Imphal: News
18 Nov 2024
ManipurManipur: 50 additional CRPF, BSF companies deployed amid fresh violence
The Indian government has announced the deployment of 50 more companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF) to Manipur.
17 Nov 2024
Mallikarjun Kharge'You have failed..': Kharge slams Modi over continuing Manipur violence
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the rampant violence in Manipur.
16 Nov 2024
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA)3 bodies found near Assam-Manipur border, suspected to be abductees
Three decomposed bodies were found near the Manipur-Assam border on Friday. The remains include those of two children—one an infant—and a woman.
03 Oct 2024
ManipurManipur: Meitei hostages released after authorities agree to Kuki demand
Two Meitei hostages were freed on Thursday after the Manipur government agreed to a key demand by Kuki groups.
02 Oct 2024
ManipurManipur: Kuki groups add conditions for 2 Meitei hostages' release
Kuki organizations involved in negotiations with the government over two Meitei hostages have introduced new conditions for their release.
16 Sep 2024
ManipurCurfew relaxed in violence-hit Manipur, mobile internet ban extended
The curfew in four districts of Manipur, which has been experiencing ethnic violence since May 2023, was relaxed for nine hours on Monday.
11 Sep 2024
British ArmyWorld's largest women-run market is in India; guess where?
Ima Keithel, which translates to "mother's market," in Imphal, Manipur, is believed to be the world's largest market run by some 3,000 "Imas" or mothers.
10 Sep 2024
ManipurManipur government bans internet services in state till September 15
The Manipur government has imposed a five-day ban on internet services in the state, effective from 3:00pm on Tuesday.
09 Sep 2024
DronesManipur violence: Schools to remain closed today, tomorrow
Schools in Manipur will be closed on Monday and Tuesday due to escalating violence in the N Biren Singh-led state.
28 Jun 2024
ManipurThousands unite in Manipur rally for territorial integrity
Thousands of individuals from various communities converged in Imphal, Manipur's capital, to rally for the state's territorial and administrative integrity on Friday.
08 Jun 2024
ManipurMilitants set ablaze police outpost, houses in Manipur's Jiribam district
Suspected militants torched a police outpost and several houses in the Jiribam district of Manipur in a late-night attack, PTI reported.
26 May 2024
ManipurArmy defuses 3 bombs in Manipur
The Indian Army successfully neutralized three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Imphal East district of Manipur, a defense spokesperson said on Sunday.
13 May 2024
Manipur4 Manipur cops, abducted assaulted; 2 Arambai Tenggol members arrested
Two members of the radical Meitei group—Arambai Tenggol—were arrested on Sunday for allegedly abducting and assaulting four Manipur Police personnel from Kangpokpi district, Imphal East.
02 May 2024
ManipurWoman shot at, 2 councilors beaten unconscious in Manipur
A 41-year-old woman and two municipal councilors were violently attacked in Bishnupur district, Manipur, on Tuesday.
26 Dec 2023
Indian NavyIndian Navy's indigenous warship INS Imphal commissioned: Capabilities, significance
The Indian Navy commissioned its new indigenously developed warship INS Imphal in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on Tuesday.
27 Nov 2023
ManipurKuki group suspends economic blockade in Manipur
The Committee on Tribal Unity-Sadar Hills (COTU) on Monday suspended the 12-day economic blockade on two national highways linking Manipur's Meitei-dominated capital, Imphal.
20 Nov 2023
Indian Air Force2 Rafale jets search for alleged 'UFO' over Imphal airport
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday scrambled two Rafale aircraft after being alerted about the sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) over the Imphal airport in Manipur.
19 Nov 2023
ManipurManipur: Imphal airport shut down after UFO detected in airspace
Flight operations at Imphal's Bir Tikendrajit International Airport were halted on Sunday after an unidentified flying object (UFO) was spotted in the airspace around 2:30pm.
13 Oct 2023
ManipurManipur: 'Mastermind' behind abduction, killing of 2 Meitei students arrested
Paolun Mang, who was wanted for the kidnapping and murder of two Meitei students in Manipur, has been arrested from Pune by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
02 Oct 2023
ManipurManipur students' death: CBI arrests 4, shifts to Guwahati
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested four persons in connection with the murder of two students from Imphal, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Sunday.
29 Sep 2023
ManipurManipur: Curfew fails to control mobs, protesters decry excessive force
Tensions continue to rise in Manipur as hundreds of protesters defied curfew orders, attempting to surround Chief Minister N Biren Singh's ancestral home on the outskirts of the state capital, Imphal, on Thursday night.
22 Jul 2023
ManipurManipur: Fresh outrage as 2 sisters raped, murdered in Imphal
Days after a video of two women paraded naked in violence-hit Manipur on May 4 emerged, sparking nationwide outrage, another incident of two sisters allegedly raped and murdered by a mob in Imphal surfaced.
