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Five cadres of banned outfits arrested across Manipur

Five cadres of banned outfits arrested across Manipur

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Security forces on Tuesday arrested five cadres of different banned underground outfits and recovered a cache of arms and explosives during search operations in the Indo-Myanmar border district of Manipur, officials said on Tuesday. The arrest was made along the stretch between Indo-Myanmar border in Tengnoupal district of Manipur. (Representative file photo) According to officials, security forces continued an intensified search operation and area domination in vulnerable areas of Manipur. As a part of intelligence-based combing, cordon and search operation is being carried out extensively to nab those involved in extortion and other criminal activities in the state. The arrest was made along the stretch between Indo-Myanmar border in Tengnoupal district of Manipur. Also Read: Eight cadres of banned outfits arrested across Manipur The arrested individuals were identified as one Thangjam Ashok Kumar Singh alias Khongthang of Waikhong Village, Laishram Nipamacha Singh alias Loiya of Sagolmang Awang Leikai both cadres of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Thangjam Manimatum Meitei alias Sana of Sugnu Awang Leikai an active cadre of banned underground outfit Kanglei Yawol …

‘Peace talks on with both Manipur groups’: Amit Shah | Latest News India

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Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the government is talking to both the Meitei and Kuki communities in strife-torn Manipur to restore normalcy and has begun fencing the country’s border with Myanmar to check infiltration. He also said the Centre will “very soon” make an announcement for carrying out the decadal census in the country. The Manipur authorities have imposed curfew in the valley districts with effect from 11am on September 10 onwards, in view of the prevailing law and order situation in the state. (Manipur Police-X) The home minister was addressing a press conference in Delhi on the achievements of the 100 days of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA 3.0 government. He was accompanied by information and broadcasting (I&B) minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Barring three days of violence last week, the overall situation in Manipur has been calm and the government has been working to restore peace in the restive Northeastern state, Shah said. “There was peace in the last three days and I am hopeful that we will be able to …

Nagaland CM calls for ‘thorough discussion’ on Centre’s decision to fence India-Myanmar border

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A file photo of the border pillar No.79 in the Indo-Myanmar international border in Moreh, a border town in India’s northeastern state of Manipur bordering Myanmar’s Tamu town. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Janunary 26 said the decision of the Centre to fence the India-Myanmar border needs thorough discussion before being implemented. Asked by reporters about the State’s stand on the issue, Mr. Rio said the government has to consult the people. “If the need be then we have to work out a formula on how to solve the issue for the people and prevent infiltration as well, because Nagaland is bordered by Myanmar, and on both sides there are Nagas,” he said. Mr. Rio, an ally of the BJP, said that while many people live on the Indian side, their farms are on the other side. Reconsidering the free movement regime | Explained . Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said last week that the government will end free movement of people at the India-Myanmar border, and …

Assam Rifles jawan shoots self after injuring six colleagues in Manipur

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GUWAHATI An Assam Rifles jawan shot himself after opening fire at and injuring six of his colleagues at a battalion of the paramilitary force deployed close to the India-Myanmar border in southern Manipur. The incident happened early on Wednesday. The condition of the injured personnel, evacuated to a military hospital, was reported to be stable. An Assam Rifles official said the jawan, a local from a nearby district, had returned from leave on January 20. Taking to X, the Manipur police said all the injured men were non-Manipuris. “In light of the ongoing ethnic strife in Manipur, it is important to share the details of the incident transparently to dispel any potential rumours and avoid any speculation. This unfortunate incident should not be correlated with the ongoing conflict, given the fact that none of the injured are from Manipur,” it said. Investigation into the incident had been ordered to ascertain the facts, the police said. “All Assam Rifles battalions have a mixed class composition, including those belonging to various communities from Manipur. All personnel have …

184 Myanmar Soldiers Flown Back Home Amid India’s Border-Fencing Plan

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A Myanmar Air Force aircraft landed at the Lengpui airport in the afternoon to take back the soldiers. At least 184 Myanmarese soldiers, who fled to Mirzorm amid intense clashes between Myanmar army and ethnic armed group, sent back to their country on Monday. According to officials, a Myanmar Air Force aircraft landed at the Lengpui airport in the afternoon to take back the soldiers. “184 Myanmar soldiers were taken back to Sittwe (Akyab) in two sorties. Before the departure of the Myanmarese soldiers, the Indian authorities have completed all necessary formalities”, the officials said in a statement. The officials also said that remaining 92 Myanmar soldiers would be airlifted on Tuesday. The development comes days after Mizoram government raised concern with the Centre, urging to ensure that the soldiers from the neighbouring nation are sent back. Last week on January 17, hundreds of Myanmar Army soldiers had crossed the border and took shelter in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district after their camps were attacked and captured by ethnic groups in country’s Rakhine province. Following this, Mizoram …

Will protect Myanmar border like that of Bangladesh: Amit Shah

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the 60th Raising Day ceremony of Sashastra Seema Bal, at Salonibari in Tezpur. | Photo Credit: ANI Home Minister Amit Shah said the government will stop the free movement of people at the Myanmar border and will protect it like that of Bangladesh. Addressing the passing out parade of the first batch of the five newly-constituted Assam Police Commando battalions, he said the Centre is rethinking the free-movement facility with Myanmar. “The India-Myanmar border will be protected like the Bangladesh border… The Government of India will stop the free movement with Myanmar,” he said. Mr. Shah said there has been a huge change in the law and order of the country under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi during the last 10 years. Attacking the Congress, he alleged that people had to pay bribes to get government jobs during its tenure, and maintained that not a single penny has to be paid for employment under the BJP rule. Source link

Centre To Fence Myanmar Border, End Free Movement Into India

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New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has announced that India would fence the border along Myanmar in a bid to restrict free movement into India. The announcement comes amid a high number of Myanmar soldiers fleeing into India to escape ethnic clashes.  “India’s border with Myanmar to be protected like border with Bangladesh,” Amit Shah said at passing out parade of Assam Police commandos. Nearly 600 Myanmar Army soldiers have crossed into India in the last three months. They took refuge in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district after their camps were captured by the Arakan Army (AA) militants – an ethnic armed group in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine – government sources said. Installing a fence along the border, India will scrap the Free Movement Regime (FMR) between the two countries. People living on border regions will soon require a visa to enter the other country.   The FMR was brought in the 1970s as people living along the India-Myanmar border have familial and ethnic ties. Earlier today, the Mizoram government reached out to the …

India To Scrap Free Movement Regime On India-Myanmar Border: Report

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Mizoram shares a 510-km-long porous border with Myanmar. (Representational) New Delhi: The Free Movement Regime (FMR), which allows people residing close to the India-Myanmar border to venture 16 km into each other’s territory without visa, will be ended soon, a senior government functionary said on Tuesday. The 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border, which passes through Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, currently has FMR. It was implemented in 2018 as part of India’s Act East policy. Under the FMR, every member of the hill tribes, who is either a citizen of India or a citizen of Myanmar and who is resident of any area within 16 km on either side of border can cross over on production of a border pass with one year validity and can stay up to two weeks per visit. “We are going to end the FMR along the Indo-Myanmar border soon. We are going to put fencing along the entire border. The fencing will be completed in next four-and-a-half years. Anyone coming through will have to…get a visa,” the functionary said. The …