Central panel to probe Manipur drone attacks
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Central panel to probe Manipur drone attacks

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has formed a committee of top officers from the army, state police and paramilitary forces to examine the use of explosive-bearing drones by militants in Manipur, senior officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday, as chief minister N Biren Singh called the incidents “acts of terrorism”. Meanwhile, Manipur director general of police Rajiv Singh on Tuesday visited the sites of the drone strikes along the Kangchup hill stretches, including Kadangband, Koutruk, and Senjam Chirang. “We denounce all forms of violence, and the people of Manipur shall unite together against hate, division and separatism.” Meanwhile, Manipur DGP Singh said the state government has sought experts from Delhi, including the National Security Guard, to combat weaponised drones. Senior government officials in Manipur said the home department has asked the police chief to expedite an April 3 order requiring anti-drone mechanisms at the Raj Bhavan, chief minister’s secretariat and assembly secretariat.

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Centre dispatches 90 additional security force companies to Manipur amid fresh violence
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1 month ago

Centre dispatches 90 additional security force companies to Manipur amid fresh violence

India TV News  

Amid escalating violence in Manipur, the Central Government has decided to deploy 90 additional companies of security forces to restore peace and maintain law and order in the troubled state. 258 lives lost since may last year Addressing a press conference on Friday, communal violence in Manipur in May 2023 claimed the lives of 258 people, including civilians and terrorists, …

2,000 additional paramilitary personnel deployed to Manipur amid fresh violence
1 month ago

2,000 additional paramilitary personnel deployed to Manipur amid fresh violence

India Today  

The Centre on Friday dispatched 20 more companies of paramilitary forces to Manipur in the wake of the recent surge in violence in the state, officials said. The 20 companies comprising 2,000 additional paramilitary personnel have been dispatched to the strife-stricken state days after 50 such companies were sent to Manipur after a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. …

Explainer | Why Manipur is back on the edge
3 months, 1 week ago

Explainer | Why Manipur is back on the edge

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Violence returned to Manipur after four months, with armed groups changing the dynamics by using drone bombs for the first time, deepening the ethnic divide. The Kukis cannot go to Meitei-majority Imphal Valley and the Meiteis cannot go outside the state as two arterial highways — the state’s lifelines — pass through Kuki areas. All 10 Kuki legislators, including …

Forces take up positions in new Manipur regions
3 months, 1 week ago

Forces take up positions in new Manipur regions

Hindustan Times  

Imphal/Kangpokpi The development comes in the backdrop of a significant rise in clashes in the conflict-ridden state this month, with militants turning to modern weaponry like drones and rockets Recovery of several rockets and the increasing number of attacks have forced security personnel deployed in Manipur to spread across various sectors of the northeastern state — from the borders between …

in Manipur, conflict takes a new turn as militants pick up modern weapons
3 months, 1 week ago

in Manipur, conflict takes a new turn as militants pick up modern weapons

Hindustan Times  

At least 23.8 kg in weight, 5cm in thickness and nine feet in length -- these were the dimensions of a rocket fired by Kuki militants on September 6 last week that killed one person, injured five others, and has since become symbolic of the burgeoning security problem confronting the administration in a state roiled by 16 months of near-continuous …

Kharge attacks Modi for ‘abject failure’ in ending Manipur violence
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kharge attacks Modi for ‘abject failure’ in ending Manipur violence

Hindustan Times  

Opposition Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “abject failure” in ending ethnic violence in Manipur, calling it unforgivable. He said Modi has not spent a single second in Manipur over the past 16 months even as violence continues unabated in the state and people suffer the consequences of the “complicity” of the prime minister …

Anti-drone systems deployed to repel rogue drones in Manipur | VIDEO
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Anti-drone systems deployed to repel rogue drones in Manipur | VIDEO

Hindustan Times  

Security forces in Manipur have ramped up efforts to combat the increasing use of drones by militants amid escalating violence in the state. The Assam Rifles has deployed anti-drone systems in fringe areas, while the Central Reserve Police Force has tested and handed over an anti-drone system to its units stationed in the region, Manipur Police said in a statement. …

Anti-drone systems deployed in Manipur amid surge in attacks
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Anti-drone systems deployed in Manipur amid surge in attacks

