Manipur Mortar Blast: Death toll mounts to 3

The death toll in the mortar explosion that took place in Manipur’s Churachandpur yesterday evening has gone up to three. The latest victim has been identified as 18-year-old CT John who had been admitted at the Raj Medicity Hospital last night after he sustained serious injuries. As per sources, John succumbed to his injuries at […]

Manipur Assembly Elections: HM Amit Shah to boost BJP’s campaign today

With just a week left for Manipur Assembly Elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leaving no stone unturned to woo the last remaining voter. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high octane rally in Heingang yesterday,  Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to visit the poll-bound state today to further intensify the campaign trail […]

Manipur Assembly Elections: Tribal rights key issue in hill districts

As the dates of the Manipur Assembly Elections draw close voters are making up their minds on whom to vote and which issues to vote on. A section of voters from the Singhat Assembly constituency of Churachanpur told Northeast Live that they are voting for candidates who stand for the protection of tribal rights, empowerment […]

Manipur: 50 acres of poppy fields destroyed in Churachandpur

In the fight against drugs, a total of 50 acres of poppy cultivation were destroyed during a poppy destruction drive on Friday at Thangching Hill range in Manipur’s Churachandpur district. The drive against illicit poppy cultivation was carried out by a joint team of Churachandpur District Police, Narcotics and Affairs of Border (a unit under […]

Terror attack foiled in Manipur, huge cache of arms seized, IED neutralised

In a major success, a planned terrorist attack in Manipur was foiled by security forces today. Acting on specific inputs, troopers of the Assam Rifles and Manipur police personnel launched a search operation which led to the recovery of a cache of arms and ammunition from Chingmanglei village in Churachandpur district which included one 7.62 […]

#ManipurElections2022 | Kuki National Assembly to field 7-8 candidates

Manipur’s Kuki National Assembly is mulling to field at least 7 to 8 candidates from various constituencies including Churachandpur in the ensuing State Assembly election scheduled on February 27 and March 3. Exuding confidence, Kuki National Assembly president Dr. Jainson Haokip said that the party will field over 7 to 8 candidates and that it […]

Manipur: Prominent names in fray for poll battle in 6 constituencies of Churachadpur District

With Manipur poll dates being announced the intending candidates are gearing up for the electoral fights. With 6 seats in the fray, Churachandpur District will be going to the polls in the first phase of the elections, which is on the 27th of February. The seats include Churachandpur, Saikot , Singngat, Thanlon, Tipaimukh, and Henglep. […]

Manipur: Mortar shell recovered in Churachandpur, disposed off

A team of bomb disposal squad from Manipur’s Imphal successfully disposed off a 51 inch para mortar bomb recovered from Churachandpur on Monday. As per reports, villagers from Tuinom village in Churachandpur, found the bomb while out in the jungle searching for mushrooms. The villagers then informed the Churachandpur police following which a Bomb disposal […]

Manipur records biggest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases

Manipur recorded the biggest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases after five more positive cases were detected on Wednesday evening, taking the total cases count to 25. With 11 other cases detected earlier yesterday, a total of 16 persons tested positive for the deadly virus in a span of less than 8 hours. Of the 16 […]