Militant from Manipur outfit arrested in Guwahati
March 24th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 24 (IANS) Guwahati police Saturday arrested a member of the Manipur-based militant outfit Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) from Pub Sarania area under Chandmari police station here.Police also ... Read more...
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Manipuri militant nabbed in Assam
March 20th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 20 (IANS) A member of the Manipur-based militant outfit Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Prepak) was arrested here Tuesday, police said.The arrested militant, identified as H. Nangkhaba, is ... Read more...
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Manipuri militant nabbed
February 16th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 16 (IANS) Police have arrested a member of the outlawed Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) from a rented house at Lachit Nagar area of Guwahati Thursday.The cadre, identified as ... Read more...
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Manipur voters fearful after series of blasts
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 23 (IANS) Fear and panic has spread among both voters and politicians in election-bound northeastern state of Manipur as separatists stepped up offensive by triggering three powerful explosions ... Read more...
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Blast outside Manipur speaker’s house, one killed (Second Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 22 (IANS) At least one person was killed and three others injured in a powerful explosion Sunday evening outside the residence of the speaker of the outgoing assembly ... Read more...
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One killed in Manipur blast (Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 22 (IANS) At least one person was killed and three others injured in a powerful explosion Sunday evening outside the residence of a Congress party candidate in election-bound ... Read more...
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Grenade blast hits Congress office in poll-bound Manipur
January 5th, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 4 (IANS) A ruling Congress party office came under a powerful grenade attack late Wednesday in election-bound Manipur, even as seven influential separatist groups called for a ban ... Read more...
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Northeast groups call for I-Day boycott
August 11th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 11 (IANS) Security forces were put on maximum alert across India's northeast as 12 guerrilla groups Thursday called a 17-hour general strike and boycott of Independence Day ... Read more...
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Kishenji alive and fit, reveal arrested Maoist leaders
December 5th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) Ending the confusion over elusive top Maoist leader Kishenji's health, arrested rebel leaders have revealed he is alive and fully fit, police said Sunday."During interrogation, Sudip Chongdar alias ... Read more...
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Five militants surrender in Assam
October 29th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Oct 29 (ANI): Five ultras from different militant outfits surrendered before police officials at the Assam Rifles headquarters here on Thursday.Three of the militants belonged to the Kangleipak Communist Party- Military ... Read more...
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Manipur’s militant outfit disrupt inter-state bus services
September 21st, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Sep.20 (ANI): The outlawed People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) recently issued a threat to inter-state bus service operators not to ply along the National Highway-39 in Manipur.On September 8, PREPAK ... Read more...
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Bus services badly affect general life in Imphal due to militants’ threat
September 11th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Sep. 9 (ANI): Inter-state bus services in Manipur have been hit after an outfit, suspected to be the militant People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), imposed a ban on vehicles passing ... Read more...
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Manipuris agitated over incidents of bomb blasts, extortions
September 9th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Sep.9 (ANI): There is a growing annoyance among residents in Manipur against the militants who are extorting money by threatening people.People are agitated, as these militants have spared none, be ... Read more...
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India, Myanmar pact on combating terror hailed in northeast
July 29th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, July 29 (IANS) A strategic pact signed between India and Myanmar has been hailed in the country's northeast as a major step forward in combating terror ... Read more...
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Indian Mujahideen 35th terror group to be banned in India
June 4th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Indian Mujahideen, which is said to be responsible for a series of bombings in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Jaipur in 2008, among other strikes, Friday became ... Read more...
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Four nabbed for possessing arms cache in Manipur
May 2nd, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal (Manipur), May 2 (ANI): Security forces have arrested four suspects after seizing arms during a combing operation here.A joint team of police, paramilitary and army personnel conducted the raid in Laphupat ... Read more...
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Police commandos arrest two militants in Manipur
April 27th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Apr 27 (ANI): Police have arrested two commandoes of the banned People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) during a counter-insurgency operation here in Imphal.The rebels, who were arrested a day earlier, ... Read more...
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Five Manipur separatists arrested in Assam
February 4th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IANS) Five militants from a banned outfit in Manipur were arrested in Assam Thursday when the group was on way to a base camp for arms training, officials said. ... Read more...
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Manipur businessmen protest militants extortion demands
January 31st, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Jan 31 (ANI): Manipur businessman staged a sit-in protest recently against frequent extortion demands made by militants.They said that militant activities have severely affected trade and business in the state.Businessmen of ... Read more...
