Manipur Congress Legislature Party leader and former Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has criticized the central government for not allowing state MLAs to elect a new leader following the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh. N Biren Singh stepped down on Sunday, and his resignation was accepted by Governor Anusuiya Uikey. Singh was asked…
Security forces have destroyed six acres of illegal poppy plantation in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, police said on Wednesday.The drive was conducted on a hill range between Khoripok and Sehjang villages in New Keithelmanbi police station area on Tuesday, a police officer said. Poppy is used for producing opium and other highly addictive illegal drugs.”On 11.02.2025,…
A cadre of proscribed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur, who was wanted in several cases, was arrested in Assam’s Hojai district, a top police official said on Tuesday. The arrest was made during a search operation in Nilbagan area of the district on Sunday night, Hojai Superintendent of Police Saurabh Gupta said.
The Manipur government on Tuesday urged citizens to stay clam and not to fall prey to unverified news, rumours or misinformation that may cause unnecessary panic or disrupt peace and harmony in the state. A press release issued by Chief Secretary P K Singh said, “It has also come to the notice of the government…
Eight cadres were apprehended and 25 firearms, ammunition, and warlike supplies were retrieved in a series of combined operations carried out in several Manipur districts by the Indian Army, the Assam Rifles, the Manipur Police, and other security agencies, officials said on Monday. A statement stated that the activities took place in the districts of…
Manipur security forces arrested four active militants from different districts, recovering weapons, foreign currency, and other incriminating items. The crackdown comes as part of intensified efforts to curb militant activities in the state. In Imphal West, police apprehended two active cadres of the proscribed militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Apunba) for their involvement in extortion….
Security forces have busted a hideout of outlawed outfit National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM) in Manipur’s Imphal East district and arrested seven militants, police said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a raid in Tellou Makha Leikai on Sunday and nabbed the militants, a police officer said. Arms and ammunition, including an…
Security forces have recovered eight of the nine firearms looted from an India Reserve Battalion (IRB) outpost in Manipur’s Thoubal district, a police statement said on Monday. The firearms, including three AKs and five SLRs, were recovered during a search operation in Ngamukhong foothills in the district and a hideout of banned outfit Kangleipak Communist…
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said that Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s resignation was “long overdue”, Violence has been “carrying on” in the northeastern state for two years, she told reporters here when her reaction was sought on the matter. “It was long overdue…(For) two years, this has been carrying on…
Armed Kangleipak Communist Party members stormed a police checkpoint in Manipur’s Thoubal district, stealing a substantial arsenal of firearms and ammunition. Armed with contemporary weapons, a gang of about thirty terrorists overran the police officers stationed at the Kakmayai outpost, capturing three AK rifles, six Self-Loading Rifles (SLRs), and a significant amount of ammunition. Upon…