Hindustan Times  

The Assam Rifles has deployed a few anti-drone systems in Manipur and the Central Reserve Police Force has also handed over one anti-drone system to security forces in the ethnic strife-torn state, the Manipur Police said in a statement on Saturday night. Stating that some more “anti-drone guns” are being brought to Manipur by CRPF shortly, the state police added …

Drone Attacks In Manipur Must Be Replied With Decisive Military Action By Centre
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Drone Attacks In Manipur Must Be Replied With Decisive Military Action By Centre

ABP News  

This week, three people were injured in a drone attack in a Meitei-majority village in the Imphal West district of Manipur. These drone attacks, allegedly carried out by Kuki-Zomi terrorists, indicate the worsening situation in the northeastern state, which has been deeply affected by last year’s ethnic violence between the Meiteis and Kuki-Zomis. Peace Pact with Terrorist Groups: A Step …

Manipur violence: One killed in suspected rocket attack in Manipur on former CM’s residence
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur violence: One killed in suspected rocket attack in Manipur on former CM’s residence

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI A 70-year-old man was killed and five others were injured when a “rocket” fell on the house of late Mairembam Koireng Singh, Manipur’s first Chief Minister, in Bishnupur district on Friday. Spate of attacks A neighbour of the former Chief Minister, who died in 1994, said the “rocket” landed near where the victims were erecting a structure for an …

Manipur schools to remain closed on September 7 amid drone, rocket attacks
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur schools to remain closed on September 7 amid drone, rocket attacks

Hindustan Times  

The Manipur government on Friday ordered the closure of all schools across the state on September 7 amid escalating violence and unrest. School students take part in a human chain rally to protest against the recent drone and gun attacks in Manipur's Koutruk and Senjam Chirang that resulted in two civilian deaths and 12 injuries. Drone attacks in Manipur This …

Manipur: One dead, five injured in rocket attacks, security forces on alert
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur: One dead, five injured in rocket attacks, security forces on alert

India TV News  

In a series of escalating attacks in Manipur's Bishnupur district, suspected militants fired two rockets on Friday, resulting in one fatality and five injuries. The second strike hit the compound of former Chief Minister Mairembam Koireng’s residence in Moirang town around 3 p.m., killing 72-year-old RK Rabei Singh and injuring five others, including a 13-year-old girl. Rocket attacks follow drone …

Manipur minister Letpao Haokip refutes allegation of masterminding drone attack
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur minister Letpao Haokip refutes allegation of masterminding drone attack

Hindustan Times  

Manipur tribal affairs and hills, horticulture and soil conservation minister Letpao Haokip has refuted the allegation made by Bharat Hindu Mahasena, Delhi, accusing him of masterminding a drone-bombing at Koutruk village in the Imphal West district on Sunday, which resulted in casualties and fatalities. In a rebuttal released on Wednesday, the minister said, “It has come to my knowledge that …

Drones Available in Markets Could've Been Modified With Hook to Carry Bombs in Manipur Attacks: Govt Officials
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Drones Available in Markets Could've Been Modified With Hook to Carry Bombs in Manipur Attacks: Govt Officials

News 18  

The drones used by militants to drop bombs in Imphal West’s Senjam Chirang Maning Leikai and Koutruk, which led to two deaths, appear to be the ones that are commonly available in the market and used for photography or delivery, senior government officials told CNN-News amid apprehensions that foreign powers were meddling in Manipur’s internal conflict. A Manipur government officer, …

Manipur government forms panel to probe drone attacks
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur government forms panel to probe drone attacks

The Hindu  

The Manipur government has formed a five-member committee comprising officers of the State police, Army and paramilitary forces to probe the recent drone attacks on villages in the Imphal West district. Editorial | Another escalation: On the Manipur ground report In June, The Hindu reported that extremist and radical groups on either side of the ethnic divide in Manipur were …

Manipur CM terms drone attacks as ‘act of terrorism’, vows appropriate response
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur CM terms drone attacks as ‘act of terrorism’, vows appropriate response

Hindustan Times  

Manipur, which has been roiled by ethnic violence between Meiteis and the tribal Kuki-Zo communities for the past 15 months, witnessed a new phenomenon on Sunday and Monday when drones were used to drop bombs in Imphal Valley, leading to the death of a woman and injuring over a dozen people. It is suspected that Kuki militants were behind the …

