Four Kuki militants killed in ManipurIMPHAL - At least four Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Manipur’s Ukhrul district. Manipur protests continue against alleged fake encounterIMPHAL - People in Manipur are getting tired of protests against an alleged fake encounter in which a former militant and a pregnant woman were killed by police commandos on July 23. Manipur police personnel behind Imphal bomb attackIMPHAL - In an astonishing revelation, the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) was involved in a bomb attack at a private hospital in Imphal, leaving Manipuris flabbergasted. Union Home Secretary discusses Manipur situation with CM Ibobi SinghIMPHAL - The visiting Union Home Secretary G. K. Pillai on Sunday held discussions with Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Manipur situation. Activists take out a torch rally against “fake encounters”IMPHAL - Women activists took out a peaceful torch rally on Saturday night to protest against the alleged gunning down of a pregnant woman and a suspected militant by the police commandos in Imphal. Manipur Peoples Party stage protest in ManipurIMPHAL - Defying a ban regional Manipur Peoples Party (MPP) here on Saturday and staged a protest over the issue of killing of a pregnant woman and a suspected militant, allegedly by Manipur’s police commandos. Paramilitary rifleman lobbed grenade in Manipur for Rs.5,000IMPHAL - A grenade attack outside a hospital in the restive northeastern state of Manipur that wounded five people Friday was carried out by a paramilitary trooper lured by just Rs.5,000 offered by separatists, officials said Saturday. Normal life badly affected in Manipar on first day of general strikeIMPHAL - Normal life was badly affected in different parts of Manipur on the first day of the three-day general strike called by the Apunba Lup, an umbrella organisation of several social organisations, protesting against the killing of youth allegedly by police commmandos in an encounter last month. Manipur Women court arrest over killings by security forcesIMPHAL - Scores of women in Manipur on Sunday courted mass arrest over the killing of a pregnant woman and a suspected militant in a shootout on July 23. Mary Kom of Manipur to receive Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardIMPHAL - Four-time world champion woman boxer M C Mary Kom of Manipur is all set to get the country’s highest sporting honour the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. Frustration and anger growing against militancy in ManipurIMPHAL - People in Manipur are facing tremendous hardships because of militancy. Various projects in the state, which would have benefited the people, have come to a grinding halt due to the disturbances. Indefinite curfew relaxed for nine hours in ImphalIMPHAL - An indefinite curfew, which was imposed in Imphal following protests over the killing of a youth in a fake encounter, was relaxed for nine hours on Wednesday. Curfew re-imposed in Imphal over fake encounter killingsIMPHAL - Curfew was re-imposed in Imphal on Tuesday following protests over the killing of a youth in a fake encounter. Activists submit a memorandum about ‘fake encounters’ to Manipur GovernorIMPHAL - Activists of Apunba Lup (the apex body of different militant groups leading an agitation against Armed Forces Special Power Act in Manipur) along with members of Joint Action Committee (JAC) and women demonstrators defied the curfew orders to stage a protest march in Imphal. Curfew relaxation brings relief to people in ImphalIMPHAL - People in Imphal got some relief on Thursday following a relaxation in curfew which provided them with an opportunity to venture outside their homes and stock up on essential commodities. Apunba Lup holds torch rallies in Manipur over fake encounter killingsIMPHAL - Defying a curfew imposed by the Manipur Government, women protesters of the Apunba Lup, a conglomerate of civil society organisations, organised torch rallies on Wednesday night and burnt an effigy of State Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. Apunba Lup now dares to take out torch rally in curfew bound ImphalIMPHAL - Security in Manipur has been beefed up after leading social organization Apunba Lup (AL) announced plans to take out a torch rally in defiance of a curfew. Indefinite curfew imposed in ImphalIMPHAL - Indefinite curfew has been imposed in Manipur following a social organization’s protest against the killing of a youth in a fake encounter. Tired of mindless violence, Manipuris seek peaceIMPHAL - People in Manipur are seeking an end to militant violence which has affected their everyday life. They want peace so that they can lead a normal life without fear. Protests continue in Manipur over alleged police killingsIMPHAL/NEW DELHI - Scores of protestors in Manipur and New Delhi took to streets to protest against the killing of a youth in an alleged fake encounter. Traditional fashion show with a modern touch in ManipurIMPHAL - Blue Ocean Academy, one of the leading fashion design institutes of Manipur has taken up the challenge to encourage and promote youth in the field of dress designing and modeling. Shutdown over ‘fake’ shootout disrupts life in ManipurIMPHAL - Normal life was disrupted in Manipur as a 48-hour shutdown began Monday in protest against the killing of a man in an alleged fake gun battle here last month. Strike disrupts normal life in ManipurIMPHAL - Normal life in Manipur was disrupted on Monday by a 48-hour general strike called by a social organisation in protest against the killing of a youth in an alleged fake encounter. Bangladeshi delegation visits Manipur to assess hydel projectIMPHAL - A 10-member Bangladeshi parliamentary delegation visited the Tipaimukh dam in India’s Manipur Friday following the opposition in Dhaka over the hydel project’s possible ecological impact. Manipuris face hardship with public calls for BandhsIMPHAL - Manipur State government has decided to deploy police commandos and Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) to ensure law and order in the hilly areas of the State. Gurbachan Jagat to take oath as Nagaland Governor next weekIMPHAL - Gurbachan Jagat, whom the President of India, Pratibha Patil, appointed to discharge functions as the Governor of Nagaland, in addition to his responsibilities as Manipur Governor, would take oath of office and secrecy on Tuesday (July 28). Two killed in shootout in ManipurIMPHAL - A woman passer-by and a man, who is suspected to be a militant, died during a shootout in a crowded market area of Imphal on Thursday. Two killed in shootout in Imphal marketIMPHAL - A militant and a woman passerby were killed in a shootout at a crowded marketplace in the heart of the Manipur capital Thursday morning. Manipur police gun down three militantsIMPHAL - Police commandos killed three suspected militants of the Kangleipak Communist Party -Military Council (KCP-MC) in Bishenpur district of Manipur. Seven Manipuri militants held in TripuraAGARTALA/IMPHAL - Tripura police Saturday arrested seven militants, including a woman, of an outlawed Manipuri separatist group, officials here said. |