National News

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

By Odisha News Online Sep 21, 2024 86

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

National News

Six more dead in Manipur violence, CM meets Governor

By Odisha News Online Sep 8, 2024 89

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

National News

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

By Odisha News Online Jul 3, 2024 142

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

National News

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

By Odisha News Online Jun 10, 2024 104

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

National News

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

By Odisha News Online Jun 9, 2024 646

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

National News

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

By Odisha News Online Apr 27, 2024 125

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

National News

Government bans nine Meitei extremist groups, their associate organizations

By Odisha News Online Nov 13, 2023 284

NEW DELHI,NOV 13: The government on Monday banned nine Meitei extremist groups and their associate organizations, which mostly operate in Manipur, for their anti-national activities, and launching fatal attacks on security forces. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the groups that have been banned for five years are: Peoples’ Continue Reading

National News

Manipur government declares entire state as ‘disturbed area’ amid violence

By Odisha News Online Sep 27, 2023 208

Manipur,Sept 27 :  The Manipur government on Wednesday declared the entire state a “disturbed area” in light of the prevailing law and order situation. As per the state government’s notification, the entire state, except for 19 specific police station areas, was declared a “disturbed area” under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The Continue Reading

National News

Manipur govt calls for restraint after photos showing ‘bodies’ of two missing students surface

By Odisha News Online Sep 26, 2023 227

GUWAHATI,SEPT 26: Photos of two Meitei students, reported missing since July 6 amid the ethnic violence in Manipur, surfaced on social media, triggering fresh tension in the state. In one photo, the two – 17-year-old girl Hijam Linthoingambi and a 20-year-old man Phijam Hemjit – are seen sitting on a grassy compound with two armed […]Continue Reading

National News

Toll in Manipur’s Pallel violence rises to 3 with one more death

By Odisha News Online Sep 9, 2023 181

IMPHAL,SEPT 9: The toll in the violence that broke out at Pallel in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district rose to three with a 37-year-old man succumbing to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital, officials said on Saturday. The man sustained bullet wounds on his head during the crossfire between security forces and armed miscreants, they […]Continue Reading