Utpal is a Senior Assistant Editor based in Guwahati. He covers seven states of North-East India and heads the editorial team for the region. He was previously based in Kathmandu, Dehradun and Delhi with Hindustan Times.
Articles by Utpal Parashar
Vehicles in army camo, fake police IDs trigger alarm in Manipur
Manipur Police has warned against fake police IDs, while Assam Rifles have lodged a police complaint against people painting the same model of a pick-up truck in colours reserved for armed forces
Published on Sep 23, 2023 12:04 AM IST
Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
Day after unrest in Imphal, five booked under UAPA given bail
The five accused were released on bail after furnishing a personal bond of ₹50,000 and a surety of the like amount
Published on Sep 23, 2023 12:02 AM IST
Mobs try to storm Imphal Valley police stations to rescue 5 men arrested by cops
Protesters were demanding the release of five Meitei men arrested by the police for carrying sophisticated weapons and donning camouflage uniform
Updated on Sep 21, 2023 08:49 PM IST
Manipur sets up committee to investigate soldier’s killing
Sepoy Serto Thangthang Kom (41) was abducted by militants from his home in front of his son. His body was found on Sunday with a gunshot wound to the head
Published on Sep 19, 2023 12:12 AM IST
Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
Manipur violence: Assailants using forces' uniform poses new challenge
An Indian Army official aware of developments in Manipur said, “It is true that assailants have started misusing uniforms of police and security forces.”
Updated on Sep 16, 2023 02:51 AM IST
Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
Ruckus in Assam assembly over ‘ ₹10-cr subsidy’ to Himanta’s wife
Sarma posted several posts on X that sought to clarify that neither his wife nor the company she is associated with received any financial subsidies
Published on Sep 15, 2023 12:57 AM IST
Ruckus in Assam assembly over ‘ ₹10 cr’ Central govt subsidy to CM’s wife
Will retire from public life is allegations are correct, says CM Sarma; wife threatens to file defamation case against Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi
Published on Sep 14, 2023 07:11 PM IST
Gogoi says Himanta’s wife got ₹10-cr subsidy, CM dismisses charge
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi accused Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife's company of receiving a ₹10 crore subsidy, triggering a Twitter spat. Sarma denied the allegations, stating that his wife and her company have not received any subsidies. Gogoi countered by sharing a link to the food processing ministry website that listed the company and the subsidy.
Updated on Sep 14, 2023 12:24 AM IST
Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
Manipur cop killed in fresh flare-up
Unidentified militants shot dead a Manipur Police sub-inspector and injured two other civilians in Churachandpur district on Wednesday afternoon, officials said, bringing the toll in the strife-torn state to 169
Updated on Sep 14, 2023 12:11 AM IST
Cop shot dead, two others injured in Manipur’s Churachandpur
It’s the third incident of violence this month in the strife-torn Manipur in which deaths have taken place
Updated on Sep 13, 2023 07:36 PM IST
Assam CM’s wife received subsidy from Centre, alleges Congress; Himanta refutes
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi took to X (formerly Twitter) accusing the chief minister’s wife of obtaining a substantial Rs.10 crore credit-linked subsidy under the ‘Kisan Sampada scheme’.
Updated on Sep 13, 2023 03:57 PM IST
3 killed as violence rocks strife-torn Manipur again
The incident took place around 8.30am between the villages of Ireng and Karam Vaiphei in Kanggui area of the district
Published on Sep 13, 2023 12:18 AM IST
Fresh violence in strife-torn Manipur, 3 shot dead
Central agencies warned Manipur police in July to be alert about miscreants who had sourced police and security forces uniforms to masquerade as security personnel and fuel violence
Published on Sep 12, 2023 12:31 PM IST
‘Last remaining’ Kukis evicted from their homes in Imphal
Thousands of Kukis residing in Imphal Valley have fled to tribal-dominated hills after ethnic clashes broke out in the northeastern state on May 3.
Updated on Sep 03, 2023 10:01 AM IST
Premises of Kuki professor’s two Meitei lawyers vandalised
Two lawyers in Imphal, India were attacked and their homes vandalized by a group of unidentified people. The lawyers had represented a Kuki professor in court.
