Imphal

The 11 members of the Kuki tribes who were released from Sajiwa jail in Manipur's capital Imphal today were already granted bail, and were set to be released, police sources said.

The government on Monday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) by another six months in Manipur excluding 19 police station areas falling under the Imphal valley and a region that shares its boundary with Assam.

Unknown men abducted the personal assistant of Manipur Consumer Affairs Minister L. Susindro near his residence in Imphal East district on Friday, police said.

Seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) weighing 28.5 kg were found by the army and the police in a joint operation in Manipur, the army said in a statement today. The IEDs were defused by army engineers, the army said.

The Manipur Police on Sunday expressed concern over the use of sophisticated weapons to target security personnel during protests and urged people to refrain from using such means to make their point.

The internet services are suspended in only five valley districts, and not the entire state, the Manipur government said in an amended order on Tuesday evening in the wake of intensified agitation by students.

A large number of school students protested in front of Manipur Raj Bhavan in Imphal today against the government's decision to shut down educational institutions in the state due to escalating violence.

Manipur Police said on Saturday that some miscreants tried to loot arms from the armouries of two Manipur Rifles battalions in Imphal East district, but the combined security forces deployed in these locations dispersed the mob by firing teargas shel

Security forces today gave a demonstration of an anti-drone system at work in violence-hit Manipur, days after a man was killed in weaponised drone attacks launched by suspected Kuki insurgents from the hills near the valley district Imphal West.

Six people were killed in fresh violence this morning in Manipur's Jiribam district, the police said. Suspected Kuki insurgents attacked Nungchappi village in the district 229 km from the state capital Imphal, killing a 63-year-old man.

The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), a top body of the Meitei community, on Friday called a "public emergency" and urged the people to remain indoors, claiming "the government failed to provide security to the common people".

For a second time, Thangjam Basant, 34, had to flee his village, Koutruk, in Manipur's Imphal West district bordering the Kuki tribes-dominated Kangpokpi district.

Three people were injured in another drone bomb attack in Manipur's Senjam Chirang today, the police said in a statement on X. The security forces are in the area to repulse the attack, the police said.

Intermittent firing began at 5.30 am in an area between Imphal West district's Sekmai and Kangpokpi district's Phailen village today, sources said. The state government has ordered the police chief to conduct combing operations along the foothills.

Amid the situation in Manipur, women from the valley areas such as Bishnupur and Imphal East and hill areas of Kakching, Ukhrul, Kangpokpi and Leimakhong found a culturally inspiring way to express their solidarity and trust in the army.

The 11 members of the Kuki tribes who were released from Sajiwa jail in Manipur's capital Imphal today were already granted bail, and were set to be released, police sources said.

The government on Monday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) by another six months in Manipur excluding 19 police station areas falling under the Imphal valley and a region that shares its boundary with Assam.

Unknown men abducted the personal assistant of Manipur Consumer Affairs Minister L. Susindro near his residence in Imphal East district on Friday, police said.

Seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) weighing 28.5 kg were found by the army and the police in a joint operation in Manipur, the army said in a statement today. The IEDs were defused by army engineers, the army said.

The Manipur Police on Sunday expressed concern over the use of sophisticated weapons to target security personnel during protests and urged people to refrain from using such means to make their point.

The internet services are suspended in only five valley districts, and not the entire state, the Manipur government said in an amended order on Tuesday evening in the wake of intensified agitation by students.

A large number of school students protested in front of Manipur Raj Bhavan in Imphal today against the government's decision to shut down educational institutions in the state due to escalating violence.

Manipur Police said on Saturday that some miscreants tried to loot arms from the armouries of two Manipur Rifles battalions in Imphal East district, but the combined security forces deployed in these locations dispersed the mob by firing teargas shel

Security forces today gave a demonstration of an anti-drone system at work in violence-hit Manipur, days after a man was killed in weaponised drone attacks launched by suspected Kuki insurgents from the hills near the valley district Imphal West.

Six people were killed in fresh violence this morning in Manipur's Jiribam district, the police said. Suspected Kuki insurgents attacked Nungchappi village in the district 229 km from the state capital Imphal, killing a 63-year-old man.

The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), a top body of the Meitei community, on Friday called a "public emergency" and urged the people to remain indoors, claiming "the government failed to provide security to the common people".

For a second time, Thangjam Basant, 34, had to flee his village, Koutruk, in Manipur's Imphal West district bordering the Kuki tribes-dominated Kangpokpi district.

Three people were injured in another drone bomb attack in Manipur's Senjam Chirang today, the police said in a statement on X. The security forces are in the area to repulse the attack, the police said.

Intermittent firing began at 5.30 am in an area between Imphal West district's Sekmai and Kangpokpi district's Phailen village today, sources said. The state government has ordered the police chief to conduct combing operations along the foothills.

Amid the situation in Manipur, women from the valley areas such as Bishnupur and Imphal East and hill areas of Kakching, Ukhrul, Kangpokpi and Leimakhong found a culturally inspiring way to express their solidarity and trust in the army.