Imphal, April 7 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday announced that the state government has decided to hand over the investigation into the deadly bomb attack in Bishnupur district, which claimed the lives of two children, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Meanwhile, a police official said that two protesters were killed and three others injured in firing after a mob stormed a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Bishnupur on Tuesday.Strongly condemnin…
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Imphal, April 7 (IANS) To prevent further escalation of violence, the Manipur government on Tuesday suspended internet and mobile data services, including broadband, for three days across five Imphal valley districts.The government move came hours after a deadly bomb attack in Bishnupur district, reportedly carried out by suspected Kuki militants, claimed the lives of two children, officials said.According to a notification issued by Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Home) N. Ashok Kumar, the decision…
Imphal, April 7 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday said that those responsible for the killing of two children in Bishnupur district will be identified and dealt with strictly in accordance with the law.An official from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said the Chief Minister visited a private hospital in Imphal to assess the condition of the injured woman whose five-year-old son and five-month-old daughter were killed on the spot in a bomb attack reportedly carri…
Imphal, April 7 (IANS) In a fresh incident of violence, at least two children were killed and their mother sustained injuries after a bomb attack by suspected Kuki militants in Manipur’s Bishnupur district early Tuesday, officials said.According to a police official in Imphal, a powerful bomb was fired by suspected Kuki militants and exploded at a residence in Moirang Tronglaobi village at around 1 a.m.The blast killed a five-year-old boy and a five-month-old girl on the spot.The children’s …
Imphal, March 26 (IANS) Security forces in Manipur on Thursday continued their massive joint operations in Bishnupur district after suspected armed Kuki militants opened fire at Phouljang and Gothol areas, targeting an Indian Army post, officials said. A police official in Imphal stated that the militants opened fire in the Phouljang and Gothol areas, directing their attack towards an Indian Army post located in Phougakchao Awang Leikai. “The Indian Army and the Central Reserve Police Force (5…
New Delhi/Imphal, March 18 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against three cadres of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) terrorist outfit in connection with last year’s ambush on an Assam Rifles vehicle in Manipur, in which two paramilitary personnel were killed, the probe agency said. The charge sheet, filed before the NIA Special Court in Imphal, names the three accused under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the A…
Imphal, Feb 18 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday assured the people that his government remains firmly committed to ensuring the state’s overall development and welfare. The Chief Minister has announced that construction work of Moirang to Wangoo road via Kumbi will commence within 15 days. The announcement was made during a reception held on Wednesday at the residence of MLA Sanasam Premchandra Singh at Kumbi in Bishnupur district.Addressing the gathering, Sing…
Imphal, Jan 16 (IANS) With the arrest of one more person by the security forces, the total number of accused apprehended in connection with the bomb explosion at a petrol pump in Manipur’s Bishnupur district has risen to two, officials said on Friday.A police official said that security forces arrested Pukhrambam Bimol Meitei alias Inaobi (41) from the Lamphel Sana Keithel area under Imphal West district.Pukhrambam Bimol Meitei, a resident of Kakching district, is an accomplice allegedly invol…
Imphal, Jan 13 (IANS) Security forces have arrested three hardcore militants, including a cadre of a banned outfit, for their alleged involvement in a bomb explosion at a fuel station in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, officials said on Tuesday.A police official said that the three militants belong to the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK).They were arrested from Imphal West and Kakching districts in the past 24 hours.Of the three arreste…
Imphal, Jan 10 (IANS) Two days after a bomb was hurled at a fuel station in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, all petrol pumps across the Manipur Valley region and its adjoining areas were shut down indefinitely on Saturday. The shutdown was called by the Manipur Petroleum Dealers Fraternity (MPDF), demanding adequate security for fuel outlets and their staff.In a letter addressed to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the MPDF said that despite assurances from the authorities, petrol pump owners and work…