Imphal: Normal life was badly affected in Manipur’s Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts on Friday as Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), a leading organisation of the Kuki-Zo community, enforced an indefinite shutdown in the two tribal inhabited districts in protest against the killing of an elderly Kuki woman on Thursday. Officials said that shops, markets, business.
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.
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: 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.
Imphal: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one of the miscreants involved in the 2024 attack on a security post in the Moreh area of Manipur’s Tengnoupal district, killing one policeman and injuring two others, an official said on Monday. NIA sources said that Thangminlar Mate, a.k.a. Lenin Mate, a resident of Tengnoupal district,.
Imphal: In coordinated operations, security forces including the Army, Assam Rifles, CRPF, BSF, ITBP, and Manipur Police have arrested 16 militants from various outfits and seized 17 weapons, as well as large quantities of ammunition and explosives from different districts in Manipur, officials announced on Monday. A Defence spokesperson stated that these joint efforts over.
The Manipur government has launched the Lamphelpat Wetland Project, an ambitious initiative that seamlessly blends flood mitigation efforts with ecotourism development. Situated on the western outskirts of Imphal city, Lamphelpat, once a thriving wetland, is now being revived to serve both environmental and economic purposes. Spearheaded by the Water Resources Department and supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the Climate Adaptation Fund, the.
Imphal: An indefinite curfew has been enforced across the entire Lilong Assembly constituency in Manipur’s Thoubal district following an incident where a mob set fire to the house of BJP minority morcha’s state President, Md Asker Ali. This action reportedly stemmed from his support for the Waqf Amendment Act. On Monday, Thoubal District Magistrate A..
Imphal: Over the past 24 hours, security forces in Manipur have recovered a substantial cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives while apprehending several members of insurgent groups and drug traffickers, according to a statement from Manipur Police on Wednesday. The police indicated that while the situation in the state remains tense, it is currently under.
New Delhi: Justice BR Gavai, a Supreme Court Judge, who led a delegation of judges to Manipur, expressed optimism that a resolution to the ongoing ethnic violence in the state, which has lasted nearly two years, is on the horizon. He noted that individuals in relief camps are in a positive state of mind and.