Manipur CM calls drone bombings on civilians 'act of terrorism', vows response
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur CM calls drone bombings on civilians 'act of terrorism', vows response

Hindustan Times  

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday condemned the use of drones to bomb civilian areas in the state, calling it an act of terrorism. The chief minister’s remarks came after a fresh drone attack injured three people, including a 23-year-old woman, in the Imphal West district on Monday evening. “Manipur state government takes such unprovoked assault with utmost …

Centre forms committee to investigate drone-based explosives attack in Manipur
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre forms committee to investigate drone-based explosives attack in Manipur

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has formed a committee of top officers from the army, state police and paramilitary forces to examine the modus operandi of explosives dropped by drones adopted by militants in Manipur, officials aware of the matter said. The committee of army’s 57 Mountain divisions lieutenant general, additional DGP Manipur police, major general of the Assam Rifles, and inspector generals …

High level committee formed to probe drone attacks in Manipur: Official
3 months, 2 weeks ago

High level committee formed to probe drone attacks in Manipur: Official

Hindustan Times  

A high-level committee was constituted by Manipur police to probe the drone bomb attack in the state’s Koutruk village on Sunday which left one woman dead, and several others injured, officials aware of the developments said. The other committee members include GOC 57 Mountain Division Major General SS Kartikeya, Inspector General Assam Rifles Major General Ravroop Singh, Inspector General CRPF …

Manipur Police to carry out combing operations in areas bordering Imphal West after militant attack
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur Police to carry out combing operations in areas bordering Imphal West after militant attack

The Hindu  

The Manipur Government has ordered the State police to conduct combing operations and sanitisation in areas bordering Imphal West district where two persons were killed and nine others injured in an attack by suspected militants, officials said. 2 dead 9 injured in firing by militants in Manipur.mp4 “In view of recent incidents disturbing general law and order situation in fringe …

‘Saw two drones’: What eyewitness said on Manipur ‘general warfare’ attack
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Saw two drones’: What eyewitness said on Manipur ‘general warfare’ attack

Hindustan Times  

A resident of the village in Manipur – where one person was killed and several others were injured in an attack by militants on Sunday – recalled the horror, saying that he saw two drones flying over the area minutes before bombs were dropped. Two women were killed, and many were injured in an attack on Sunday that was carried …

Manipur violence: Suspected militants burn five abandoned houses in Koutruk village after drone bombing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur violence: Suspected militants burn five abandoned houses in Koutruk village after drone bombing

India TV News  

The Manipur Police on Monday reported that suspected militants believed to be behind yesterday's attack in Koutruk village burned at least five abandoned houses there before being chased away by officials. Notably, two persons, including a woman, were killed and nine others injured on September 1 after suspected militants indiscriminately fired from hilltops into the low-lying valley areas of Koutruk …

INDIA alliance to visit violence-hit Manipur on July 29-30
1 year, 4 months ago

INDIA alliance to visit violence-hit Manipur on July 29-30

Live Mint  

A delegation of 20 opposition MPs from I.N.D.I.A alliance will visit Manipur on July 29 and 30 to assess the situation in the northeastern state which is riven with ethnic violence since May 3. Meanwhile, the central government is desperately trying to find ways to pacify the state violence by communicating with Kuki and Meiti community leaders. On Wednesday, the …

Pakistan-based terror outfits planning to exploit Manipur violence: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan-based terror outfits planning to exploit Manipur violence: Report

Op India  

Terror organisations from Pakistan, including Jaish-e-Muhammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba, are actively conspiring to stoke trouble in Manipur, an exclusive report by Amar Ujala said. According to information received from intelligence agencies, three major terrorist organisations from Pakistan have intensified their activities in Manipur after the viral video surfaced on the internet. According to confidential information, terrorist Tanveer Ahmad from the organisation …

Manipur violence: Drones vs drones - How security forces, warring groups use technology
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence: Drones vs drones - How security forces, warring groups use technology

India TV News  

Drone vs Drone: Two contradicting usage of technology was witnessed in the restive state of Manipur with the Indian Army and Assam Rifles deploying drones to save people, whereas the clashing ethnic groups using quadcopters to attack each other. The security forces have noticed that the warring groups - Meiteis, mostly concentrated in Imphal valley, and Kukis, mainly on the …

