Manipur

CBI has cited over 250 witnesses and 125 documents besides several articles.

The Cabinet Committee on Security will discuss key changes in the Armed Forces Special Powers Act including amending the power of armed forces to open fire and cause death.

Imphal, Sept 8 (PTI) About four suspected militants fired at the residence of a senior Manipur government official in Imphal West district, but no harm could be done, police said here today.

IMPHAL: The erection of an insurmountable fence along an eight km long stretch of the Manipur-Myanmar border is progressing satisfactorily.

IMPHAL: The Border fencing work at an 8-km-long stretch along Manipur-Myanmar border is progressing satisfactorily. Disclosing this to journalists in Imphal on Monday, Major General C.A. Krishanan, Inspector General of Assam Rifles (South), said that the work would be completed on schedule.

Imphal, Sept 7 (PTI) Six rebels of different groups surrendered before senior security officials in Manipur today.

Imphal, Sep 7 : Life was partially affected in Manipur due to strike by trade union organisations protesting price rise.

New Delhi, Sep 7 : Nine major trade unions have called for a 24-hour long nationwide shutdown today.

Imphal, Sept 7 (PTI) Three insurgents of the banned Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), the armed wing of Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF) of Manipur have surrendered to Assam Rifles, police said today.

Imphal, Sept 7 (PTI) The 24-hour nationwide strike, called by central trade unions against price rise and other issues, affected normal life in Manipur today with markets, shops and business establishments remaining closed and private transport off the roads.

Dhaka, Sept. 6: India could be staring at a possible anthrax outbreak, with Bangladesh sounding a red alert that the contagious disease has infected over 325 people in that country since mid-August.

The sudden and worrisome twist in the reality of Kashmir should weigh heavily on the government as the Prime Minister and his senior colleagues assemble for a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting later this week.

Imphal, Sep. 6 : Three People's Liberation Army (PLA) militants surrendered before the Assam Rifles here on Monday.

United News of India Imphal, Sept 6: Fourteen youths from the Northeastern region, including four girls, will scale the Nepal Peak as a precursor to the Mt Everest expedition planned next year.

Bharatiya Janata Party's Mahila Morcha president and popular small screen actor Smriti Irani is currently on a week-long visit to the North East with a mission to expand the party's base among women in the region.

Imphal, Sep 6 : Fourteen youths from the Northeastern region, including four girls, will scale the Nepal Peak as a precursor to the Mt Everest expedition planned next year.

Imphal, Sep 6 : Over 90 organisations from Manipur will support a nationwide dawn to dusk general strike tomorrow to protest price rise.

IMPHAL: The Gauhati High Court has directed the Manipur government to act on the report of the C. Upendra Commission that went into the death of Thangjam Manorama.

IMPHAL: In yet another instance of recruiting child soldiers to the proscribed underground organisations in Manipur, the irate villagers of Awang Khunnou in Imphal West torched the house of a boy who had lured away two children for taking to the camp of the rebels.

The sharp rise in consumer prices in the current year has made life difficult for the top officials in finmin and RBI, with experts and the media blaming them for both the sharp price rise and the inability to curb the rise.