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Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, seeks apology

Assam Rifles has served legal notice on Manipur politician Maheshwar Thounaojam for tarnishing its reputation and discouraging its personnel. Assam Rifles seeks apology and retraction of statement made at a meet in Delhi. Assam Rifles has been serving nation, protecting citizens and upholding integrity of NE states. Politician refuses to…

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"What is double-engine govt doing..."?: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Manipur violence

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday asked what the 'double government' BJP government in Manipur was doing with respect to the violence in the state. Read further on Dynamite News.

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Fabricated attempts to malign image of Assam Rifles: Army's Spear Corps

The Army’s Spear Corps said there have been fabricated attempts to malign the image of the Assam Rifles, which has been engaged in restoring peace in ethnic violence-hit Manipur.

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Morning Digest | Manipur Police register criminal case against Assam Rifles; Defence Ministry to switch to locally built OS Maya amid threats, and more

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Manipur Police register criminal case against Assam Rifles

Manipur Police have filed an FIR against the Assam Rifles for "obstruction of duty" and "criminal intimidation" after they allegedly allowed Kuki militants to escape. This comes after Meitei civil society groups and BJP MLAs accused the Assam Rifles of bias in tackling the ethnic violence.

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Mobs in hostels, guards outnumbered: How Assam Rifles rescued 200 girl students at Manipur varsity

Sitting on a hillock in Manipur University, an Assam Rifles camp overlooks the Imphal valley, its view foregrounded with at least six student hostels. The university roads and hostels below are mostly empty – a sharp contrast from the chaos which engulfed the campus nearly three months ago.

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Mizoram: Contraband drugs worth over Rs 54.79 crore seized in Champhai

In a joint operation, Assam Rifles and Excise & Narcotics Department seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs worth over Rs 54.79 crore in two separate operations in Champhai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Over 700 refugees yet to be repatriated to Myanmar from Manipur

Over 700 “illegal migrants” from Myanmar, who had entered Manipur on July 22 and 23 to escape the ongoing violence in their country, are yet to be repatriated

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Manipur asks Assam Rifles to push back 718 refugees from Myanmar

Manipur government orders Assam Rifles to push back 718 Myanmar nationals, including 301 children, who entered illegally. State government seeks report from border guarding force on how they entered. Refugees fled gunfight between Myanmar Army and rebel People's Defence Forces.

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Assam Rifles files sedition case against Imphal civil society group

Assam Rifles registers case of sedition, defamation against Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity for call to not surrender weapons; FIR registered at Churachandpur police station; COCOMI had demanded Assam Rifles be replaced with other police force; criminal case registered against Imphal-based politician for alleging Assam Rifles protecting Kuki terrorists.

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‘Ten from Myanmar allowed to Manipur due to medical emergency’

Ten persons from Myanmar, currently admitted to a hospital in Churachandpur district of Manipur with bullet injuries, were intercepted by the Assam Rifles at the border and allowed to enter the State as it was a case of a medical emergency, according to multiple government officials.

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Assam Rifles secures threatened supply route to Manipur’s hill districts

The Assam Rifles has moved additional troops to secure a bridge on a national highway in south Manipur that is the only route for essential supplies to the tribal district of Churachandpur district in the violence-hit State.

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Manipur violence | Sedition case against Meitei politician after Assam Rifles complaint

A criminal case has been registered against an Imphal-based politician for writing an opinion column where he alleged that the present crisis in Manipur is the creation of the Assam Rifles unit at Mantripukhri.

The Hindu

All-out efforts to bring back peace in restive Manipur

NEW DELHI: All-out efforts have been made by the Centre to bring back normalcy in violence hit Manipur through a number of initiatives that include enhanced area domination in fringe areas and higher reaches by security forces, mobilisation of additional troops and close monitoring by senior officials, sources said Friday.

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Assam Rifles’ soldier injured diffusing improvised bomb

“A soldier from the Assam Rifles was injured while diffusing an improvised bomb in Saitan village in Manipur’s Bishnupur district Friday morning (May 12), about 60 km south of Imphal,” officials said.

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