In a major crackdown on insurgent activities, Manipur Police apprehended an active cadre of the proscribed Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF)/People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on February 17. The arrested individual, identified as Shamurailatpam Bipin Sharma alias Nanda (56), was taken into custody from Khongman Mangjil, Zone-I, in Imphal East district. Authorities disclosed that Sharma had been…
Under the direction of the District Magistrate, security personnel and the Forest Department carried out an operation to demolish illegal poppy plantations in the Khudei Laipham hill range, which is under the jurisdiction of Tengnoupal Police Station, as part of a coordinated effort to combat the cultivation of illegal drugs. About ten acres of illegally…
Security forces have dismantled “illegal check posts” put in place by “village volunteers” in Manipur along the Imphal-Churachandpur road, police said on Sunday. The check posts came into existence since the beginning of the ethnic conflict, they said. “Joint security forces dismantled volunteer check posts at Kaprang and S Kwatlian in Churachandpur District on NH-2……
After seven days of film screenings and cultural activities, the 2nd North East India Film Festival (NEIFF) 2025 came to an end on Sunday at the Library & Information Centre in Kakching. The festival, which was organized by THOUNA, Manipur, in collaboration with the Directorate of Information & Public Relations and the Film Forum Manipur,…
Manipur Police have apprehended a member of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (Progressive Wing Group), marking a significant step in the ongoing crackdown on insurgency in the state. The militant, identified as 25-year-old Wangmayum Muktajuddin, alias Amuba, was arrested on February 15 during a targeted operation in the Khabeisoi Maning Leikai area under the Heingang…
Two major organisations belonging to the Meiteis and Kukis, the communities which have been fighting with each other in Manipur since May 2023, on Friday responded to the imposition of President’s Rule in the state in opposite ways. The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an umbrella body of several Imphal-based civil society organisations of…
Ten militants engaged in extortion and other criminal acts were detained by security forces in Manipur’s Imphal East and Thoubal districts on Saturday, according to police, as part of a major crackdown on insurgent activity. Heirok Part 2 Chingdompok saw the arrest of four active members of the outlawed Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) Noyon faction….
In a bid to enforce vehicle tinting laws and enhance regional security, Manipur Police have intensified their crackdown on black film sellers and illegal vehicle modifications. Over the past five days, tints from more than 400 cars in Imphal East have been removed, and dozens of black film rolls have been seized from car accessory…
Security has been heightened in the capital city of Imphal on Friday in the wake of the president’s rule imposed in Manipur amid prolonged ethnic violence and political instability in the region. President Droupadi Murmu imposed President’s Rule in Manipur on Thursday after receiving a report from the state governor. The move comes days after…
Security troops in Manipur, working with the Forest Department, burned almost five acres of illegal poppy production in the Changpikot hill range, which is close to Kotzim village in the Churachandpur district. In the presence of the Churachandpur District Magistrate, the security forces intensified their efforts to stop illicit cultivation throughout the state. Approximately five…
