Manipur: Kukis observe Black Day against 1993 massacre; writes to PM demanding recognition of rights

The Kuki Inpi, Manipur’s apex Kuki organisation, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to sign the Naga peace accord without first recognising the Kuki identity, territory and political rights. In a letter to the Prime Minister signed by Kuki Inpi President Daniel Gangte and Secretary Lalkhohao Chongloi, has said the political problems confronting Manipur […]

Manipur: KCP (N) cadre arrested in joint operation by CDO, Assam Rifles

An active cadre of Kangleipak Communist Party (Noyon) was arrested on Tuesday during a joint operation conducted by a combined team of Chief District Officer (CDO) Moreh and personnel of Assam Rifles. The arrested cadre has been identified as self-styled 2nd Lieutenant Naorem Amarjit. On receiving specific inputs, the team rushed to the spot and […]

4 Rohingyas deported to Myanmar from Manipur

As many as four Rohingya refugees arrested back in 2013 for illegal entering Manipur, were on Tuesday handed over to Myanmar. The deportation took place at the immigration office near the India-Myanmar Friendship bridge in Moreh in the presence of top immigration officials from Myanmar. A team of Indian Reserved Battalion and officials of Manipur […]

Manipur: Drugs worth Rs 24 crore seized in two separate incidents

The police in the border town of Moreh has seized drugs worth Rs 24 crore in two separate incidents. Contraband weighing 9 kilograms were seized from the possession of a man named Khamboumang. In another seizure, brown sugar weighing 8 kg were seized from the possession of a person named Kumar Gurung, who was transporting […]

Manipur: UKLF leader shot dead in Moreh

Situation is tense in the border town of Moreh in Manipur, following the killing of the town commander of insurgent group United Kuki Liberation Front, Lalthang John Gangte. Unidentified miscreant rained at least 8 bullets on the UKLF leader, while he was on a two-wheeler. Soon after the incident, a shutdown was called in Moreh […]

Manipur: Drug peddler apprehended with over 1 lakh WY tablets in Moreh

A combined team of the Moreh Battalion Assam Rifles and Moreh Police apprehended a drug peddler along with over 1 lakh ‘World is Yours’ (WY) tablets from New Champhai village in the Manipur’s Indo-Myanmar border town of Moreh. According to the police sources, the recovered illicit drug tablets would fetch to approximately Rs 3 crore […]

Nine Rohingyas, including four minors arrested in Manipur’s Moreh

The Moreh police in collaboration with Commandos in Manipur arrested nine Rohingyas including four minor who were travelling towards Moreh on Tuesday. Out of the nine arrested Rohingyas, five of them were holding refugee identity cards issued by the United Nations Human Rights Council. The police are now going through proper investigation to verify their […]

Mystery deepens over recovery of suspected uranium in Moreh

The mystery has deepened over the recovery of suspected high grade uranium on Monday in Manipur’s border town Moreh. The uranium package marked 99 percent refined bears the tag of Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL) that had its regional headquarters in Shillong. However, as far as the background of the UCIL is concerned the […]

India deports 3 Rohingyas to Myanmar

India on Thursday deported 3 Rohingyas to Myanmar, who were arrested in Assam in the year 2013. The Rohingyas were deported through the Indo-Myanmar friendship gate number 1 in Manipur’s Moreh at 10 am in the morning. Among those sent back are 55-year old Eman Hussain, 20 year old Mohammad Saresh and 18-year old Rafiqa Begum.