Imphal: Amid relentless rains and severe flooding in Imphal and surrounding districts, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles have launched massive relief and rescue operations under ‘Operation Jal Rahat-II’. Operating under extreme conditions since May 31, the Indian armed forces have evacuated nearly 2,500 civilians to safety, often stepping in even before formal requests were.
Imphal: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan assured the violence-hit displaced people in Manipur that their resettlement plans are being prepared in close coordination with district administrations. The Home Secretary, who, along with Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Kumar Deka, visited Manipur for two days, also informed that livelihood schemes of the inmates of the relief camps.
As heavy rainfall lashes the North-eastern parts of India, the region reels under the weight of widespread destruction and human suffering. Torrential downpours have triggered devastating floods and landslides, submerging villages, displacing thousands, and cutting off vital transport and communication links. The worst hit states involving Mizoram, Assam, Manipur, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh, where roads.
Imphal: Nearly 25 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs are meeting at the residence of party MLA Thongam Biswajit Singh in Imphal to push for the formation of a popular government in Manipur. On May 28, nearly 10 MLAs, including eight from the BJP, one from the National People’s Party (NPP), and one Independent MLA, met.
Imphal: Three successive earthquakes, the strongest one being 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale, struck Manipur’s two hilly districts – Churachandpur and Noney – in around nine hours on Wednesday, officials said. Manipur state Disaster Management officials said that there has been no immediate report of loss of life or damage to property due to.
Imphal, May 28: A day after former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh held a meeting with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, 10 NDA MLAs on Wednesday met the Governor, claiming that they have the support of 44 legislators in the 60-member Assembly to form a popular government in the state. The ten MLAs – 8.
Mizoram: In the northeastern states of Mizoram and Manipur, authorities seized drugs worth Rs 9.70 crore and apprehended four suspects, highlighting the ongoing challenge of narcotic smuggling from Myanmar. A Defence spokesperson stated that based on specific intelligence about drug trafficking, a mobile vehicle check post was set up by Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police.
An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale struck the Churachandpur area of Manipur on Wednesday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremors occurred at 10:23 am, at a depth of 36 km, with the quake’s epicenter recorded at 24.55°N latitude and 93.70°E longitude. No casualties have been reported so far, and.
Imphal: In a series of operations in Manipur, army and other central and state security forces have arrested 13 militants of different outfits and recovered 23 arms, grenades, ammunition and other war-like stores, officials said on Monday. Defence spokesman Lt Col Amit Shukla said that the well-coordinated joint operations resulted in the apprehension of 13.
Imphal: The security forces have seized 610 tons of “illegally transported” timber worth Rs 3.10 crore in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district, adjoining Myanmar, officials said on Monday. A defence spokesman said the illegally procured timber was carried in 61 trucks, and the vehicles have also been confiscated under the Motor Vehicles Act, 2019 and the Manipur.
