Imphal, July 14 (IANS) The security forces in Manipur have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, arrested a dreaded militant of the outlawed PREPAK outfit, and seized around 50 kg of suspected opium worth over Rs 3 crore in separate operations, officials said on Tuesday. A senior police official said that a joint team of the Manipur Police and the 19 Garhwal Rifles, during a search operation on Tuesday, recovered a large cache of arms, explosives and war-like stores from the forest area…
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Imphal, July 3 (IANS) Manipur Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and veteran tribal leader Vungzagin Valte’s mortal remains will be laid to rest on Saturday in Churachandpur district, 134 days after he succumbed to injuries sustained during the ethnic violence in the state, the Zomi Council, an apex tribal body, said on Friday. The body of the 62-year-old BJP leader, who belonged to the Zomi tribal community, has been kept at the Churachandpur District Hospital since it was brought from Delhi afte…
Imphal, June 13 (IANS) Search operations continued for the third consecutive day on Saturday to trace a 14‑year‑old girl student who was swept away by flash floodwaters in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, officials said. A district official said the tragic incident occurred on June 11 at Laijon Veng in the Tuibong Sub‑Division of Churachandpur district, where the young girl was swept away by strong currents triggered by incessant rainfall.The Class 8 student, identified as Lamboikim, wa…
Imphal, May 23 (IANS) Ahead of the Kharif season, the Manipur government has intensified efforts to provide security and other necessary support to the farming community in both the valley and mountainous regions, officials said on Saturday. A senior government official said that in view of previous incidents and attacks involving farmers in fringe areas, the government has initiated all necessary measures to ensure that farmers belonging to the Meitei, Kuki-Zo and Naga communities can carry out…
Imphal, May 16 (IANS) Hectic discussions are underway among various Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Manipur government officials and security forces to ensure the safe release of those who are still being held hostage by groups belonging to different communities, officials said on Saturday. A police official said that 30 out of over 38 people belonging to the Kuki and Naga communities, who had been held hostage by various groups in Kangpokpi and Senapati districts, were released on Thursday …
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 …
Imphal, April 24 (IANS) At least six persons were injured after armed cadres from two different communities exchanged fire between Sinakethei and Mullam villages in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday, officials said.A police official in Imphal stated that further details of the incident in Ukhrul district are still awaited. Of the six injured, three belong to the Kuki community and three to the Naga community.He added that Mullam village, inhabited by members of the Kuki community, is an isol…
Imphal, April 12 (IANS) Security forces on Sunday continued their joint combing operations for the third consecutive day on Sunday to nab militants following the killing of a BSF constable in Manipur’s Ukhrul district. During the ongoing operations, forces also destroyed 21 illegally constructed bunkers in the district, officials said.A police official in Imphal stated that the Central and state security forces have intensified search operations across Ukhrul and adjoining districts to track d…
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…