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Imphal, Sep 29 (PTI) Security forces have arrested four militants belonging to different proscribed outfits from Manipur's Imphal West and East districts, police said on Monday. All the arrests were made on Sunday. One active cadre of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (City Meitei) was arrested from a residential locality at Phayeng Ching Khunou in Imphal West district, a police statement said. A double-barrel rifle was seized from the possession of the insurgent, identified as 34-year-old Angom Achou Singh. Another active cadre of the banned KCP (Maoist) outfit was also arrested from his residence at Napetpalli in Imphal East district. He was identified as Ngairangbam Apollo Meetei (37). An active cadre of the proscribed KCP (PWG) outfit was arrested from his residential locality at Khabeisoi in Imphal East district. He was identified as Md Alam Khan (34), it said. One active cadre of the PREPAK (Red Army) outfit was arrested from Chanung in Imphal East district. Meanwhile, security forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition during an operation at Sangaithel Longa Koireng Crossing in Imphal West district on Sunday. Four single-barrel guns, one modified sniper rifle, two 9mm pistols, four magazines of different types, 120 cartridges of different calibers, three hand grenades, three detonators, fourteen helmets and three bullet-proof plates were seized, the statement added. PTI COR ACD
IMPHAL, Nov 17: The NPP on Sunday withdrew support from the BJP-led Government in Manipur, even as violence continued to rock the state as offices of the Congress and the saffron party were ransacked in the hill district of Jiribam where an unidentified body was found earlier in the day, officials said. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp A BJP MLA's ancestral house was vandalised in Imphal Valley while a building owned by Ashab Uddin, the Independent legislator of Jiribam, was ransacked, officials said. The incidents occurred a day after irate mobs set fire to the residences of ...Read More >
The 10 MLAs, including seven from the BJP, held the sit-in-protest at Jantar Mantar. (Representational) Reiterating their demand for a Union Territory for tribals in Manipur, 10 MLAs from the Kuki-Zo community held a sit-in protest in New Delhi on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention to stop the violence in the state, which began in May 2023. The 10 tribal MLAs, including seven from the BJP, held the sit-in-protest at Jantar Mantar and the ...Read More >
Raipur: Five of 31 Maoists slain in Sunday's encounter with security forces in a forest falling under Indravati National Park in Bijapur district in south Bastar of Chhattisgarh have been identified, police said on Monday. West Bastar Division secretary Hunga Karma, who was in the rank of divisional committee (DVCM) member carrying a bounty of Rs eight lakh, was among the five slain Naxals who have been identified so far, police said. The other three deceased Naxals, who have been identified, were in the rank of commander in the Maoist cadre and carried a reward of Rs five lakh each. They a ...Read More >
Imphal: In a series of coordinated operations, the Indian Army and other law enforcement agencies arrested 13 cadres from hill and valley-based underground groups in Manipur and recovered 23 weapons, grenades, ammunition, and other war-like stores. According to a statement from the Defence Wing, the Indian Army, along with Assam Rifles, Manipur Police, CRPF, BSF, and ITBP, carried out intelligence-driven operations across Kangpokpi, Senapati, Imphal East, Imphal West, and Thoubal districts over the past week. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! In ...Read More >
New Delhi: The first warship in the anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft series, equipped to conduct subsurface surveillance, search and rescue missions, and low-intensity maritime operations, is set to be inducted into the Indian Navy on June 18, officials said on Friday. The commissioning ceremony of 'Arnala' at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam will be presided over by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan. "The warship incorporates more than 80 per cent indigenous content and integrates advanced systems from leading Indian defence firms, including Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), L& ...Read More >
