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Imphal: Manipur police arrested three individuals in Imphal East district during a major crackdown on gambling amid the festive season and recovered a significant amount of gambling materials, including ten units of Lagao Maru (dice) and locally made thumoks (baskets). According to police reports issued on Sunday, the three alleged gamblers were apprehended during the operation at New Checkon under Porompat Police Station in Imphal East district. The arrestees were reportedly involved in "Lagao Khaoba" gambling. They have been identified as Khwairakpam Meghachandra Singh, 39, of Sekmaijin Makha Leikai, Kakching district; Angam Malangmei, 35, of Khoupum A/P New Checkon, Imphal East district; and Khoirom Ningthem Singh, 34, of Yairipok Changamdabi, Imphal East district. Items associated with Lagao gambling were seized from them, including four dice (Lagao Maru), two laiyums, and two baskets (Thumok). The reports further stated that the police conducted another anti-gambling drive at various locations within the jurisdiction of Heingang and Porompat Police Stations in Imphal East district, resulting in the seizure of 12 laiyums, ten units of Lagao Maru, and 13 thumoks. All the accused have been booked under the Prevention of Gambling Act, the police said. Gambling is commonly practiced during the festive season in many areas of the Manipur valley districts, and in some places, the illegal activity continues until Diwali. Officials stated that police officers have been instructed to continue the crackdown on gambling until Diwali. The reports added that organized gambling in several villages often leads to law and order problems.
Imphal, Jul 3 (PTI) Three militants belonging to different proscribed outfits have been arrested by security forces in Imphal Valley districts of Manipur, police said on Thursday. Police arrested a member of the banned PREPAK (PRO) outfit from Meitram area in Bishnupur district on Wednesday. He has been identified as Oinam Hemanjit Singh. Security forces also arrested an insurgent belonging to the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG) outfit from Sekmaijin Maning Leikai area in Imphal East district. The militant, identified as Oinam Tomba Singh (57), was involved in extortion from various ...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 >
Guwahati, August 14: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Thursday, launched a digital portal enabling indigenous residents of "vulnerable and remote" areas to apply for arms licences. Unveiling the facility at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati, Sarma said the initiative aims to empower indigenous communities facing genuine threats to their lives by providing "an extra layer of security". "This scheme is about safeguarding our indigenous people in the most vulnerable corners of Assam. With strict checks in place, we aim to provide them with a legitimate means of self-protection," the Chief ...Read More >
Bengaluru, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Special Wing of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will begin its probe into the Chinnaswamy stampede tragedy, which claimed 11 lives on June 4, starting Saturday. Concurrently, the magisterial enquiry by the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban district is also progressing. Sources confirmed that the CID probe will be headed by SP Shubanvita and Dy SPs Gowtham and Purushottam were named as investigators. The CID is likely to seek custody of the four arrested accused, who were sent to jail, for questioning on Monday, June 9. The department ha ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Indian Army and Assam Rifles formations under Spear Corps, in close coordination with Manipur Police, conducted a series of precise, intelligence-based joint operations across Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Chandel, Kangpokpi, Churachandpur and Tengnoupal districts over the past week. The operations led to the apprehension of 17 cadres from hill and valley-based groups and the recovery of 17 weapons, along with explosives and other war-like stores, accord ...Read More >
MARTOLI, India (AP) -- Dozens of dilapidated stone buildings are what is left of the once-thriving border village of Martoli, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nestled in Johar Valley and surrounded by Himalayan peaks -- the most notable being Nanda Devi, once considered the tallest mountain in the world -- this village had traded sugar, lentils, spices and cloth for salt and wool with Tibetans across the border. The nomadic occupants of several villages spent the winter months in the plains collecting goods to be traded with Tibetans in the summer. But the border was sealed after ...Read More >
Imphal, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Security forces on Friday arrested four dreaded valley-based insurgents from Manipur's Tengnoupal district, which shares an unfenced border with Myanmar, officials said. A senior police official stated that the four insurgents were apprehended from Yangoubung village under the Moreh police station in Tengnoupal district. The militants belong to the National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM), the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), all of which are banned outfits. The arrested individuals have been identified as PLA ca ...Read More >
Michael Lamjathang Thadou's post from Manipur's Imphal on X ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Thadou tribe leader Michael Thadou lived in Imphal for a month and said it was peaceful * His ancestral home in Churachandpur was set on fire by mobs in 2024, his Imphal home was burned in 2023 * Thadou tribe leader rejects being labelled part of Kuki tribes and campaigns for distinct identity Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Imphal: A young l ...Read More >
Imphal: Manipur Police and security forces arrested six cadres of banned outfits, including proscribed factions of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Progressive) and the United National Liberation Front, during search operations across several districts of Manipur on Saturday, officials said. An active cadre of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Progressive) {PREPAK (PRO)}, identified as Thangjam Priyobarta Singh alias Yokkhatpa (35) from Kumbi Mayai Leikai in Bishnupu ...Read More >
An Indian state riven by ethnic tensions imposed an internet shutdown and curfew after protesters clashed with security forces over the arrest of some members of a radical group, police said Sunday. Manipur in India's northeast has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than two years between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community that have killed more than 250 people. The latest violence was triggered Saturday after reports of the arrest of five membe ...Read More >
Imphal, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The security forces in Manipur have arrested 12 militants of various banned extremists outfits and recovered some arms and ammunition in the last 24 hours in different districts, officials said here on Saturday. A police officer said that the arrested militants belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Socialist Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (SOREPA), People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) were arrested from Imphal West, Imphal East and Kakching districts. The security forces arrested a PREPAK cadre (one of the 12 militants) from Imp ...Read More >
Imphal: Security forces in Manipur have arrested nine individuals, including seven militants affiliated with various proscribed groups, from multiple districts, officials said on Thursday. A joint team of the Manipur Police and Assam Rifles apprehended an active member of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG) involved in extortion from Nugaipokpi Maning Leikai in Imphal East district on Wednesday. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Three militants, including two women from the same outfit, were arrested from Wabagai Lamkhai in Kakching dist ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was on Friday extended for six months in the entire Manipur, except the jurisdiction of 13 police stations, in parts of Nagaland of Arunachal Pradesh. The AFSPA extended to nine districts in Nagaland and 21 police station areas in five other districts of the state for six months, according to a notification issued by the Union home ministry. The government in a notification stated, "Whereas the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferre ...Read More >