Representatives of the armed radical Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol (AT) on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) met Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and submitted a memorandum, seeking border fencing, implementation of the NRC with 1951 as cut-off, and “no arrest or legal action” against village volunteers, including members of AT. This comes within days of a […]
Days after Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla urged the people of the strife-torn State to voluntarily surrender looted and illegally held weapons, at least 15 firearms were handed over to police in three districts, officials said on Tuesday (February 25, 2025). Four firearms, including one SMC Carbine with a magazine and one double barrel, along […]
Indian Army’s Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai carried out a comprehensive review of the security dynamics in Manipur as well as the situation along the Indo-Myanmar border during a two-day visit to the strife-torn state. Lt Gen Ghai met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and several top officials including the state security […]
Mining major Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) announced that the firm will pump in ₹50,000 crore in the oil and gas sector in Assam and Tripura over the next 3-4 years. Speaking at the inaugural function of the Advantage Assam investment summit here, he said group firm Cairn Oil & […]
On Saturday (February 22, 2025), following the Governor’s appeal, people of the Kuki-Zomi community in Churachandpur district surrendered 16 looted and illegal weapons. The weapons, including AK rifles, under-barrel grenade launchers and gelatine sticks, were surrendered with the joint efforts of Assam Rifles, State intelligence agencies, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Manipur Police. […]
In response to Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla’s appeal to the people of the strife-torn state to voluntarily surrender looted and illegally held weapons within seven days, an umbrella body of Imphal-based civil society organisations of the Meiteis on Saturday (February 22, 2025) requested him to “engage formally with local youth leaders to ensure a […]
“Six cadres of a banned outfit were arrested from Manipur’s Imphal West district and two members of a group were apprehended for allegedly being involved in extortion in Imphal East,” police said on Saturday (February 22, 2025.) “Six members of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (Ibungo Ngangom) were apprehended from Koutruk Makha Leikai Church in […]
“Seventeen militants belonging to different banned outfits were arrested from four Manipur districts in the last 24 hours,” police said on Friday (February 21, 2025). “Thirteen militants belonging to the banned Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) outfit were nabbed from Moirang Kiyam Leikai area of Bishnupur district on Thursday (February 20, 2025),” a police statement […]
Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Thursday (February 20, 2025) appealed to all communities in Manipur to surrender looted weapons within seven days . “Your single act of returning these weapons can be a powerful gesture towards ensuring peace”, said Mr. Bhalla. He assured that no punitive action would be initiated if such weapons are […]
The Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre has finally done the inevitable by imposing President’s Rule in Manipur on February 13, after dragging its feet for over 21 months, and four days after N. Biren Singh resigned as Chief Minister. The change in political gear stems not from the BJP’s first-order-of-preference, but as an […]