IMPHAL: Security forces have arrested three militants, belonging to two proscribed outfits in Manipur, police said on Saturday. All the arrests were made on Friday in Bishnupur, Kakching and Imphal West districts, a senior officer said. One active cadre of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (Peoples' War Group) was apprehended from the Wangoo Samushang area in Bishnupur for allegedly being involved in extortion activities, he said. The militant demanded money from schools, colleges, shopkeepers and elected members in Kumbi area, the officer said. Another member of the outfit was also ar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a Maoist cadre for his involvement in the targeted killing of an Army personnel in Chhattisgarh last year, officials said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Ashu Korsa of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh in the chargesheet filed before the NIA special court in Jagdalpur on Friday, they said. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, June 7, 2025: Assam State Lottery Sambad Saturday Lucky Draw Results Declared, Check Winners List With Ticket Numbers. NIA investigations in the case revealed that the accused ...Read More >
A statement issued by the Bijapur police said the incident took place in Somnapalli village under Farsegarh Police Station area of the district. According to the statement, the Maoists dragged 35-year-old Kudiyaam Mado out of his house and strangled him to death. Mado was the district vice president of Bharatiya Janata Kisan Morcha -the farmers' unit of the BJP. Police said that they have also recovered a pamphlet issued by the banned CPI (Maoist)'s Bijapur National Park Area Committee, in whic ...Read More >
Guwahati: An armed militant was killed, and six others were apprehended after a fierce exchange of fire between Manipur Police Commandos and a militant group in Thoubal District on Saturday. Two labourers were shot dead in Kakching districts by unknown miscreants. In Thoubal a significant cache of arms and ammunition, along with multiple electronic devices, were also recovered from the spot. A senior police official in Imphal said that armed militants attacked the Manipur Police Commandos at Sa ...Read More >
Raipur: Following a significant success with the elimination of 27 Maoists, the District Reserve Guard (DRG) intensified their campaign, shifting focus to Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, where another fierce encounter unfolded on Thursday. Reports indicate that DRG forces have cornered a group of Maoists in Bijapur, with continuous gunfire reverberating through the region. Amid the confrontation, one Maoist has been confirmed dead, while two brave jawans have sustained injuries. Police officers have not yet confirmed, but said a detailed report will be issued soon. In a bold and relentless crackdo ...Read More >
Raipur/Hyderabad: Barely a fortnight after gunning down CPI(Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshava Rao alias Basavaraju, security forces shot dead his long-time aide, central committee member Sudhakar alias Tentu Lakshmi Narasimha Chalam -- the banned outfit's ideological chief -- in a forest in Bastar's Bijapur district Thursday morning.Born into a middle class family in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district, Sudhakar, 67, carried a collective bounty of Rs 85 lakh in Chhattisgarh, Telangana and AP. He is the third central committee member to be killed in Bastar this year after Jai Ram alias Chal ...Read More >
Bijapur, June 6: In a blow to naxalism in Chhattisgarh, the death of a top naxal leader and Central Committee Member (CCM), Sudhakar (alias Gautam), in Bijapur district marks the second such successful high profile anti-naxal operation by security forces in just over 3 weeks, Bastar's Inspector General P Sundarraj said. Gautam, the leader of the banned CPI(Maoist) organisation, was neutralised by security forces on June 5 during an operation in Bijapur's national forest area. Just 3 weeks ago, on May 21, security forces had recovered the body of a Central Committee Politburo member and CPI (Ma ...Read More >
Imphal: A joint operation by state and central forces in the Manipur valley over the past 36 hours has resulted in the arrest of four alleged cadres of the proscribed People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed wing of the Revolutionary People's Front (RPF). Police officials on Friday reported that the arrested individuals had extensively carried out extortion activities across the Imphal Valley. Their targets included government offices, businessmen, local shopkeepers, oil pumps, and transporters across Bishnupur, Imphal East, and Imphal West Districts. Ready for a challenge? Click here to ta ...Read More >
