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Manipur attack: Combing operations on, border security beefed up

Manipur CM N Biren Singh said that security along Myanmar border through which militants who ambushed Assam Rifles personnel and family members are believed to have slipped in, would be beefed up.

Manipur: Mortal remains of Assam Rifles personnel to head to their homes

The mortal remains of Col Viplav Tripathi, his family and Assam rifles personnel, who lost their lives in a terror attack in Manipur, will be flown to their hometowns on Sunday, official sources said.

Assam Rifles CO, family, among 7 killed in Manipur as peace is shattered

A commanding officer of the Assam Rifles, his wife and son, besides four personnel of the country's oldest paramilitary were killed on Saturday in a welter of IED blasts and burst of gunfire in Manipur's Churachandpur district, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said. Viplav Tripathi, the Commanding Officer of Khuga Battalion of Assam Rifles, a colonel rank officer, his family, and others died in an ambush on Saturday morning, in fresh eruption of militant violence in the border state blamed on an insurgent outfit. Tripathi's convoy was targeted at Sehkan village in Churachandpur district by suspected militants of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), an insurgent group in Manipur, demanding a separate homeland. "The cowardly attack on an Assam Rifles convoy in Churachandpur, Manipur is extremely painful & condemnable. The nation has lost 5 brave soldiers including CO 46 AR and two family members. My condolences to the bereaved families. The perpetrators will be ...

PM Modi condemns terrorist attack on Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condemned the terrorist attack on an Army convoy in Manipur in which an Assam Rifles Colonel, his wife and son, as well as four soldiers were killed."Strongly condemn the attack on the Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur. I pay homage to those soldiers and family members who have been martyred today. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of sadness" tweeted Prime Minister.The Commanding Officer (CO) of 46 Assam Rifles Colonel Viplav Tripathy, his wife and 8-year-old son and four soldiers were killed in an ambush by terrorists near the India-Myanmar border in Manipur today.Four other soldiers sustained injuries in the attack in Churachandpur district in Manipur, according to the Indian Army. The incident took place around 10 am on Saturday near S Sehken village under Behiang police station.The insurgents ambushed a convoy of Assam Rifles around 11 am leading to the mass killing of the five ..

Assam Rifles CO, his family members, 3 jawans dead in Manipur terror ambush

Perpetrators of attack on convoy of Assam Rifles in Manipur will be brought to justice soon, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

4.4 magnitude quake hits Manipur's Ukhrul; tremors felt at depth of 70 km

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale hit Manipur's Ukhrul on Monday morning, said National Center for Seismology (NCS).The tremors were felt around 7:48 am at a depth of 70 kilometres."Earthquake of Magnitude:4.4, Occurred on 08-11-2021, 07:48:34 IST, Lat: 24.66 & Long: 94.95, Depth: 70 Km, Location: 56km ESE of Ukhrul, Manipur, India," NSC tweeted.Earlier in the day, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Southeast of Portblair.

Hope more youngsters from Manipur take up hockey, Nilakanta Sharma

In nearly four decades since Pangambam Nilakomol Singh became Manipur's first hockey Olympian, the state has seen four more male players representing Team India in the quadrennial showpiece

Mirabai Chanu's is the story of Manipur, a state steeped in sports

Grounded in Manipur's strong sporting culture, its talented sportspersons, however, head out of the state for want of resources

Free him at or before 5 pm today: SC on Manipur activist held for FB post

Leichombam was booked under the NSA for a Facebook post criticising BJP leaders for advocating cow dung and cow urine as cure for Covid

Gadkari lays foundation stone for 16 national highway projects in Manipur

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 16 national highway projects in Manipur with an investment of Rs 4,148 crores covering a total length of 298 kms

Journalist, activist booked under NSA for post on Manipur BJP chief's death

Manipur Police booked a journalist and another activist under the National Security Act (NSA) on Monday, over their "offensive" social media posts on death of Manipur state BJP chief S Tikendra Singh

Mandatory for people entering Manipur to produce Covid-19 negative report

The Manipur government has issued an order making it mandatory for all persons entering the state to produce a negative COVID-19 test report, an official said on Friday

Manipur: Shirui Hills to get respite from fire as IAF deploys helicopters

The Indian Air Force is in the process of deploying two Mi-17V5 helicopters equipped with Bambi Bucket to douse the fire in the Ukhrul district of Manipur that has ravaged the Shirui Hills

SC allows discharge of officer from probing alleged Manipur fake encounters

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed discharge of Senior Superintendent of Police Mahesh Bhardwaj in the NHRC from the SIT probing alleged fake encounters in Manipur.

Manipur CM Biren Singh terms NEP 2020 as India centric education policy

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday termed National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 as an India centric education policy and said that education is the backbone of a society

Rs 1,581 cr loan given to 300,000 in Manipur under PM Mudra Yojna: Athawale

Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said that loans amounting to Rs 1,582.57 crore have been disbursed to 3 lakh beneficiaries in Manipur under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna

Manipur receives its first consignment of coronavirus vaccine Covishield

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh received the consignment of Covid-19 vaccine 'Covishield' at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Imphal on Wednesday

Manipur coronavirus update: State reports 67 fresh Covid-19 cases

Manipur on Saturday reported 67 new COVID-19 cases, according to the state health department

Bypolls: BJP wins 16 seats, Shivraj Singh Chouhan govt on firm wicket

The results have also come as a shot in the arm for former Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who took a big political risk by quitting the Congress and joining the BJP in March

Counting of votes for Manipur assembly by-elections on Tuesday

Chief Minister N Biren Singh said, 'We are confident of winning all the four seats'