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Security forces in Manipur have uncovered a major cross-border smuggling racket, leading to the seizure of 6,477 bottles of foreign-made liquor and 400 packets of foreign-manufactured cigarettes during a series of operations conducted at T. Bungmol Junction under Moreh police station in Tengnoupal district. According to official reports, the operations were carried out on Friday,…
Tengnoupal, Manipur — In a swift and highly coordinated operation, the Assam Rifles successfully detected and neutralized five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the Pengpalep–Lokchao axis of Tengnoupal district, which borders Myanmar to the south. According to a Defence Wing statement issued on Sunday, the potentially deadly explosives were first spotted on Saturday by a…
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Publication Imphal, Manipur — 27 November 2025: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a significant direction to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) following a detailed complaint filed by Asem Roshan Singh, resident of Mayang Imphal Thana Wangkhei Leikai, regarding the life-threatening condition of NH-137A and adjoining vital…
Imphal: Former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has raised serious alarm after an aerial survey conducted on November 24 reportedly uncovered nearly 700 acres of illegal poppy cultivation in the hill ranges of Makhan village under Sapormeina Police Station in Kangpokpi district. The region falls inside the Kanglatongbi–Kangpokpi Reserved Forest, located near Mount Koubru, one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites…
Noida/Ghaziabad, November — In a major step to combat rising air pollution, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced a complete ban on diesel auto-rickshaws in Noida and Ghaziabad with immediate effect. The decision is part of a phased action plan aimed at reducing vehicular emissions and addressing the NCR’s worsening air quality crisis. The National…
Imphal, November — In one of the largest anti-narcotics operations of the year, a combined team of central and state security forces destroyed 72 acres of illegal poppy plantations across Manipur’s hill districts of Chandel, Tamenglong, and Kangpokpi on Saturday. These districts share borders with Assam and Nagaland to the north and Myanmar to the south, making them vulnerable zones…
Thoubal, November 19: Authorities early this morning recovered the body of a 22-year-old man near the Karanchi Checkon locality, between Moirangpali and Tentha Road, falling under the jurisdiction of Thoubal Police Station, Sangaiyumpham Part-II. Residents travelling along the route first noticed the body and notified police. The deceased was later identified as Md. Askar Ali alias Boycha, son of Md. Mujafar Ali,…
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Imphal, on Tuesday arrested a Senior Accountant from the Office of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Manipur, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹10,000. The accused, Irom Bishorjit Singh, posted in the GOE Section, was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe for processing the…
In a continued effort to curb illegal poppy cultivation in the state, security forces carried out two major destruction drives on 15 November 2025, eliminating nearly 20 acres of illicit plantations across Kangpokpi district. In the first operation, a joint team of Manipur Police, Assam Rifles (AR), and CRPF destroyed approximately 20 acres of poppy cultivation at Loibol Khullen village under New Keithelmanbi Police…
Security forces in Manipur destroyed approximately 56 acres of illegal opium-poppy cultivation on November 12, 2025 in Kangpokpi district, targeting fields located between the Thonglang Akutpa and Songjang Hill ranges and in the Awlmun village area under Kangchup Police Station. Nineteen farm huts were demolished, ten bags of fertiliser and nine sacks of salt (used in cultivation/processing)…