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…
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Imphal, Feb 14 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday announced that the state government is committed to developing a world-class polo ground at Lamphelpat in Imphal West district. Attending the closing ceremony of the 2nd Dr Ksh. Chourjit Singh Inter-District Polo Tournament 2026 at Mapal Kangjeibung, the Chief Minister said, it is well known that the game of polo originated in Manipur.The Imphal Polo Ground — Mapal Kangjeibung — is regarded as one of the oldest pol…
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 7 (IANS) Security forces in Manipur have foiled an attempt to recruit local youths into the banned People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and arrested two women leaders of the outfit, officials said on Wednesday.A police official said that the security forces arrested two women leaders of PREPAK from Khangabok village in Thoubal district in Manipur valley region on Tuesday night.The arrested leaders of the PREPAK outfit were identified as Khundrakpam Ningthoujam Roshid…