Bijapur, Jun 7 (PTI) Five Naxalites were killed in two encounters with security forces in an ongoing operation in the Indravati National Park area of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Saturday. With the latest casualties, seven Naxalites, including top leaders Sudhakar and Bhaskar, were neutralised in the operation in the last three days, they said. "Security forces have recovered the bodies of seven Maoists during the ongoing anti-Naxal operations in the Indravati National Park area of the district," a senior police official said. On Saturday, two bodies were recovered follow ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Seven Maoists have been gunned down in an ongoing encounter near the Indravati national park of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh over the past two days. Two of the dead were women. Among those whose deaths were announced on Saturday was Bhaskar alias Mailarapu Adellu, a special zonal committee (SZC) member of the Telangana state committee (TSC). He carried a reward of '45 lakh in Chhattisgarh and Telangana. Police had on Thursday said Maoists' central committee member Narasimha Chalam alias Sudhakar, who had a bounty of '40 lakh in Chhattisgarh, had been killed in the encounter, ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged five individuals, including goldy Brar, in relation to the 2024 Gurugram club bombing plot, as revealed in a recently filed chargesheet. This case involves a conspiracy to bomb two clubs, aiming to disrupt communal harmony in Haryana, with the banned terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) implicated. The NIA's investigation highlights the severity of the plot. Those charged include satinderjit Singh (Goldy Brar), Sachin Talian, Ankit, Bhavish, and Randeep Singh. News Directory 3 provides crucial updates on sensitive cases such ...Read More >
IMPHAL: The Manipur government on Thursday announced that classes in schools and colleges in Imphal Valley districts and Jiribam would resume from November 28 after a hiatus of 13 days. Educational institutes in these districts have remained closed since November 16 after the dead bodies of three women and three children in Jiribam were recovered from the Jiri and Barak rivers in Manipur and Assam respectively. An order issued by the Directorate of Education- Schools said, "Normal classes will resume for all schools of the state, government, government aided, private and central schools from ...Read More >
Imphal: The Manipur Police arrested three men who claimed to be members of the Arambai Tenggol (AT) for allegedly being involved in extortion in Imphal East. The operation jointly launched by the police and central forces successfully ended with the recovery of arms, ammunition, a four-wheeler, and incriminating documents. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! A police report stated that based on specific information that some armed miscreants were loitering in and around Kshetrigao Sabal Leikai, in Imphal east district to commit "prejudicial activi ...Read More >
Imphal (Manipur) [India], January 21 (ANI): Security personnel have been conducting search operations and area domination in the fringe and vulnerable areas of the hills and valley districts in Manipur in the last few days. A number of arms and ammunition were recovered during the search operations, officials said in a statement on January 19. As per the officials, one 7.62 mm sniper rifle, five 9 mm pistols with five magazines, two SBBL guns, two no. 36 hand grenades, six live round ammunition, two shells, one tear smoke shell (chilli), and one Motorola handset were recovered from the gener ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (PTI) The police have intensified security to thwart the possible efforts of the Maoists to enter Odisha following an operation that left 14 red rebels dead in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, an official said on Wednesday. The police remained alert in the districts bordering Chhattisgarh as combing operations were underway in Chhattisgarh. "We have put the police and central forces deployed in different districts to remain alert and prevent possible infiltration of Maoists from the neighbouring state," Odisha DGP Y B Khurania said after holding a review meeting. Khurania along ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report on the examination of certain leaked audio tapes which allegedly implicate Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for instigating ethnic violence in the state. A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the CFSL report should be submitted in six weeks in a sealed cover. Also Read | Bengaluru Water Crisis: Residents Brace for Harsh Summer As Groundwater Levels Drop Dangerously Low. The bench then posted the hearing in the week commenci ...Read More >
Nagpur: In a significant blow to the Maoist movement in the Dandakaranya region, 12 senior Maoists surrendered before chief minister Devendra Fadnavis during his visit to Gadchiroli district on Friday. The event, attended by state minister and Gadchiroli's co-guardian minister Ashish Jaiswal, marks a milestone in the state's ongoing efforts to curb Naxalism through its surrender and rehabilitation policy, in place since 2005.The surrendered Maoists include high-ranking members, including Sapna al ...Read More >
