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Manipur: Imphal West surrenders highest number of weapons after Governor's appeal
By Saurabh Trivedi, New Delhi, March 13: In a significant step towards restoring peace in Manipur, Imphal West has surrendered the highest number of weapons in response to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla's appeal to turn in looted illegal arms.
Naga MLAs in Manipur promise to support govt in restoring peace
Imphal, March 13: Six Naga community MLAs of different political parties on Thursday assured Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla of cooperation at every step to ensure peace and also exuded confidence that the state would definitely return to peace and normalcy under his leadership, officials said.
Tributes paid to 3 BSF jawans killed in road accident in Manipur
Imphal, March 13: Senior Border Security Force (BSF) and police officials on Thursday paid their homage to three BSF jawans, who were killed and 11 others injured after the bus in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, officials said.
Manipur: Situation calm in tribal areas, no fresh incidents reported
New Delhi/Imphal, March 10: The situation in Kuki-Zo tribal inhabited areas in Manipur remained tense but calm on Monday and no untoward incident was reported from the tribal-dominated areas after Saturday's clashes with the security forces, officials said.
Manipur: Joint ops by Army, other forces lead to recovery of 114 arms, explosives
Imphal, March 8: The security forces after the expiry of the 15-day deadline to surrender looted and illegally-held arms and ammunition, further stepped up their search operations in 10 of the 16 Manipur districts and recovered 114 weapons, IEDs, grenades, various ammunition and other war-like stores, officials said here on Saturday.
Manipur: Security forces to launch operation to recover remaining looted arms
Imphal, March 6: Responding to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla's appeal, a large number of looted and illegally held arms including many sophisticated weapons have returned to the police on Thursday, the last date of surrendering the arms, officials said.
Security forces conduct flag march in Manipur
Imphal, March 6: Security forces, comprising Central and state, on Thursday evening conducted flag marches in different districts of Manipur ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's directive of free movement on all roads in Manipur from March 8, officials said.
Manipur: 48 more looted arms including ammunition surrendered to police
Imphal, March 5: Responding to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla's appeal, 48 more looted arms including many sophisticated weapons have returned to the police during the past 24 hours, officials said.
Manipur Guv reviews law & order situation of the state
Imphal, March 4: Four days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the overall security situation in Manipur, state Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Tuesday reviewed the overall law and order situation in the restive state.
20 illegally held weapons surrendered in Manipur
Imphal, March 3: Following the appeal of Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and joint efforts in public awareness by District Police, Assam Rifles and CRPF, Civilians and community groups in Manipur have begun surrendering illegally held weapons.
Manipur: More looted, illegal arms returned to security forces in 10 days, total reaches 690
Imphal, March 2: With the surrender of 62 more looted and illegally held arms to the security forces, around 690 firearms have been returned to the authorities in Manipur during the past 10 days, officials said on Sunday.
Gurugram civic polls: Over 11.7 lakh voters to exercise franchise
Gurugram, March 1: Over 11.7 lakh voters will exercise their franchise at 1,109 booths in five municipal areas including Gurugram, Manesar, Pataudi, Sohna and Farrukhnagar in Gurugram district on Sunday.
Manipur Governor extends deadline for voluntary surrender of looted arms and weapons
Imphal, February 28: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has extended the deadline for voluntarily surrendering arms up to 4 pm on March 6.
Manipur: Over 300 more looted arms, large amount of ammunition surrendered ahead of deadline
Imphal, Feb 27: On the final day of the Manipur government's deadline for returning looted arms and ammunition, several organisations including the Arambai Tengol and individuals on Thursday surrendered 307 looted arms and a large cache of ammunition to the security forces in the state, officials said.
Meitei group Arambai Tengol surrenders arms to Manipur govt
Imphal, February 27: The members of 'Arambai Tengol'- a Meitei organisation, surrendered their arms to the state government of Manipur on Thursday.
Manipur: After Governor's appeal, nearly 300 looted arms, large amount of ammunition returned in a week
Imphal, Feb 27: In response to Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla's appeal, around 300 looted weapons, including many sophisticated arms, and a large cache of varied ammunition have been returned to various security forces during the past week, officials said on Thursday.
Manipur: Kuki-Zo village volunteers ready to lay down arms if four-point demands met
Imphal, Feb 26: A coordinating committee of the Kuki-Zo Community village volunteers on Wednesday urged the Central government to take immediate steps to restore peace, security, and normalcy for the tribals and the state of Manipur as well and expressed willingness to lay down arms if their four-point demands are met.
87 illegally held weapons surrendered in Manipur
Imphal, February 26: Following the appeal of Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and joint efforts in public awareness by District Police, Assam Rifles and CRPF, people in Manipur have begun surrendering illegally held weapons.
Meitei outfit urges Manipur Guv to resolve their 9 demands for 'early solutions' to conflict
Imphal, Feb 25: In a significant development, a delegation of “Arambai Tenggol”, radical Meitei outfit, met with Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Tuesday and submitted a 9-point demand to resolve the ongoing ethnic conflict in the state.
DGMO visits Manipur, reviews border security and infrastructure
New Delhi, Feb 25: Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai visited Manipur. The purpose of this visit was to conduct a comprehensive review of the situation along the India-Myanmar border (IMB).
