Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Creating liberating content

Related News

Nancy Pelosi at press conference (Image credit: X handle) Nancy Pelosi, former House Speaker, criticised Senate Minority Chuck Schumer‘s vote with Republicans in the recent government shutdown debate during a

MS Dhoni in a practice session for Chennai Super Kings. (Image: Screenshot) As he prepares for his first match in 10 months, MS Dhoni is proving he still has what

Putin, Trump agree to seek 30-day ceasefire on energy, infra targets (Picture credit: AFP) WASHINGTON/MOSCOW:Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed on a phone call Tuesday

NEW DELHI: One of the accused in the Nagpur violence allegedly touched uniform and body of an on-duty woman police official inappropriately during the incident, FIR registered at Ganeshpeth Police

Elon Musk praised SpaceX, Nasa, and US President Donald Trump for the safe return of two astronauts who were stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for nearly nine months—while

Shreyas Iyer will lead Punjab Kings in the upcoming season of IPL 2025. Shreyas Iyer’s career has seen significant changes. After being removed from BCCI’s central contracts list in 2024

Trending News

Google parent Alphabet agreed to acquire cloud security firm Wiz for $32 billion in cash, reaching a deal less than a year after initial negotiations fell apart because the cloud-computing

Ashok Hinduja (File photo) To List Insurance Arms In 2 Years, Plans RebrandingMUMBAI : IndusInd International Holdings (IIHL) has completed the Rs 9,650-crore acquisition of Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Capital under

Cipla has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Taiwan-based Formosa Pharmaceuticals to market clobetasol propionate ophthalmic suspension 0.05% (APP13007) across 11 countries, including India. It is used to treat post-op

NEW DELHI: Hudco will become a zero NPA company with no bad loans in its books in the next 18 months, following resolution of projects worth around Rs 1,200 crore

India’s Largest Pvt Debt-Raise In Domestic Currency To See Participation Of 15 InvestorsMUMBAI: Five private credit funds, including Davidson Kempner Capital Management, Cerberus Capital Management and Ares Management Corp, will

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers, BHEL, Astrazeneca Pharma and Maruti Suzuki India

Deadline To Hand Over Looted Firearms In Manipur Ends, Free Movement To Begin Next

Word Count: 399 | Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes



Imphal/Guwahati:

A significant amount of looted and illegally held firearms, ammunition and explosive material have been handed over to the security forces in Manipur since February 20, when Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla announced a seven-day deadline to do so. Later, the deadline was extended till today.

The authorities have reiterated their commitment to maintaining law and order in Manipur.

On the last day of the illegal weapons surrender window, police sources said nearly 1,000 firearms have been returned to the security forces since the Governor made the announcement on February 20.

Over 6,000 different types of firearms and a large quantity of ammunition were looted from police stations and outposts by mobs and militants.

A substantial number of the looted arms have been recovered, sources said, but did not give the figure.

The security forces including the CRPF, BSF, army, Assam Rifles, RAF, and district police conducted a flag march on Thursday evening in Moirang, Kumbi, and Nambol areas of Bishnupur district.

This came in response to the Centre’s order to ensure free movement of vehicles on roads across Manipur from March 8. The highways have remained inaccessible due to the ethnic strife between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribes since May 2023, a conflict that has claimed over 258 lives and displaced more than 60,000 people.

The flag march aimed to restore order and instill confidence among the public ahead of the deadline.

The move has been welcomed by the Meitei civil society group COCOMI and women organisations in the valley, who have sought strict action against any obstruction.

Latest and Breaking News on NDTV

The Kangpokpi-based Kuki group CoTU, however, warned of “consequences” if the order is enforced without addressing their demand for a separate administration.

With Manipur under President’s rule since February, Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla is under pressure to ensure law and order. On March 4, he held a security review with top officials, reaffirming the need to implement Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s order for free movement of people.

To enforce compliance, security must be reinforced, with intensified patrols along critical routes such as the National Highway 2 (Imphal-Dimapur via Kangpokpi) to prevent blockades.

Additionally, the administration must actively engage with key stakeholders, including COCOMI, CoTU, and other community leaders to ease tensions and address security concerns, sources said.

Ensuring law enforcement remains impartial is crucial; any attempt to obstruct highways must be met with firm action, irrespective of the group involved, they said.




Source link

Sign In

Welcome ! Log into Your Account