Balwal is a 2012-batch officer of the Manipur cadre who was transferred to AGMUT for three years in 2021, after the policy for the inter-cadre transfer of officers was relaxed.
Old Tata 407 trucks 'being converted to resemble those of Assam Rifles' with help of valley-based insurgents to tarnish image of force or for anti-national activities, it says.
The men, who were 'caught red-handed walking with police weapons in uniform', received bail Friday. Police officers say both Meiteis & Kukis using 'former insurgents' to train them in arms.
Police say tensions escalated after security personnel lobbed teargas shells & used lathicharge to disperse crowd. The 5 Meiteis were allegedly caught posing as police.
Ngamgouhou Mate, 14, says his family was forced to flee their village after it was attacked while he was away for the tournament. He hasn’t been able to see them since his return.
Fatalities related to insurgency have seen a surge in Manipur this year, shows data from the Institute for Conflict Management. Extortion by rebel groups is also said to be on the rise.
Civil society groups representing the 2 communities have slammed N Biren Singh for pointing to existence of ‘too many’ such organisations in state, functioning ‘without common aspiration’.
In Imphal, CM accused members of the Editors' Guild of trying to create more clashes. Leadership of state had become partisan during the conflict, a fact-finding team had found.
Col. Nectar Sanjenbam (Retd) appointed 'in relaxation of all prevalent recruitment norms as a special case'. He'll serve fixed tenure of 5 yrs & lead a commando battalion of Manipur police.
Four Kukis and four Meiteis dead, two India Reserve Battalion personnel among 29 injured. Heavy firing still on in Bishnupur’s Naranseina village, blanket curfew extended in district.
RSS is expected to play a crucial role in picking PM Modi’s successor when the time comes but things will change if BJP doesn’t need it to win elections.
India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?
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