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Manipur to compensate farmers hit by ethnic violence with ₹38-crore package

October 1, 2023 admin

The total income loss for the State in the farm sector during the violence was estimated at ₹226.5 crore. File image for representation. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR GUWAHATI: Manipur’s Agriculture Department has come up with a crop compensation package of ₹38.06 crore as relief for the farmers affected by the ethnic conflict that…

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Manipur Governor Visits Families Of Youths Killed After Being Kidnapped

September 30, 2023 admin

Manipur Violence: Over 150 have died and thousands were displaced since the violence began in Manipur. Imphal: Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Friday visited the family members of two youths who were killed after being allegedly kidnapped, leading to violent protests in the northeastern state. The governor met the family members of the two students…

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Senior Cop Rakesh Balwal Called Back To Manipur After Fresh Violence Hits State

September 28, 2023 admin

Mr Balwal, a 2012-batch IPS officer, is of Manipur cadre posted in Jammu and Kashmir. New Delhi: As Manipur continues to battle a fresh round of violence, the Union Home Ministry today repatriated top Srinagar police official Rakesh Balwal to the northeastern state. Fresh violence erupted in Manipur this week over the brutal killings of…

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Amit Shah Assured Me Killers Of 2 Manipuri Youths Will Be Punished: Biren Singh

September 27, 2023 admin

The chief minister told reporters: “The central and state governments are very serious about this case. Imphal: Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured him that those who had kidnapped and killed the two Manipuri youths will be arrested and punished. A team of CBI officials, led…

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Chief Minister N Biren Singh

September 27, 2023 admin

The team of CBI officials is led by the agency’s Special Director Ajay Bhatnagar. (File) Imphal: A CBI team led by Special Director Ajay Bhatnagar reached Imphal Wednesday afternoon to investigate the “kidnapping and killing” of two students days after they went missing, sources said. Photos of the bodies of the two students — Phijam…

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Controversial Law AFSPA Extended In Manipur Hills, Not In Valley

September 27, 2023 admin

AFSPA was extended in Manipur hill areas by six months Imphal: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA was extended by another six months in Manipur on Wednesday, barring 19 police stations falling under the Imphal valley and an area that shares its boundary with neighbouring Assam. An official notification said the state government…

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Congress Chief’s 147 Days Reminder To PM Modi Over Manipur Violence

September 27, 2023 admin

The Congress has been targeting the government on the issue of Manipur violence. (File) New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the situation in Manipur and demanded that he sack BJP’s “incompetent” chief minister as a first step to control the turmoil. He also alleged that the violence…

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Jairam Ramesh’s Jibe At PM Modi

September 26, 2023 admin

PM Modi has simply abandoned the people there in Manipur, said Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. New Delhi: The Congress General Secretary in Charge of Communications, Jairam Ramesh, on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Manipur violence, saying why he cannot find a day to visit Manipur is simply beyond any understanding. “The Prime…

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Massive Students’ Protest In Manipur Over Viral Photos Of 2 Dead Students

September 26, 2023 admin

The students tried to march towards Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s residence. Guwahati: Hundreds of students in Manipur’s capital, Imphal, took to the streets today in protest against the brutal murder of two students, one a minor, by suspected armed men, and demanded justice for the victims. The students tried to march towards Chief Minister…

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Morning Digest | India says no specific information shared by Canada on Nijjar killing; Kovind-led panel to seek political parties’ views on simultaneous elections, and more

September 24, 2023 admin

A photograph of Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia. File. | Photo Credit: AP Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing | No specific information shared by Canada, says India “No specific information has been shared by Canada on the [Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing case],…

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