Security forces and Manipur Police have arrested several alleged members of banned insurgent organisations during a series of coordinated operations carried out across different districts of the state. The operations also led to the rescue of a juvenile who was allegedly being recruited into an insurgent outfit, while another juvenile associated with a militant group…
Joint teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Manipur Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have arrested ten accused persons in connection with several high-profile cases under investigation in Manipur, including the 5th India Reserve Battalion (IRB) arms loot case, the murder of a Hmar woman in Jiribam, a bank robbery case, the…
Efforts to bring back peace in violence-affected Manipur have begun through discussions with different communities, Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Friday. Speaking to PTI after inaugurating the Girls’ Hostel of the Mission Blind School at Heikakpokpi in Tengnoupal district, Singh said representatives from various communities have been meeting him to discuss ways to…
Amid continued counter-insurgency operations, Manipur Police and security forces have arrested nine alleged insurgent cadres belonging to different proscribed outfits over three days since June 16.Four alleged members of the Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) [KCP-PWG] were arrested on Thursday for their suspected involvement in planting hand grenades at multiple locations in Imphal East…
More than 800 goods trucks and fuel tankers are currently stranded between Assam and Manipur due to landslides and a shortage of security escorts along National Highway 37, the state’s primary supply route. According to sources, around 420 vehicles are waiting at Jiribam in Manipur, while nearly 350 trucks and tankers are held up at…
Security forces have successfully rescued a 50-year-old man who was allegedly abducted by suspected militants from Manipur’s border town of Moreh and reunited him with his family following a swift search operation. The rescued individual, identified as Ngamsom Baite, is a resident of B. Bongjang Village in Moreh under Tengnoupal district. According to officials, Baite…
Manipur Police and security forces have arrested nine alleged militants linked to various banned insurgent outfits in a series of operations across the state, dealing a blow to networks involved in grenade attacks, extortion and the illegal supply of arms. According to police, four alleged cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) [KCP-PWG]…
A new controversy has emerged surrounding the death of an Air Force officer who laid down his life in the line of duty for the nation. The family of Flight Lieutenant Shubham Kumar, who was killed in an Indian Air Force aircraft crash in Jorhat, Assam, has alleged that his purported wife, Shreya Rai, has…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh has alleged that certain elements are working against efforts to restore peace, making it difficult for the government to focus on development activities.Addressing a programme in Imphal West district, Singh recurring incidents of unrest have forced the administration to concentrate largely on maintaining law and order.“There has been unrest…
The United States and India are on the cusp of finalising a long-awaited bilateral trade agreement, U.S. President Donald Trump announced during a high-profile meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 summit in Evian, France. Signaling massive progress in the long-running negotiations, Trump told reporters that the two economic powerhouses are “very…
