In a major crackdown on insurgent activities, Manipur Police arrested an active member of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party – People’s War Group (KCP-PWG) on March 18. The arrested individual has been identified as Ningthoukhongjam Sushil Meitei, alias Kangla or Ishingchaoba (50). He was apprehended from Langthabal Kunja Mamang Leikai, near Konsam Oil Pump under…
Several persons were injured as fresh clashes broke out between people belonging to Zomi and Hmar tribes in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, an official said on Wednesday. The clashes took place in Churachandpur town late on Tuesday, just hours after a peace settlement was reached between the apex bodies of the two communities. The fresh clashes…
Parliament on Tuesday approved the supplementary demands for grants, which entails Rs 51,463 crore additional spending in the current fiscal and the Manipur Budget for 2025-26 with the Rajya Sabha returning four bills to the Lok Sabha. Parliament also approved the Rs 1,291 crore demands for excess grants for 2021-22 fiscal and the Rs 1,861…
According to officials on Tuesday, March 18, security personnel in the Chandel district of Manipur confiscated brown sugar valued at Rs 3.29 crore and detained a 23-year-old male in connection with the crime. On March 16, a group of Assam Rifles carried out an operation in Kuljang village in response to intelligence information, which resulted…
In a series of coordinated counter-insurgency operations, security forces in Manipur arrested four militants affiliated with banned outfits and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from various locations across the state on Monday. In the first operation, an active cadre of the Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) [KCP-PWG], identified as Khundrakpam Michael…
A 23-year-old man was arrested in Manipur’s Chandel district after brown sugar worth Rs 3.29 crore was seized for his possession, an official statement said on Tuesday. A team of Assam Rifles launched an operation in Kuljang village in the district and held the man after the seizure of 137 soap cases of brown sugar…
In the Imphal West district’s deep woods, Manipur security forces conducted a targeted operation and seized a sizable weapons stash. The joint squad, which included Manipur Police Commandos and Indian Army soldiers, received information of illicit weaponry caches in the area and, after searching the Sandum Hill Range near Loitang Khullen hamlet, found the buried…
The Kuki-Zo Council in Manipur has officially withdrawn the indefinite shutdown that had paralyzed the hill areas since March 9. However, the council reiterated its firm opposition to the free movement directive issued by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, arguing that it undermines the pursuit of justice. In a statement released on March 13, the…
The Parliament was reassured by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday that the government was doing everything it could to help Manipur, which was ravaged by conflict, recover economically. “We are offering every possible piece of support to help the (Manipur) economy recover more quickly. In response to the discussion on the Supplementary Demands for…
The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) has finally claimed the body of Lalgouthang Singsit, who died during a clash with security forces on March 8, following days of protests against the free movement directive issued by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Singsit’s remains had been lying unclaimed at the Kangpokpi District Hospital Morgue as CoTU…
