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CRPF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Manish Kumar Sachar at a relief camp in Manipur Imphal/New Delhi: Families living in a relief camp in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district want to return home, provided there is guarantee of their safety, a senior officer of the central paramilitary force CRPF told news agency ANI. CRPF Deputy Inspector General (DIG)…
There are many villages of the Kuki tribes in the hills surrounding the Meitei-dominated valley Imphal: A top think tank of the Meitei community in Manipur has come out in support of students, who, it said, have been expressing “righteous indignation at the government’s abject failure to resolve the crisis afflicting the state”. In a…
Indian Army, Manipur Police, BSF and CRPF carry out joint operations in Manipur Imphal: The Indian Army and the Manipur Police in a joint operation with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Border Security Force recovered significant quantities of arms, ammunition and “war-like stores” in Churachandpur district, the army’s Spear Corps said in…
A primary health centre (PHC) was torched by unidentified people in Manipur’s Jiribam Imphal: In a fresh incident of arson in Manipur, a primary health centre (PHC) was torched by unidentified people in Jiribam district on Thursday, officials said. The incident took place in Borobekra area, less than 200 metres from a police outpost, early…
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Guwahati: The Manipur government has banned mobile internet services in five districts of the state. The ban — meant to prevent the spread of fake and concocted posts following last week’s drone attack — will stay for five days. Here are the Top 10 points in this big story: An indefinite curfew has been imposed…
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Guwahati: Thousands of people from the Kuki-Zomi tribe came out on the streets of Kangpokpi district headquarters today, protesting against the proposed removal of the 9 and 22 Battalions of Assam Rifles Kangpokpi and Churachandpur. Organised under the aegis of the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), the protest highlighted the community’s deep fears about the…
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Manipur Police said three Kuki insurgents and a volunteer “initiated the attack” in Jiribam Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: The Manipur Police said they have identified the bodies of five people found in Jiribam district following a fierce gunfight with “suspected Kuki insurgents” on Friday. Three of the bodies have now been confirmed as Kuki insurgents from Churachandpur…
Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh and MLAs have submitted several demands to the Governor Imphal: In a significant development in strife-torn Manipur, the N Biren Singh-led BJP government has demanded control of the Unified Command that oversees security operations in the Northeastern state, sources have said. The Command is currently handled by a team of…
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has tested an anti-drone system New Delhi: Security forces today gave a demonstration of an anti-drone system at work in violence-hit Manipur, days after a man was killed in weaponised drone attacks launched by suspected Kuki insurgents from the hills near the valley district Imphal West. Sunday’s attacks, which…
Surbala Devi was shot in the head by suspected Kuki insurgents Imphal: Amid the sound of gunfire and explosions that reverberated in the valley in Manipur, Ngangbam Surbala Devi lived a happy life centred around the love for and well-being of her family. The 31-year-old was more than just a homemaker; she was the glue…