Manipur Militants

A terrorist who escaped from jail in Manipur while undergoing trial in the sensational 2003 kidnapping and murder for ransom of the 8-year old daughter of a former state minister has been awarded "capital punishment" by a section of the United National Liberation Front, the oldest militant group in the state, currently reeling under an internal cri...

Three Assam Rifles soldiers laid down their lives for the country in an ambush by militants at a district in Manipur near the border with Myanmar. Five others were injured; they are critical, sources said.

The chief of the Manipur-based militant group United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Rajkumar Meghen alias Sanayaima, was released from the Guwahati Central Jail on Saturday, a day ahead of his scheduled release.

Two powerful tribal militant groups in Manipur that have a ceasefire agreement with the centre have written to the BJP and its chief Amit Shah to field a candidate of their choice in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Security forces have arrested three militants belonging to two different outfits in Manipur, police said on Monday.

The top body of six insurgent groups in Manipur, the Coordinating Committee (Corcom) has imposed a curfew from 6 am on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Manipur tomorrow to address a public gathering ahead of the assembly election in the state. The Coordinating Committee said that the curfew shall remain effective till Pr...

Militants ambushed a team of Manipur Police personnel on road patrol duty in two different areas in the state's Chandel district, killing four personnel and injuring four others.

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh was unhurt when suspected militants fired near a helipad this morning while he was boarding his chopper to leave for Imphal.

Concerned over the possibility of pre-activated mobile SIM cards reaching militants, the Army has filed FIRs against a private mobile service provider and a distributor in Manipur for allegedly selling such connections without the mandatory customer verification.

Six years after a 22-year-old man suspected to be a militant was shot dead in Manipur, a policeman has admitted that he was unarmed and shot in cold blood.

For hours, the team of more than 20 Indian soldiers waited, in territory belonging to another country.

The army have arrested five insurgents of NSCN (Khaplang) involved in the June 4 ambush of a military convoy in Manipur's Chandel district which killed 18 armed forces personnel, sources said today.

Security measures have been tightened in the state capital as well as district headquarters of Manipur where Independence Day functions will be held in the face of a strike call by militant outfits, a police officer said today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a peace accord with the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland or NSCN's IM faction, an armed rebel group, ending the country's oldest insurgency.

A subtle Chinese hand was suspected in the ambush of 18 soldiers in Manipur on June 4. Trying to connect the dots, investigators have now come up with more evidence of Chinese intelligence dabbling with north-eastern rebel groups.

A terrorist who escaped from jail in Manipur while undergoing trial in the sensational 2003 kidnapping and murder for ransom of the 8-year old daughter of a former state minister has been awarded "capital punishment" by a section of the United National Liberation Front, the oldest militant group in the state, currently reeling under an internal cri...

Three Assam Rifles soldiers laid down their lives for the country in an ambush by militants at a district in Manipur near the border with Myanmar. Five others were injured; they are critical, sources said.

The chief of the Manipur-based militant group United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Rajkumar Meghen alias Sanayaima, was released from the Guwahati Central Jail on Saturday, a day ahead of his scheduled release.

Two powerful tribal militant groups in Manipur that have a ceasefire agreement with the centre have written to the BJP and its chief Amit Shah to field a candidate of their choice in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Security forces have arrested three militants belonging to two different outfits in Manipur, police said on Monday.

The top body of six insurgent groups in Manipur, the Coordinating Committee (Corcom) has imposed a curfew from 6 am on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Manipur tomorrow to address a public gathering ahead of the assembly election in the state. The Coordinating Committee said that the curfew shall remain effective till Pr...

Militants ambushed a team of Manipur Police personnel on road patrol duty in two different areas in the state's Chandel district, killing four personnel and injuring four others.

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh was unhurt when suspected militants fired near a helipad this morning while he was boarding his chopper to leave for Imphal.

Concerned over the possibility of pre-activated mobile SIM cards reaching militants, the Army has filed FIRs against a private mobile service provider and a distributor in Manipur for allegedly selling such connections without the mandatory customer verification.

Six years after a 22-year-old man suspected to be a militant was shot dead in Manipur, a policeman has admitted that he was unarmed and shot in cold blood.

For hours, the team of more than 20 Indian soldiers waited, in territory belonging to another country.

The army have arrested five insurgents of NSCN (Khaplang) involved in the June 4 ambush of a military convoy in Manipur's Chandel district which killed 18 armed forces personnel, sources said today.

Security measures have been tightened in the state capital as well as district headquarters of Manipur where Independence Day functions will be held in the face of a strike call by militant outfits, a police officer said today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a peace accord with the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland or NSCN's IM faction, an armed rebel group, ending the country's oldest insurgency.

A subtle Chinese hand was suspected in the ambush of 18 soldiers in Manipur on June 4. Trying to connect the dots, investigators have now come up with more evidence of Chinese intelligence dabbling with north-eastern rebel groups.