Kohima, July 14 (IANS) A day after an Assam Rifles Havildar was killed and four other personnel were injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Nagaland’s Chumoukedima district, security forces on Tuesday further intensified search operations by deploying additional columns of the Assam Rifles and the Nagaland Police, officials said. A defence spokesman said the condition of the four injured Assam Rifles personnel is stable and they are undergoing treatment at a hospital. T…
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Kohima, July 14 (IANS) A day after an Assam Rifles Havildar was killed and four other personnel were injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Nagaland’s Chumoukedima district, security forces on Tuesday intensified search operations by deploying additional columns of the Assam Rifles and the Nagaland Police, officials said. A defence spokesman said the condition of the four injured Assam Rifles personnel is stable and they are undergoing treatment at a hospital.The slai…
Kohima, July 13 (IANS) An Assam Rifles Havildar was killed, and four other jawans were injured after a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Nagaland’s Chumoukedima district on Monday, officials said. Officials in Kohima said the IED blast struck a vehicle, which was part of a convoy of Assam Rifles vehicles near Sukhovi in Chumoukedima district on Monday afternoon. Slain Havildar Mohd Iqbal was associated with the Assam Rifles training centre and school. The injured Assam Rifle…
Imphal, July 6 (IANS) At least two Assam Rifles personnel – a Warrant Officer and a Havildar — were killed after a suspected Naga armed group ambushed a paramilitary force vehicle at Nungshang Kong in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Monday, officials said. Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas Singh and Director General (DG) of Assam Rifles Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera strongly condemned the attack and vowed stringent action against those responsible. A senio…
Imphal, April 13 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday reiterated that ensuring the protection, safety, and peaceful coexistence of all communities remains the government’s foremost priority. An official from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) noted that Manipur is home to 36 communities, comprising both tribal and non-tribal populations residing across the Imphal Valley and the state’s hill districts.On Monday, Director General of Assam Rifles, Lt General Vikas Lak…