Manipur: After Governor's call, illegally-held weapons surrendered in Churachandpur, Imphal East
Imphal, February 23: Following the appeal of Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, and joint efforts in public awareness by District Police, Assam Rifles and CRPF, people in Manipur have begun surrendering illegally held weapons.
Manipur Meitei body urges Guv to initiate talks with youths
Imphal, Feb 22: Manipur's major Meitei community's apex body, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), on Saturday urged Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to initiate formal engagement with local youth leaders to ensure a cooperative approach in recovering arms from civilian volunteers, avoiding any hasty or forceful actions in the process.
Manipur: Zomi, Kuki communities surrender weapons after Governor's appeal
Churachandpur, February 22: Members of the Zomi and Kuki communities in Manipur voluntarily surrendered 16 weapons and ammunition in Churachandpur district following an appeal by the Governor of Manipur, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, said Assam Rifles in a statement.
Return of looted arms, ammunition continues in Manipur after Governor's appeal
Imphal, Feb 22: In the wake of Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla's appeal, the return of looted arms and ammunition continued in the state with 16 sophisticated weapons and a large cache of ammunition being returned at Tuibong village in the state's tribal-dominated Churachandpur district on Saturday, officials said.
Manipur: Return of looted arms, ammunition begin amid Governor's appeal
Imphal, Feb 22: A day after the Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Thursday urged the people to deposit the looted arms and ammunition to the government within seven days, a man in Kakching district on Friday returned many looted arms and ammunition, officials said.
State Party President will decide next CM: Manipur Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh
Imphal, February 21: Amid discussions on the next Chief Minister of Manipur, BJP MLAs met state party President A. Sharda Devi on Thursday.
Manipur Governor urges people to deposit looted arms within 7 days or face 'strict action'
Imphal, Feb 20: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Thursday urged the people to deposit the looted arms and ammunition to the government within seven days otherwise "strict action would be taken for possession of such weapons".
CRPF DG holds meeting with Manipur Guv, discusses operational activities of forces
Imphal, Feb 19: CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh on Wednesday met Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhavan and gave a comprehensive briefing on the deployment and operational activities of the para-military force in the region, officials said.
Meitei body urge Manipur Governor to install new govt soon to resolve ethnic crisis
Imphal, Feb 17: The Meitei community's apex body, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), which earlier strongly opposed the promulgation of the President's Rule in Manipur, on Monday urged the Governor to install a new government to resolve the ethnic crisis at the earliest.
Manipur: 16 armed miscreants apprehended by Army, Assam Rifles
New Delhi, Feb 16: Sixteen armed miscreants were apprehended with a huge cache of weapons in Manipur during intelligence-based operations conducted by the Indian Army and Assam Rifles formation under Spear Corps, the Army said on Sunday.
Manipur Guv appreciates role of forces in maintaining peace, harmony
Imphal, Feb 15: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Saturday said that forces have played a great role in safeguarding sovereignty, maintaining peace and harmony and ensuring security of the citizens of the state.
Congress reiterates to oppose President's rule in Manipur
Imphal, Feb 11: The opposition Congress on Tuesday reiterated that they would oppose any move to promulgate President's rule in Manipur, where Chief Minister N Biren Singh has resigned.
After Manipur CM's resignation, political uncertainty grips the state
Imphal, Feb 11: Two days after the resignation of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, uncertainty over next government formation prevails even as a section of political leaders frantically make queries about prospects of President's Rule in the state.
India, France stress on synergy at AI Roundtable on sidelines of summit
Paris, Feb 11: The second India-France AI Policy Roundtable held on the sidelines of AI Action Summit 2025 stressed the potential for India and France to synergise on various policy positions and technological initiatives, fostering benefits not only at the bilateral level but also on a global scale by leveraging complementary knowledge and skill sets.
Manipur Guv orders upcoming Assembly session 'null and void' hours after CM Biren Singh quits
Imphal, Feb 9: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Sunday cancelled the Budget Session of the Legislative Assembly which was scheduled to begin on Monday. The Governor's decision came hours after Manipur Chief Minister N.
RBI desires to go extremely calibrated on future repo rate actions: Experts
New Delhi, Feb 8: The monetary policy in India is easing since last few months and as rate cuts transmit with a lag, it makes sense to act with a forward-looking estimate if the monetary policy has to work its way on real economy, according to experts.
Andhra Pradesh reigns supreme at Nagesh Trophy final
Bengaluru, Feb 7: Andhra Pradesh reaffirmed their dominance in blind cricket by securing victory at the 7th edition of the Nagesh Trophy Men's National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind 2024-25.
Manipur Guv launches statewide drug addiction-free campaign
Imphal, Feb 3: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Monday launched the 'Addiction Free Manipur Campaign' as the state government has continued the 'War Against Drug Campaign' for the past several years.
Manipur govt effects reshuffle in administration, police dept
Imphal, Jan 29: In around 21 months since the ethnic strife in Manipur broke out in May 2023, the state government on Wednesday carried out major changes in both police and general administrations, officials said.
Public transport in Gurugram to be strengthened with Metro expansion: District Commissioner
Gurugram, Jan 28: The public transport system in Gurugram will be strengthened with new projects of Metro expansion, new bus stand, road construction and other projects, a top official said.