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Washington, March 17, Extremist networks linked to ISIS have called for attacks against Hindus in India and across South and Southeast Asia, even as they praised recent violence in the United States and expanded online recruitment, according to a new report by the Counter Extremism Project...

Imphal, March 17 Five insurgents were arrested near the India-Myanmar border in the Tengnoupal district of Manipur, police said on Tuesday.The insurgents belonged to PREPAK, Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), and Kangleipak Communist Party (MFL), they said.The arrests were made on Sunday from a...

New Delhi, March 16 A parliamentary committee has recommended that the Centre examine the feasibility of establishing a structured 360-degree review mechanism for the appointment of officers to Joint Secretary and other senior positions across all central services.The committee believes that...

New Delhi/Imphal, March 16 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued its third Provisional Attachment Order (PAO), attaching properties worth Rs 50.8 crore linked to several private companies and their associated entities based in Manipur, according to sources in the central investigating...

Imphal, March 16 Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam stated on Monday that the peace agreement with the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) is in effect, and the outfit has 1,435 "verified cadres".The outfit signed a peace agreement in November 2023.Konthoujam was responding to a...

Imphal, March 15 – In light of the heavy rains and hailstorms that affected several districts of Manipur on Sunday, Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh has directed officials to take immediate measures to mitigate the impact on affected families and communities.According to an official from...

Imphal, March 15 Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Sunday asked officials to remain on high alert and take necessary relief measures, following heavy rain accompanied by hailstorms in several parts of the northeastern state.Singh, in a post on X, said the rain and hailstorms caused...

Imphal, March 15 A female militant has been arrested in the Imphal East district of Manipur for allegedly recruiting members for the banned outfit, the People's Liberation Army (PLA), police said.The accused, identified as Khangembam Auna Devi alias Ibeyaima (43), was apprehended from the...

Imphal, March 14 – Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh assured National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets on Saturday that the government is committed to creating an environment where young people can thrive, drawing applause from the audience.The Chief Minister was speaking at a felicitation...

Imphal, March 14 A four-year-old boy was killed and his father injured in a bomb blast in the Noney district of Manipur on Saturday, police said.The incident occurred in the Taolingpung village in Khoupum when the toddler and his father were clearing bushes outside their house, they said.The...

Imphal, March 14 Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand felicitated seven NCC cadets from the state on Saturday for their outstanding achievements at recent national-level NCC events, officials said.At an event held in Imphal, Singh expressed pride in the cadets' achievements and reiterated...

Silchar, March 14 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Barak Valley in southern Assam is emerging as a crucial link to connect India with Southeast Asia, while accusing the Congress of neglecting the region for decades after independence.Addressing a public gathering in...

Imphal, March 14 The Manipur government has stated that there is no shortage of LPG and petroleum products in the wake of the West Asia crisis, asserting that claims of a shortage of cooking gas in the state are misleading.The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Imphal, has confirmed that there is...

Imphal, March 14 Security forces have arrested four militants belonging to a banned outfit from Imphal, Manipur, police said on Saturday.The four active members of the outlawed United National Liberation Front (UNLF) were apprehended in the New Checkon area of Imphal East district on Friday...

New Delhi, March 14 The forest cover in the 13 states and Union territories of the Indian Himalayan region has decreased by 2.27% between 2021 and 2023, Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh said.In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, the minister stated that according to...

New Delhi, March 13 The forest cover in the 13 states and Union territories of the Indian Himalayan region has decreased by 2.27 per cent between 2021 and 2023, Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh said.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the minister stated that according to the India State...

New Delhi, March 13 The NHRC on Friday said it has issued a notice to the city police commissioner over reports that a woman from Manipur was allegedly physically assaulted when she objected to "indecent and racial abuse" by a group of boys in south Delhi.The National Human Rights Commission...

Chandigarh, March 13 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Joint General Secretary C R Mukunda on Friday said special emphasis is being placed on expanding 'shakhas' and engaging with society through outreach programs to mark the organization's centenary year.Mukunda elaborated on the Sangh's plan...

Imphal, March 13 – In a remarkable display of ethnic harmony, 24 young people from four different communities in Manipur – Meitei, Kuki, Naga, and Meitei Pangal (Muslim) – have completed a 10-day National Integration Tour covering Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and West Bengal, officials said...

New Delhi, March 13 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a media report regarding the alleged physical assault of a woman from Manipur by a group of boys in Malviya Nagar, South Delhi, after she objected to lewd and racially abusive remarks.Observing that the...