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The two brothers, 12 and 14 years old, hid in fields during the attack by “Kuki militants” Imphal/New Delhi: Two minor siblings who hid in fields during an attack by “Kuki militants” in Manipur’s Jiribam district on November 11 have given details of what they saw that day. The elder of the two said he…
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10 Kuki-Zo MLAs from Manipur have condemned the state government’s cabinet resolution New Delhi: Ten Kuki-Zo MLAs from Manipur have asked the Centre and the state government to start a political dialogue for bringing lasting peace in the troubled region, two days after the Manipur cabinet also resolved to do the same. The 10 Kuki-Zo…
Protesting against the death of six hostages from Jiribam, a mob tried to barge into the personal residence of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday evening, setting off another big escalation between security forces and the protesters in the violence-hit state. The security forces had to fire tear gas shells to disperse the…
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Protesters barged into the homes of at least two Manipur Ministers and three MLAs in Imphal on Saturday, demanding justice for the murder of three persons in Jiribam district, the police said. The mob attacks on legislators’ houses prompted the Imphal West administration to impose prohibitory orders in the district for an indefinite period. The authorities…
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Screen grab of a purported video showing the attack on a Jiribam village on Thursday New Delhi/Imphal: The autopsy report of a woman who was killed in a night attack by suspected insurgents in Manipur’s restive Jiribam district mentions eight wounds that include broken bones and “burnt and separated” skull. Her body was burnt 99…
One of the trucks set on fire on National Highway 37 in Manipur Guwahati: Two trucks carrying essential items including vegetables were set on fire on National Highway 37 in Manipur today, police sources said. NH-37 connects the state capital Imphal with Jiribam, 210 km away near the interstate border with Assam. The trucks were…
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Three women and three children from the Meitei community are missing New Delhi: Hundreds of members of Manipur’s Meitei community came out on the streets in Delhi and other cities in a silent candlelight protest, seeking the safety of six people who have been missing since an encounter broke out between suspected Kuki militants and…
Members of the Kuki tribes at a silent protest over the Jiribam incident Guwahati/New Delhi: Several civil society groups and student organisations of the Kuki tribes have condemned what they call “barbaric actions” of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a day after 10 men from the Kuki tribes were killed in Manipur’s Jiribam district….
A video grab of a suspected Meitei insurgent in Manipur’s Jiribam Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Two women were killed in fresh rounds of violence in Manipur in the last two days. In the first incident, a woman from the Hmar tribe was allegedly shot, raped and set on fire in Jiribam district by suspected Meitei insurgents on…
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Higher amount of funds was sanctioned for hill than valley areas in Manipur, officials said Imphal: Days after Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that the state government undertook equal efforts for the development of both valley and hill areas, top government officials said a higher amount of funds was sanctioned for hill than…
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