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Security forces carried out a focused 36-hour operation across districts in Manipur Valley and arrested four cadres of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) — the armed wing of the proscribed Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF). The men are accused of extorting money from brickfield owners, quarry workers and members of the public along the Thoubal…
On September 30, 2025, a tense confrontation unfolded at Khewa Phurju in Imphal East’s Khundrakpam constituency when local villagers—many working under the MGNREGA scheme—stopped two unmarked vehicles they found behaving suspiciously. The vehicles contained plainclothes officers who said they were there to seize drugs; a mob then vandalized two unregistered cars (a Hyundai i20 and…
On October 1–2, 2025, Manipur police teams conducting a special anti-narcotics operation in Thoubal intercepted a vehicle at a checkpoint in Lilong Ushoipokpi and arrested Md. Ejas Ahamed (29). Officers recovered a stolen Mahindra Thar, 20 soap-case packets containing 243 grams of heroin, a mobile phone with two SIMs, identity documents and cash. The accused…
Security forces conducting search operations on Wednesday in Churachandpur and Imphal West districts of Manipur recovered a significant cache of firearms, ammunition and explosives. Items seized included an M-16 automatic rifle (with magazine), a modified .303 sniper rifle with lens, multiple pistols and single-barrel guns, several hand grenades, an improvised mortar locally called a “pompi”,…
On National Voluntary Blood Donation Day 2025, the Governor of Manipur set a powerful example by donating blood personally. The act was a public reminder of the lifesaving power of voluntary blood donation and a call to civic responsibility: if one person’s unit of blood can become the lifeline for others, then each of us…
The Governor of Manipur, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, has formally approved the state-level celebrations of the annual Mera Hou Chongba festival, with preparations and logistics reviewed at a Raj Bhavan meeting ahead of the event scheduled for 7 October 2025. The festival — held at sacred sites in Imphal such as Kangla (and traditionally at the…
Seven Indian firms have submitted bids to partner with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) / Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) to design and develop prototypes of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) — India’s planned home-grown fifth-generation stealth fighter. A selection committee (reportedly led by former BrahMos chief A. Sivathanu Pillai) will evaluate the…
Security forces carried out targeted operations in Imphal East and Imphal West districts and arrested five active insurgent cadres belonging to four different outfits. Authorities recovered weapons, ammunition, explosives remnants and multiple mobile phones from a dismantled militant camp at Khewa Phurju (Sagolmang police station area). The arrested have been identified and are under interrogation…
Manipur Police arrested a vehicle lifter—identified as Phundreimayum Dawad Khan (24)—from near Phoudel Oil Pump under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal district and recovered a red Royal Enfield Classic 350 without a registration plate from his possession. The arrest came after a tip-off and is part of a continuing drive by police against motorcycle theft…
In 2023 Manipur saw a dramatic spike in recorded violent crime: the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports 14,427 violent crimes, a huge jump from just 631 in 2022. The year also saw massive rises in rioting and arson, and Manipur recorded 3,339 crimes — up from virtually none a year earlier. These figures map…