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Morning Digest | Canada shared intelligence with India weeks ago, says Trudeau; Sports Minister to skip Asiad as China bars Arunachal players, and more

September 23, 2023 admin

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur | Photo Credit: – Canada shared intelligence on Nijjar’s murder with India weeks ago, says Trudeau Canada shared evidence that Indian government agents were potentially involved in the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia with New Delhi weeks ago, Prime Minister Justin…

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After Protests, 5 Men Arrested Under Stringent Law Get Bail In Manipur

September 22, 2023 admin

The court also took note of the protests being held for the release of the men. Imphal: In a rare occurrence, bail has been given to five men in Manipur despite them being charged under sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The bail order comes after the state’s capital, Imphal, saw nearly a…

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Manipur Government Files Status Report In Supreme Court On Arms’ Recovery In Clashes

September 22, 2023 admin

Manipur plunged into a vortex of violence in May New Delhi: The Manipur government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has filed a status report on the issue of recovery of arms from “all sources” in the ethnic violence-hit state. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y…

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Morning Digest | New Parliament to host session from September 19; Army jawan abducted and murdered in Manipur, and more

September 18, 2023 admin

A view of new Parliament House Complex in New Delhi | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR MPs to move to new Parliament on Tuesday, Opposition asks for Women’s Bill More than three months after the new Parliament House was inaugurated, Members of Parliament will move into the building on Tuesday, the second day of the…

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They are Crocheting Dolls In Manipur Relief Camps To Earn A Living

September 16, 2023 admin

Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting small stuffed toys. At a relief camp in Thoubal district of Manipur, which shelters 210 people, some women are engrossed in learning a new art. In the violence-hit northeastern state, one of the many challenges for internally displaced people living in relief camps is the means to earn…

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175 Dead, 96 Unclaimed Bodies, 5,668 Weapons Looted

September 15, 2023 admin

Security forces have destroyed at least 360 illegal bunkers in the state, the data said. (file) Guwahati: 175 people have been killed, 1,118 injured, and 33 are still missing since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, the state’s police has said. 96 unclaimed bodies are lying unclaimed in morgues, it said. The…

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3 Kuki-Zo Tribals Shot Dead Allegedly By Terror Groups In Manipur

September 12, 2023 admin

More than 160 people have lost their lives so far in Manipur. (File) Imphal: Three tribals belonging to the Kuki-Zo community were shot dead on Tuesday morning allegedly by banned terror groups in Kangpopki district in Manipur, officials said in Imphal. They said the shooters came in a vehicle and attacked the villagers between the…

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Manipur Government Condemns “Unwanted Actions” Of Central Security Forces

September 10, 2023 admin

Manipur violence: 3 were killed in fresh violence in Tengnoupal and Kakching districts. Guwahati: The Manipur state cabinet in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday evening condemned the “unwanted actions” of central security forces on civilians during Friday’s exchange of fire where three people died, and over 50 were injured….

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Manipur | India rejects ‘unwarranted and misleading’ comments of U.N. experts

September 5, 2023 admin

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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Morning Digest | Kharge calls meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders on Sept 5; EC to visit Bhopal today to inspect poll measures, and more

September 4, 2023 admin

Opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge during a press conference after the bloc leaders meeting, in Mumbai on Friday | Photo Credit: ANI Mallikarjun Kharge calls meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders on September 5 ahead of Parliament’s Special Session Ahead of the Special Session of Parliament, floor…

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