[ad_1] Imphal: The Manipur government on Sunday appointed Dr Vineet Joshi as the new chief secretary of the state which has been rocked by violence for the past few days, an official order said. Joshi, a 1992 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Manipur cadre, replaced Dr RajeshContinue Reading
[ad_1] Imphal: Army drones and helicopters kept a close watch on Manipur on Sunday as curfew was relaxed in some parts of the Northeastern state, which was rocked by ethnic violence over the last few days, officials said. So far, 23,000 people have been rescued from the violence-hit areas andContinue Reading
[ad_1] Hyderabad: As the situation in Manipur reaches its peak, the state government has decided to airlift Telangana students and people currently living in the northeastern state to safety. According to a press release, about 250 students hailing from different districts of Telangana are studying in various educational institutions inContinue Reading
[ad_1] Imphal: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Army helicopters have been pressed into service for aerial surveillance in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, while the Army, Assam Rifles, and other Central paramilitary forces are on round-the-clock vigil in the trouble-torn districts. Defence sources said that multiple rounds of aerial surveillance using CheetahContinue Reading
[ad_1] Hyderabad: Owing to the current violent situation in Manipur, the Telangana government has extended a round-the-clock helpline for its citizens stranded in the northeastern state. The Director General of Police Anjani Kumar on Saturday informed that the Telangana police is coordinating with its Manipur counterpart in order to provideContinue Reading
[ad_1] Silchar: More than 600 people from violence-hit areas of Manipur fled to neighbouring Assam’s Cachar district till Friday, officials said. People of different ethnicities have crossed the inter-state border, and taken shelter at Lakhinagar panchayat area of the district, they said. Cachar’s Deputy Commissioner Rohan Jha said the districtContinue Reading
[ad_1] Imphal: The Army and Assam Rifles were deployed to control the situation in Manipur where violence broke out during a tribal agitation, a defence spokesperson said on Thursday. So far, 7,500 people were rescued by the forces from the violence-hit areas, and given shelter, he said, adding that moreContinue Reading
[ad_1] Imphal: The night curfew continued for the third consecutive day on Monday in Manipur’s Churachandpur district even as no fresh incident of violence has been reported in the mountainous district in the last 48 hours. A police officer said that as a precautionary measure, the district administration decided toContinue Reading
[ad_1] Sambalpur: The Odisha government on Sunday lifted a curfew during daytime and withdrew a ban on internet services in Sambalpur city which had recently witnessed violence during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, an official said. Internet services were fully restored after 10 days, while the administration relaxed the curfew from 5Continue Reading
[ad_1] Sambalpur: A high-level BJP delegation comprising Union Minister Bisheswar Tudu and several party MPs and MLAs was on Tuesday detained after being prevented from entering violence-hit Sambalpur city The team members were intercepted at Sripura Chhak on the Jharsuguda-Sambalpur road and denied permission to move further. Later, they wereContinue Reading