Imphal: Manipur valley village defense volunteers on Saturday seized and destroyed a large quantity of Indian Made Foreign Liquor and beer from a residence at Soibam Leikai Meri Leirak, Imphal East. The residence belonged Ningombam Binoy Singh, son of the late N. Rajo. A volunteer said, for the past few decades, many youths have fallen…
Imphal: A team of Manipur Police, Forest department and Assam Rifles destroyed approximately 5.7 acres of poppy plantation at Thinghangjang in Churachandpur district on Saturday. An FIR has been registered and efforts are being made to identify the culprits, said police. “Well done, combined team of Churachandpur Police, 36 AR, CCPur Forest Division, and NAB…
Imphal: The closing ceremony of Manipur Indigenous People’s Cultural Exchange Festival 2024, under the theme ‘Manipur United by Diversity’ was held at Chadong, Kamjong district today. The two-day long festival has been organised by Indigenous People’s Forum Manipur (IPFM), under the aegis of Tourism Department, Government of Manipur. Th. Biswajit Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Power,…
Imphal: Two laborers belonging to Bihar, were found shot dead in Manipur’s Kakching district on Saturday evening along National Highway 137(A). Police identified the deceased as Dashrat Kumar, 18, and Sunalal Kumar, 18, both residents of Rajwahi village in Gopalganj district, Bihar. They were working as laborers under a mason named Prabhu Yadav, also from…
Imphal: Manipur Police commandos killed one suspected underground militant and arrested six others during an exchange of gunfire on Saturday at Salungpham Maning Leikai, Thoubal district. The incident occurred around 9:30 am near Salungpham High School. Acting on information about the presence of armed persons in the area, police conducted a combing operation, leading to…
Imphal: Manipur Police arrested four persons with 5.87 kg Brown Sugar in Senapati district of Manipur and six poppy cultivators in Ukhrul and Kamjong districts on Thursday. The Brown Sugar was recovered from the house of one Ms. N. Sohrii, 40, in Chiphaodai village near Khabung Karong under Senapati police station, Senapati district. The drug…
Imphal: Security forces on Thursday arrested four armed miscreants including one KNF cadre from Laijang village, Churachandpur district for ‘terrorising’ the villagers of Laijang by brandishing weapons. They were identified as Thangsiam Haokip, 27, (KNF cadre), Kamlian, 34, Malsom, 20, and Jaipu Doujaithang, 42. From their possession, one MA-1 Mk I (Myanmar) Assault Rifle, one…
Imphal: Manipur Police on Friday arrested one active cadre of KCP (PWG) identified as Konthoujam Jiban Meitei, 43, from Bamdiar Awang Leikai. From his disclosure, one SLR Rifle with one magazine, two .303 Rifles, one Pump Action Gun B/R, three sleeping bags, 40 badges of KCP (PWG), two Handset charger, one mobile charger, one BP…
Imphal: Time has come for the indigenous populations to know who ‘we’ are and those vested interest groups who are trying to disintegrate the state, chief minister N. Biren Singh said on Friday. “Manipur government is committed to protect and safeguard the indigenous population at all cost,” Biren said. The chief minister was speaking at…
Imphal: Kuki militants launched gresh gunattack to Meitei village in Imphal East district of Manipur on the eve of The Manipur Indigenous People’s Cultural Exchange Festival, 2024 to be opened at Chadong village, Kamjong district on Friday. Chief minister N. Biren Singh was to open the 2-day festival. According to police, armed miscreants from Yaingangpokpi Uyok…
