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A 31-year-old man died during treatment on Wednesday, a day after he was injured when security forces allegedly opened fire at people protesting the killing of two Meitei siblings on Tuesday, taking the death toll to three. Wanghengbam Bobby, from Bishnupur district, was undergoing treatment at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal. He sustained a bullet injury to his torso, an officer said. A suspected rocket strike killed a five-year-old boy and his six-month-old sister i ...Read More >
Manipur: Fresh violence has jolted Manipur after a suspected rocket or mortar attack targeted a civilian home in Bishnupur district, killing two young children and leaving their mother critically injured. The incident took place in the early hours of April 7 at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai in Moirang, a village located along the sensitive hill-valley boundary. According to initial reports, a projectile believed to have been fired from nearby hill areas struck the residence of Oinam Malemnganba, a B ...Read More >
Imphal (Manipur) [India], April 3 (ANI): Security forces in Manipur continued a large-scale search operation against illegal activities and armed groups on Thursday, conducting search operations that led to the recovery of a cache of weapons and ammunition, along with other things, across multiple districts. According to a press note, the overall law-and-order situation remained normal in the state over the last 24 hours. However, security forces intensified area domination exercises in fringe ...Read More >
Imphal (Manipur) [India], April 3 (ANI): Security forces in Manipur continued a large-scale search operation against illegal activities and armed groups on Thursday, conducting search operations that led to the recovery of a cache of weapons and ammunition, along with other things, across multiple districts. According to a press note, the overall law-and-order situation remained normal in the state over the last 24 hours. However, security forces intensified area domination exercises in fringe ...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, accor ...Read More >
DANTEWADA: Indian police displayed large caches of seized arms and ammunition on Tuesday. The display came a day after officials declared the end of the six-decade-long Maoist insurgency. The haul in Bastar's Dantewada district ranged from crude mortars to carbine rifles looted from security forces. Officials said the display signalled that remaining rebels were "joining the mainstream". Five former insurgents were presented copies of India's constitution during the event. Bastar police chief ...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, accor ...Read More >
Tezpur: A series of intelligence-based joint operations carried out by the Indian Army and Assam Rifles formations under Spear Corps, in coordination with Manipur Police, resulted in the apprehension of 17 cadres and recovery of a large cache of arms, ammunition and explosives between March 22 and March 28, 2026, according to a Guwahati-based Defence spokesperson. The coordinated operations were conducted across multiple districts, including Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Chandel, Kangpok ...Read More >
Imphal, Dec 17: After a period of relative calm, fresh firing and shelling were reported at Torbung Mamang Leikai in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Tuesday night, raising fears of renewed violence in the state. "No one was injured in the incident. The situation remains calm but tense in the district, and there have been no reports of fresh firing since. Additional security forces have been deployed in the peripheral areas of Bishnupur," a senior official said on Wednesday, adding that an inves ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought the central government's response to a petition filed by the mother of an Agniveer, M Murali Naik, who was killed during the armed conflict against Pakistan in May, challenging the disparity in death compensation and service benefits between Agniveers and regular soldiers of the Indian Army. A division bench of justices Ravindra Ghuge and Ashwin Bhobe has posted the matter for further hearing on January 15. The petition, filed on November 26, sta ...Read More >
New Delhi, November 4 (IANS): At least four militants of the United Kuki National Army (UKNA) were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Tuesday, officials said. According to security officials, "In the early hours of November 4, during an intelligence-based operation, terrorists resorted to unprovoked firing on the Army column at Khanpi village, approximately 80 Km West of Churachandpur, Manipur." "In the ensuing firefight between Security Forc ...Read More >
