ukhrul district

Imphal, April 11 – After paying solemn tribute to Border Security Force (BSF) Constable Mithun Mandal, who was martyred in suspected militant firing while on patrol duty in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, his remains were sent to his ancestral home in West Bengal on Saturday.A BSF spokesperson...

Kolkata, April 11 Attacking the BJP over the death of a BSF constable from Malda in Manipur, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said those who want a change in Bengal should first "turn their gaze" towards the Northeastern state.BSF Constable Mithun Mandal was shot dead on Friday while...

Imphal, April 10 – A Border Security Force constable was killed on Friday in what is believed to be an attack by militants while on patrol duty in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, officials said.Police reported that Constable Mithun Mandal, from the village of Bhagjan Tola in West Bengal, was...

Imphal, April 10 A Border Security Force constable was killed on Friday while on patrol duty in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, officials said.Constable Mithun Mandal from West Bengal was "struck by a bullet fired from an unknown direction around 4:30 pm," an official said.Mandal, who was...

Imphal, March 29 An office allegedly used by NSCN(IM) was set on fire by an angry mob in the Ukhrul district of Manipur on Sunday, officials said.The incident occurred after four members of the banned outfit, NSCN Eastern Flank, were reportedly shot dead by members of a rival group in the...

Imphal, March 28 Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Saturday that infrastructure, connectivity, and service delivery will be improved in 143 border villages in the state under the Centre's Vibrant Villages Programme-II.Singh was addressing a gathering during a day-long...

Imphal, March 26 Security forces in Manipur continued their massive joint operations in Bishnupur district on Thursday after suspected armed Kuki militants opened fire at Phouljang and Gothol areas, targeting an Indian Army post, officials said.A police official in Imphal stated that the...

Imphal, March 26 Security forces have destroyed six illegal bunkers constructed by armed groups in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, police said on Thursday.The bunkers were used in recent clashes between armed groups in the Litan area, which left at least three people injured."As part of the...

Manipur, March 25: Security forces have dismantled multiple illegal bunkers in Manipur's Ukhrul district following a fresh spate of exchanges of fire between armed groups from two communities, leaving at least three people injured, including a woman, officials said on Wednesday.A police...

Imphal, March 25 Security forces dismantled multiple bunkers in the Ukhrul district of Manipur following a series of gunfights between armed groups that left three people injured, officials said on Wednesday.The operation was carried out at several locations within the Litan police station...

Imphal, March 23 A woman sustained a gunshot wound after suspected miscreants allegedly opened fire in the Ukhrul district of Manipur on Monday, officials said.The woman was injured on her leg during the firing at the Mongkot Chepu village, a Kuki settlement in the Tangkhul Naga-majority...

Imphal, March 21 Congress Legislature Party leader Keisham Meghachandra Singh on Saturday criticized the BJP-led government in Manipur over the law and order situation, calling it the "weakest government" to rule the state."We have no hope from the government. It is very unfortunate that there...

Imphal, March 12 Two men who had gone missing in the Kamjong district of Manipur were found dead on Thursday, officials said.The deceased have been identified as Thangboimang Khongsai (35) from Shangkai in the Ukhrul district, and Thengin Baite (40) from the nearby Thawai Kuki village.A...

Imphal, March 12 Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam said on Thursday that the Union home ministry intervened to help rescue 21 Tangkhul Naga civilians who had been detained by armed men in the Ukhrul district.Speaking in the Assembly, Konthoujam said the hostages were freed early...

Imphal, March 12 – The bodies of two men from the Kuki community, who had gone missing in the Kamjong district of Manipur on Wednesday, were found on Thursday, officials said.The deceased were identified as Thangboimang Khongsai, 35, a resident of Shangkai village in the Ukhrul district, and...

Imphal, March 12 Two men who went missing in the Kamjong district of Manipur were found dead on Thursday, officials said.The deceased have been identified as Thangboimang Khongsai (35) from Shangkai in the Ukhrul district and Thengin Baite (40) from the nearby Thawai Kuki village.The two had...

Imphal, March 12 – All 21 civilians from the Naga community, who were detained by villagers and armed members of the Kuki community in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, were released on Thursday after intense negotiations, officials said.A police official in Imphal said that the civilians...

Imphal, March 12 Twenty-one Tangkhul Naga civilians, who were detained by villagers and armed members of the Kuki community in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, were released early on Thursday following negotiations, officials said.The civilians, traveling in three vehicles, were detained by...

Imphal, March 11 – Tensions remained high in the Ukhrul district of Manipur on Wednesday after at least 20 Tangkhul Naga civilians traveling along the Ukhrul-Imphal route were reportedly detained by people from another community, officials said.A police official confirming the incident said...

Imphal, March 11 Tension remained high in the Ukhrul district of Manipur on Wednesday after several Tangkhul Naga civilians travelling along the Ukhrul-Imphal route were reportedly detained by villagers from another community, officials said.The civilians were reportedly held at Shangkai...