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…
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Imphal, March 11 (IANS) Tension remained high in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Wednesday after at least 20 Tangkhul Naga civilians travelling along the Ukhrul-Imphal route were reportedly detained by people belonging to another community, officials said. A police official confirming the incident said the civilians were reportedly held at Shangkai village, about 5 km from Litan Police Station.Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh expressed profound concern over the distressing situation along th…
Imphal, Feb 14 (IANS) Fresh firing was reported on Saturday at the Litan Sareikhong area in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, allegedly by Tangkhul Naga village volunteers, triggering panic and tension among local residents, police said. The Manipur Police appealed to both the Kuki and Naga tribal communities in and around Litan village to refrain from hostilities and the spread of rumours to prevent any further escalation of the situation.In a statement, the police said that approximately 12 rounds …
Imphal, Feb 10 (IANS) To prevent the escalation of violence, the Manipur government on Tuesday suspended internet services in two more hill districts — Kangpokpi and Kamjong — which are adjoining the violence-hit Ukhrul district, officials said. A police official said that fresh incidents of firing and arson were reported from Litan Sareikhong village in Ukhrul district, a day after two Tangkhul Naga organisations restricted the movement of Kuki people in Ukhrul and neighbouring Kamjong distri…
Imphal, Feb 10 (IANS) Amid fresh violence in Manipur’s Ukhrul, the state government on Tuesday suspended internet services in the hill district for five days, police officials said. A police official said that fresh incidents of firing and arson were reported from Litan Sareikhong village in Ukhrul district, a day after two Tangkhul Naga organisations restricted the movement of Kuki people in Ukhrul and neighbouring Kamjong districts.According to the official, some armed men set ablaze more than…
Imphal, Feb 9 (IANS) Tension continued to prevail in different parts of Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Monday following intermittent clashes and the burning of at least 20 houses belonging to members of the Naga and Kuki tribal communities, officials said.A police official in Imphal said that suspected armed militants reportedly torched several houses at Litan Sareikhong village in Ukhrul district on Sunday night after a member of the Tangkhul Naga community was “severely assaulted” by a gro…
Imphal, Feb 3 (IANS) Sportsman-turned-politician and senior BJP leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh, 61, will become the 13th Chief Minister of Manipur since the Northeastern state attained full statehood on January 21, 1972. After being elected as the BJP Legislature Party leader, Singh expressed his gratitude to BJP National President Nitin Nabin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Taking to his official X account, Singh said: “I express my sincere gratitude to …