IMPHAL, August 2: Altogether 96 students from Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh, who were studying at College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Iroishemba, abruptly fled the college early this morning without informing the authorities and tried to leave the state, but were stopped by the police. The fleeing students were forcibly taken back to the college later this afternoon but not before a tussle with the police that left several students injured. The 96 students, including a number of girls, left their hostels with their luggage early this morning without...

IMPHAL, August 2: In the interesting discovery, portion of two human skeletons, possibly the remains of warriors who died in the battle Khongjom, were exhumed from the ingkhol of Chingtham Haridas of Khongjom Tengol Leikai while leveling a mound on July 30 last. The unexpected discovery was made when digging the half leveled mound to built a chicken shed. A team of Archaeologist led by S Bheigya, Superintendent of State Archeology and accompanied by renowned historian and Padmashree Khelchandra visited the site today and made a brief study there. No other items such as sword and shield, which...

IMPHAL, August 1: The Manipuris Students' Federation (MSF) has expressed serious concern over the killing of four Manipuris in ethnic clashes in Tripura recently. Castigating the unfortunate incident, MSF urged the Tripura Government to look into the matter seriously in the interest of the Manipuris so as to avoid any form of untoward incident in Manipur, too. The general secretary of MSF Thokchom Bomcha in a press statement said that the four innocent Manipuris were killed by the rival group of Tripuris on the ground that Manipuris residing in Tripura have a close relation with the Tripuris...

IMPHAL, August 1: The Manipur government has imposed a ban on cultivation of ganja (cannabis) under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. A notification to this effect was issued by Excise commissioner P Vaiphei on Friday. Official sources said the apex security coordination committee of the state government decided to impose the ban during a meeting here on June 5. The coordination committee comprises representatives of the civil administration, the police, Army and paramilitary forces. According to the notification issued by Vaiphei, anyone found violating the provisions...

IMPHAL, July 30: Four security personnel including a Lieutenant Colonel were killed while as many Assam Rifles personnel were injured in an ambush today by suspected militants near Mao bordering Nagaland on the National Highway 39, reports UNI. Police said the victims were Lieutanant Colonel PNT Nair, Havildar KL Singh, Havildar Hara Prabhu and driver TM Mathew. Four others who were injured in the ambush were hospitalised at Jakhama Army hospital of Nagaland. They were identified as Karna Bahadur, Asok Kumar, Dipak Singh and Hiran Kumar. Police said the militants ambushed when a column of...