IMPHAL — The Manipur government has ordered the state police to conduct combing operations and sanitisation in areas bordering Imphal West district where two persons were killed and nine others injured in an attack by suspected militants, officials said. Commissioner (Home) N Ashok Kumar asked the director general of police to take steps to arrest those involved in the gun-and-bomb attack on Sunday and enhance vigil in the area to avoid any untoward incident. Related story: 2 dead, 9 injured...

IMPHAL — Two persons, including a woman, were killed and nine others injured when suspected militants launched a gun-and-bomb attack in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Sunday, police said. According to police, militants fired indiscriminately from hilltop positions towards the low-lying valley areas of Koutruk and neighbouring Kadangband killing two persons and injuring nine others. Several houses were also damaged due to heavy shelling by the militants, they added. Of the nine injured, five sustained bullet wounds, while the others...

IMPHAL — Thousands of tribal men and women belonging to the Kuki-Zo community on Saturday took out rallies in three tribal-dominated Manipur districts and at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi in support of their demand for a separate Union Territory. The participants in the rallies raised slogans against Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s alleged objectionable remarks against people belonging to the Kuki-Zo community.  The rallies, organised by the Zomi Students’ Federation (ZSF) and the Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO), were...

IMPHAL — People belonging to the Kuki-Zo community on Saturday took out three rallies in parts of Manipur to press their demand for a separate administration and protested against the viral audio clips allegedly of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, in which certain objectionable comments were made. They organised the rallies at Leishang in Churachandpur district, Keithelmanbi in Kangpokpi and Moreh in Tengnoupal. In Churachandpur, the protest rally started from the Anglo Kuki war gate at Leishang and culminated at...

IMPHAL — The government of Manipur has issued preventive and precautionary measures to maintain law and order in the state amid the proposed public rally called by the Zomi Students’ Federation (ZSF) and Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) on August 31. The Commissioner of Home department issued a public notice in this regard on Friday. The two student bodies have issued separate public notices, “urging for shutting down of all business establishments, government offices and private institutions and joint the rally”...

IMPHAL — Manipur Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Friday visited border town, Moreh, which is 110 km south of Imphal in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district and reviewed the security situation there. He was briefed about the security situation by Brigadier Ved Pal who is the Commander, 26 Sector, Assam Rifles at the Battalion Headquarters of 5 Assam Rifles at Moreh, in the presence of IGP Kabib K, senior officers of both police and Assam Rifles, and other officers. Governor directed the...

DIMAPUR — The North East Institute of Social Sciences and Research (NEISSR) and Peace Channel jointly organised an expert talk on resolving the ongoing conflict in Manipur. The event took place on Tuesday at the Bishop Abraham Memorial Cultural Hall, Peace Centre, Chümoukedima, and brought together scholars, peace activists, and community leaders to discuss pathways to peace in the conflict-stricken region, according to a press release. Fr. C P Anto, principal-cum-director of NEISSR and Peace Channel, speaking on the occasion,...

IMPHAL — The Manipur government is planning to deploy police and concerned officials at fuel outlets in and around Imphal to monitor the artificial scarcity of petrol in the state. This was announced by Manipur’s Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAF and PD) Minister, Leishangthem Susindro, while speaking to reporters in Imphal on Monday. The Director (CAF and PD), Roberson Ashem, was also present during the press briefing. On average, the state requires about 298 kilolitres of petrol, the minister...

IMPHAL — A shooting competition was held for Manipur journalists on Sunday at the MRA shooting range in Taothong, Imphal West district. The event, a first of its kind, was organised by the All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) in collaboration with the Manipur Rifle Association (MRA), in which over 30 journalists from various media organisations took part in the 25-metre pistol and 50-metre rifle shooting competitions. MLA Th Arunkumar, accompanied by MFA president M Rachandra and AMWJU president Bijoy...

IMPHAL — Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Saturday that the visit of Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi shows that the Centre is concerned about the ethnic violence in the northeastern state and is keen to restore peace. He also said the chief of the army staff visited Manipur at a crucial juncture. Singh, responding to media queries at the CM’s Secretariat here, said, “The chief of army staff came along with three or four commanders, including that...