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Guwahati: Unrest has broken out in Manipur again over the last two days. Violent protests have continued in the valley and the houses of several ministers and MLAs were attacked by mobs. Now tension simmers in the Imphal valley region as civil society groups have given an ultimatum to the Centre and the state government…
Headless body of the two-and-half-year old child executed by suspected Kuki militants Guwahati/New Delhi: For Laisharam Herojit, a relief camp inmate from the Meitei community in Manipur’s Jiribam district, the worst fears have come true – his family has been executed. Mr Herojit, in an almost inaudible, slow voice, told NDTV on phone from Jiribam,…
The COCOMI has demanded immediate military action against militants and the repeal of AFSPA. Imphal: Civil society groups in Manipur have issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the state government, demanding decisive action against armed militant groups. Manipur witnessed unrest again Saturday evening after a mob attempted to breach the residence of Chief Minister N Biren…
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Protesting against the death of six hostages from Jiribam, a mob tried to barge into the personal residence of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday evening, setting off another big escalation between security forces and the protesters in the violence-hit state. The security forces had to fire tear gas shells to disperse the…
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The centre has reimposed AFSPA in Manipur’s 6 police station areas, including the violence-hit Jiribam. Imphal: The Manipur government has requested the Centre to review and withdraw AFSPA from areas falling under the jurisdiction of six police stations in the state, an official said on Saturday. The Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces (Special Powers)…
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Around 7,800 refugees from Manipur have taken shelter in Mizoram since May last year. (File) Aizawl, Imphal: The Mizoram government on Saturday expressed its deep shock over the recent violent incidents in neighbouring Manipur where many people lost their lives in a series of violent incidents during the past two weeks. It also requested the…
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Security personnel during a search operations and area domination in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts of Manipur. | Photo Credit: Sandhya V 6041@Chennai Senior officers of the Manipur Police have been sent to the Jiribam district to oversee the search operation for the six people who went missing from a…
Screen grab of a purported video showing the attack on a Jiribam village on Thursday New Delhi/Imphal: The autopsy report of a woman who was killed in a night attack by suspected insurgents in Manipur’s restive Jiribam district mentions eight wounds that include broken bones and “burnt and separated” skull. Her body was burnt 99…
Higher amount of funds was sanctioned for hill than valley areas in Manipur, officials said Imphal: Days after Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that the state government undertook equal efforts for the development of both valley and hill areas, top government officials said a higher amount of funds was sanctioned for hill than…
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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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