Manipur violence: Special CBI team to probe incidents; Amit Shah warns rioters to surrender illegal weapons
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur violence: Special CBI team to probe incidents; Amit Shah warns rioters to surrender illegal weapons

India TV News  

Manipur violence: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that a high-level Central Bureau of Investigation will probe the six incidents of violence in Manipur that hint at a conspiracy. Committee headed by retired HC judge formed to probe incidents While addressing a press conference, Amit Shah said that the Centre has constituted a committee to probe into these …

Manipur violence: 23,000 civilians rescued, Army increases aerial surveillance. Top updates
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur violence: 23,000 civilians rescued, Army increases aerial surveillance. Top updates

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Army and Assam Rifles, which had been called to quell the ethnic violence in Manipur, have rescued more than 23,000 civilians and moved them to the operating bases and military Garrisons, the army said in a statement on Sunday. Vehicles set ablaze after a clash broke out during the 'Tribal Solidarity March called by the All Tribal Student …

Terror Outfits Using Drones for Their Activities: J&K DGP
3 years, 5 months ago

Terror Outfits Using Drones for Their Activities: J&K DGP

News 18  

Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh on Monday directed officers to remain extra alert as terror outfits are continuously trying to use drones for terrorist activities. Singh directed the officers to keep special focus on measures to check narcotic trafficking as it is being used to fund terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir. “Terror outfits are continuously attempting to use …

Terror outfits continuously using drones for their activities, says J&K DGP Dilbag Singh
3 years, 5 months ago

Terror outfits continuously using drones for their activities, says J&K DGP Dilbag Singh

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh on Monday directed officers to remain extra alert as terror outfits are continuously trying to use drones for terrorist activities. READ: LeT suspected to be behind IAF station attack, drones may have come from across border: DGP He chaired a high-level joint security meeting at the police headquarters in Jammu to review the security …

Militant Attacks Rise in Kashmir as Srinagar Inches Closer to Delhi
3 years, 5 months ago

Militant Attacks Rise in Kashmir as Srinagar Inches Closer to Delhi

The Quint  

However, from 19 June onwards—when the Union Home Secretary extended an invitation to J&K-based political parties to participate in all party meetings in New Delhi—till date, four civilians and two policemen have been killed in separate militant attacks across the Valley. On 27 June, in what was the first instance of militants deploying drones to strike vital installations, two bombs …

Drone seen over Indian High Commission in Islamabad, New Delhi protests breach: All you need to know
3 years, 5 months ago

Drone seen over Indian High Commission in Islamabad, New Delhi protests breach: All you need to know

Firstpost  

Two defence personnel were injured in twin blasts conducted by drones at Jammu’s IAF station on Sunday Days after a drone attacked the Indian Air Force station in Jammu, reports said that a drone was seen in the residential area of the Indian high commission in Islamabad. Two defence personnel were injured in twin blasts conducted by drones at Jammu’s …

Drone attack: Security tightened around vital installations in Kashmir, says top cop
3 years, 5 months ago

Drone attack: Security tightened around vital installations in Kashmir, says top cop

India TV News  

Security has been strengthened around vital installations across Kashmir in view of the threat posed by possible drone attacks, valley's top cop Vijay Kumar said on Tuesday. The security has been strengthened around vital installations and along the Line of Control," Kumar, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir told reporters here. He was responding to a question about the steps taken …

Jammu IAF station drone attack: PM Modi chairs high-level meeting
3 years, 5 months ago

Jammu IAF station drone attack: PM Modi chairs high-level meeting

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting today evening to review the security situation in Jammu. The Prime Minister is likely to discuss the incidents of drones being spotted near Jammu's Indian Air Force station and Brigade headquarters. Ahead of the Prime Minister's meeting, top officials from the Indian Air Force along with other defence officials will be …

LeT suspected to be behind IAF station attack, drones may have come from across border: DGP
3 years, 5 months ago

LeT suspected to be behind IAF station attack, drones may have come from across border: DGP

India Today  

The banned Lashkar-e-Taiba terror outfit is suspected to have been behind the sensational drone attack on the Indian Air Force station in Jammu on Sunday morning with indication that the unmanned aerial vehicles had come from across the border, a top police official said on Tuesday. Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh told PTI that the Lashkar-e-Taiba, …

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