Moreh Tamils celebrate 55th Fire Walking Festival in Manipur

And on the occasion of Holi, the traditional Fire Walking Festival was held in Manipur’s border town of Moreh. This is the 55th edition of Fire Walking Festival which has been organised every year since 1967. During the festival, which entered its 10th day today, as many as 100 Devotees walked on the fire offering […]

Manipur: Poor mobile connectivity in Moreh irks residents

As the mobile internet services are moving towards the 5th generation with assured superior connectivity and enhanced network speed, the situation is somewhat very different in Moreh Town, located along the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Tegnoupal District. When it comes to connectivity, residents in Moreh have major concerns as since 2019 telecom services have almost […]

Repatriation attempt fails as minor Rohingya girl refused entry in Myanmar

Attempts to repatriate a Myanmar national at Manipur’s Border town Moreh failed, after Myanmar Immigration Officials refused to take back the civilian until they receive directions from their superiors. Rozy Akhtar, a minor Myanmar national suspected to be a victim of human trafficking was brought to India from Bangladesh illegally some years ago. Although the […]

Three Myanmarese injured in firing in Tamu, brought to Imphal for treatment

At least five Myanmar civilians were critically injured in a fresh military crackdown, out of which 3 were reportedly brought to Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Imphal for treatments. The latest Myanmar Military crackdown is reported from Tamu, a Myanmar township, 5 kilometres away from Manipur’s border town Moreh. Sources from Tamu […]

COVID-19: Manipur steps up vigil along Indo-Myanmar border

Security forces are maintaining strict vigil along the Indo-Myanmar border in Moreh following the detection of 161 positive COVID-19 cases in neighbouring country Myanmar and 7 cases in Kalay Township close to Manipur border. Since March 10, Manipur has completely shut its border with Myanmar indefinitely amid the novel coronavirus scare, banning the entry of […]

Manipur: 19 quarantined after man with travel history to Moreh tests COVID-19 positive in Bengaluru

The Coronavirus scare in Manipur has escalated after a person hailing from Bengaluru who had visited border town Moreh was tested positive. It may be mentioned that the individual along with his family members were staying at a hotel in Moreh in Ward Number 3 from February 25 till March 11. Subsequent to this the […]

Indian workers working on trilateral highway stuck in Myanmar, seek help

Reports have come in that some Indian workers are stuck in Myanmar unable to return to the country. The workers had crossed over for construction of 69 bridges for the trilateral highway in Myanmar. While the India-Myanmar border was sealed on March 9th in the wake of the Coronavirus threat, Myanmarese residents who were in […]

Manta Ray gills worth Rs 75 lakh seized in Manipur

Gills of the Giant Oceanic Manta Ray worth over Rs 75 lakh in the international market have been seized by Assam Rifles personnel at the Tengnoupal checkpost in Manipur. As per reports, the gills weighed about 175 kg and were being transported from Imphal to Moreh Town in a van. The driver of the van […]

Assam Rifles seizes contraband drugs, 5kg gold worth Rs 1.9 cr from Manipur

The troops of Assam Rifles under IGAR (South) recovered contraband drugs worth Rs 90 lakh near Khudengthabi in Tengnoupal district and 5 kg of gold worth Rs 1.9 crores from Moreh. The troops recovered these on October 9 in two separate operations. “In the first instance during a search at a check post, a suspicious […]