Champhai (Mizoram) [India], October 27 (ANI): The Assam Rifles recovered a significant cache of arms, ammunition, and war-like stores from Saikumphai, Champhai District, Mizoram, a statement issued on Monday stated. In a post on social media platform X, the Assam Rifles stated that during an operation on October 24, the forces recovered six 60mm mortar tubes with base plates, two 7.62mm Myanmar-made assault rifles, three shotguns, two .22 rifles, one hand grenade, forty live rounds of 7.62mm am ...Read More >
Itanagar, Oct 20: In a swift and daring pre-dawn operation, security forces rescued two kidnapped labourers from the clutches of NSCN (K) rebels in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday morning. The dramatic mission, led by the 44 Assam Rifles, brought the abducted workers to safety after an intense exchange of fire with the insurgents. According to sources in the 44 Assam Rifles, credible intelligence was received about the abduction of two labourers employed by M/S Agarwal, a road con ...Read More >
Imphal: Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh on Sunday said the overall law and order situation in all districts of the state has improved by leaps and bounds, with the recovery of 3,014 illegal arms and 30,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as the surrender of over 1,000 illegally possessed arms along with 15,000 ammunition to security forces over the past year.Singh made this statement while speaking during the 134th Raising Day of Manipur Police at the parade ground of 1st Manipur Rifles in Imphal.Emphasis ...Read More >
Manipur [India], September 23 (ANI): The Indian Army and Assam Rifles, under the Spear Corps, launched a series of intelligence-based joint operations in Manipur from September 15 to 21, 2025. These coordinated efforts with Manipur Police targeted several districts, including Tengnoupal, Thoubal, Imphal East, Tamenglong, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, and Chandel. In a post shared on X, the Spear Corps of the Indian Army said that nine active cadres were apprehended during these operations. Securit ...Read More >
Srinagar: As bombs and guns rattled mountainous villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir in May, Nazir Ahmad War huddled his family in a small room. Outside, a mortar shell struck his commercial cab, setting off a fire that consumed half a dozen residential houses. But he, along with his neighbours, narrowly escaped but lost all. Three months on, the 44-year-old, with his wife and two minor sons and a daughter, lives in a small makeshift shelter adjacent to the piece of land where th ...Read More >
New Delhi: On the eve of the 79th Independence Day, the Centre on Thursday announced gallantry medals for 16 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel for displaying "conspicuous bravery" and "unmatched valour" during Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. The medals were awarded to some personnel for destroying enemy surveillance cameras and neutralising drone attacks. "This Independence Day, 16 Brave Seema Praharis (border guards) are being awarded Gallantry Medals for their conspicuous bravery and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Border Security Force Sub-Inspector Vyas Dev and Constable Suddi Rabha are among those 16 personnel who have been awarded the Medal for Gallantry (GM) on the 79th Independence Day for showing their exceptional bravery and unmatched valour exhibited by them in Operation Sindoor. In addition, the President Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) to five and the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) to 46 are also awarded to BSF officers and personnel. During Opera ...Read More >
Manipur police arrested four militants linked to different banned groups in Imphal East and West. The arrests occurred over the weekend. Yumnam Prem Meitei, Nanaoh, and others were apprehended. Nanaoh was involved in extortion and kangaroo courts. Security forces also seized weapons in Churachandpur district. The seized items included rifles, mortars, grenades, and cartridges. Investigations are ongoing. Security forces have arrested four militants belonging to different proscribed outfits from ...Read More >
Imphal, Jul 20 (PTI) Security forces have arrested four militants belonging to different proscribed outfits from Imphal East and West districts of Manipur, police said on Sunday. Police arrested an active cadre of the banned outfit UPPK from Kangla Pat in Imphal West district on Saturday. He has been identified as Yumnam Prem Meitei (23). A militant belonging to KCP (PWG) was nabbed from the parking area of Polo Ground in Imphal West district on Friday. He was identified as Nanaoh (43) and was ...Read More >
Somany Ceramics acquires majority stake in Durabuild, entering the booming construction chemicals market. New Delhi [India], July 17: Somany Ceramics Ltd., one of India's most respected names in building materials, has acquired a majority stake in Durabuild, a Delhi-based manufacturer of construction chemicals, marking its strategic entry into the rapidly expanding construction chemicals market. Also Read | Odisha: 1 Worker Killed, 2 Injured in Accident at Rayagada Railway Station Yard. Found ...Read More >
