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Security forces guard a road in Manipur; ethnic clashes broke out on this day last year New Delhi: A year after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, the border state remains tense. Prayer meets and protests kept the security forces on the edge. “Many protests are still going on. People are remembering their near and dear…
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Poppy cultivation in the hills of Manipur has been declining in recent years Imphal/Guwahati: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has doubled down on the state government’s claim that a major factor behind the ethnic crisis in the border state was the “massive influx of illegal immigrants from Myanmar”. Mr Singh said at least 996…
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said that no one had thought that a rally against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status would lead to violent attacks. Mr Singh’s comment comes months after an ethnic strife broke out in the Northeastern state in May last year, which claimed more…
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Representational of the United Nations flag | Photo Credit: Getty Images India has strongly rejected comments by U.N. experts on Manipur, terming them “unwarranted, presumptive and misleading” and asserting that the situation in the Northeast State is peaceful. In the note verbale issued on Monday to the Special Procedures Branch of the Office of the…
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Preparations in the final phase for India’s maiden solar mission, Aditya L1 onboard the PSLV-C57, ahead of its launch on Sept. 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s first solar observatory mission Aditya-L1 to be launched at 11.50 a.m. today India’s first solar observatory mission, named Aditya-L1, will be launched onboard the Polar Satellite Launch…