Manipur
Assam Rifles Captures Two Myanmar-Based Insurgents in Manipur's Border Region
Oct 22, 2025 06:53 pm CST
Assam Rifles apprehended two members of the United Tribal Volunteers Group from Myanmar in Manipur's Chandel district, preventing cross-border militant movement. The operation took place amid ongoing ethnic tensions in the region that have claimed over 260 lives since May 2023.
Meitei Leepun Welcomes NSCN(IM) Chief Thuingaleng Muivah's Historic Return to Manipur After 50 Years
Oct 09, 2025 02:21 am CST
After a 50-year absence, 91-year-old NSCN(IM) leader Thuingaleng Muivah returns to his ancestral village in Manipur, welcomed by Meitei Leepun as a potential bridge for peace between Naga and Meitei communities amid the region's complex ethnic dynamics and ongoing reconciliation efforts.
Manipur BJP Delegation Meets Central Leadership to Discuss New Government Formation Amid Extended President's Rule
Oct 05, 2025 03:02 am CST
Former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh leads a delegation of BJP MLAs to Delhi to meet central leadership regarding the formation of a new government in Manipur. The meetings aim to address the ongoing crisis of internally displaced persons and reopening of highways following the state's extended period under President's rule due to ethnic violence that began in May 2023.
Manipur Police-UKLF Conflict: Understanding Ceasefire Violations and SoO Agreement Challenges
Oct 04, 2025 03:37 pm CST
This article examines the complex tensions between Manipur Police and the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) following a controversial police operation in Chandel district. It explores how the attempted arrest of a UKLF officer—labeled by police as a "suspected drug kingpin"—has raised fundamental questions about law enforcement jurisdiction under the suspension of operations (SoO) agreement. The incident highlights ongoing challenges in Manipur's fragile post-ethnic conflict environment, the uncertain boundaries between police authority and ceasefire protocols, and the broader implications for peace-building efforts in the border state.
AFSPA Extended in Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh: Impact and Implementation Across Northeast India
Sep 27, 2025 01:30 am CST
The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been extended for six months across Manipur, nine districts in Nagaland, and select regions of Arunachal Pradesh. While 13 police station jurisdictions in Manipur remain exempt, this extension follows continuing ethnic tensions that have claimed over 260 lives since May 2023. Despite ongoing protests against its allegedly draconian provisions, AFSPA continues to grant security forces extensive powers in these designated "disturbed areas" effective from October 1.
PLA Insurgent Arrested For Ambush On Assam Rifles In Manipur, Raids Going On
Sep 24, 2025 08:26 pm CST
Security forces have arrested the prime accused in the September 19 ambush on Assam Rifles personnel in Nambol that left two soldiers dead and five others injured.
2 Detained, Van Seized After Attack On Assam Rifles Convoy In Manipur That Killed 2 Soldiers
Sep 21, 2025 10:08 am CST
Two people were detained from Manipur on Saturday in connection with the ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy earlier this week that killed two soldiers and injured five others.
Manipur MP Files Police Complaint Against X User Over "Ambush" Post
Sep 21, 2025 02:25 am CST
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba has filed a police complaint against an X user over what he called a malicious post targeting him following the ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur on Friday.
Wreath-Laying Ceremony Held For Two Soldiers Killed In Manipur Ambush
Sep 21, 2025 12:32 am CST
A wreath-laying ceremony was held in Manipur's Imphal to honour the two Assam Rifles soldiers who died in the Friday's ambush in Bishnupur district.
2 Assam Rifles Soldiers Killed In Action, 5 Injured In Ambush Near Imphal
Sep 20, 2025 02:57 am CST
Two jawans of the Assam Rifles were killed in action, and five others have been injured after their truck was ambushed by a group of terrorists on the outskirts of Manipur's Imphal this evening.