A potentially devastating incident was narrowly avoided in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Sunday, after security forces successfully neutralised a 51mm ILLG bomb discovered in the Terakhongshangbi Maning Laithel area under Moirang Police Station. The explosive device, suspected to have been planted with harmful intent, was safely defused by a specialised bomb disposal unit. Local residents…
New Delhi, Silver prices on Friday fell by Rs 321 to Rs 1,07,576 per kg as participants reduced their bets. The price of silver contract for September delivery on the Multi Commodity Exchange fell by Rs 321 or 0.3 per cent to Rs 1,07,576 per kg in a business turnover of 12,145 lots. Analysts said…
Manipur Police and allied security forces have launched intensified operations across sensitive zones of the state, resulting in the arrest of multiple cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) [KCP (PWG)] and the recovery of a significant cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives. The coordinated crackdown, aimed at dismantling insurgent networks and…
New Delhi, Aluminium prices fell by 45 paise to Rs 247.70 per kg in futures trade on Friday as participants cut their positions amid weak trend in the spot market. Aluminium contracts for July delivery fell by 45 paise, or 0.18 percent, to Rs 247.70 per kg on the Multi Commodity Exchange in a business…
More than two years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, the state’s healthcare system is now on the verge of collapse. In a rare and united appeal, over 100 health professionals, public health experts, lawyers, and civil society activists have signed a petition urging President Droupadi Murmu to take urgent action to restore healthcare services…
Hundreds of households in the Ukhrul region of Manipur are making a living from a traditional trade that is attracting national notice. Artists in Nungbi village still create a distinctive style of black pottery using only hand methods; no potter’s wheels or other contemporary tools are used. A unique combination of crushed serpentine stone and…
Former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has raised the alarm over what he terms a “deliberate distortion” in the official records of a foundational legal order governing tribal administration in Manipur’s hill areas. In a letter to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Wednesday, Singh urged immediate intervention to investigate a potentially unauthorized alteration in…
Security forces in Manipur have launched intelligence-based combing and cordon-and-search operations (CASO) across sensitive areas of the state. One major breakthrough was achieved on June 24, when an active cadre of the banned outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) — KCP (PWG) was arrested. The arrested cadre has been identified as Mutum Manaocha Singh…
New Delhi, June 26: Silver prices rose by Rs 408 to Rs 1,05,325 per kg in futures trade on Wednesday as participants increased their bets. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, the price of silver contracts for July delivery rose by Rs 408, or 0.39 percent, to Rs 1,05,325 per kg in a business turnover of…
The railways are attributing the water leak on the Vande Bharat train between Varanasi and Delhi to clogged filters. On the train, Darshil Mishra posted about his experience online, claiming that the railway workers did nothing to address the problem in spite of numerous concerns. A video of water seeping from the roof was also…
