The Indian Army has rescued two labourers trapped while carrying out clearance of a choked stream in Khongsang while the search operation is still underway to find a missing labourer, said the Indian Army in an official statement.
The Indian Army and Manipur Police, in a joint operation, on Thursday recovered war-like stores of arms and ammunition in the sensitive areas in the fringes of Kangpokpi and Imphal East districts.
Rajya Sabha MP Sanajaoba constituted a high-level committee and held meeting with its members to conduct an investigation after unarmed Koutruk villagers in Manipur's Imphal were attacked with drones, bombs and sophisticated weapons on Sunday reportedly by the Kuki militants.
On arrival, the Army chief was briefed on the operational preparedness by commanders on the ground. General Upendra Dwivedi also held a discussion with heads of various security agencies in the state wherein, he expressed his appreciation for the insights shared by them.
Rajiv Singh, DGP Manipur, along with other senior police officials felicitated athletes Mirabai Chanu and Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma who took part in the recently concluded Paris Olympics at the Police Headquarters, Imphal.
A prompt response by Territorial Army battalion averted a major train accident in Noney district of Manipur, said an official statement from PRO, Ministry of Defence, Manipur and Nagaland on Tuesday.
The Indian Railway has planned to extend the railway connectivity to the border areas of the North Eastern region as well as internally connect Imphal, Aizawl, and Kohima in the coming years, thereby reducing travel time to the region.
The Indian Army said on Saturday that they along with Manipur Police, averted a major tragedy in trouble-torn Manipur by defusing eight IEDs in Imphal East district.
In a joint operation launched by Indian Army and Manipur Police on July 17, a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered during search operations conducted in Imphal East district, a Spokesperson from the Ministry of Defence said.