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Helping hand The Assam government plans to give pension to 1.6 million senior citizens of the state, said chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal while reviewing the implementation of the programmes and schemes of the Panchayat and Rural Development Department at a meeting at Janata Bhawan, Guwahati last week, says a report in The Assam Tribune. The …

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May 27, 2018

Over 70 illegal immigrants nabbed in Manipur

The Manipur Police on Thursday said it nabbed over 70 undocumented persons suspected to be illegal immigrants. The arrests came a few hours after a stern warning by Chief Minister N. Biren Singh over illegal migrants entering the state after passing through various police booths. The arrested persons also include three minor Rohingya girls who …

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May 24, 2018

17 injured in Manipur police crackdown on protesters

At least 17 persons including women were injured in a police action on Monday night while taking part in a protest demanding the construction of a hospital at Khundrakpam in Imphal East district of Manipur, police said on Tuesday. According to reports, the protesters were demanding the construction of the hospital in Sagolmang area, while …

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April 17, 2018

Manipur staged gunfights: SC wants officers named in FIR

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI’s SIT to file a supplementary FIR naming the officers involved in the alleged extra-judicial killings and staged gunfights by the Army, Assam Rifles and Police in Manipur. A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice U.U. Lalit asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to file the …

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April 16, 2018

Strike, blockade disrupt normal life in Manipur

A 32-hour general strike called by a Manipur’s Muslim body in the state on Tuesday disrupted normal life. According to the officials, the strikes, called by the All Manipur Muslim Organisations Coordinating Committee (AMMOCC) from 6 a.m., was a complete success in the Muslim-dominated areas. No vehicular movement was allowed along Imphal-Ukhrul highway in Imphal East district …

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April 10, 2018

Light at tunnel’s end?

The Supreme Court’s recent permission to the Manipur Police Commando’s Havildar Thaou-naojam Herojit to testify during the ongoing probe in the 1,528 extra-judicial killings is bound to open up a new dimension and send shivers down the spines of many senior police officers. In his affidavit filed before the apex court, he had contended that …

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January 22, 2018

Police brace for influx from Assam to Manipur

Manipur Police have tightened security to check the possible influx of migrants after a draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) published in neighbouring Assam has sparked fears that many may be declared non-Indians. Director General of Police L.M. Khaute has supervised security measures along the Assam-Manipur border on the state’s eastern side to …

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January 4, 2018

Fuel shortage in Manipur as transporters launch strike

Manipur on Thursday faced an acute shortage of fuel following a strike by owners of oil tankers in protest against government policies. Most petrol pumps remain closed on Thursday but officials said there was enough stock to last 21 days. A. Tamphayai, Secretary of the All Manipur Petroleum Products Transporters Association, said: “The government has …

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November 23, 2017

Strike affects normal life in Manipur

 A dawn-to-dusk general strike on Sunday called by an insurgent group has crippled normal life in Manipur. The strike has been called by the Maoist Communist Party, an outlawed underground organisation, demanding the resignation of Karam Shyam, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution for alleged corruption. The minister has, however, denied the corruption …

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November 5, 2017

MDS scam to be handed over to CBI, says CM Biren Singh

The alleged scam of Rs 186.79 crore in the Manipur Development Society (MDS) will be handed over to the CBI once the preliminary investigation by the police was over, Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said. The alleged scam figured former Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh and five top bureaucrats. Ibobi Singh had served the …

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September 9, 2017

Manipur police start inquiry into multi-crore scam

Police have started inquiry into the Rs.185.79 crore scam in the Manipur Development Society (MDS) and have recovered files relating to the scam. Ghanashyam Sharma — sub-divisional police officer who conducted raids for two days in the posh residence of Yambem Ningthem, former project officer and now officer on special duty of MDS — will …

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September 6, 2017

SC asks CBI to investigate cases of extra-judicial killings in Manipur

In a major development, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into over 250 cases of extra-judicial killings allegedly by Army, Assam Rifles and Manipur Police in the insurgency-hit state of Manipur. The apex court asked the CBI Director to constitute a team of officers to investigate the …

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July 14, 2017

4 bodies found in Manipur

The Manipur police on Sunday found and recovered four bodies from different places in the state, police said. In the first incident, the police discovered and fished out the decomposed body of Paominlal Sitlhou (33) from the Imphal river in Manipur's Imphal East district on Sunday. He was a resident of Khaochanbung village in Manipur's …

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June 18, 2017

Police unit deployed for Manipur Deputy CM attacked

Hours ahead of Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam's visit in Tamenglong district of Manipur, suspected militants on Tuesday opened fire at the police unit deployed for the minister’s visit, according to a senior police official. The police party fired back triggering a gunbattle. However, no casualties were reported. "About 8.30 am, suspected militants fired at a police advance …

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February 21, 2017

UNLF militant, arms smugglers held in Manipur

Two women arms smugglers and an illegal manufacturer of weapons were arrested and a six 9-mm pistols, five magazines and a live round seized by a combined team of Assam Rifles and Manipur police. The smugglers Esther Haokip (22) and Chongboi Haokip (43) were held from their residences at Molnom in Churachandpur district on Thursday. …

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January 21, 2017

11 supporters of United Naga Council injured during protest

Eleven suspected supporters of United Naga Council were injured when they tried to storm the Deputy Commissioner's office in Senapati district to protest creation of seven new districts, police said on Wednesday. The protestors tried to march into the office of the Deputy Commissioner in the Naga-dominated hill district of Senapati on Tuesday and were …

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January 4, 2017