Imphal: Manipur Police apprehended two individuals at Mantripukhri area under Heingang police station, Imphal East district, on Saturday. They were identified as Thangjam Arbin Singh, 28, of Sagolband Thangjam Leikai, Imphal West district and Keisham Santa Meetei, 40, of Kangsoibi Mapal, Bishnupur district. From their possession, a large consignment numbering a total of 16,073 bottles…
Imphal: Security forces have made another ‘major recovery’ of arms, ammunition, explosives and other warlike stores in Churachandpur, Pherzawl, Kangpokpi, Chandel and Tengnoupal districts of Manipur. Security forces comprising of Manipur Police, Assam Rifles, Army and CAPFs conducted extensive search operations in the hill districts of Manipur in the last few days. Acting on specific…
Imphal: Manipur Police on Saturday said the security forces made another major recovery in valley districts of Manipur after 15 July recovery of 86 weapons. “In another significant step towards restoring peace and security in Manipur, many operations were conducted in the early hours of Friday by security forces in the valley districts namely Imphal…
Imphal: Security forces on Thursday recovered 220 kg of contraband Ganja from a truck in Jiribam district and arrested the driver of the truck. Police, on Friday, said security forces intercepted a TATA truck bearing registration number MN01 8567 with 220 kg of contraband Ganja at FCP check post under Jiribam police station, Jiribam district….
Imphal: A joint team of Manipur Police and the Central Reserve Police Force seized 3.5 kilograms of Brown Sugar and unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 99,09,850 during a search operation in Kangpokpi district on Thursday. The operation led to the arrest of four individuals, including three women. They were identified as S. Poubinah Teinamei, 31,…
Imphal: Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, on Thursday, chaired a review meeting on the status of Sericulture in the state, at Raj Bhavan, here. Sericulture director Robertson Asem, presented a detailed briefing on key topics, including the distribution and production of silk across the state, plantation activities, raw silk and seed organization, market linkages, and the…
Imphal: The Border Security Force (BSF) in collaboration with the Marriott Group has launched Project Pranita in Manipur, flagging off at BSF Sector Headquarters, Koirengei, Imphal on Wednesday, and at the Gospel Centenary Hall in Churachandpur on Thursday. The launch ceremony was attended by inspector general of BSF, Ravi Kant, and Sanjay Gupta, head of…
Imphal: Shop owners and residents of Paona and Thangal markets, in Imphal, have launched an indefinite shutdown of their shops in protest against government’s eviction drive targeting illegal encroachments. The sudden shutdown of markets caused confusion and inconvenience to the public. The shutdown was announced on Wednesday by Yogesh Jain, convenor of the newly-formed Association…
Imphal: Assam Rifles has foiled a large-scale liquor smuggling attempt on National Highway-37 near Awangkhul in Manipur, seizing 1,430 cases containing over 32,000 bottles and cans of assorted liquor worth nearly Rs 1 crore. The swift operation led to the confiscation of the consignment, and the individuals (drivers) involved were handed over to the state…
Imphal: Amid escalating concerns over a potential influx of illegal migrants ‘due to unrest in neighbouring countries’, Manipur government issued a stringent instruction directing top district officials to tighten border surveillance and take immediate preventive actions, on Wednesday. The government instructed all deputy commissioners and superintendents of Police to “keep a robust mechanism to prevent…
