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Mob Tries To Storm Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s Home As Manipur Protests Escalate

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Mob Tries To Storm Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s Home As Manipur Protests Escalate

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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Manipur Urges Centre To Review Re-Imposition Of Special Powers Act AFSPA

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Manipur Urges Centre To Review Re-Imposition Of Special Powers Act AFSPA

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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Mizoram Expresses Shock Over Recent Violence In Manipur, Calls For Peace

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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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Senior police officers in Jiribam as search continues for six missing persons in Manipur

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Senior police officers in Jiribam as search continues for six missing persons in Manipur

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…

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Broken Bones And Skull, Autopsy Report Of Hmar Tribe Woman Killed In Manipur Jiribam Violence

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Broken Bones And Skull, Autopsy Report Of Hmar Tribe Woman Killed In Manipur Jiribam Violence

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…

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More Funds For Hill Than Valley Areas In Manipur, Say Officials

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More Funds For Hill Than Valley Areas In Manipur, Say Officials

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

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

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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The Hindu Morning Digest, September 16, 2024

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The Hindu Morning Digest, September 16, 2024

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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