Unidentified gunmen shot dead two migrant labourers from Bihar in the Meitei-dominated Kakching district of Manipur on Saturday, police said. The incident took place in Keirak area at around 5.20 pm on Saturday, and the victims have been identified as Sunalal Kumar (18) and Dasharat Kumar (17), from Bihar’s Gopalganj. According to the police, the … Read more
The Manipur High Court on Wednesday constituted a committee to conduct a probe in connection with a man who went missing from an Army camp in the state. A two-judge bench of the Manipur High Court, comprising Justices D Krishnakumar and Golmei Gaiphulshillu, heard the petition filed by the younger brother of the man, identified … Read more
They were arrested from the Pureiromba Khongnangkhong area on Friday (October 18, 2024). | Photo Credit: @manipur_police/X “Two militants were arrested in Manipur’s Imphal East district,” police said on Saturday (October 19, 2024). “Those arrested were identified as Mutum Inao Singh (31) and Khwairakpam Rajen Singh (25) of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War … Read more
“Efforts are underway to retrieve the remaining weapons. Among the arms recovered were 9mm pistols, INSAS rifles and AK-47 rifles,” the police said. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “Sixteen firearms looted by a mob from the Ukhrul police station in Manipur were recovered,” police said on Saturday (October 5, 2024). Addressing a press conference, … Read more
Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), a tribal body representing the Kuki people of Manipur, on Wednesday, accused the state government of spreading misinformation about Kuki-Zo communities and urged the Centre to intervene and address the “bias and injustice” against them. In a statement, the KIM also rejected the claims made by the Manipur Security Adviser that … Read more
मणिपुर में पिछले 16 महीनों से हिंसा जारी है. इसी बीच एक इनपुट ने राज्य में सुरक्षा एजेंसियों के लिए गंभीर चिंता बढ़ा दी है. खुफिया जानकारी के अनुसार, 900 से अधिक कुकी उग्रवादी जो ड्रोन-आधारित बम, प्रोजेक्टाइल, मिसाइल और जंगल में युद्ध लड़ने में ट्रेंड हैं उन्होंने म्यांमार के रास्ते मणिपुर में एंट्री कर … Read more
Images used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: V. Sandhya Over 100 Kuki-Zomi personnel of the Manipur Police’s Manipur Rifles and Indian Reserve Battalion have approached the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum to intervene in a transfer order that posts them in Meitei-dominated areas of the State. The officers said they had availed all institutional … Read more
Tension gripped some parts of Manipur as two teenage boys went missing from Imphal West district on Sunday. The two were identified as Avinash Maibam, 16, and Anthony Ningthoujam, 19, both residents of the Lamsang area. Family members said the two boys left their houses on a two-wheeler at 9 a.m. on Sunday allegedly to … Read more
The Manipur government has extended the mobile internet ban in the state till November 8. Representative image | Photo Credit: d1sk The Manipur government has extended the mobile internet ban in the state till November 8, officials said. Barring a few days in September, mobile internet has remained banned in Manipur since May 3 when … Read more
File picture of Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar Rakesh Balwal | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet has approved the Ministry of Home Affairs’ proposal to prematurely repatriate IPS officer Rakesh Balwal, posted as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Srinagar, from AGMUT cadre to Manipur. The decision comes three months … Read more