Assam Rifles, in collaboration with state government agencies and local opinion makers, successfully facilitated the safe return of 124 displaced civilians who took refuge in safer areas along the Indo-Myanmar Border due to the security situation in Manipur in the first week of May
The death toll after a series of violence and clash incidents reported in Manipur has gone up to 71, informed Manipur's Security Advisor Kuldeep Singh on Friday.
The Indian Army has deployed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and helicopters to keep an eye on sensitive areas across Manipur as authorities work to restore normalcy in the violence-hit state.
According to the sources, Army and Assam Rifles became the first responders to the request by the state government in maintaining law and order. Despite being deployed outside the municipal limits of Imphal town due to the non-applicability of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), mul
Of these students, three, including a girl, are the residents of Indore district. All these students arrived at Devi Ahilya Bai International Airport in the district via Kolkata on Wednesday night (May 10)
The party demanded immediate relief measures, treatment of the injured, evacuation of those displaced from the camps, and creation of safe spaces for communities to go back to their neighbourhoods and homes
In an open letter written on behalf of the North East Member of Parliament Forum, Rijiju extended condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones in the unfortunate incidents that occurred in Manipur recently.
West Bengal government on Tuesday evacuated 35 stranded students from strife-hit Manipur, said the authorities. They were brought back to their home state by flight which landed in Kolkata at 8:00 PM.
A week after violence broke out in the north-eastern state of Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday paid a visit to two relief camps in the state capital Imphal.
Stepping up its efforts to bring back students from Manipur, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government was able to successfully bring back 36 more students on Wednesday, informed a government statement.
"The second batch of evacuees under Operation Kohima Calling II reached Nagaland around 11 am on Wednesday. A total of 552 civilians including 47 Konyak Girls reached Kohima safely. Major General Vikas Lakhera, Inspector General Assam Rifles (North) welcomed the civilians," the statement sai