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 The residents of the two affected villages said the militants dropped bombs using a drone during the attack. The residents of the two affected villages said the militants dropped bombs using a drone during the attack. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Violence returned to Manipur after a four-month pause with suspected extremists killing two persons and injuring at least six others, including two police personnel and a television journalist, in a gun-and-bomb attack using “high-tech drones” on Sunday. Police said the gunfight and bombing began at 2.30 p.m. at Koutruk and Kadangband villages in the Meitei-dominated Imphal West district, which adjoins the Kuki-majority hill district of Kangpokpi. The attacks continued till the time of reporting with personnel of the Manipur Rifles and Indian Reserve Battalion retaliating. Some houses were also torched after dusk. A 31-year-old woman, Ngangbam Surbala, and a man from Koutruk, yet to be named, were killed in the attacks. The body of...

 The flare-up comes after several months of relative calm along the borders of Meitei- and Kuki-Zomi-majority districts, which since last May have been hotbeds of violence and exchange of fire in the conflict. (Representative/ PTI file) In a flare-up of violence in Manipur’s inter-district boundary areas after several months, two people were killed and ten – including two police personnel and a television reporter – injured in gunfire and bombings in Imphal West’s Koutruk area. “In an unprecedented attack in Koutruk, alleged Kuki militants have deployed numerous RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades) using high-tech drones,” said an official statement by the Manipur police. A senior police officer estimated that seven such “explosives” had been used to target the village. “While drone bombs have commonly been used in general warfares, this recent deployment of drones to deploy explosives against security forces and civilians marks a significant escalation. The involvement of highly train...

 All schools and colleges in flood-hit Hyderabad will remain closed on Monday and the traffic police have urged IT companies to allow their employees to work from home following a red alert for extremely heavy rain in the city and other parts of Telangana. Hyderabad District Collector Anudeep Durishetty has directed officials to keep people living in low-lying areas alert and to shift them to relief camps. He inspected the floodwater flow near the Jiyaguda area and spoke to the people in the low-lying areas. He said more people in these areas will be shifted to relief camps before the flood situation worsens. The district collector asked officials to monitor the water levels in lakes, ponds and floodwater reservoirs regularly. With the water levels in Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs rising due to incessant rain, the gates will be opened to release excess water, he said. He stressed that all necessary precautions were taken to prevent any damage to life and property due to ...

  PM Modi and Home Minister Shah have assured Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu and Telangana CM Revanth Reddy of all possible assistance from the central government to manage the crisis. September 02, 2024 / 09:16 IST The Met Centre has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in several districts, including Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jagital, and others. The Met Centre has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in several districts, including Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jagital, and others. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is ramping up flood relief efforts in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, with a total of 26 teams deployed to assist with rescue and relief operations. As of Monday, 12 teams are on-site, and an additional 14 teams are en route, including eight airlifted from various locations across India. The NDRF teams are equipped with inflatable boats, pole and tree cutters, and essential medical supplies. Torrential rains have continued to pound both states, resulting ...

  Telangana rain: How quick-thinking cops saved man from drowning A 50-year-old daily laborer was swept away by the stream while trying to cross a flooded culvert. Fortunately, he was saved by policemen and local youths who pulled him to safety. Read more Andhra Pradesh Rain Live: 11 lakh cusec of water was released from Prakasam Barrage to downstream in Vijayawada. An alert has been sounded in low-lying areas. Vijayawada is receiving heavy rains. The IMD had issued a weather warning earlier. Rains cause extensive crop damage in Andhra Pradesh Rains and floods wreaked havoc on farmers in coastal districts. Several lakhs of acres of nurseries and crops were inundated due to torrential downpour in the last two days. The agriculture department identified that crops were extensively damaged in more than 47 mandals across Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Palnadu, Eluru, and West Godavari districts. Read more Telangana Rain Live: PM Modi assures all possible assistance from the Centre Prime Ministe...

 The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Sunday held a protest march in Mumbai over the collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district. NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, party leaders Aaditya Thackeray and Sanjay Raut, along with Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole, also participated in the march. The Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP), and Congress have called for "jode maro" (footwear protests) against the Mahayuti government, which includes Shiv Sena, BJP, and NCP. The protest march is planned from Huatatma Chowk to the Gateway of India. The Mumbai police have increased security in the area in response to the Maha Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) call for a protest. At the protest in Mumbai, Sharad Pawar described the collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue as an example of corruption. Uddhav Thackeray, addressing the crowd, criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apology regarding the incident, ca...