New Delhi/Imphal, April 30 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a prime accused in the 2023 killing of a Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) during an ambush by suspected Kuki militants in Manipur, officials said. The accused, Otkhothang Baite alias Othang Baite, a resident of Moreh in Tengnoupal district, was allegedly involved in the conspiracy behind the attack carried out by members of a suspected Kuki militant group. According to NIA sources, the ambush targe…
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Itanagar/Guwahati, April 29 (IANS) Security forces apprehended an armed NSCN (Khango) extremist and an overground worker in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Tuesday. A defence spokesman stated that, acting on specific intelligence inputs regarding the presence of an overground worker in contact with an armed Naga extremist in the Rima-Putok circle of Changlang district, and further corroborated by internal sources, the Assam Rifles launched a well-coordinated, intelligence-based operation on…
Imphal, April 29 (IANS) Security forces have arrested two drug peddlers from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh and seized 51 kilograms of opium valued at over Rs three crore in Manipur, officials said on Wednesday, dismantling an inter-state trafficking module linked to Myanmar. A police official stated that security personnel intercepted a truck carrying contraband opium at Leingangpokpi village in Jiribam district along the Imphal-Jiribam National Highway (NH-37). The occupants of the vehicle were appr…
Aizawl, April 28 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday underscored the importance of close coordination among Assam Rifles, state police, district administration, and local bodies to ensure both security and welfare of border residents in Mizoram. A Mizoram government official stated that the visiting Minister stressed enhanced cooperation between Assam Rifles, state police, district authorities, and Village Councils to strengthen security, promote develop…
Imphal, April 28 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau, in close coordination with the Assam Rifles and state police, has arrested two drug peddlers and seized 4.267 kilograms of heroin worth Rs 8.5 crore in Manipur, dismantling a trafficking module linked to Myanmar, officials said on Tuesday. The joint operation, carried out on Tuesday, led to the recovery of 374 soap cases containing heroin, weighing approximately 4.267 kg and valued at Rs 8.5 crore in the international market, an official c…
Imphal, April 25 (IANS) A day after three people were killed and several others injured in a violent clash in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, central and state security forces on Saturday intensified operations to apprehend those involved and prevent further escalation, officials said.A police official in Imphal stated that security measures have been significantly enhanced in the area to prevent any further escalation of violence. Operations are ongoing in the surrounding regions, he added.Ukhrul …
Kohima, April 25 (IANS) Security forces have apprehended three cadres of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) [ULFA-I] during a counter-insurgency operation in Nagaland’s Mon district, officials said on Saturday.According to officials, the operation was launched on Friday based on specific intelligence inputs regarding the movement of ULFA-I cadres in the region.The cadres were reportedly active in the Phomching area and were attempting to move towards Shangnyu village when…
Aizawl, April 24 (IANS) The newly renovated War Memorial located at the heart of Lunglei town in Mizoram was inaugurated on Friday by General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 3 Corps, Lt Gen Abhijit S. Pendharkar, officials said. The memorial now prominently displays the names of 108 martyrs, including 103 who laid down their lives during World War II and five from post-Independence operations.Addressing the gathering via video conferencing, Lt Gen Pendharkar highlighted that the War Memorial stands …
Aizawl, April 23 (IANS) The Mizoram government has intensified efforts to curb the growing drug menace and dismantle trafficking networks in the border state, officials said on Thursday.A Home Department official said the 12th State-Level NCORD (Narco Coordination Centre) meeting was held on Wednesday at the Secretariat Conference Hall in the New Capital Complex. The meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Khilli Ram Meena, was attended by Director General of Police Sharad Agarwal, senior state gove…
Itanagar/Aizawl, April 23 (IANS) The Army’s Spearhead Division of Spear Corps conducted a large-scale cleanliness drive across the Siyom, Subansiri and Siyang valleys in Arunachal Pradesh as part of its civic outreach initiatives. Defence spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Mahendra Rawat said that the effort underscores the Army’s continued commitment to environmental conservation and the well-being of communities in remote frontier regions.He said that the initiative witnessed enthusiastic …