NEW DELHI: In a fresh incident of violence, a mob attacked the office of the Superintendent of Police in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Friday evening. The attack was over the officer’s alleged failure to remove central force from Saibol village bordering Imphal East district.Several people were injured in the attack, news agency PTI reported.Kuki groups…
Imphal: A TV journalist, a policeman and two village volunteers were injured in separate incidents of firing by miscreants in the last 24 hours in strife-torn Manipur, which saw violence erupting since Tuesday after a brief lull and disrupting Christmas celebrations.The local journalist, identified as L Kabichandra, sustained a bullet injury to his left thigh…
GUWAHATI: Unidentified gunmen killed two migrant labourers from Bihar, while police shot an 18-year-old militant dead following a brief exchange of fire in violence-hit Manipur Saturday.Police said the labourers – identified as Sunalal Kumar, 18, and Dasharat Kumar, 17 – were travelling on bicycles when they were shot in the evening at Keirak in Kakching…
Biren Singh (Picture credit: X) NEW DELHI: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said it would take time to find a permanent solution to the state’s ongoing crisis, as the situation has become fragile. He made the statement during a ceremony in Imphal to commemorate Nupi Lan.He acknowledged the efforts of both the…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi told Lok Sabha on Wednesday that Manipur was in the throes of a “humanitarian crisis” and demanded a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah in the Parliament.He slammed BJP for raising the George Soros issue in Parliament, contending that the governing party did it to “hide its failures…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Opposition INDIA bloc on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to visit strife-torn Manipur and placed three demands before him.Through the letter, the opposition said that people of the hill state have been “eagerly waiting” for PM Modi to place their “voices of helplessness”.“We, on behalf…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday reprimanded the opposition for continuous sloganeering and demands to suspend business for discussing Adani group allegations, along with situations in Sambhal and Manipur.Dhankhar slammed the opposition MPs and accused them of “weaponising” the rule of suspension of business to disrupt the normal working of the house.“Honorable…
Image credit: Manipur Police X account NEW DELHI: Manipur Police has installed 94 checkpoints and conducted search operations after to address the recent violence in Jiribam, state police said on Thursday.“Search operations and area domination were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts. Movement of 262 and…
Security personnel patrol in a sensitive area of Manipur (PTI photo) The Union home minister will deploy approximately 90 companies which means over 10,000 additional CAPF troops amid the violence and killings in Manipur. While addressing a presser, Kuldiep Singh, security advisor of Manipur government said that a meeting was held with the Army, police,…
NEW DELHI: BJP national president JP Nadda on Friday responded to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s letter to President Droupadi Murmu in connection with Manipur violence.In his letter, Nadda accused Congress of attempting to heighten tensions regarding the Manipur situation.“What is shocking is how repeated attempts are being made by the Congress party to sensationalise the…
