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In Crisis-Hit Manipur, ‘Ningol Chakouba’ Festival Brings Communities Together

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In Crisis-Hit Manipur, ‘Ningol Chakouba’ Festival Brings Communities Together

Women who were honoured at the Ningol Chakouba event in Chadong village, Manipur Imphal: Last year, in solidarity with the victims of the ethnic conflict in Manipur, women from the Meitei community did not celebrate Ningol Chakouba, the biggest festival of the community. Ningol Chakouba, which the Meitei community celebrates after Diwali, is similar to…

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Northeast Students Hold Protest In Delhi, Call For Peace, Unity In Manipur

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Northeast Students Hold Protest In Delhi, Call For Peace, Unity In Manipur

Jantar Mantar: Participants at a protest calling for unity and peace in Manipur New Delhi: The central and the state governments must restore peace in violence-hit Manipur quickly and rebuild the destroyed homes of internally displaced people, according to students from the northeast who participated at a peaceful protest in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Tuesday….

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Prohibitory Orders In Manipur Town Churachandpur To Prevent Possible Violence

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Prohibitory Orders In Manipur Town Churachandpur To Prevent Possible Violence

The prohibitory orders will be in effect from 6 PM of Wednesday (Representational) Churachandpur: The authorities in Manipur’s Churachandpur district imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Samhita in the district headquarter town for three days from Wednesday evening to prevent possible violence, according to an official order. The office of…

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Congress Slams Probe Agency Summons To Manipur Unit Chief

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Congress Slams Probe Agency Summons To Manipur Unit Chief

Violence in Manipur has claimed the lives of more than 220 individuals. (File) New Delhi: The Congress on Monday claimed that its Manipur unit chief K Meghachandra has received summons from the Enforcement Directorate and slammed the development as politics of vendetta aimed at covering up the Union government’s “colossal failures” in the state. Congress…

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Ethnocentric Homeland Demand Untenable And Obsolete, Say Manipur Academics At UN Event

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Ethnocentric Homeland Demand Untenable And Obsolete, Say Manipur Academics At UN Event

Activists and academics from India-Bangladesh region speak at a side event of the UNHRC Imphal: The demand for an ethnocentric homeland is untenable and obsolete in Manipur, where at least 35 communities co-exist, a group of activists and academics from the violence-hit state bordering Myanmar has said at a side event of the 57th session…

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2 Men Seek Help In Viral Video, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh Says Kidnapped By Kuki Militants

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2 Men Seek Help In Viral Video, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh Says Kidnapped By Kuki Militants

Manipur: N Biren Singh said the two men were kidnapped by “Kuki militants” Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today called a meeting of all MLAs to discuss the situation in the violence-hit state and the rescue of two men kidnapped by who he claimed were “Kuki militants”. A video has been shared…

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900 Kuki Militants” Report Not Substantiated On Ground, Says Manipur Security Adviser Kuldiep Singh

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900 Kuki Militants” Report Not Substantiated On Ground, Says Manipur Security Adviser Kuldiep Singh

Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: The Manipur Security Adviser today said intelligence received from “different quarters” about infiltration by 900 Kuki militants from Myanmar could not be substantiated on the ground, and so “there is no basis currently to believe in any such input.” The statement comes amid a shutdown called by Kuki groups in all Kuki-dominated areas…

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After 900 Militants From Myanmar Report, Kuki Groups In Manipur Call Shutdown

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After 900 Militants From Myanmar Report, Kuki Groups In Manipur Call Shutdown

Kuki Inpi Manipur in a statement refuted the allegations of infiltration from Myanmar Imphal/Guwahati: The Kuki-Zo tribes in Manipur have asked their community to be vigilant between September 26 and 29, days after the Manipur Security Adviser confirmed in a press conference that some “900 Kuki militants” trained in jungle warfare and use of weaponised…

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Manipur Government To Hand Over Case Of Attack On Thadou Leader’s House To Anti-Terror Agency NIA

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Manipur Government To Hand Over Case Of Attack On Thadou Leader’s House To Anti-Terror Agency NIA

A video was circulated threatening to kill Manipur’s Thadou tribe leader T Michael Lamjathang Haokip Imphal: The Manipur government has asked the police to hand over the case of attack on the ancestral house of a key Thadou tribe leader and BJP spokesperson to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The state government in a letter…

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