Imphal, March 8 (IANS) The security forces after the expiry of the 15-day deadline to surrender looted and illegally-held arms and ammunition, further stepped up their search operations in 10 of the 16 Manipur districts and recovered 114 weapons, IEDs, grenades, various ammunition and other war-like stores, officials said here on Saturday. A Defence spokesman … Read more
Imphal, March 7 (IANS) The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), the apex body of Kuki-Zo tribals in Manipur, on Friday urged Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to further extend the time limit to return the looted and illegally held arms and ammunition. The top leaders of KZC and its associated organisations held a crucial meeting in Churachandpur on … Read more
Kochi, March 7 (IANS) Lawyers at the Kerala High Court on Friday expressed their strong protests against the “curt” remarks by a judge against a women lawyer and demanded an apology in the open court. Following the incident that took place on Thursday, senior lawyers called for an urgent meeting of the Kerala High Court … Read more
Imphal, March 7 (IANS) Responding to Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla’s appeal, 196 looted and illegally held arms, including many sophisticated weapons, have returned to the police on Thursday, the last date of surrendering the arms, officials said. A top police official late on Thursday night said that 196 arms and a large cache of … Read more
Imphal, March 6 (IANS) Responding to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla’s appeal, a large number of looted and illegally held arms including many sophisticated weapons have returned to the police on Thursday, the last date of surrendering the arms, officials said. A top police official late on Thursday night said that they are still compiling the … Read more
Imphal, March 5 (IANS) Responding to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla’s appeal, 48 more looted arms including many sophisticated weapons have returned to the police during the past 24 hours, officials said. A police official said that in all 32 arms and a large cache of ammunition were surrendered in different districts on Wednesday, while 16 … Read more
Ranchi, March 4 (IANS) In a major success for security forces in Jharkhand, police and paramilitary personnel in West Singhbhum have seized a cache of arms and ammunition during an anti-Maoist operation in the forested region of the district, officials said on Tuesday. A Maoist camp was also demolished during the operation. They said that … Read more
Ranchi, March 2 (IANS) The Jharkhand Police have arrested four Maoists, including commander Ravindra Ganjhu alias Aakraman, in Chatra district and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including a US-made rifle. Among those arrested are Ganjhu’s wife Neelam Devi, former Lawalong block head Sachin Kumar Ganjhu, and Amrit Ganjhu. Chatra Superintendent of Police … Read more
Imphal, March 2 (IANS) With the surrender of 62 more looted and illegally held arms to the security forces, around 690 firearms have been returned to the authorities in Manipur during the past 10 days, officials said on Sunday. A police official said that 62 various types of looted weapons and a large cache of … Read more
