NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing crisis in Manipur, 168 individuals, including 78 internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the violence have successfully secured job placements after completing skill training under ‘Hunar Se Rozgar‘ scheme.Among the 78 are 15 young, displaced women who, with 15 others, underwent an intensive 3-week programme at Hindu College, Delhi University,…
NEW DELHI: Aaryavir Sehwag, son of legendary Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, on Friday made an impressive debut for Delhi in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy against Manipur, scoring a notable 49-run knock. Aaryavir’s knock helped Delhi secure a comfortable six-wicket victory in Pondicherry.Playing in the U-19 one-day tournament, Aaryavir showcased impressive batting skills, building on his…
Families of the two hostages at Imphal police station for their handover GUWAHATI: Two Meitei men held hostage by tribal Kuki village volunteers in Manipur‘s Kangpokpi for five days were freed Thursday in a purported exchange involving “safe passage” till their native district for 11 undertrial Kuki prisoners, all of whom got bail a couple…
GUWAHATI: A Manipur Rifles personnel was among three people killed in a gunfight over a land dispute between two Naga villages in Ukhrul district on Wednesday. The violent clash linked to a disagreement over the govt’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan initiative on the disputed site left several people wounded.Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew near the site,…
GUWAHATI: Manipur government retracted its intelligence report from 10 days ago about the infiltration of “900 Kuki militants from Myanmar” amid concerns over the leakage of sensitive information as new police inputs surfaced Thursday that “Kuki National Army (KNA) cadres are set to escort arms, ammunition, and drugs from Myanmar”.Ningthoujam Geoffre, secretary to CM N…
The Sept 16 alert from the Manipur CM’s office states that militants trained in the use of drones and missiles are reportedly grouped in units of 30 and scattered on the periphery, and expected to launch coordinated attacks. GUWAHATI: Manipur CM N Biren Singh’s office has forwarded to cops a purported intelligence alert about influx…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Monday announced the Centre’s decision to provide commodities at reasonable prices to the common people of strife-hit Manipur through its Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandar outlets, starting Tuesday.“In line with PM Shri @narendramodi Ji’s commitment, the MHA is launching an initiative to provide commodities to the people of Manipur…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday announced a new initiative aimed at providing essential commodities to the people of strife-torn Manipur at affordable prices. Shah said the Union government will make Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandars accessible to civilians starting September 17.Taking to X, Shah said, “In line with PM Shri Narendra Modi…
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday put a definite time-limit on proceedings of the Justice Ajai Lamba commission set up in June last year to probe the causes and associated factors of the ethnic violence that broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023, asking it to submit its report latest by November 20.Amending its…
NEW DELHI: A curfew has been imposed on Tuesday in Imphal East, Imphal West, and Thoubal districts of Manipur due to escalating law and order concerns. The district magistrate of Imphal East, in an order dated September 10, canceled a previously issued curfew relaxation and enforced a total curfew from 11:00 am. Essential services including…
