An explosion occurred on Sunday night near Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh's official residence in state capital Imphal but there were no casualties, police said.

A police spokesman said the blast took place around 8.30 pm between the chief minister's residence and the city's main post office.
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"There are no reports of casualties and we are on the job to find out the nature of explosives used," a senior police official said on the telephone.
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