Expressing pride about the role played by the people of Manipur towards India’s development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the people of Manipur on its Statehood day on Tuesday. In a post on X, he wrote, “Greetings to the people of Manipur on their Statehood Day. We are incredibly proud of the role played…
Manipur is set to field 351 athletes in the upcoming 38th National Games, scheduled to take place in Uttarakhand from January 28. The announcement was made by Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Govindas Konthoujam during a press conference on January 20. The minister highlighted the state’s commitment to supporting its athletes, ensuring they travel to…
Security forces conducted search operations and area domination in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts of Manipur on Monday. Movement of 274 nos. of vehicles carrying essential items along NH-2 has been ensured. Strict security measures are taken up in all vulnerable locations and security convoy is provided in sensitive stretches…
Meitei group Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) on Sunday demanded that the Centre implement NRC in the state to identify illegal immigrants from Myanmar. The COCOMI also urged the government to complete fencing along the India-Myanmar border at the earliest to stop illegal immigration and trafficking of arms and drugs. “The Centre has not…
Arms and ammunition were recovered in restive Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, police said on Monday. The recovery was made from the Lunkhongjang Ridges in the New Keithelmanbi police station area, they said. Among the arms seized were a 7.62 mm sniper rifle, five 9 mm pistols with magazines, two SBBL guns, two 36 hand grenades, several…
In the Pallel area, which is under the jurisdiction of the Pallel Police Station in the Kakching district, Manipur police launched a liquor drive as part of a search and area control operation. They found and confiscated a number of illicit liquor goods. The illicit booze trade at Pallel market was the target of a…
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has raised concerns over the stalled peace talks between the Kuki-Zo representatives and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), citing demands for a separate administration as a major obstacle to progress. Speaking to the media, COCOMI spokesperson Khuraijam Athouba condemned the preconditions set by Kuki-Zo leaders during the…
The Delhi Meetei Co-Ordinating Committee (DMCC) has urged the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Mizoram Police to investigate a major arms seizure in Mizoram, suspecting its links to Kuki-Chin militants involved in the ongoing Manipur violence. The arms cache, discovered on January 15 near Saithah village in Mamit district, included six AK-47 rifles, over 10,000…
The Kuki-Zo community in Manipur has renewed its demand for a separate administration, with a four-member delegation meeting representatives of the central government on Friday. Led by Henlianthang Thanglet, chairman of the Kuki-Zo Council, the team pressed for the establishment of a Union Territory with legislative powers under Article 239(A) of the Constitution. The delegation…
In a significant blow to the illicit drug trade, Assam Rifles deployed at Headquarters Veng, Churachandpur District successfully intercepted and recovered a massive cache of banned Yaba tablets and Brown Sugar worth approximately Rs 62 crores in general area Mata Village, Churachandpur District on January 16, Headquarters Inspector General Assam Rifles (South) said in a…
