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Friday, October 24, 2025
TopicAssam Rifles

Topic: Assam Rifles

10-ft-wide road, thicket of trees — Assam Rifles attack site a ‘textbook-perfect ambush spot’

ThePrint visited the remote spot located on Tedim Road between S Sehken Village and the Behiang Border Post, and traced the events from that day.

Is Assam Rifles stretched with its dual role? Manipur ambush raises key questions

During my two tenures in Manipur, we ensured that the troops coordinated their move with school timing. Militants never attack convoys in those hours.

Assam Rifles guns down 3 NSCN-K militants in Arunachal’s Longding district

The encounter came two days after five Assam Rifles personnel, including a colonel-rank officer, were killed in ambush in Manipur.

PLA & MNPF — Militant groups behind ‘well-planned’ ambush that killed CO, family in Manipur 

Manipur-based militant groups, People’s Liberation Army and Manipur Naga People’s Front, have claimed responsibility for attack that killed Colonel Viplap Tripathi & his family Saturday.

People’s Liberation Army, Manipur Naga People’s Front claim responsibility for Manipur ambush

Colonel Viplav Tripathi, Commanding Officer of the 46 Assam Rifles, his wife and 8-year-old son, along with 4 soldiers were killed in an ambush carried out by the militant groups.

Terrorists behind Assam Rifles ambush likely came through ‘porous’ Myanmar border: Manipur CM

Speaking to ThePrint, CM N. Biren Singh condemns ambush as ‘cowardly’, says attackers will not be spared and a search operation has been launched by state and central government.

Assam Rifles Commanding Officer, wife, son, 4 soldiers killed in ambush by militants in Manipur

The convoy of the 46 Assam Rifles Commandant Col Viplap Tripathi was ambushed while it was returning to the Battalion headquarters following a visit to a Company base in Behiang.

Terrorists attack Assam Rifles’ Commanding Officer convoy in Manipur, casualties feared

According to sources, the family members of the officer along with the Quick Reaction Team were in convoy.

Insurgency in North East declined but smuggling rose in 5 years, says Assam Rifles chief

Last year, the Assam Rifles confiscated contraband worth Rs 876 crore, a 61% jump from 2019 when contraband worth Rs 544 crore was seized, Lt Gen Pradeep Chandran Nair said.

Assam Rifles jawan killed, 2 others injured in encounter with insurgents in Arunachal

A column of the Assam Rifles was carrying out an operation at an area around 8-9 km from Longvi village under Nampong circle when they came under heavy firing.

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In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

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US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.