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Tourism affected in Manipur as Loktak Lake becomes militancy hotbed
January 26th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Jan 26 (ANI): The Loktak Lake area in Manipur, which is fresh water tourist spot, has become a hotbed of militant activities and this has affected tourism in the area.The presence ... Read more...
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Manipuris protest against bomb attacks
January 18th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
ImphalJan 17 (ANI): People in Manipur once again took to the streets in protest against frequent bomb blasts, extortion and abductions carried out by militants in the state.Recently the state police nabbed ... Read more...
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Nine militants killed in Manipur encounters
December 24th, 2009 - 11:27 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Dec 24 (ANI) : Security personnel gunned down nine militants in two separate encounters in Manipur on Thursday.Some heavily armed suspected militants of People's Republic of Kangleipak (Prepak) attacked a patrolling ... Read more...
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Nine Manipur militants killed in encounters (Lead)
December 24th, 2009 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Dec 24 (IANS) Nine separatist guerrillas were Thursday killed in two separate encounters with security forces in the restive northeastern state of Manipur, officials said.
A police spokesperson said a group ... Read more...
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Pharmacies in Imphal protest against militants’ monetary demand
October 19th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal (Manipur), Oct 18(ANI): 75 pharmacies functioning in Porompat, Imphal have become the latest victims of monetary demands by militants.Two militant outfits, KCP (MC) Lanheiba and People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) ... Read more...
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Bangalore new haven for militants from the northeast?
July 26th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, July 26 (IANS) Southern India has become the new destination for separatist groups from the northeast with intelligence inputs that rebel leaders from the region were taking shelter ... Read more...
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Bangladesh acting tough against anti-India militants operating from its soil
July 21st, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, July 21 (ANI): Bangladesh has started taking tough measures against militants operating from its soil and the recent arrests of Indian origin Lashkar-e-Toiba militants proves Dhaka's resolve not to allow ... Read more...
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Nabbed Manipuri militant planned to set up base in Delhi: Police
June 28th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) A terrorist belonging to the outlawed Manipuri militant organization Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), who was arrested Saturday, was trying to set up a base in the ... Read more...
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Extortion demands compel village heads to be on the run in Imphal
June 25th, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, June 25 (ANI): Unable to meet extortion demands of militants, members of various Gram Panchayats (village councils) in Imphal West district have fled their homes.The have taken refuge at the ... Read more...
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Dry fish traders in Manipur protest militants’ demands
May 26th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, May 26 (ANI): Dry fish traders in Manipur have been hit badly by the militants' illogical extortion demands.Militant outfits like Naga National Council (NNC), United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Kanglei ... Read more...
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Militancy costing Manipur its tourist attractions
April 27th, 2009 - 8:54 pm ICT by ANI
Loktak Lake (Imphal), April 27 (ANI): Manipur, literally meaning a jewelled land, has largely remained unexplored much by tourists because of militancy. One of the State's fascinating places is Loktak Lake.Loktak ... Read more...
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Five militants killed in Manipur
September 26th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Sept 26 (ANI): Five militants were killed in separate incidents in Manipur last night.Following an information that some persons are moving in a suspicious manner, security forces raided Phunal Maring ... Read more...
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Public support to security agencies could curb miltancy
September 12th, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by ANI
By L.C.K Singh
Imphal (Manipur), Sep.12 (ANI): The security agencies in Manipur are happy to notice the increasing public support and cooperation, which is expected to bring an end to militancy in ... Read more...
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Terrorists in northeast call for boycott of I-Day
August 10th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 10 (IANS) Six separatist guerrilla groups in India's northeast Sunday called a 17-hour general strike Friday to boycott the Independence Day even as security forces were put on maximum alert ... Read more...
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Naked protest by Manipur kids against rebel abductions
July 29th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, July 29 (IANS) Stung by the continuing abduction of children by separatists in Manipur, a group of school students stripped and marched on the streets here to protest the rebels' drive ... Read more...
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Child soldiers assuming dangerous proportions in Manipur
July 20th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, July 20 (IANS) Indian authorities in the restive northeastern Manipur state have warned parents against letting their children venture out alone after some 20 teenagers were recruited as child soldiers by ... Read more...
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