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Imphal/Guwahati: An umbrella body of civil society organisations of Manipur’s valley-dominant Meitei community has requested Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to work for restoring an elected government within a month. President’s Rule was imposed in violence-hit Manipur on February 13 following the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Representatives of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur…
Imphal/Guwahati: N Biren Singh, who resigned as Chief Minister of violence-hit Manipur days before President’s Rule with the assembly under animated suspension was imposed, in a long post on X today said the shift in Manipur’s demographic balance is not speculation, but “happening before our eyes.” The Kuki tribes, who are dominant in some areas…
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Imphal: The umbrella body of civil society organisations of the Meitei community in Manipur has alleged statements issued by its Kuki counterparts in recent times show they want “to create circumstances that validate their long-standing demand for a separate administration.” The Coordination Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) in a statement said even when the Manipur…
Imphal/Guwahati: A key tripartite meeting was held on Thursday between the Centre, the Manipur government, and the United Naga Council (UNC) over the Naga body’s demand for rollback of “arbitrarily created” seven districts. A senior Manipur Home Department officer said that after the threadbare discussion in the meeting, it was mutually agreed that a proposal…
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Guwahati/New Delhi: A top official of Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) has requested the two communities in Manipur that have been fighting since May 2023 to stop violence and start dialogue for reconciliation, citing how Bodoland achieved peace after decades of unrest. Pramod Boro, BTC chief executive member and president of the Assam-based United People’s…
Imphal/New Delhi: An umbrella body of civil society groups of Manipur’s Meitei community has condemned the kidnapping for ransom and murder of a man in the violence-hit state. The Meitei Alliance, an apex body of civil society groups of the valley-dominant community, in a statement said it is “crucial to keep legal issues free from…
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Imphal/New Delhi: The police chief of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district who was injured in protests by members of the Kuki tribes on Friday had been fighting extortionists and pushing back against a call for a meeting “with all police personnel” by a civil society group, intelligence sources told NDTV. They cited two flash messages sent by…
Manipur Police personnel at their passing out ceremony in Assam’s Dergaon Guwahati/New Delhi: Lachit Borphukan Police Academy (LBPA) in Assam’s Dergaon saw a momentous occasion on Monday when nearly 2,000 recruits of the Manipur Police participated in their passing out ceremony, ready to serve their state amid the ongoing challenges. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren…
A Starlink dish and router have been seized from insurgents in Manipur for the first time New Delhi: In a first, a Starlink dish and router have been seized allegedly from a Meitei insurgent group in Manipur, raising concerns over the use of the internet by insurgents to coordinate attacks and communicate tactical information even…
Jamkhojang Misao, founder director of Manipur’s Kangpokpi-based InSIDE-North East Imphal/New Delhi: A social worker in Manipur whose non-profit work was billed as a success story in helping youth and women in the border state affected by gun violence, has run into a huge controversy over his comments in a YouTube interview in which he was…