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Imphal: Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (Cocomi) has drawn the attention of Government of India to control the violence in Jiribam district of Manipur. Jiribam has been reeling under violence since Thursday. In a statement issued by the coordinating committee on Saturday said, in the wake of yet another brutal cycle of violence in Jiribam,…

Imphal: Just three days after election result of 18th Lok Sabha was declared, suspected Kuki militants on Friday attacked Meitei village with country-made bombs at Sekmai in Imphal West district, Manipur, which is about 25 kilometres away from Imphal. The incident was occurred at Pangaltabi along the Sekmai river. The incident occurred after killing of…

Imphal: Miscreants in black uniform handed over a live hand grenade covered in a box at the reception counter of Diabetics Hospital and Research Centre, Ayangpalli road, opposite to Karkinos Cancer hospital in Imphal East near JNIMS hospital intimidating to be handed over to Dr Moirangthem Dhanabir. The incident took placed on Friday morning. According…

Imphal: Thongminthang Haokip alias Thangboi Haokip alias Roger who was arrested by a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Imphal airport is not related to the outfit, said Kuki National Front-military council on Friday. In a press release issued by information and public relation of the outfit, Th. Rio Kuki mentioned that Thangboi has…

Imphal: Following beheading of a man in Jiribam district of Manipur on Thursday, district magistrate has imposed indefinite curfew in the district. The district magistrate Krishna Kumar has also asked the superintendent of police, Jiribam  to utilize the security forces available in the district to avoid any unwanted incidents. It asked to identify vulnerable pockets…

Imphal: One person was found beheaded by miscreants in Jiribam district of Manipur on Thursday leading to setting abandoned Kuki houses in blaze. The deceased was identified as one Soibam Saratkumar Singh, 59, son of late Soibam Babahal Singh of Sorok Atingbi Khunou, Jiribam. The incident reportedly occurred at around 5 pm. When Saratkumar was…

Imphal: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a key accused from Imphal Airport in a case relating to a transnational conspiracy by insurgents and terrorist gangs to exacerbate the Manipur violence and spread terror in the north-eastern states. Thongminthang Haokip alias Thangboi Haokip alias Roger (KNF-MC) has been arrested under various sections of…

Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh, BJP Manipur unit president A. Sharda Devi and general secretary organisation BJP (incharge Manipur and Nagaland) Abhay Kumar Giri invited to participate in swearing-in ceremony for Narendra Modi as third term Prime Minister. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to be conducted on Sunday. To participate the ceremony Biren…

Imphal: All out efforts have been made to extend assistance to flood affected people; chief minister and chief secretary have been directed to take steps for extending immediate relief to the families, said Manipur governor Anusuiya Uikey on Thursday. The governor was interacting with displaced people at a relief camp opened at Hostel No.2 in…

Imphal: Former vice chancellor, Dhanamanjuri University, Manipur, professor Nongmaithem Rajmuhon Singh drawn the attention of the state government against plantation of exotic plants. Rajmuhan said the practice of plantation of exotic plants brought from outside the state should be avoided and to make it effective the government need be concerned while planting exotic plants. Rajmuhon…