Manipur: Man arrested for spreading fake news on COVID-19

Manipur police on Wednesday arrested a 38-year-old man for spreading fake news on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and triggering panic among the public. The 38-year-old accused was arrested by the police after it came to their attention that a fake audio clip on COVID-19 was doing the rounds on social media platforms, claiming that new […]

COVID-19: Manipur to set up 200-bed quarantine facility in Imphal West

The Manipur government is all set to build a new 200-bed quarantine centre in Imphal West within the next two weeks. The quarantine centre in Imphal West will be built as part of capacity building measures in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The 200-bedded quarantine centre will come up at Langthabal Phumlou Loukul. The […]

Blast rocks Imphal West ahead of R-Day; no casualties reported

Ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, a high-intensity blast took place at Nagamapal RIMS road in Imphal West in the wee hours of Thursday. The blast, reportedly occurred at around 4:57 am. The cause of the explosion has not been ascertained yet. However, no casualties have been reported so far. Earlier, on January 10, another blast […]

Locals stage protest after low-intensity blast rocks Imphal West

People have taken to the streets in Imphal West condemning Friday night’s blast at the Singjamei Chingamathak locality. The blast occurred at around 10:25 pm in Singjamei Chingamathak locality of Imphal West. The incident took place at the gates of the residence of one Baruni Singh, opposite to Iboyaima Hospital. The bomb has been touted […]

Manipur: Grenade hurled at Accountant General’s office in Imphal

A major tragedy was averted in Imphal after a hand grenade lobbed by unidentified miscreants at the office of the Accountant General in Manipur, did not explode. The office of the Accountant General is located just 50 m away from the State Secretariat and Manipur Police Headquarters. Later, a bomb disposal squad rushed to the […]

Suspected IED blast reported in Imphal’s Thangal bazaar

A blast, suspected to be an IED, took place at Ngari Gali in Thangal bazaar of Imphal on Saturday morning. The blast which was reported at around 5 am damaged nearby shops. However, no casualties were reported in the incident. The blast took place about 800 meters away from the main city area. Police from […]

Drugs worth over Rs 5 cr seized along Imphal-Moreh road; one arrested

A huge quantity of drugs worth over Rs 5 crore have been seized along National Highway 102 or the Imphal-Moreh road by Anti-smuggling Unit of Imphal Customs Division. A large number of Amphetamine tablets or the World is Yours (WIY) tablets along with heroin have been seized. As many as 40,000 WY tablets and 708 […]

Grenade lobbed outside Manipur assembly complex; 2 CRPF personnel injured

Unknown miscreants hurled a hand grenade outside the assembly complex in Manipur capital Imphal at around 5.15 pm on Friday. At least two CRPF personnel were injured in the grenade attack. The injured have been rushed to the RIMS hospital. The injured CRPF personnel’s have been identified as GC Rabha and Munna Yadav. No group […]

Manipur: Blast rocks Imphal’s Thangal Bazaar; Additonal SP among 6 injured in explosion

At least 5 police personnel, including the Additional SP of Imphal West Lamabam Amarjit and a local were injured in a blast that rocked Imphal on Tuesday morning. The blast took place at around 9 am in the Thangal Bazaar locality. The blast is suspected to be an IED explosion. The blast occurred when the […]