Tag: Manipur

Woman Killed, Daughter Injured In Firing By Suspected Insurgents In Manipur

September 1, 2024 admin

A woman was killed in firing by suspected insurgents in Manipur today Imphal/New Delhi: A woman was killed, and her 12-year-old daughter was injured in firing by suspected insurgents in Manipur today, sources said. Two policemen were also injured; both are out of danger, sources said. One of the policemen was hit in the leg by…

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Manipur’s Kukis Hold Rallies For Separate Administration, Reports Of Skirmishes And Arson

August 31, 2024 admin

A protester throws a stone at a vehicle during the Kuki tribes’ rally in Manipur Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Members of the Kuki tribes held rallies and protests in parts of Manipur today, demanding a separate administration carved out of the ethnic violence-hit state bordering Myanmar. There were reports of skirmishes at the district border between protesters…

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Kill Him, Will Give My Land, Manipur BJP Spokesperson T Michael Lamjathang Haokip In FIR Over Death Threats, Attack On House

August 29, 2024 admin

Manipur BJP spokesperson and Thadou tribe leader T Michael Lamjathang Haokip (File) Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Manipur BJP spokesperson and Thadou tribe leader T Michael Lamjathang Haokip has filed a police case after two dozen people, some of them armed, burned a portion of his house and fired shots in the air in Churachandpur on Sunday night….

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Manipur CM N Biren Singh Condemns Attack On Thadou Leader, BJP Spokesperson Michael Lamjathang Haokip Churachandpur House

August 27, 2024 admin

Michael Lamjathang Haokip said the attackers poured kerosene inside the house and burned two rooms Imphal/Guwahati: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and other leaders have condemned the attack on the house of a BJP spokesperson from the Thadou tribe in the state’s Churachandpur district. Over two dozen people, some of them armed, had vandalised…

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Poured Kerosene, Fired In The Air, Attack On Manipur BJP Spokesperson T Michael Lamjathang Haokip In Churachandpur House

August 26, 2024 admin

Kerosene poured by attackers inside Manipur BJP spokesperson Michael Haokip’s house Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Over two dozen people, some of them armed, vandalised the house of a BJP spokesperson in Manipur’s Churachandpur on Sunday night. They also fired shots in the air, and set two rooms on fire, the BJP spokesperson T Michael Lamjathang Haokip told…

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Kuki Zo Wrong Term To Describe Us, Say 3 Manipur MLAs From Different Tribes

August 23, 2024 admin

Manipur MLAs (left to right) Vungzagin Valte, Ngursanglur Sanate, and LM Khaute Imphal/New Delhi: Three MLAs from among the 10 who have been demanding a separate administration carved out of Manipur have clarified that they want their own tribes to be called by their correct names, instead of being associated only with the term “Kuki-Zo”….

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Bomb Blast At Home Kills Former MLA’s Wife In Manipur

August 11, 2024 admin

Sapam Charubala, the second wife of Haokip, was injured in the blast and later died. Imphal: A former MLA’s wife was killed in a bomb blast in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, officials said on Sunday. The bomb blast was triggered at a house adjacent to that of former Saikul MLA Yamthong Haokip on Saturday evening, they…

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Over 10,000 Illegal Immigrants Detected In Manipur In 5 Years: Biren Singh

August 2, 2024 admin

Mr Singh gave the information in the state Assembly. Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Friday that over 10,000 illegal immigrants have been detected in Manipur in the past five years. “The Free Movement regime (FMR) has been kept under suspension by the state government since June 29, 2021, and the Union…

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PM Narendra Modi, N Biren Singh’s 1st Face-To-Face Meeting On Manipur Violence

July 28, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh had a face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his ongoing visit to Delhi. Mr Singh and PM Modi had discussed the situation in the state that was hit by massive ethnic violence last year, party sources told NDTV amid much speculation over the meeting. Mr…

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Man Blindfolded, Hands Tied, Shot Dead From Point-Blank Range In Manipur

July 21, 2024 admin

File photo Imphal: A man was shot dead in Manipur’s Imphal East district, police said on Sunday. The incident happened at Tekcham in Lamlain police station area on Saturday, they said. The man, identified as RK Prithibi Singh, was blindfolded, his hands were tied behind his back and shot from a point-blank range, they added….

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