Manipur news: Deputy commissioners, heads of depts have been informed to maintain register to record attendances of said attached officials, adding that records along with reports of improper conduct, if any shall be shared with those responsible for disbursing salary of those officials.
The protesters gathered around the Superintendent of Police's office, advocating for the reinstatement of the suspended head constable. They also resorted to setting fire to a bus and other nearby structures outside the district police chief's office as tensions escalated.
The shootout in which the village volunteer was killed took place at Pukhao Shantipur in Kangpokpi district. Intermittent gunfights had been reported at Pukhao and surrounding hill areas since Sunday night.
Despite a peace agreement signed in November by a faction of the Meitei armed group, United National Liberation Front (UNLF), violence persists. The Central government had previously imposed a five-year ban on UNLF and other groups advocating Manipur's secession through armed means.
Manipur news: The CMO directed departments concerned to take immediate necessary action to prevent an environment calamity, making use of all available resources in terms of machinery, manpower and expertise.
Manipur violence: The firing prompted more than 100 women, children and elderly to flee to safer areas. The northeastern state has been rocked by ethnic violence since May 3 last year.
Manipur internet ban: Mobile internet services were first banned in Manipur around eight month ago after ethnic violence broke out between non-tribal Meitei and tribal Kuki-Zo communities on May 3 last year. Since then, the ban has been extended after every five days.
Manipur earthquake: According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at 10:01 pm and its epicentre was near Ukhrul.
Speaking after the commissioning of stealth guided missile destroyer INS Imphal, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India has intensified patrolling of the seas after the recent attacks on merchant navy ships.
Manipur violence: The internet ban was extended following apprehensions that anti-social elements might use social media extensively for transmission of images, hate speeches and hate video messages.
The helipad project, a joint effort by state forces and the Border Security Force (BSF), aims to facilitate the transportation of state forces as the road from the state capital, Imphal, to Moreh is often blocked by miscreants.
Following the fresh violence in the state, additional security has been deployed and the situation has been brought under control. More than 180 people have been killed and several hundred injured since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3.
The protests have once again snowballed in Manipur with a mob vandalising the DC office in Imphal West and setting vehicles on fire. This time the demonstration is being led by students over the killing of two youths in the Northeastern state.
Manipur: The arrested people have been produced before the judicial magistrate and remanded into further police custody, an official statement said.
The People's Revolutionary Army, KCP (Kangleipak Communist Party), PREPAK (People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak), and UNLF (United National Liberation Front) were all named in the charge sheet, which was filed in the NIA Special Court in Imphal.
Two columns of security personnel, one each of the Army and the Assam Rifles, moved to the general area of the Songdo village on Friday night to enforce the cessation of violence.
Imphal airport news: In his letter to Scindia, Manipur MLA RK Imo Singh said a few Air India tickets mentioned "the ATO office of Imphal, Manipur as Air India, ATO Imphal Airport, Lamka".
According to officials, the rioters also obstructed the roads leading to the camp in multiple locations in an effort to prevent reinforcements from reaching it; however, the forces were able to pass through.
The limitations on the development of individuals were forced on May 3 after conflicts broke out in the state, according to the warning issued by Additional District Magistrate N Johnson Meetei on Saturday.
Rahul Gandhi Manipur visit: Gandhi's convoy which was travelling to Churachandpur to visit relief camps in the area, was stopped by the police at Bishnupur, about 20 kilometres from the state capital. He had earlier in the day landed at Imphal from Delhi. Police officials said the convoy was stopped
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