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IMPHAL: The Indian Army and Assam Rifles have been pressed into service to control the violence in Manipur. Violence erupted in Manipur – in the areas of Churachandpur, Imphal, KPI – on Wednesday. With the situation getting out of control, the Army and Assam Rifles were requisitioned on the intervening night of May 3 and […]

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IMPHAL: Fresh violence rocked Churachandpur district in Manipur on Wednesday (May 3). Incidents of arson and clashes were reported from parts of Churachandpur district in Manipur. Similar violence were also reported from the valley district of Bishnupur in Manipur. Many houses were gutted and several people sustained injuries in the violence. Police resorted to tear […]

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Imphal: The North East Frontier Railway’s Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal line in Manipur has been found sinking around 50 meters at the Khongsang railway station, posing a serious threat to travellers. Officials have reported a stretch of at least 50 meters sinking with an approximately 70 meters wide half-moon shape crack, raising concerns over the quality of railway construction […]

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Imphal: The Manipur government has ordered the suspension of mobile internet/data services for five days in the wake of fresh violence in the Churachandpur district. The violence occurred during a rally organized by ATSUM protesting against the inclusion of the Meitei/Meetei community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list. An official order dated May 3 said […]

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Imphal: Hundreds of people, mostly women, took to the streets in Imphal on Tuesday night, participating in a torch rally demanding an apology from individuals in Churachandpur district who spoke ill of Manipur’s Chief Minister N Biren Singh on media platforms. The protest, which included civil society organizations, clubs, and women’s vigilante groups, rallied along the […]

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IMPHAL: The police in Manipur seized drugs worth over Rs one crore on Wednesday (May 2). The police seized a brown sugar consignment that weighed 1.08 kg at Singhat in Manipur. Singhat is located in Churachandpur district of Manipur and is close to the India-Myanmar border. The brown sugar consignment was seized by the Manipur […]

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IMPHAL: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will visit the Northeast state of Manipur on Wednesday (May 3). Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be in Manipur on Wednesday (May 3) on a day-long visit. Vice President Dhankhar will attend events in at least two universities of Manipur during his visit to the state. Firstly, he will reportedly […]

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IMPHAL: Sleuths of the central bureau of investigation (CBI), on Tuesday (May 2), searched the residences of the suspended SP and inspector of the national investigation agency (NIA), who were booked in an extortion case. The CBI booked NIA SP Vishal Garg and inspector Rajib Khan, both posted in Imphal, for allegedly collecting “huge amounts […]

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Imphal: Around 5,000 Myanmar nationals, including women and children, have entered Manipur without valid documents and are currently taking shelter at different detention centres, according to Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Of this number, approximately 2,500 are recent influxes due to the escalation of tension between the Myanmarese military junta and groups fighting against the ruling […]

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Imphal: On Monday morning, Manipur police commandos recovered a total of 21 old rusted AK rifle magazines from a fish farming pond in Nambol Thiyam village, which is located about 15 km from Imphal in the Bishnupur district. The search operation was launched following a complaint made by Rk Ajoy Singh, the owner of the […]

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IMPHAL: Manipur Police on Tuesday said they have arrested four alleged smugglers including a female along with opium, foreign cigarettes, and Amphetamine tablets worth around Rs 10 crore in the international market. One Chinese-made Kenbo bike and a car used in the smuggling have also been recovered from them. Arrests and seizures have taken place […]

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