banner of the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), staged a protest in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Monday, demanding the restoration of the movement of essential commodities along National Highway-2. The demonstrators assembled at Taloulong before marching towards the buffer zone at Gamgiphai. However, security personnel stopped them from…
Manipur DGP Mukesh Singh on Monday visited Kakching district and the headquarters of 8th Battalion of Manipur Rifles (MR) at Leikun in Chandel district to review security preparedness, policing and departmental welfare.The DGP was accompanied by the ADGP (Law and Order) Manipur.At Kakching district, the DGP reviewed the preparedness of the district police to prevent…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Imphal Sub-Zonal Office, has provisionally attached 13 immovable properties valued at Rs 3.92 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in Manipur.The case relates to two private firms – M/s Birla Emporium Pvt. Ltd and M/s Ira Finance Pvt. Ltd.The properties, located across Thoubal, Imphal…
Manipur Police have formally arrested a jailed militant leader in connection with an ongoing investigation.Haobijam Dilip Singh alias Taibangnganba (52), the chairman of KCP (Taibangnganba), was arrested by state police after he was brought from Tihar Jail, where he had been lodged earlier.Singh is a resident of Keibul Lamjao, presently residing at Bishnupur Mamang Awang…
