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 […]

Manipur all-party delegation returns from New Delhi

The Manipur all-party delegation has returned to Imphal. The delegation was in New Delhi to meet leaders from the Centre and had submitted memorandum to Home Minister Amit Shah, reiterating its stand on the safeguard of Manipur’s territorial integrity. The delegation was led by Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in New Delhi.

Shutdown paralyzes normal life for second day in several parts of Manipur

Normal life remains paralyzed for the second day in many parts of Manipur including capital city Imphal, after the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity extended its cease work protest by a day. It may be mentioned that the COCOMI, which is a conglomerate of 5 Civil Society Organisations, have taken up a series of agitations […]

Apprehensions run high in Manipur over talks between GoI, NSCN-IM; people in Churachandpur stock essentials

Apprehensions over the Naga Peace Talks are running high in Manipur, people in the state’s Churachandpur district have started stocking essentials sensing protests in the days to come. At a time when the political parties and civil society bodies in the state are in a huddle tracking every move relating to the peace talks, people […]