Imphal

The Assam Rifles has launched Operation Jal Raahat II to prevent rising water level from breaching the riverbanks and prevent flooding in residential areas in Imphal East and Imphal West districts.

The demand for a Union Territory carved out of Manipur by the Kuki tribes is due to "necessity" after the Kukis were "ethnically cleansed out of the state capital Imphal", KNO spokesperson Seilen Haokip said.

Thousands of people from all communities including non-Kuki tribes gathered in Manipur's capital Imphal valley today and held a massive rally for territorial and administrative integrity of the state.

Nearly 60 trucks carrying fuel, medicine, baby food and other essentials are stranded on Manipur's second lifeline (National Highway 37) that connects the state capital Imphal with Cachar in Assam, after protesters from the Kuki tribes.

A fire broke out at a building near the high-security secretariat complex in Manipur's capital Imphal today. The building is just a few hundred metres from the official bungalow of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, the police said.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a key accused from Imphal airport in a case of a transnational conspiracy by insurgents and terrorist groups to exploit the Manipur situation and spread terror in the northeastern state.

The water level in Nambul River in the heart of Manipur's capital Imphal suddenly rose and breached the riverbank in many areas on May 30, after heavy rain brought by Cyclone Remal battered the state.

When fishermen in Manipur's Thanga island village in the northeast's largest freshwater lake Loktak heard about flooding in the valley areas, they quickly hauled out their row boats from the lake and loaded them on the back of a truck.

Three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were defused by the army in Manipur's Imphal East district, a defence spokesperson said today.

One person was killed and two others were injured after unidentified attackers shot them at Naoremthong area in Manipur's Imphal West district, police said.

Intense rain and hailstorm struck Manipur around 1:30 pm today, lasting for about 15 minutes, causing severe damage to homes and trees in Imphal valley.

A gun battle broke out between village volunteers of the two warring communities in ethnic-strife-torn Manipur's Imphal West district on Sunday morning, police said.

A key bridge on National Highway 2 in Manipur connecting the state capital Imphal and cities in neighbouring Assam and Nagaland was damaged in multiple bomb attacks by insurgents, the police said on Wednesday.

Arms and ammunition were recovered today in a joint operation of the Indian Army and Manipur Police in the violence-hit state's Imphal East district.

Two persons were killed in a gunfight that broke out between two armed groups in Manipur's Imphal East district on Saturday, police said.

The Assam Rifles has launched Operation Jal Raahat II to prevent rising water level from breaching the riverbanks and prevent flooding in residential areas in Imphal East and Imphal West districts.

The demand for a Union Territory carved out of Manipur by the Kuki tribes is due to "necessity" after the Kukis were "ethnically cleansed out of the state capital Imphal", KNO spokesperson Seilen Haokip said.

Thousands of people from all communities including non-Kuki tribes gathered in Manipur's capital Imphal valley today and held a massive rally for territorial and administrative integrity of the state.

Nearly 60 trucks carrying fuel, medicine, baby food and other essentials are stranded on Manipur's second lifeline (National Highway 37) that connects the state capital Imphal with Cachar in Assam, after protesters from the Kuki tribes.

A fire broke out at a building near the high-security secretariat complex in Manipur's capital Imphal today. The building is just a few hundred metres from the official bungalow of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, the police said.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a key accused from Imphal airport in a case of a transnational conspiracy by insurgents and terrorist groups to exploit the Manipur situation and spread terror in the northeastern state.

The water level in Nambul River in the heart of Manipur's capital Imphal suddenly rose and breached the riverbank in many areas on May 30, after heavy rain brought by Cyclone Remal battered the state.

When fishermen in Manipur's Thanga island village in the northeast's largest freshwater lake Loktak heard about flooding in the valley areas, they quickly hauled out their row boats from the lake and loaded them on the back of a truck.

Three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were defused by the army in Manipur's Imphal East district, a defence spokesperson said today.

One person was killed and two others were injured after unidentified attackers shot them at Naoremthong area in Manipur's Imphal West district, police said.

Intense rain and hailstorm struck Manipur around 1:30 pm today, lasting for about 15 minutes, causing severe damage to homes and trees in Imphal valley.

A gun battle broke out between village volunteers of the two warring communities in ethnic-strife-torn Manipur's Imphal West district on Sunday morning, police said.

A key bridge on National Highway 2 in Manipur connecting the state capital Imphal and cities in neighbouring Assam and Nagaland was damaged in multiple bomb attacks by insurgents, the police said on Wednesday.

Arms and ammunition were recovered today in a joint operation of the Indian Army and Manipur Police in the violence-hit state's Imphal East district.

Two persons were killed in a gunfight that broke out between two armed groups in Manipur's Imphal East district on Saturday, police said.