Imphal: “All precautionary security measures are in place to ensure security for the movement of people attending the Shirui Festival,” said Manipur Police Department on Sunday. “Regular security review is being taken and senior officers are deployed to supervise the security arrangement. Public are requested to cooperate in this regard.” “Some unknown individual and organisation…
Imphal: Security forces arrested one active cadre of KCP (PWG) from Leirongthel Pitra under Nongpok Sekmain police station, Thoubal district, Manipur, on Saturday. Intelligence based combing operations and cordon and search operations have been carried out extensively to nab the culprits involved in extortion activities in the state, said Manipur. During such operations, one active cadre…
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…
