Imphal: Manipur Police on Saturday arrested one individual for transporting Peacock feather shafts to Myanmar ‘without proper documentation.’ The individual was identified as Md. Sharifuddin, 24, of Moreh Ward No. 5, Muslim Nagar Laibuk Leikai under Moreh police station, Tengnoupal, a border district. He was apprehended from Pallel police station gate area in Kakching district….
Imphal: Manipur Police department has taken up all efforts to arrest Paojakhup Guite, Prez KSO Delhi for threatening Meitei community not to cross buffer zone to attend Shirui Festival in Ukhrul. The state government scheduled the 5th edition of the Shirui Lily Festival to be held in Ukhrul district as first state level festival organised outside…
Imphal: Ten Myanmar nationals known for involvement in cross-border insurgent activity were killed in a gunfight with the Assam Rifles along the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur. In a significant operational development near New Samtal village in Chandel district of Manipur, along the Indo-Myanmar Border (IMB), a patrol of the Assam Rifles was fired upon heavily…
Imphal: Manipur unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly refuted speculative reports of a BJP and Congress MLAs group preparing to form a new government in the state, that have emerged in the news and social media platforms. “The reports are baseless and unfounded,” said the Manipur unit of BJP. In a press release…
Imphal: Kuki-Zo community, under the banner of Kuki-Zo Village Volunteers—Eastern Zone, have warned Meitei community not to enter or access Kuki-Zo villages while attempting to attend Shirui Lily Festival to be held for six days in Ukhrul district of Manipur. After a two-year hiatus due to the Meitei-Kuki conflict in Manipur that erupted on May…
Imphal: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two persons belonging to banned militant groups for their involvement in the brutal killing of a woman and burning and looting of houses by armed militants in Zairawn village in Jiribam district of Manipur in November last year. Accused Nongthombam Meiraba, hailing from Bishnupur district and belonging…
Imphal: Border Security Force (BSF) constable Deepak Chingakham, who sacrificed his life during the recent Indo-Pak conflict, was honoured with a wreath-laying ceremony conducted at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport, Imphal, on Tuesday. The mortal remains of Deepak arrived at Imphal airport at around 1:45 pm. Governor, Ajay Kumar Bhalla; former minister of state for External…
Dr. N. Munal Meitei Environmentalist, presently working as DFO/Chandel Email: nmunall@yahoo.in “Living wild species are like a library of books still unread. Our heedless destruction of them is akin to burning that library without ever having read its books.” – John Dingell. The 5th State Level Shirui Lily Festival in Manipur will also be held…
Imphal: The Board of Secondary Education, Manipur, on Monday announced its High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination 2025 results, reporting an overall pass percentage of 91.37 percent. A total of 36,943 students appeared for the matric examination, 18,387 male and 18,556 female candidates. Of these, 33,755 students successfully passed the exam. The results of nine…
Imphal: A team of Manipur Police has arrested an active cadre of the proscribed People’s Liberation Army, who is a prime accused in the 2021 ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy that claimed the lives of five personnel, including a commanding officer and his family. “The arrested individual was identified as Sagolshem Sanatomba Singh, 27,…
