One KNA-B Cadre Arrested

An alleged cadre of the Kuki National Army-Burma (KNA-B) has been arrested by Security Forces from Zoveng area in Churachandpur district, officials said yesterday.A statement issued by the Assam Rifles stated that the operation was carried out by the 5 Assam Rifles on May 7 in the general area of Zoveng.The arrested person has been…

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Village Chairman Dies In Accident

Duanjilung Lucas, the village Chairman of Lungreizang Village, was killed due to road accident on National Highway -37 in Jiribam district.Reports stated that the incident occurred on April 28 at around 6:30 PM, when the Chairman was riding his Scooty along National Highway -37 and collided with a piled-up land obstruction on the roadway at…

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CIRCA alleges cross-border militant attack in Manipur, seeks action against KNA-B and PDF

The Coalition of Indigenes’ Rights Campaign has alleged that recent attacks on border villages in Manipur’s Kamjong district were part of a coordinated cross-border militant operation involving foreign-based armed groups. In a statement issued on Thursday, CIRCA strongly condemned the violence that took place on May 7 in villages located along the India-Myanmar border and…

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Manipur Police seize over 1 kg suspected brown sugar, one arrested in Churachandpur

Manipur Police arrested one person and seized more than one kilogram of suspected brown sugar during an anti-drug operation carried out in Churachandpur district. Police said the operation was conducted on May 8 near Hiltown under the jurisdiction of Churachandpur Police Station. The arrested person has been identified as Nehkholun Hangshing, 45, a resident of…

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Illegal Coal Mining Oversight Difficult Due to Vast Number of Mines, Says Govt

The Meghalaya government has acknowledged that the massive scale of coal mining operations in the state, particularly in East Jaintia Hills, has made effective monitoring and enforcement against illegal mining extremely challenging. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said the 37th Interim Report of the Justice (Retd.) B.P. Katakey Committee had pointed out continued illegal coal…

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