The Manipur government will construct two camps at two locations at a cost of ₹11 crore for 416 cadres of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), the oldest armed Meitei insurgent group, which signed a peace agreement with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Manipur Government on November 29, 2023. Around 80 cadres […]
Four Bangladesh nationals, including three women, have been detained from the Teliamura railway station in Tripura’s Khowai district, a Border Security Force (BSF) official said on Saturday (February 15, 2025). Also read:PM Modi shared ‘concerns’ about Bangladesh with President Trump: Foreign Secretary “Based on specific intelligence inputs, the anti-human trafficking unit of BSF detained four […]
Security forces arrested nine militants belonging to different proscribed outfits from Manipur’s Imphal East and Thoubal districts, police said on Saturday (February 15, 2025). Four active members of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (Noyon) involved in kidnapping and extortion activities were arrested from Chingdompok area of Thoubal district on Friday, they said. In another operation, […]
The use of dynamite blasts in the exploration activity of the ONGC has caused damage to dozens of houses belonging to the indigenous community in west Tripura. As a result, local residents have prevented the movement of heavy machinery of the ONGC and are demanding compensation for the damage. The latest flashpoint is Belbari, located […]
Suspension of the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Manipur and imposition of President’s Rule showed how the Centre had failed the people of Manipur, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said. The Left parties also said such moves underlined the “utter bankruptcy” of the “double-engine government”. Mr. Kharge, in a post on X on Friday (February […]
A day after a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan shot himself dead before killing two others in Manipur, Director General G.P. Singh said aggrieved personnel could contact the helpline monitored by the force headquarters. Mr. Singh told The Hindu that such a mechanism existed even now, but it was being further strengthened. “We are […]
As President’s Rule commenced in Manipur on Friday (February 14, 2025), police officials said that the crackdown against extortion rings will be intensified in the coming days without “political interference”. A senior government official told The Hindu that at least 60 people associated with underground outfits and radical armed groups have been arrested since February […]
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an umbrella body of several Imphal-based civil society organisations, on Friday (February 14, 2025) termed the imposition of the President’s rule in the state as “undemocratic” and “most unfortunate”. The Meitei body also alleged that the President’s rule was “a ploy to push the state into further turmoil”. […]
The Congress on Friday (February 14, 2025) said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take up the responsibility of Manipur after the Centre’s realisation of the ground situation in the ethnic violence-scarred State led to the imposition of President’s Rule. President’s Rule was promulgated in Manipur on Thursday night after 21 months of conflict, cutting short […]
Social media influencer Elvish Yadav has been summoned by the National Commission for Women for allegedly making racist remarks against Miss Arunachal and Bigg Boss contestant Chum Darang, officials said. Yadav has been asked to appear before the NCW on Monday. On February 11, the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) strongly condemned the […]
