Tag: Manipur

Prohibitory Orders In Manipur Town Churachandpur To Prevent Possible Violence

October 16, 2024 admin

The prohibitory orders will be in effect from 6 PM of Wednesday (Representational) Churachandpur: The authorities in Manipur’s Churachandpur district imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Samhita in the district headquarter town for three days from Wednesday evening to prevent possible violence, according to an official order. The office of…

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Meitei, Kuki, Naga MLAs Meet In Delhi To Solve Manipur Crisis

October 15, 2024 admin

Guwahati: The all-important meeting to find a way out to resolve the 17-plus-month-long ethnic strife in Manipur was held in New Delhi on Tuesday, the Union Home Ministry said in a statement. The meeting was the first of the deliberations convened by the government after the ethnic conflict broke out between the majority Meitei and…

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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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Indian Army Recovers Huge Cache Of Weapons, Ammunition From Manipur

October 7, 2024 admin

All the recovered weapons and warlike stores have been handed over to Manipur Police. (Representational) Imphal: In a coordinated effort, troops of the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, Manipur Police, and other security forces deployed in Manipur successfully recovered 18 weapons, ammunition, and warlike stores, according to a press release from the Indian Army. The operation…

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Ethnocentric Homeland Demand Untenable And Obsolete, Say Manipur Academics At UN Event

October 5, 2024 admin

Activists and academics from India-Bangladesh region speak at a side event of the UNHRC Imphal: The demand for an ethnocentric homeland is untenable and obsolete in Manipur, where at least 35 communities co-exist, a group of activists and academics from the violence-hit state bordering Myanmar has said at a side event of the 57th session…

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How Last-Minute Breakthrough Came In Manipur Hostage Negotiations

October 3, 2024 admin

CoTU today said their efforts were maligned by valley-based local media and the public in Imphal Imphal/New Delhi: The 11 members of the Kuki tribes who were released from Sajiwa jail in Manipur’s capital Imphal today were already granted bail, and were set to be released, police sources said. However, logistical issues such as arranging…

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Massive Protest In Manipur’s Thoubal To Demand Release Of Kidnapped Students

October 1, 2024 admin

Manipur abduction: In a video, the men asked the Chief Minister to save their lives. A massive sit-in protest is being held in Manipur’s Thoubal today, with hundreds of women gathering to demand the immediate and safe release of two abducted students. The roads were blocked by the women, who urged the authorities to act…

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2 Men Seek Help In Viral Video, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh Says Kidnapped By Kuki Militants

September 29, 2024 admin

Manipur: N Biren Singh said the two men were kidnapped by “Kuki militants” Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today called a meeting of all MLAs to discuss the situation in the violence-hit state and the rescue of two men kidnapped by who he claimed were “Kuki militants”. A video has been shared…

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Huge Cache Of Arms And Ammunition Seized By Security Forces In Manipur

September 28, 2024 admin

A joint team of Manipur Police and Assam Rifles seized the ammunition. Imphal: A huge cache of arms and ammunition have been seized by security forces from three districts in ethnic conflict-hit Manipur, a police statement said on Saturday. A joint team of Manipur Police and Assam Rifles seized two .303 rifles, one 9mm pistol…

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900 Kuki Militants” Report Not Substantiated On Ground, Says Manipur Security Adviser Kuldiep Singh

September 25, 2024 admin

Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: The Manipur Security Adviser today said intelligence received from “different quarters” about infiltration by 900 Kuki militants from Myanmar could not be substantiated on the ground, and so “there is no basis currently to believe in any such input.” The statement comes amid a shutdown called by Kuki groups in all Kuki-dominated areas…

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