03 Jul 2023
ManipurManipur: 3 shot dead, 1 beheaded in fresh violence
At least three people were allegedly shot dead and one beheaded in fresh clashes between two rival groups in villages along the Bishnupur-Churachandpur interdistrict border area in Manipur on Sunday, The Times of India reported.
25 Jun 2023
ManipurManipur: Women-led mob forces Army personnel to release 12 militants
Security forces were reportedly forced to release 12 Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants after a mob of nearly 1,500 people, led by women, in Imphal East's Itham village surrounded them and thwarted the Indian Army's combing operation in the violence-stuck Manipur.
24 Jun 2023
ManipurManipur: Mob torches BJP leader Susindro Meitei's godown in Imphal
In yet another incident of arson targeting ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in violence-struck Manipur, a private godown belonging to Minister of Public Health Engineering and Consumer Affairs, L Susindro Meitei, was set on fire on Friday night in Imphal.
17 Jun 2023
ManipurManipur: Angry mobs attempt to torch homes of BJP leaders
At least two people were reportedly injured in Manipur's Imphal after rubber bullets and tear gas were fired by the Rapid Action Force (RAF) at a mob of 1,000 after clashes broke out in the Palace Compound area on Friday night.
16 Jun 2023
ManipurManipur violence: Union Minister RK Ranjan Singh's residence torched
An angry mob stormed and set Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader RK Ranjan Singh's house on fire in Imphal's Kongba, Manipur, on Thursday night, confirmed government sources.
14 Jun 2023
ManipurManipur violence: Fresh flare-up kills 9, curfew relaxation restricted
At least nine people have been killed and 10 others injured in fresh violence in Manipur.
22 May 2023
ManipurManipur: Curfew reimposed, Army called in again after fresh violence
Indian Army and paramilitary personnel were dispatched to Manipur after fresh clashes were reported in the capital Imphal on Monday afternoon following days of peace, NDTV reported.
15 Dec 2018
ManipurManipur: Chinese grenades, live AK-47 ammo seized from ZUF sympathizer
A huge consignment of weapons, ammunition, and explosives have been recovered from Manipur, after security forces apprehended a woman sympathizer of the Manipuri militant group Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF).
17 Sep 2018
ManipurManipur lynching: Four policemen suspended after video shows their presence
Just days after a 26-year-old man was lynched at a village near Manipur's Imphal, state police have suspended four policemen after a purported video of the incident indicated that armed police personnel were present in the village during the incident.
19 Aug 2018
Indian ArmyTwo dogs awarded gallantry honors for detecting bombs, saving lives
A pair of Labradors, Gracy and Danfy, trained to sniff out explosives and landmines, have won the Chief of Army Staff's commendation card this Independence Day for their heroics in combat zones.
22 Jul 2018
ManipurImphal: Tribal students call hill bandh; MUSU to disrupt Assembly
Throwing its weight behind the beleaguered Vice-Chancellor of Manipur University, AP Pandey, a tribal students' body has called for an indefinite hill bandh from tomorrow, coinciding with Manipur University Students' Union's (MUSU) decision to disrupt the Assembly session for not discussing the impasse at the institute.
27 Jun 2018
ManipurManipur University: Impasse continues for 29th-day over removal of VC
Academic activities of the Manipur University remained suspended for the 29th day today following students' agitation demanding the removal of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aditya Prasad Pandey.
02 Jun 2018
IndiaManipur: Students vandalize newly opened National Sports University
A section of students has vandalized the administrative head office of the newly opened National Sports University (NSU) in Imphal.
19 May 2018
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningRailways: AI to control air circulation in Manipur tunnel
For the first time, the railways will use Artificial Intelligence to control air circulation, supervise, and oversee maintenance of work in the 10.28km-long tunnel in Imphal as part of its 110km railway line from Jiribam to Imphal.
16 May 2018
IndiaRailway manufactures bricks out of waste soil to curb pollution
As a part of its ambitious project to provide Imphal rail connectivity, the railways, in a first, has started producing bricks out of the waste soil in a manufacturing unit in Manipur.
02 May 2018
Saudi ArabiaGold worth Rs. 65 lakh seized in two separate incidents
A Chennai-bound passenger, Senthil K, was today apprehended by CISF officials at the Imphal airport for allegedly trying to smuggle gold bars worth about Rs. 41.23 lakh by concealing them in his body cavity.
17 Apr 2018
MumbaiManipuri man reunited with family 40-years later, thanks to YouTube
One day in 1978, Khomdram Gambhir Singh suddenly left his Imphal home without telling anyone. His family kept searching, but no results.
12 Mar 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi to inaugurate Mary Kom's boxing-academy on 16 March
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the "Mary Kom Regional Boxing Foundation" in Imphal on 16 March and present in the long-awaited event will be Olympic medallists: boxer Vijender Kumar and wrestler Sushil Kumar.
23 Nov 2017
IndiGoPassenger headed to funeral shouts at Alphons over flight delay
A video of a woman shouting at Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons at the Imphal airport has gone viral.
