Imphal: Manipur Police has warned to take necessary anti-riot actions if agitators continue attacking security forces with lethal weapons. The state police department made the warning on the backdrop of the escalated Kakwa agitation on Saturday. Bulletproof vehicles belonging to the Superintendents of Police (SP) of Imphal West and East were damaged by bullets, allegedly…
Imphal: Manipur government has extended suspension of internet and mobile data except those permitted for whitelisting with effect from Sunday 3 pm in Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Kakching and Bishnupur districts in view of the prevailing chaos over demand to handover Unified Command authority to Manipur government. The suspended services included Lease Lines, VSATs,…
Imphal: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) formed in connection with the Kakwa Naorem Leikai incident has imposed a 24-hour general strike from Saturday midnight till Sunday midnight. Speaking to reporters at RIMS, Imphal on Saturday, JAC convenor Naorem William said that the JAC members met with gynecologist Dr. Usharani. When asked about the delivery of…
Imphal: A team of STF, Assam has arrested self-styled Finance secretary of UKNA (United Kuki National Army) in connection with the bombing of a bridge at Sapermeina and attacking at IOCL convoy in Tamenglong of Manipur. The arrested person was identified as LS Yosef Chongloi, 34, of Churachandpur. The STF team arrested Chongloi in a…
Imphal: People rose up with tones of questions over delivery of ‘foetus’ (baby) on Saturday by an 8-month pregnant woman at the ICU of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, who has been criticalliy suffering suffocation from tear gas fired during an agitation demanding to hand over Unified Command authority to Manipur government in Imphal on…
Imphal: President of Shiv Sena’s Manipur Unit, M. Tombi, through a memorandum passing its leader Rahul Shewale, demanded the Union Home minister Amit Shah demanded to remove 10 Kuki-Zo MLAs from the Manipur Government, on Saturday. Tombi said the memorandum included several demands including removal of Manipur Government’s security adviser Kuldiep Singh and Manipur DGP…
Imphal: Manipur government has declared closure of all colleges and schools in the state for two more days till Thursday. The department of Higher and Technical Education, Manipur, released an order on Tuesday amid the chaos involving students agitations demanding government action to save Manipur from external aggressors. In continuation of the government order on…
Imphal: Government has banned Internet in Manipur in view of the prevailing law and order situation in the state as ‘there is apprehension that some anti-social elements might use social media extensively for transmission of images, hate speech and hate video messages inciting the passions of the public which might have serious repercussions for the…
Imphal: Manipur governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has appealed to all sections of the society, student organisations and public leaders to work together to establish peace and help Manipur to scale a new height of growth and development. Acharya said peace and people’s cooperation are the only means which bring societal development. Manipur the ‘land of…
Imphal: Manipur Police has refuted the comment of PC Nair (Retd) Lt. Gen Assam Rifles statement “There is no Manipur Police There is Meitei Police, Kuki Police” on a national TV interview. “It is unfortunate that he commented in that way. We condemn it,” IGP (Operations) IK Muivah said in a press briefing, here on…
