Manipur
Lone TMC MLA in Manipur joins BJP
Lone Trinamool Congress MLA in the state, Tongbram Robindro joined the BJP today. Apart from Robindro, former Congress MLA Surchandra also joined the saffron party. At the party office in Imphal, Robindro, who was the only TMC MLA in Manipur, was welcomed to the party by Union Minister Pratima Bhoumick and election co-in-charge of Manipur […]
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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 […]
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Manipur Polls 2022: Congress’ efforts on to form a pre-poll alliance
The Congress is working on plans to stitch a pre-poll alliance with like-minded parties for the upcoming Manipur Polls. However, the party is yet to take a final call on the alliance partners. The Congress is also considering the number of candidates to be fielded for the ensuing assembly elections, a call on which is […]
2 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Mary Kom should have been played by someone from the Northeast: Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra revealed that she was wrongly cast to play the role of the six-time amateur boxing champion Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom in an interview with Vanity Fair Magazine on 13 January, 2022. Chopra who is the cover girl for Vanity Fair’s February issue said that someone who exhibits features from northeast India should have […]
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Manipur Polls : BJP President rubbishes speculations any crisis over ticket distribution
The BJP today rubbished speculations of internal crisis in the party over the allotment of tickets for the upcoming Manipur Polls. Speaking exclusively to Northeast Live Manipur BJP president A Sharda Devi said that the party’s popularity and developmental initiatives have prompted many to seek tickets ahead of polls. Sharda Devi advised the opposition to […]
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Manipur Police busts poll extortion plans, arrest insurgents
The Manipur police in a joint operation with the Assam Rifles have busted a big plan of the outlawed Kangleipak Communist Party (Peoples War Group) (KCP-PWG) to extort money from intending candidates of different political parties ahead of the poll battle. Acting on specific inputs, the Imphal East police arrested 4 cadres of the outlawed […]
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Manipur: Congress attacks N. Biren Singh govt on extension of AFSPA in the state
Ever since the killing of 14 innocent civilians in Nagaland’s Mon district, the renewed demand for removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act has found support from various quarters from across the region. While Nagaland continues to be extremely vocal about AFSPA repeal, in neighbouring Manipur, the controversial act is turning into a major […]
2 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Controversial Act AFSPA extended in Manipur for 1 year
Amidst the wide-spread demand for repealing of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the entire Northeast, the Manipur government on Monday issued a notification extending AFSPA in the state for a period of one year. In the notification, the Governor has given ex-post facto approval to declare the entire state, excluding the […]
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Crackdown on drug trafficking in Manipur, 578 grams heroin seized
In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, a team of Bishnupur commandos seized 578 grams of suspected heroin at Kwakta in Manipur’s Bishnupur district. According to reports, the police team conducted frisking and checking at Kwakta Lamkhai after getting specific inputs regarding the transportation of contraband drugs from Churachandpur to Kwakta along the Tidim road. […]
2 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Close aides of Manipur Agri Minister killed in an alleged pre-poll violence
In a shocking incident, two close aides of Manipur Agriculture Minister Oinam Lukhoi Singh were shot dead in a suspected case of pre-poll violence at Samurou area of Wangoi Assembly Constituency in Imphal West District. The sensational development comes ahead of the ensuing assembly polls scheduled for February 27 and March 3. The deceased duo, […]
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