Updated on Sep 03, 2023 04:56 AM IST
Mob vandalises Meitei lawyers’ houses in Imphal for representing Kuki professor
The Singamei police station has registered a case and stated in its report that nearly 300/400 people had stormed the house of the lawyer “as news spread that he (Chittaranjan)” was the counsel “of a Kuki community case in Manipur High Court in connection with ongoing communal clashes between Meitei and Kuki community”
Updated on Sep 02, 2023 06:01 PM IST
Manipur violence: 6 feared killed as gun battle enters third day
A fierce gunfight between Meitei and Kuki groups on the border between Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts continued for a third day on Thursday.
Updated on Sep 01, 2023 09:23 AM IST
Manipur: Kuki body calls for shutdown in Churachandpur after fresh violence
Six people have been killed in gunfights between Meitei and Kuki groups since Tuesday in strife-torn Manipur, taking the death toll in a fresh round of violence since August 29 to eight
Updated on Aug 31, 2023 08:36 PM IST
Fresh violence, loot of arms rock Manipur before assembly session
Fresh violence in Imphal, Manipur, has seen three houses burned down and assault rifles stolen from security personnel, creating tension in the state ahead of an assembly session. The violence comes in the wake of clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities that have resulted in 155 deaths and 50,000 displaced people. The violence first broke out after tribal groups protested against a proposed change to the state's reservation matrix, granting Scheduled Tribe status to the Meitei community.
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 12:08 AM IST
Manipur: 3 houses burned, weapons snatched in separate incidents in Imphal
Security forces had to fire several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse a crowd that had gathered and wanted to enter the area.
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 01:20 AM IST
‘Old vs new’ rift brewing in Assam BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Several leaders who have been associated with the saffron party for many decades feel they are being overlooked and sidelined. In recent days, some of them have publicly stated that the newcomers aren’t serious about BJP’s ideologies but are getting more prominence
Updated on Aug 27, 2023 03:14 PM IST
Assam reorganises districts after delimitation; 4 new districts created
The new sub-districts will become operational from January 1, 2024, but notification regarding their creation will be issued within the next few days, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 07:32 PM IST
‘Lack of evidence’: HC acquits 5 convicted for 2004 Assam blast
The HC held that the trial court held the accused guilty “based on suspicion and speculation, not supported by the evidence adduced by the prosecution witness”
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 12:34 AM IST
Utpal Parashar/Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha, Guwahati/silchar
Manipur Cabinet again approves convening of assembly session on Aug 29
The monsoon session of the Manipur assembly could not be convened on August 21 for the want of governor Anusuiya Uikey’s approval amid safety concerns of Kuki lawmakers
Updated on Aug 22, 2023 01:19 PM IST
Manipur tribal body reimposes blockade on national highways after flare-up
A prominent Kuki community group on Monday clamped a blockade of two arterial national highways in Manipur that is likely to severely crimp the supply of goods and essentials to the state capital Imphal.
Updated on Aug 21, 2023 11:53 PM IST
Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
Manipur: Kuki group reimposes blockade of NH-2, NH-37 leading to Imphal Valley
The blockade of the two crucial national highways could severely affect supply of goods and essentials to the Meitei-dominated Imphal Valley
Updated on Aug 21, 2023 08:01 PM IST
Kuki groups protest killing, demand re-imposition of AFSPA in parts of Manipur
The recent killing once against shattered the tenuous peace that lasted for nearly two weeks in Manipur which has been witnessing ethnic clashes.
Updated on Aug 20, 2023 10:07 AM IST
3 killed as ambush ends Manipur’s fragile peace
This is the first killing in the state since August 5, when five people — three Meiteis and two Kukis — were killed in separate incidents of shooting
Updated on Aug 19, 2023 01:14 AM IST
ULFA pro-talk faction to resume peace talks with Centre today
In April this year, the Centre sent a draft agreement to the pro-talks faction. This was the first such draft prepared after the group gave up violence in 2011 and agreed to sit for talks without any pre-condition
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 12:30 PM IST
Renewed violence in Manipur as 3 members of Kuki community killed
Ukhrul SP said that the security measures have been beefed up and joint operations by state police and the Indian Army are underway to nab those involved.
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 10:46 AM IST
