A militant belonging to proscribed outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) was arrested in Manipur’s Imphal West district, police said on Monday. The insurgent, identified as 29-year-old Leihaothabam Nanao Sharma, was involved in extorting government employees, shopkeepers and the common public in the Greater Imphal area, a police officer said. He was nabbed from…
On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla launched a booklet titled “The Water Birds of Loktak Lake” and the Loktak Water Bird Census Report 2025 on Sunday. The Loktak Development Authority (LDA) hosted the event at Sendra Lake Front, Loktak Lake, Bishnupur District, with the global theme “Protecting Wetlands for…
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said the enhancement of investment and turnover limits for the classification of MSMEs proposed in the Union Budget will be highly beneficial for the state. He also hailed the zero tax on income up to Rs 12 lakh per annum as a significant step towards alleviating the…
The government of Manipur has initiated a project to restore and develop Ikoppat Lake, which is now under a great deal of environmental stress because of numerous fishing co-operative societies’ extensive agricultural operations and encroachments. The lake lies between the villages of Athokpam and Khangabok, some 32 kilometers southeast of Imphal. During a recent visit…
In a significant anti-drug operation, authorities in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district destroyed illicit poppy cultivation spanning 45 acres, Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced on Friday. The operation took place in the Lhungjang village hill range, located in the Saikul police station area. District police, along with personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), conducted…
Illicit poppy cultivation on 45 acre of land was destroyed in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, CM N Biren Singh said. The operation was carried out on Friday in Lhungjang village hill range in Saikul police station area by the district police and CRPF in the presence of an executive magistrate, he said. FIRs have been lodged…
Security forces seized a cache of arms and ammunition from Manipur’s Kakching district during a search operation, police said on Friday. One assault rifle, one 9 mm pistol, one IED, two grenades, one smoke shell, one tear smoke grenade, one detonator were seized from the foothills of Chairel Khunou hill of the district on Thursday,…
Manipur Police arrested two suspected members of the Volunteers Welfare Fund (VWF) organisation in Imphal West district. The arrests were made during an anti-extortion operation conducted in response to local complaints. The suspects, Yumlembam Khelen Singh (40) and Huidrom Langambam Singh (30), were caught in the Sagolband Tera area while allegedly attempting to extort money…
The Manipur government has transferred 60 bureaucrats and 10 police officers with immediate effect, an official notification said. Director General of State Academy of Training, Paulunthang Vaiphei, has been given the charge of Additional Chief Secretary, while Anurag Bajpai, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests will be the Additional Chief Secretary (Textiles, Commerce and Industries)….
At the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand, Manipur’s Wushu athletes demonstrated their strength by taking home numerous medals to boost their overall score. Marshal Salam and K Panthoi Devi took home silver in the men’s and women’s Changquan competitions, respectively, while T Saya Chanu took home a gold medal in the women’s event. In the…
