Imphal: Public has handed over a total of 93 weapons in three days after governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla extended the ultimatum of another seven days till March 6. On Monday 33 different types of weapons, various ammunitions amd munitions and other miscellaneous items were voluntarily surrendered by the public in Churachandpur, Thoubal, Imphal East, Imphal…
Dr. N. Munal Meitei Environmentalist, email- nmunall@yahoo.in World Wildlife Day is proclaimed on 3 March, coinciding with the adoption of CITES on the same date in 1973. This year will also be the 50th anniversary of CITES to come into force since 1975. World Wildlife Day highlights the vital role that wildlife plays in maintaining…
Imphal: Shiv Sena Manipur Pradesh says the Kuki people’s defiance of the governor’s appeal to surrender arms, despite initiatives for a roadmap to restore peace, is a direct insult to both the state and sentral governments. Shiv Sena Manipur Pradesh president M. Tombi, speaking to reporters at the state party office, here, on Saturday, criticized…
Imphal: Union Home minister and minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, chaired a high-level review meeting on the security situation of Manipur in New Delhi on Saturday. The meeting was attended by the governor of Manipur, Union Home secretary, director, Intelligence Bureau, deputy chief of Army staff, Army C mmander of the Eastern Command, directors general…
Imphal: In connection with the firing incident reported in Wakan area disrupting the prayer rituals at Kongba Maru temple in Imphal East on Friday morning, police said Kuki Inpi- Saikul and village chiefs of Kuki villages in and around Wakan area were summoned and sternly warned to stay away from causing disturbances in the area…
Imphal: Four Kuki National Front-Presidential faction (KNF-P) were arrested on Friday near Bimparao along National Highway-2 (Imphal-Dimapur) for ‘involvement in extortion’. Police confirmed that the arrested cadres belonged to KNF-P and identified them as Lungousem Kipgen, 29, of Phaijol village (Kangchup), Letminlal Kipgen, 25, of Ebenezer village, Satminlun Tuboi, 24, of Chalbung village, and Thanggoulun…
Imphal: Manipur Guv Ajay Kumar Bhalla has extended the deadline for surrendering looted and illegal weapons til 4pm of March 6. The governor issued an order on Friday, stating that the extension was granted in response to demands from people in both the hills and the valley. “Upon the expiry of the seven-day deadline for…
Imphal: Arambai Tenggol, a Manipur culture revivalist group which members took up arms to defend Kuki-Zo aggressive attacks, has surrendered 246 weapons at 1st Manipur Rifles campus, here on Thursday. The group surrendered the weapons following agreements made between governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Arambai Tenggol on Tuesday. It submitted a memorandum listing several demands…
Imphal: A total of 87 different types of weapons, various ammunitions/ munitions and other miscellaneous Items were voluntarily surrendered by the public to Manipur Police in Churachandpur, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kangpokpi, Jiribarn and Imphal West districts on Tuesday. The weapons were surrendered following an ultimatum served to youths to dispossess illegal weapons. Manipur Police said…
Imphal: A day ahead of the ultimatum issued by Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to surrender illegally possessed weapons, leaders of Arambai Tenggol met the governor at Raj Bhavan, here, on Tuesday. A team from Arambai Tenggol, a revivalist cultural outfit, which turned defenders against Kuki attack, comprising its commander-in-chief Tyson Ngangbam alias Korounganba Khuman,…
