Tag: Manipur

Imphal: Police along with commandos of the 11 Assam Rifles have seized narcotics worth nearly Rs 2 crore from Manipur’s Moreh border town and arrested three drug traffickers. Tengnoupal Police Superintendent S. Ibomcha said some more arrests connected to an international drug cartel were likely following the arrest of the kingpin. The drug haul and […]

Imphal: Manipur Police on Sunday rounded up 98 suspected foreigners with fake Aadhaar cards from the heart of Imphal city during an identification drive, officials said. A police statement said that the raids were conducted in the early hours in two residential areas at Naga Mapal here. The suspects were found staying in rented houses. […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his greetings to the nation on the occasion of Navaratri and the beginning of the “new year”. “Several people across the nation are celebrating the start of the New Year. I convey my greetings to all those celebrating. May the year ahead be a wonderful one,” […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished the people of the Northeastern states of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura on their statehood day and hoped they continue to achieve heights in all-round development. “On their Statehood Day, my greetings to the wonderful people of Manipur. May Manipur continue to scale new heights of growth […]

Imphal: At least 11 persons, including two children, were wounded in a grenade blast at a fairground in the state capital on Friday night, police said. Hospital sources said some of the injured were discharged after first aid while some sustained critical injuries. Police said two youths in a scooter hurled the China-made hand grenade […]

Imphal: The Dalai Lama is to visit Imphal, the capital of Manipur, on October 17 to participate in an international peace conference. This was disclosed on Saturday by Yumnam Khemchand, the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly during a brief public function. Khemchand said that the Tibetan spiritual leader will grace a peace conference on […]

Imphal: A combined team of customs division and Central Industrial Security Force at the Manipur’s Imphal International Airport arrested six persons with 6.97 kg of gold biscuits stuffed inside their rectums. The 35 gold biscuits valued at Rs 1.79 crore were smuggled from Myanmar and were to be taken out to Kolkata in the Imphal-Kolkata-Delhi […]

Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over the devastation caused by floods in the northeastern states and sanctioned Rs 100 crore for an action plan to tackle recurrent floods, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has said. Singh said on Saturday: “Prime Minister has sanctioned Rs 100 crore for an action plan to save […]

Imphal: Japan’s Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu said that Japan will build a war museum at Maibam Lokpa Ching in Manipur’s Bishenpur district. Maibam Lokpa Ching is a historical place where the British and the Japanese fought during the Second World War. About 70,000 Japanese soldiers laid down their lives in the Imphal and Kohima […]

Imphal: Manipur Governor Najma Hepetullah is likely to invite the BJP leaders on Monday in Manipur to form the government. The BJP legislators and their supporters numbering 32 in the 60 member house called on the governor on Sunday to formally stake claim. Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam Gangmei said: “Being the single largest party the Congress […]

Kohima: Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Saturday said that his Naga People’s Front (NPF) would support the BJP to form the new government in Manipur. “The NPF central office reiterates its stand to rid the region of the Congress party and pledges our support to any non-Congress coalition government in Manipur,” Shurhozelie said. The […]

Imphal: Suspected intragroup clash has claimed the lives of three militants at Muktahal village in Tamenglong district of Manipur in the early hours today, police said. The incident occurred when suspected militants of a faction of United Tribal Liberation Front (UTLF), supported by its armed wing United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA), attacked the camp of […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and the Manipur government on a plea by parents of a youth who was killed in a road rage case in 2011 by Ajay Meetai, the son of present Chief Minister N Biren Singh. The parents alleged that they fear for their safety. A […]

New Delhi:  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today termed the BJP’s big win in state polls as people’s endorsement of demonetisation and asserted that it was seen as pro-poor, reformist and the sole defender of the nationalist constituency in the country. He also slammed the Congress for its “historic” blunders including opposing demonetisation and identifying with […]

Imphal: At least 20 soldiers were killed and 11 others injured when militants ambushed their convoy today in Manipur. According to an official, it was one of the fiercest attacks on the Indian Army in the decade, an official said. A team of 6 Dogra Regiment was on a routine road opening patrol in the […]