Raipur, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five Maoists were killed in two encounters with security forces in an ongoing operation in the Indravati National Park area of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police officials said on Saturday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has hailed the success and expressed his wish to meet the brave soldiers who are engaged in anti-Maoist mission. With the latest casualties, seven Maoists, including top leaders Sudhakar and Bhaskar, were neutralised in the operation in the last three days, they said. "Security forces have recovered the bodies of seven Maoists during the ...Read More >
Imphal, Feb 5 (VOICE) In a series of successful joint operations, Assam Rifles, in coordination with Manipur Police, apprehended eight hardcore militants from different locations of three districts in the violence-hit state, officials said on Wednesday. Defence Spokesman Lt Col Amit Shukla said that the para-military troops and the Manipur Police launched the joint operations based on specific information about the presence of cadres involved in extortion and other unlawful activities. He said that in the first operation, the forces apprehended an active KYKL (Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup) cadre ...Read More >
Guwahati, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The flood situation in Assam marginally improved on Thursday, while the situation further improved in other northeastern states, an official said. With two more fresh deaths in Assam, the death toll in seven states, excluding Sikkim, of the region increased to 48. According to the disaster management officials of different northeastern states, out of 48 deaths during the current spell of rain and floods since May 29, at least 21 people died in Assam, followed by 12 in Arunachal Pradesh, six in Meghalaya, five in Mizoram, two in Tripura and one each in Nagalan ...Read More >
Imphal, June 7: The death toll in the Manipur floods has risen to four after the current wave of flood claimed three more lives in the past 24 hours. The number of affected people went up to more than 1.65 lakh, according to official sources. Three children below ten years of age - two siblings and their cousin - fell into a pond and drowned in Mantak Khunou under the Kakching Police Station in Kakching district on Thursday. On June 3, the State recorded its first flood-related death in the current wave of flood after the body of a 55-year-old man was recovered in Imphal West district. As p ...Read More >
Imphal, Dec 3 (VOICE) Amidst the hectic search operation by the Army and other security forces and continued agitation by various organisations, the 56-year-old man of the Meitei community remained untraced for the ninth day on Tuesday.A police official said that the Army has deployed over 2,000 soldiers including Assam Rifles personnel and is conducting hectic searches in Kangpokpi and adjoining districts to locate Laishram Kamalbabu Singh, who has been missing since November 25. The Army as part of their search operation deployed tracker dogs, drones and other devices. Several Civil Societ ...Read More >
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 6 (ANI): In a blow to naxalism in Chhattisgarh, the death of a top naxal leader and Central Committee Member (CCM), Sudhakar (alias Gautam), in Bijapur district marks the second such successful high profile anti-naxal operation by security forces in just over 3 weeks, Bastar's Inspector General P Sundarraj said. Gautam, the leader of the banned CPI(Maoist) organisation, was neutralised by security forces on June 5 during an operation in Bijapur's national forest area. Just 3 weeks ago, on May 21, security forces had recovered the body of a Central Committe ...Read More >
Imphal, June 7 (UNI) Three militants were nabbed in separate incidents during the last 24 hours in Manipur, police said on Saturday. Manipur Police arrested a militant from Moidangpok Awang Leikai from Khumbong Bazar under Imphal West District, they said. Security forces arrested a militant from the Elangkhanpokpi Mayai Leikai area under Kakching district. Security forces apprehended a militant from Wangoo Samushang in Bishnupur district and elected members from Kumbi area. In an operation, one M16 rifle, one bolt-action rifle, three pull-mechanism rifles, three improvised mortars, and fiv ...Read More >
Raipur, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two Maoists were reportedly neutralised on Saturday in the ongoing anti-Naxal operation in Bijapur's Indravati National Park, which has entered its third day, with security forces intensifying their efforts against insurgents in the dense forest region. However, official confirmation of their identity is awaited. Automatic weapons were recovered from the slain militants, further underscoring the intensity of the battle, sources said. In the past two days, security forces successfully eliminated Sudhakar, a Central Committee Member of the CPI (Maoist), who carr ...Read More >