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Manipur violence: Man killed, three injured including Army JCO in shootouts in Northeastern state
Madhya Pradesh | Feb 13, 2024, 11:11 PM ISTThe shootout in which the village volunteer was killed took place at Pukhao Shantipur in Kangpokpi district. Intermittent gunfights had been reported at Pukhao and surrounding hill areas since Sunday night.
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Manipur violence: Two killed, five injured in fresh clashes between rival ethnic groups
India | Jan 30, 2024, 09:20 PM ISTDespite a peace agreement signed in November by a faction of the Meitei armed group, United National Liberation Front (UNLF), violence persists. The Central government had previously imposed a five-year ban on UNLF and other groups advocating Manipur's secession through armed means.
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Manipur: Heavy fuel leaked from power station spills into streams, state government orders action
India | Jan 11, 2024, 02:31 PM ISTManipur news: The CMO directed departments concerned to take immediate necessary action to prevent an environment calamity, making use of all available resources in terms of machinery, manpower and expertise.
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Manipur violence: Fresh firing erupts in Bishnupur district, four men go missing
India | Jan 11, 2024, 07:07 AM ISTManipur violence: The firing prompted more than 100 women, children and elderly to flee to safer areas. The northeastern state has been rocked by ethnic violence since May 3 last year.
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Manipur government extends mobile internet suspension in nine bordering areas for 15 days
India | Jan 03, 2024, 08:54 AM ISTManipur internet ban: Mobile internet services were first banned in Manipur around eight month ago after ethnic violence broke out between non-tribal Meitei and tribal Kuki-Zo communities on May 3 last year. Since then, the ban has been extended after every five days.
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Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude hits near Manipur's Ukhrul
India | Dec 29, 2023, 11:36 PM ISTManipur earthquake: According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at 10:01 pm and its epicentre was near Ukhrul.
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INS Imphal, stealth guided missile destroyer, commissioned into Navy. All you need to know
India | Dec 26, 2023, 03:40 PM ISTSpeaking after the commissioning of stealth guided missile destroyer INS Imphal, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India has intensified patrolling of the seas after the recent attacks on merchant navy ships.
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Manipur violence: Mobile internet ban extended till November 8 in northeastern state | Check details
India | Nov 06, 2023, 12:44 PM ISTManipur violence: The internet ban was extended following apprehensions that anti-social elements might use social media extensively for transmission of images, hate speeches and hate video messages.
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'Deeply saddened': Manipur cop's 'cold-blooded killing' sparks outrage as CM promises justice
India | Oct 31, 2023, 04:56 PM ISTThe helipad project, a joint effort by state forces and the Border Security Force (BSF), aims to facilitate the transportation of state forces as the road from the state capital, Imphal, to Moreh is often blocked by miscreants.
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Manipur: Two houses set ablaze, bullets fired as fresh violence erupts in Imphal
India | Oct 05, 2023, 05:10 PM ISTFollowing the fresh violence in the state, additional security has been deployed and the situation has been brought under control. More than 180 people have been killed and several hundred injured since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3.
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Manipur: Mob vandalises DC office in Imphal, vehicles torched as violent protests escalate in state
India | Sep 28, 2023, 11:01 AM ISTThe protests have once again snowballed in Manipur with a mob vandalising the DC office in Imphal West and setting vehicles on fire. This time the demonstration is being led by students over the killing of two youths in the Northeastern state.
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Manipur: Five held for carrying sophisticated weapons donning camouflage uniforms
India | Sep 17, 2023, 11:38 PM ISTManipur: The arrested people have been produced before the judicial magistrate and remanded into further police custody, an official statement said.
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Manipur: NIA files charge sheet against three people for extortion activities
India | Jul 13, 2023, 10:59 AM ISTThe People's Revolutionary Army, KCP (Kangleipak Communist Party), PREPAK (People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak), and UNLF (United National Liberation Front) were all named in the charge sheet, which was filed in the NIA Special Court in Imphal.
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Manipur violence: Mob torches two vehicles, reports of intermittent exchange of fire
India | Jul 08, 2023, 01:27 PM ISTTwo columns of security personnel, one each of the Army and the Assam Rifles, moved to the general area of the Songdo village on Friday night to enforce the cessation of violence.
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Imphal airport's name 'wrongly printed' on Air India tickets; MLA writes to Scindia urging for probe
India | Jul 06, 2023, 12:57 PM ISTImphal airport news: In his letter to Scindia, Manipur MLA RK Imo Singh said a few Air India tickets mentioned "the ATO office of Imphal, Manipur as Air India, ATO Imphal Airport, Lamka".
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Manipur violence: Angry mob torches IRB jawan's house after he foiled bid to 'loot' arms
India | Jul 06, 2023, 08:19 AM ISTAccording to officials, the rioters also obstructed the roads leading to the camp in multiple locations in an effort to prevent reinforcements from reaching it; however, the forces were able to pass through.
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Manipur violence: Three killed, five injured in fresh violence, restrictions eased in Imphal West
India | Jul 02, 2023, 09:32 PM ISTThe limitations on the development of individuals were forced on May 3 after conflicts broke out in the state, according to the warning issued by Additional District Magistrate N Johnson Meetei on Saturday.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi returns to Imphal after his convoy stopped by police near Bishnupur
India | Jun 29, 2023, 03:51 PM ISTRahul Gandhi Manipur visit: Gandhi's convoy which was travelling to Churachandpur to visit relief camps in the area, was stopped by the police at Bishnupur, about 20 kilometres from the state capital. He had earlier in the day landed at Imphal from Delhi. Police officials said the convoy was stopped
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Manipur violence: Govt extends internet ban for 5 more days till June 30
India | Jun 25, 2023, 04:43 PM ISTAccording to officials on Sunday, the Army made a "mature decision" not to risk civilians and left with seized weapons and ammunition, ending the standoff between a mob led by women and security forces.
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Manipur violence: 12 cadres of banned extremist group KYKL released after women-led mob stops Army
India | Jun 25, 2023, 10:04 AM ISTManipur violence: "The area was cordoned before the specific search commenced to avoid inconvenience to the locals. The operation resulted in the apprehension of 12 KYKL cadres along with arms, ammunition and war-like stores," it read.