Security forces have arrested five active militants across three districts in a coordinated crackdown on extortion rackets operating in the state. The arrests were made during intelligence-driven operations conducted on May 26. The most significant breakthrough came with the capture of two KCP (PWG) cadres along National Highway 102 near Samaram Lamkhai under Khongjom Police…
Journalists and officials from Manipur recently visited the Living Mountain Lab (LML) of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Nepal. Their visit provided insight into climate change adaptation strategies that could be applicable to the state’s delicate hill ecosystems. Since its founding in 1993, the 30-hectare LML, which is situated in the…
The Assam Rifles on Monday said the paramilitary force and the Manipur Police have seized “illegally transported” timber worth Rs 3.10 crore in Tengnoupal district. Sixty-one vehicles, carrying 610 tonnes of timber, were confiscated during the operation on May 23. “Assam Rifles, along with @manipur_police, on May 23 2025, seized approximately 610 tonne of illegally…
Two persons, including a woman, were arrested in Manipur’s Churachandpur district after drugs worth more than Rs 2 crore were seized from their possession in separate operations, police said on Saturday. During an operation on Thursday, one drug peddler was apprehended from Mongkot Khopi village after 870 grams of brown sugar worth around Rs 1.74…
Tensions escalated in Manipur as protests broke out across Imphal West and East districts on May 23 over the removal of the state’s name from a government-run bus. The bus was reportedly carrying journalists to cover the Shirui Lily Festival in Ukhrul district on May 20 when security personnel allegedly forced staff to cover the…
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…
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…
In a significant development aimed at addressing the lingering wounds of the ethnic unrest in Manipur, the Government of India has designated the Court of the District and Sessions Judge in Churachandpur as a Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court. This court will now handle cases related to the ethnic violence that erupted in the…
Justice Kempaiah Somashekar was on Thursday sworn in as the ninth Chief Justice of High Court of Manipur, a Raj Bhavan statement said. Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla administered the oath of office to Justice Somashekar in the swearing-in ceremony held at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan, Imphal, it said. Justice Kempaiah Somashekar of Karnataka…
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…
