The Latest Breaking News from Manipur

Over 100 Kuki-Zomi personnel of the Manipur Police’s Manipur Rifles and Indian Reserve Battalion have approached the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum to intervene in a transfer order that posts them in Meitei-dominated areas of the State.

From Centre’s hike in Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane to Manipur HC’s modification of its order on ST status for Meities, here is a select list of stories to start the day on Feb 22, 2024

An order issued by the Home Department on Sunday said “an unfortunate incident occurred on February 13 in which a mob mostly youths stormed the camp of 5th IRB located at Chingarel Tezpur and snatched away arms and ammunition leading to a confrontation between mob and security forces involving exchange…

The reversal of the Free Movement Regime and the exercise of fencing the India-Myanmar border is a case of misplaced priorities and needs reconsideration

The Manipur government ordered a magisterial enquiry to probe the incident in Churachandpur district when two persons were killed and government buildings torched by a mob. 

An apex organisation of the Meitei community has sought the intervention of Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande in dealing with extremists

Manipur violence: Internet services suspended in Manipur's Churachandpur district for 5 days after violence over action against a policeman.

In two separate joint operations by the security forces, a large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from Kangpokpi and Bishnupur districts of Manipur. Read further on Dynamite News:

Manipur Police have arrested six people for looting arms from the India Reserve Battalion camp at Chingarel in Manipur’s Imphal East district.