Tag: Manipur violence

People Of Unrecognised Villages Can’t Receive Government Benefits: Manipur

October 10, 2024 admin

51 listed agendas and some unlisted agendas were discussed. Imphal: The Manipur Cabinet on Thursday decided that people living in unrecognised villages in the state can no longer receive government schemes such as MGNREGS, a senior minister said in Imphal. The decision came two days after Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that several officials…

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AFSPA Extended In Manipur By 6 Months

September 30, 2024 admin

The state government’s Home Department said the extension will come into effect from October 1 (File) Imphal: The government on Monday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) by another six months in Manipur excluding 19 police station areas falling under the Imphal valley and a region that shares its boundary with Assam. In…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, September 16, 2024

September 16, 2024 admin

A police officer directs traffic near Trump International Golf Club after the apparent assassination attempt of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida on September 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Donald Trump safe after Secret Service opens fire at suspected person with firearm near his golf club Donald Trump was…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, September 16, 2024

September 16, 2024 admin

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They Have No Demand, Want To Return Home, CRPF DIG Manish Kumar Sachar At Manipur Relief Camp

September 14, 2024 admin

CRPF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Manish Kumar Sachar at a relief camp in Manipur Imphal/New Delhi: Families living in a relief camp in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district want to return home, provided there is guarantee of their safety, a senior officer of the central paramilitary force CRPF told news agency ANI. CRPF Deputy Inspector General (DIG)…

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Congress MP Writes To Amit Shah, Calls For “Corrective Measures” For Peace

September 11, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Congress MP from Inner Manipur A Bimol Akoijam has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, expressing deep anguish over the “unprecedented violent crisis” in Manipur and calling for “corrective measures” such as ensuring that the security forces act decisively to rein in the violence. In his letter to Mr Shah on Tuesday,…

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5 Killed In Fresh Violence In Manipur’s Jiribam

September 7, 2024 admin

Imphal/Kolkata: Five people were killed in fresh violence in Manipur’s Jiribam district on Saturday morning, police said. One person was shot dead in his sleep while four others were killed in subsequent exchange of fire between armed men of two warring communities, a police officer said. Militants entered the house of the person who lived…

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Prosecute Manipur Chief Minister, 10 Kuki-Zo MLAs To Probe Panel Amid Audio Clip Leak Row

August 21, 2024 admin

The N Biren Singh government in Manipur has said the audio clip is “doctored” Imphal/New Delhi: Ten Kuki-Zo MLAs who have been demanding a separate administration carved out of violence-hit Manipur have requested the Commission of Inquiry, formed by the Home Ministry, to expedite looking into a purported audio tape of Chief Minister N Biren…

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We Are Not Kuki, Says Manipur’s Thadou Tribe, Waits For Peace Plan From Chief Minister N Biren Singh

August 15, 2024 admin

Manipur is yet to see normalcy over a year since ethnic violence began in May 2023 Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: A top global body of the Thadou tribe has welcomed Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s statement in the assembly that all communities are working hard to bring peace in the ethnic violence-hit state, except for a…

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Meitei, Hmar Representatives Meet In Manipur’s Jiribam, Agree To Bring Normalcy

August 1, 2024 admin

Representatives of Meitei community and Hmar tribe held a peace meeting in Jiribam Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Representatives of the Meitei community and the Hmar tribe held a peace meeting in Manipur’s Jiribam today, and agreed to work for normalcy nearly two months after ethnic violence reached the district bordering Assam. The district commissioner, and senior officers…

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