Imphal, April 15 (IANS) The Opposition Congress in Manipur on Wednesday called for the deferment of the upcoming census exercise in the state, insisting that it should be postponed until normality is fully restored and all ethnic violence-affected Internally Displaced Persons can return to their native places. According to an earlier announcement by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, the processes of self-enumeration and the House Listing and Hous…
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Imphal, April 13 (IANS) Security forces on Monday arrested three militants belonging to different insurgent outfits and dismantled four illegally constructed bunkers in separate operations, officials said. A police official said that Manipur Police, assisted by Assam Police, arrested a militant belonging to the People’s Liberation Army and its sister outfit, Revolutionary People’s Front, from Rupnagar in Hojai district of Assam.The militant, identified as Hodam Romen Singh alias Naobi (39),…
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 10 (IANS) The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Indian Army’s Red Shield Division on Friday reiterated that the Indian Army remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all communities in Manipur, officials said. Defence Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Mahendra Rawat said that the GOC emphasised the Indian Army’s role as a neutral and dependable force, dedicated to protecting lives and maintaining peace across the state.As part of ongoing outreach e…
Imphal, April 3 (IANS) Security forces on Friday arrested four dreaded valley-based insurgents from Manipur’s Tengnoupal district, which shares an unfenced border with Myanmar, officials said. A senior police official stated that the four insurgents were apprehended from Yangoubung village under the Moreh police station in Tengnoupal district. The militants belong to the National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM), the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and the Kangleipak Communist Party (KC…
New Delhi/Imphal, April 1 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Wednesday that it has filed a charge sheet under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, against a former Municipal Councillor and the Chief Engineering Officer of the Imphal Municipal Corporation (IMC) for allegedly securing work orders from the civic body using forged documents. The ED’s Imphal Sub-Zonal office has filed a charge sheet under the provisions of PMLA, 2002, against G. Gaidon Rongmei, former Mun…
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…
Manipur, March 25 (IANS) Security forces have dismantled multiple illegal bunkers in Manipur’s Ukhrul district following a fresh spate of exchanges of fire between armed groups from two communities, leaving at least three people injured, including a woman, officials said on Wednesday.A police official in Imphal stated that coordinated operations were carried out simultaneously at several locations under the jurisdiction of the Litan police station.During the operation, two illegally-constructe…
Imphal, March 23 (IANS) Security forces in Manipur have arrested 15 militants belonging to banned outfits, including 14 cadres of the United National Liberation Front (Koireng faction), from Thoubal and Imphal West districts, officials said on Monday. A senior police official in Imphal stated that the 14 cadres of the outlawed UNLF (K) were apprehended from the Haokhong area in Thoubal district.Security personnel recovered a significant cache of items from their possession, including two INSAS r…
Imphal, Feb 18 (IANS) The Indian Army carried out a major month-long area sanitisation and de-mining operation along a vulnerable stretch of the India–Myanmar border in Manipur, officials said on Wednesday. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that the Red Shield Division of the Indian Army’s Spear Corps carried out a major area sanitisation and de-mining operation along the India-Myanmar border at Yangoubung, Manipur, between border pillars 72 and 73 from January 16 to February 17, 20…