48-hour bandh held to demand release of 5 armed Meiteis. Both in the valley & hill regions, community-led armed crowds often intervene during arrests, say police
The appointment of Col Nectar Sanjenbam (Retd) to ‘strengthen’ Manipur Commandos has incensed Kuki groups, who want the counter-insurgency unit to be 'disbanded'.
A Manipur official says there are minor misunderstandings between forces under tough working conditions. On ground, situation is complicated, say paramilitary & police personnel.
Case was lodged on 5 August against 'personnel of 9th battalion' after they stopped cops from 'discharging law bound duty', reads FIR. Senior officer of Assam Rifles calls it 'bizarre'.
Supreme Court criticised Manipur police for 'lethargic' work this week, but officers argue their hands are tied due to locals blockading roads, ambiguous FIRs, and other obstacles.
The bloodshed in Manipur is being fuelled by weapons looted from armouries. Recovering them is a challenge for many reasons, from lack of records to ethnic divides in police force.
Divide within Manipur police is impeding combing ops to retrieve looted arms. DGP says 'black sheep are everywhere but that doesn’t mean policing will become ineffective'.
Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.
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