Tag: Manipur

Week After President’s Rule, Manipur Governor’s 7-Day Arms Ultimatum

February 20, 2025 admin

Imphal/New Delhi: People from all communities should surrender looted and illegally held weapons and ammunition within seven days, Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla said in a statement today. No punitive action will be taken against anyone who returns such weapons within the deadline, the Governor said; however, strict action will be taken for keeping looted…

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Meitei Body In Memorandum To Governor

February 17, 2025 admin

Imphal/Guwahati: An umbrella body of civil society organisations of Manipur’s valley-dominant Meitei community has requested Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to work for restoring an elected government within a month. President’s Rule was imposed in violence-hit Manipur on February 13 following the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Representatives of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur…

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Protest Against President’s Rule Continues In Manipur, Meiteis Demand Rollback

February 16, 2025 admin

Guwahati: Days after President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur, protests could be seen at different parts of Valley areas. While the Kuki-dominated hill districts welcomed the Central government’s decision, the civil society organisations based in Meitei-dominated valley districts have been demanding the revocation of the decision. The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity demanded the revocation…

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7 Suspected Kuki National Army, 4 Meitei Militants Arrested In Manipur: Police

February 16, 2025 admin

Imphal/New Delhi: Eleven militants have been arrested in Manipur in the last two days, including seven suspected militants of the Kuki National Army (KNA), the police said on Sunday. The KNA is a signatory to the controversial suspension of operations (SoO) agreement. The suspected KNA militants were arrested from Old Khaukual area in Churachandpur on…

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President’s Rule Will Pave Way For Political Settlement: Kuki-Zo Council

February 15, 2025 admin

Imphal: The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) in a statement said it has received positively the government’s imposition of President’s Rule in the violence-hit state, and the move will help pave the way for political settlements and peaceful coexistence. “We are hopeful it (President’s Rule) would pave the way for due political settlements and peaceful coexistence (of…

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Biren Singh Signs Off With “Demographic Shift” Post

February 13, 2025 admin

Imphal/Guwahati: N Biren Singh, who resigned as Chief Minister of violence-hit Manipur days before President’s Rule with the assembly under animated suspension was imposed, in a long post on X today said the shift in Manipur’s demographic balance is not speculation, but “happening before our eyes.” The Kuki tribes, who are dominant in some areas…

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‘Some Consistently Seeking New Justifications To Sustain Unrest In Manipur’: Meitei Body

February 12, 2025 admin

Imphal: The umbrella body of civil society organisations of the Meitei community in Manipur has alleged statements issued by its Kuki counterparts in recent times show they want “to create circumstances that validate their long-standing demand for a separate administration.” The Coordination Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) in a statement said even when the Manipur…

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Manipur Kuki Body Leader Faces Action After Mob Tries To Stop Forces From Destroying Poppy Fields

February 2, 2025 admin

Imphal/Guwahati: The chief of a key Kuki body in Manipur faces legal action after a mob attacked a small team of security forces when they tried to destroy illegal opium poppy fields in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on January 31. The Manipur government in a statement said a team of the state police and the Central…

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Meitei Body Asks Centre To Set Up Specialised Anti-Narcoterrorist Force

February 2, 2025 admin

Imphal: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has urged the central government to set up a dedicated anti-narcotics bureau in the northeastern region. The conglomerate of civil society organisations based in the state capital Imphal also appealed to the Centre to declare the region as a “narco-terrorist emergency zone”. In a memorandum addressed to…

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Top Naga Body Holds Tripartite Talks On Rollback Of 7 New Districts In Manipur

January 30, 2025 admin

Imphal/Guwahati: A key tripartite meeting was held on Thursday between the Centre, the Manipur government, and the United Naga Council (UNC) over the Naga body’s demand for rollback of “arbitrarily created” seven districts. A senior Manipur Home Department officer said that after the threadbare discussion in the meeting, it was mutually agreed that a proposal…

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