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6 Killed In Fresh Manipur Violence, Bunkers Destroyed, Choppers On Patrol

September 7, 2024 admin

Violence continued in Manipur for the second day on Saturday after an elderly Meitei man was killed Imphal/New Delhi: Six people were killed in fresh violence this morning in Manipur’s Jiribam district, the police said. Suspected Kuki insurgents attacked Nungchappi village in the district 229 km from the state capital Imphal, killing a 63-year-old man…

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Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh Asks Centre To Ban Kuki Group ITLF, Kuki Groups Raise Chief Minister Audio Tape Row

September 3, 2024 admin

The photo of the purported ITLF drone squad member, posted on X by Rajkumar Imo Singh Imphal/New Delhi: An MLA of the ruling BJP in ethnic violence-hit Manipur has called for banning a Kuki group that has been spearheading the call for a separate administration carved out of Manipur. The MLA, Rajkumar Imo Singh, who…

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In Manipur’s Foothill Village Koutruk, No 2nd Chance To Rebuild Lives After Suspected Kuki Insurgents Drone Attacks

September 2, 2024 admin

Homes set on fire by suspected Kuki insurgents in Manipur’s Koutruk Imphal: For a second time, Thangjam Basant, 34, had to flee his village, Koutruk, in Manipur’s Imphal West district bordering the Kuki tribes-dominated Kangpokpi district. “I was attending to my younger brother, who was injured by bomb shrapnel. When I returned home, it was…

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Weaponised Drones Arrive In Crisis-Hit Manipur In Major Escalation

September 2, 2024 admin

Manipur Police said weaponised drones were used to attack civilians on Sunday Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: For the first time, crisis-hit Manipur saw the use of drones to drop bombs, signalling a major escalation in the state hit by ethnic violence between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribes. Until yesterday, drones were used only for reconnaissance….

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Woman Killed, Daughter Injured In Firing By Suspected Insurgents In Manipur

September 1, 2024 admin

A woman was killed in firing by suspected insurgents in Manipur today Imphal/New Delhi: A woman was killed, and her 12-year-old daughter was injured in firing by suspected insurgents in Manipur today, sources said. Two policemen were also injured; both are out of danger, sources said. One of the policemen was hit in the leg by…

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Manipur’s Kukis Hold Rallies For Separate Administration, Reports Of Skirmishes And Arson

August 31, 2024 admin

A protester throws a stone at a vehicle during the Kuki tribes’ rally in Manipur Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Members of the Kuki tribes held rallies and protests in parts of Manipur today, demanding a separate administration carved out of the ethnic violence-hit state bordering Myanmar. There were reports of skirmishes at the district border between protesters…

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Kill Him, Will Give My Land, Manipur BJP Spokesperson T Michael Lamjathang Haokip In FIR Over Death Threats, Attack On House

August 29, 2024 admin

Manipur BJP spokesperson and Thadou tribe leader T Michael Lamjathang Haokip (File) Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Manipur BJP spokesperson and Thadou tribe leader T Michael Lamjathang Haokip has filed a police case after two dozen people, some of them armed, burned a portion of his house and fired shots in the air in Churachandpur on Sunday night….

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Poured Kerosene, Fired In The Air, Attack On Manipur BJP Spokesperson T Michael Lamjathang Haokip In Churachandpur House

August 26, 2024 admin

Kerosene poured by attackers inside Manipur BJP spokesperson Michael Haokip’s house Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Over two dozen people, some of them armed, vandalised the house of a BJP spokesperson in Manipur’s Churachandpur on Sunday night. They also fired shots in the air, and set two rooms on fire, the BJP spokesperson T Michael Lamjathang Haokip told…

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Kuki Zo Wrong Term To Describe Us, Say 3 Manipur MLAs From Different Tribes

August 23, 2024 admin

Manipur MLAs (left to right) Vungzagin Valte, Ngursanglur Sanate, and LM Khaute Imphal/New Delhi: Three MLAs from among the 10 who have been demanding a separate administration carved out of Manipur have clarified that they want their own tribes to be called by their correct names, instead of being associated only with the term “Kuki-Zo”….

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Manipur Looks At One Last Step To End Hereditary Chieftainship

March 5, 2024 admin

The Manipur government is looking to scrap hereditary chieftainship, similar to what Mizoram did Imphal/New Delhi: The Manipur government will take “appropriate steps” to enforce a law that will end the system of hereditary chieftainship in the hills areas of the state, BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh said in a post on X, formerly Twitter….

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