Drugs worth over Rs 5 cr seized along Imphal-Moreh road; one arrested

A huge quantity of drugs worth over Rs 5 crore have been seized along National Highway 102 or the Imphal-Moreh road by Anti-smuggling Unit of Imphal Customs Division. A large number of Amphetamine tablets or the World is Yours (WIY) tablets along with heroin have been seized. As many as 40,000 WY tablets and 708 […]

Grenade lobbed outside Manipur assembly complex; 2 CRPF personnel injured

Unknown miscreants hurled a hand grenade outside the assembly complex in Manipur capital Imphal at around 5.15 pm on Friday. At least two CRPF personnel were injured in the grenade attack. The injured have been rushed to the RIMS hospital. The injured CRPF personnel’s have been identified as GC Rabha and Munna Yadav. No group […]

Manipur: Blast rocks Imphal’s Thangal Bazaar; Additonal SP among 6 injured in explosion

At least 5 police personnel, including the Additional SP of Imphal West Lamabam Amarjit and a local were injured in a blast that rocked Imphal on Tuesday morning. The blast took place at around 9 am in the Thangal Bazaar locality. The blast is suspected to be an IED explosion. The blast occurred when the […]

Manipur all-party delegation returns from New Delhi

The Manipur all-party delegation has returned to Imphal. The delegation was in New Delhi to meet leaders from the Centre and had submitted memorandum to Home Minister Amit Shah, reiterating its stand on the safeguard of Manipur’s territorial integrity. The delegation was led by Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in New Delhi.

Shutdown paralyzes normal life for second day in several parts of Manipur

Normal life remains paralyzed for the second day in many parts of Manipur including capital city Imphal, after the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity extended its cease work protest by a day. It may be mentioned that the COCOMI, which is a conglomerate of 5 Civil Society Organisations, have taken up a series of agitations […]

Apprehensions run high in Manipur over talks between GoI, NSCN-IM; people in Churachandpur stock essentials

Apprehensions over the Naga Peace Talks are running high in Manipur, people in the state’s Churachandpur district have started stocking essentials sensing protests in the days to come. At a time when the political parties and civil society bodies in the state are in a huddle tracking every move relating to the peace talks, people […]

3 persons, including 2 women injured in grenade blast in Imphal

At least 3 persons, including two women were injured in a grenade blast in Imphal on Tuesday night. The blast took place around 7 pm, at Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai under Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West district of Manipur. The injured have been identified as Y Manihar, M Surbala Devi and N Bidimala. The […]

Minor girl found hanging inside school hostel in Imphal West

Suspicious death of a minor girl student has sent shock waves in Canchipur area of Imphal West on Thursday. The girl’s body was found hanging from the frame of a double bunk bed inside the hostel of a school, located in the area. School authorities and police have restricted entry inside the school campus as […]

Manipur: IED found outside Imphal school

A major tragedy was averted in Manipur’s Imphal after the police retrieved an Improvised Explosive Device or IED, which was planted in front of Imphal Public School in Canchipur  area near Manipur University. The IED which was kept inside a bag was first noticed by locals, who later informed the police authorities. Agitated over being […]