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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Northeast steps up security for I-Day
August 14th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 14 (IANS) More than 100,000 police, army and paramilitary personnel have been deployed across the country's northeastern region to foil attempts by separatists to disrupt Independence Day celebrations ... 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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Manipur insurgents coming together: government
August 9th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) There are reports to suggest that major Meiti insurgent outfits in Manipur are making serious efforts to form a 'united front', parliament was told Tuesday.Minister ... Read more...
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Eight rebels surrender in Manipur
April 3rd, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Apr 3 (ANI): At least eight rebels recently laid down their arms and decided to return to the mainstream of society.The surrendered rebels belong to five outfits United National Liberation ... Read more...
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Arms seized in Manipur District
February 1st, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Thoubal (Manipur), Feb 1 (ANI): Manipur Police have seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the Wabagai Makha Leikai area in the state's Thoubal District.Acting on the basis of ... Read more...
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Goods train bombed, bus attacked in Assam ahead of R-Day
January 25th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati/Imphal, Jan 25 (IANS) Tribal militants Tuesday bombed a goods train and attacked a passenger bus wounding three people in separate incidents in Assam ahead of Republic Day.The running of all night ... Read more...
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PLA militant arrested in Imphal
December 29th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Dec 29 (ANI): Security forces arrested a wanted militant of the People's Liberation army (PLA) here on Tuesday.Acting on a tip, the Manipur police along with 39 Assam Rifles apprehended the ... 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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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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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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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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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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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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Manipur hospital denounces extortion demand by militants
February 3rd, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Feb.3 (ANI): Militant groups in Manipur have started targeting hospitals and educational institutes with extortion demands. The latest institution threatened by them is the S.Kumar Hospital.
Students and staff of ... Read more...
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Manipur bomb explosion toll mounts to 17, 30 injured
October 22nd, 2008 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Imphal, Oct 22 (IANS) Two more people injured in a powerful bomb explosion at the Manipur capital here died overnight, taking the death toll in Tuesday's evening's terror attack to 17, officials ... Read more...
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Imphal blast kills 15 (Third Lead)
October 22nd, 2008 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Imphal, Oct 21 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 18 injured in a massive bomb explosion in this Manipur capital Tuesday evening, two days after a blast near the chief ... Read more...
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14 killed in Imphal blast (Second Lead)
October 21st, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Oct 21 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 16 injured in a massive bomb explosion in this Manipur capital Tuesday evening, two days after a blast near the chief ... Read more...
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11 killed, 15 injured in Imphal blast (Lead)
October 21st, 2008 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Oct 21 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and 15 injured in a massive bomb explosion in this Manipur capital Tuesday, two days after a blast near the chief minister's ... Read more...
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Educational institutes continue to be victims of militancy in Manipur
October 14th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Oct 14 (ANI): Educational institutions continue to be the target of militant organizations in Manipur. Despite several appeals by students and teachers to make education a ''free zone'', the ultras ... 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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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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