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At least 10 militants killed in gunfight in Manipur, operation underway

By Odisha News Online May 15, 2025 122

IMPHAL, MAY 15 : At least 10 militants were killed in a gunfight with an Assam Rifles unit in Manipur’s Chandel district, officials said. The operation is still in progress, they said. The Army’s Eastern Command said in a post on X on Wednesday, “Acting on specific intelligence on movement of armed cadres near the […]Continue Reading

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Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigns

By Odisha News Online Feb 9, 2025 348

GUWAHATI, FEB 9 : Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh tendered his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Sunday, shortly after returning from New Delhi, where he had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Singh’s resignation comes amid growing dissent within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Manipur, with several legislators demanding a change […]Continue Reading

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Manipur CM apologises for ethnic conflict, urges all communities to ‘forget, forgive’ past mistakes

By Odisha News Online Dec 31, 2024 174

IMPHAL, DEC 31 : Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday apologised for the ethnic conflict in the state which claimed over 250 lives and rendered thousands homeless, and appealed to all communities to forget and forgive past mistakes and live together in a peaceful and prosperous state. Addressing reporters here, Singh claimed that […]Continue Reading

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Centre reimposes AFSPA in Manipur’s 6 police station areas, including Jiribam

By Odisha News Online Nov 14, 2024 176

NEW DELHI, NOV 14: The Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, under which an area is declared as “disturbed” for the convenience of security forces to operate, in Manipur’s six police station areas, including the violence-hit Jiribam. In a notification, the Union Home Ministry said the decision was taken given the continuous […]Continue Reading

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Normal life affected in Imphal Valley districts due to 18-hour bandh called by militant outfit

By Odisha News Online Sep 21, 2024 250

IMPHAL, SEPT 21 : Normal life was affected in the Imphal Valley districts of Manipur due to an 18-hour bandh called by a militant outfit, officials said. Markets, business establishments and banks across the five valley districts remained closed and public transport vehicles were off the roads as proscribed militant outfit National Revolutionary Front of […]Continue Reading

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Six more dead in Manipur violence, CM meets Governor

By Odisha News Online Sep 8, 2024 215

GUWAHATI, SEPT 8 : On a day six persons were killed in Manipur’s Jiribam district on Saturday morning as there is no letup in the ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo tribals, there were rumours that Chief Minister N Biren Singh had suggested all NDA legislators should quit. At a snap meeting called by Singh, […]Continue Reading

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Parts of Manipur flooded after heavy rain, schools to remain closed till Thursday

By Odisha News Online Jul 3, 2024 359

IMPHAL, JULY 3 : Incessant rainfall has caused flooding at several places in Manipur’s Imphal West and Imphal East districts, after two major rivers breached embankments, officials said on Wednesday. The state government has declared a holiday for all government offices on Wednesday, while schools will remain closed till Thursday in view of the flood […]Continue Reading

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Suspected militants ambush Manipur CM’s advance security convoy, one injured

By Odisha News Online Jun 10, 2024 217

IMPHAL, JUN 10: Suspected militants ambushed the advance security convoy of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in Kangpokpi district on Monday, leaving one personnel injured, police said. The convoy was on its way to violence-hit Jiribam district. Multiple gunshots were fired at the vehicles of the security forces, who retaliated, they said, adding, that […]Continue Reading

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More violence in Jiribam district of Manipur; police post, forest office burnt down

By Odisha News Online Jun 9, 2024 784

Manipur, JUN 9: The miscreants burned down a police outpost, a forest beat office and a forest range office in ethnic violence-hit Manipur’s Jiribam district in the wee hours of Saturday. About a dozen houses were also torched in four to five villages. Officials said the houses belonged to Meiteis. Trouble broke out in the […]Continue Reading

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2 CRPF personnel killed in Manipur’s Naransena in an attack by militants

By Odisha News Online Apr 27, 2024 250

BISHNUPUR,APR 27: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel lost their lives in an attack by Kuki militants starting from Friday midnight at the Naransena area in Manipur, police said. According to the police, the CRPF personnel were attacked by Kuki militants starting from midnight till 2:15 am. The personnel who lost their lives are […]Continue Reading