Manipur security forces bust drug hauls

Between May 22 and 23, Manipur saw a number of noteworthy law enforcement events as police and security forces stepped up their operations around the state, resulting in huge drug seizures, militant operative arrests, and heightened security monitoring. On May 23, police detained 46-year-old Chigenvung from her Churachandpur District home and confiscated 25 soap cases…

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Nagaland and Manipur dominate the pencak silat at the Khelo India Beach Games

At the first Khelo India Beach Games, Manipur and Nagaland fighters displayed their martial arts skills by winning gold medals in pencak silat on Thursday, while Maharashtra swimmer Diksha Yadav expanded her collection by winning the open sea swimming competition for the second time in a row. In Indonesian martial arts, the northeastern states left…

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COCOMI calls for 48-hour bandh in Manipur

The 48-hour state-wide bandh called by Meitei organisation Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) in protest against the removal of the state’s name from a government bus affected normal life across the five districts of Imphal Valley on Thursday. All business establishments, educational institutions, and government and private offices were closed and public transport remained…

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Tangkhul Naga Long issues stern warning against travel obstruction during Shirui Lily Festival

In a strong and clear message ahead of Manipur’s much-anticipated Shirui Lily Festival, the apex Tangkhul tribal body, Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), has warned against any obstruction of traffic on National Highway 202 leading to Ukhrul district, where the festival is being celebrated. Issuing an official statement on Wednesday, the TNL categorically stated that any…

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6 militants arrested in Manipur with arms, ammunition

Security forces have arrested six militants belonging to various proscribed outfits in Manipur and seized arms and ammunition from their possession, police said on Wednesday. Three members of the banned Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) were apprehended from Langmeidong, Elangkhangpokpi and Kakching Ningthou Pareng area in Kakching district, they said. The security forces also arrested an…

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Kuki-Zo bodies condemn NIA arrest of Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal spokesperson, demand immediate release

A coalition of Kuki-Zo civil society organizations in Manipur has strongly condemned the arrest of Thangminlen Mate, spokesperson of the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal, by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), calling the action politically motivated and unjustified. Mate was apprehended on May 18 from Ngoupa Village in Aizawl, Mizoram, in connection with the January 17, 2024,…

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7 arrested in Manipur for abduction, extortion and militant links

Manipur police have arrested seven individuals in multiple operations across the state, busting a network of kidnappers, extortionists, and militant cadres. Four people were arrested from Himalayan Tiles Naka in Imphal West district for allegedly kidnapping two men from Delhi and Jaipur. The victims were lured to Manipur under the pretext of business training but…

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