Manipur Police Arrest Drug Traffickers — Heroin Seized, PREPAK & UPPK Cadres Detained
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Manipur Police Arrest Drug Traffickers — Heroin Seized, PREPAK & UPPK Cadres Detained

Manipur security forces and police arrested five people in two coordinated operations in Imphal East and Thoubal districts on September 4, 2025. In Imphal East (Khomidok Karong area) four people were held and 129 grams of suspected Heroin No. 4, along with vials, syringes, mobile phones and cash, were recovered; in Thoubal a separate arrest…

Manipur Police Arrest Three Militants, Recover Arms and Drugs in Statewide Crackdown
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Manipur Police Arrest Three Militants, Recover Arms and Drugs in Statewide Crackdown

On September 4, 2025, Manipur Police carried out coordinated anti-insurgency operations across the state, arresting three active militants — including identified cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party’s People’s War Group (KCP-PWG) and RPF/PLA — and recovering large weapons caches (INSAS, AK-56, M16, explosives, hand grenades, RPG shell and more). Separate teams also disrupted a drug…

Manipur: Ahead of PM Modi Visit — No-Fly / No-Drone Zone Declared Over Churachandpur
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Manipur: Ahead of PM Modi Visit — No-Fly / No-Drone Zone Declared Over Churachandpur

The Churachandpur district administration in Manipur has declared the entire district a “no-drone/no-fly zone”, banning drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), balloons and other aerial devices with immediate effect — a security move issued ahead of a likely visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later in September. The order, issued by the District Magistrate, warns of…

Manipur: NEC Completes Rs 20.32 Crore Road Upgrade to Boost Loktak Lake Tourism
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Manipur: NEC Completes Rs 20.32 Crore Road Upgrade to Boost Loktak Lake Tourism

The North Eastern Council (NEC) has finished upgrading key stretches around Loktak Lake in Manipur — a 4.30 km package of road works linking Moirang-Sendra, Omba Hillock, Keina Bazar and the Thanga–Keibul area — at a cost of Rs 20.32 crore under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS). The work serves seven villages…

Manipur Achieves India’s Lowest Infant Mortality Rate
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Manipur Achieves India’s Lowest Infant Mortality Rate

Manipur has recorded an infant mortality rate (IMR) of just 3 deaths per 1,000 live births, the lowest among all Indian states, according to the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2023 findings reported in the media. At the national level the SRS places India’s IMR at 25 per 1,000 live births in 2023; Kerala follows Manipur…

Manipur: 2 kg Brown Sugar Seized, Five Drug Smugglers Arrested
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Manipur: 2 kg Brown Sugar Seized, Five Drug Smugglers Arrested

Assam Rifles, working with Manipur police, intercepted two vehicles at the Tadubi police station checkpost on National Highway-102 (the Imphal–Nagaland corridor) in the early hours and seized 2 kg of ‘brown sugar’ (a heroin derivative) hidden in 187 soap cases on the rooftops; five alleged smugglers — four men and one woman — were arrested,…

Manipur: CRPF Head Constable Dies by Suicide at Jiribam
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Manipur: CRPF Head Constable Dies by Suicide at Jiribam

A CRPF head constable, identified as GD Head Constable Ravinder Kumar (35) of D/20 Battalion, was found dead at his sentry post in Jiribam, Manipur on September 3–4, 2025; police have registered a case and an investigation is ongoing. The incident was reported by local media and authorities. What was reported: the facts Local media…

NEC Allocates Rs 12.18 Crore for Development Projects Across North-East India

NEC Allocates Rs 12.18 Crore for Development Projects Across North-East India

The North Eastern Council (NEC) on September 4, 2025 approved the release of Rs 12.18 crore to fund multiple development projects across North-East India — with specific allocations for scientific smoked-meat units, pig-breeding infrastructure, multi-agriculture projects (fishery and piggery), avocado orchards, institutional support to the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), merit scholarships and several capacity-building…

Manipur: Smuggler arrested 184 kg Ganja Seized on NH-37
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Manipur: Smuggler arrested 184 kg Ganja Seized on NH-37

On Wednesday (September 3, 2025), police at the Keithelmanbi check post on National Highway-37 in Manipur intercepted a truck and seized 184.13 kg of ganja, arresting Khomdram Deben Meitei (43) of Nambol Lourembam Maning Leikai, Bishnupur district. Officers confiscated the Tata truck and the driver’s mobile phone. The accused has been remanded to police custody…

Manipur: Women’s Commission Trains Nodal Officers on Sexual Harassment at the Workplace
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Manipur: Women’s Commission Trains Nodal Officers on Sexual Harassment at the Workplace

The Manipur State Commission for Women (MSCW), in collaboration with the Imphal West district administration, held a one-day training for nodal officers of Internal Committees (ICs) from government, aided, and private offices at Kombirei Hall, DC Office Complex, Imphal. MSCW Chairperson Thumlip Tiningpham Monsang stressed women’s empowerment, the importance of awareness about rights and redressal…