New Delhi : Somany Ceramics Ltd., one of India's most respected names in building materials, has acquired a majority stake in Durabuild, a Delhi-based manufacturer of construction chemicals, marking its strategic entry into the rapidly expanding construction chemicals market. Founded in 1998 by the late Dr. Dhananjoy Ghanti, a pioneer widely regarded as India's first construction chemical chemist and currently spearheaded by Mr Rudrabir Ghanti, Durabuild brings with it a strong legacy of R&D-dr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Non-fossil fuel sources now make up half of India's power generation capacity of 484.8 GW (gigawatt), a milestone the country has achieved five years ahead of the target set under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) committed in the Paris climate agreement."In a world seeking climate solutions India is showing the way," renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi said in a post on X on Monday, crediting the progress to PM Modi's stewardship of "Bharat's green transformation tow ...Read More >
New Delhi: Inside a heavily guarded defense complex in Islamabad, two delegations met behind closed doors. Flags of Pakistan and Turkey stood side by side. No ceremony. No speeches. But the message was loud. A major defense agreement has taken shape between the two nations. One that involves cutting-edge drones, classified surveillance data and a quiet alignment of military strategies. The deal runs deep. Turkey will send Pakistan its combat-tested Bayraktar TB2 drones. Alongside them, the more ...Read More >
Security forces in Manipur recovered 86 arms and 974 types of ammunition in joint operations across five Imphal valley districts on Tuesday, based on intelligence inputs. The cache included SLRs, AK-series rifles, pistols, explosives, and IEDs. In recent weeks, over 500 arms have been seized. Ten militants from banned outfits were also arrested, along with six more in the last 24 hours. The security forces in joint operation on Tuesday recovered 86 arms and around 974 different types of ammunit ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The Indian economy is expected to grow at 6.5 per cent in the current financial year, despite geo-political tensions and trade policy uncertainties, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman S Mahendra Dev said on Tuesday. In an interview with PTI, Dev further said that domestic growth will be driven by low inflation, resulting from good monsoon and benign interest rate regime, triggered by three back-to-back rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India ...Read More >
Imphal, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant development, the security forces in joint operation on Tuesday recovered 86 arms and around 974 different types of ammunition in restive Manipur, officials said. A senior police official said that in the early hours of Tuesday, on the basis of specific Intelligence reports regarding the presence of a large cache of arms and ammunition stashed in different areas of five Imphal valley districts, simultaneous search operations were launched at diff ...Read More >
Imphal, Jul 15 (PTI) Eighty-six weapons and 974 ammunition were recovered by security forces in a simultaneous operation in the five valley districts of Manipur on Tuesday. Acting on specific intelligence, security forces carried out the operation in Imphal East, Kakching, Imphal West, Thoubal, and Bishnupur districts, IGP (Zone-II) K Kabib said, addressing a press conference. "Coordinated operations were launched simultaneously at multiple locations by joint teams, comprising the Manipur Poli ...Read More >
Imphal (Manipur) [India], July 15 (ANI): In another significant step towards restoring peace and security in Manipur, many operations were conducted in the early hours of Tuesday by Security Forces (SFs) in the valley districts namely Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching, and Bishnupur. Acting on specific intelligence about a large cache of arms, ammunition, and warlike materials concealed at various locations, coordinated operations were launched simultaneously at multiple sites in the ...Read More >
Imphal (Manipur) [India], July 15 (ANI): In another significant step towards restoring peace and security in Manipur, many operations were conducted in the early hours of Tuesday by Security Forces (SFs) in the valley districts namely Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching, and Bishnupur. Acting on specific intelligence about a large cache of arms, ammunition, and warlike materials concealed at various locations, coordinated operations were launched simultaneously at multiple sites in the ...Read More >
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