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Northeastern States Cut Off From Rest Of India By Rail As Tracks Submerge

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Northeastern States Cut Off From Rest Of India By Rail As Tracks Submerge

The NFR had cancelled a large number of express, passenger and goods trains. Guwahati/Agartala: Several northeastern states, including Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and Assam (southern part), remained cut off from the rest of the country by rail as railway tracks were waterlogged and damaged after landslides triggered by incessant rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal,…

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Northeast On High Alert, Officials Asked To Be Prepared

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Guwahati/Agartala: Ahead of the approaching severe cyclonic storm “Remal”, disaster management authorities and security forces in various northeastern states have been placed on high alert and the district administrations asked to take advance precautionary steps. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, Cyclone Remal has made landfall between Sagar Island along West Bengal and…

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Army Brings Down Heavy Fire On Suspected Insurgents In Manipur, Rescues 75 Women Meira Paibis

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Two soldiers fire a mortar towards unknown armed people in Manipur’s Uyok Imphal: The army engaged in a fierce gunfight with suspected insurgents and rescued 75 women of a social and cultural institution in Manipur, according to a statement by the military on Sunday. The incident happened on May 16. The group of armed people…

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Myanmar Nationals In Shelter Homes Outnumber Locals In 8 Villages: Manipur MLA

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Myanmar Nationals In Shelter Homes Outnumber Locals In 8 Villages: Manipur MLA

Manipur is yet to return to normal since ethnic violence broke out in May 2023 Imphal/New Delhi: An MLA in Manipur has written to Chief Minister N Biren Singh alleging the number of “illegal” Myanmar nationals living in shelter homes in eight villages “have outnumbered” the locals, leading to insecurity among the locals. Naga People’s…

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Kuki-Zo Group In US Calls For Justice, Propaganda, Says Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh

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Kuki-Zo Group In US Calls For Justice, Propaganda, Says Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh

People from Myanmar being deported from Manipur (File) Imphal/New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has strongly condemned activities by what he called “homegrown groups based out of western countries” for giving a “communal tone” to the state government’s efforts to identify and deport illegal immigrants. The Chief Minister’s comments come amid a massive…

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“Some Mind-Boggling Data,” Says Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh On Forest Cover Loss

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“Some Mind-Boggling Data,” Says Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh On Forest Cover Loss

N Biren Singh said 877 sqkm of forest cover was destroyed primarily to grow opium poppy Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today said 291 encroachers have been evicted from the state’s reserved and protected forests after the BJP came to power in 2017. In a post on X, Mr Singh said the state…

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Crisis-Hit Manipur’s Meitei Community Holds Solidarity Meet In Delhi, Seeks Justice

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Crisis-Hit Manipur’s Meitei Community Holds Solidarity Meet In Delhi, Seeks Justice

Members of the Meitei community hold a solidarity meet in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar New Delhi: The Meitei community of violence-hit Manipur held a protest demanding justice in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Friday, the day ethnic violence broke out with the Kuki-Zo tribes last year. The community appealed to all the elected representatives of Manipur to…

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A Year On, Prayer Meets, Protests Keep Security Forces On Edge In Manipur

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Security forces guard a road in Manipur; ethnic clashes broke out on this day last year New Delhi: A year after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, the border state remains tense. Prayer meets and protests kept the security forces on the edge. “Many protests are still going on. People are remembering their near and dear…

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Families Of Missing People From Meitei Community Seek Closure, A Year After Manipur Violence Began

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Families Of Missing People From Meitei Community Seek Closure, A Year After Manipur Violence Began

Families of people from the Meitei community who went missing in the Manipur violence New Delhi: Families of 31 missing people from Manipur’s valley areas have once again appealed to the Centre and the state government to help bring closure by tracing them. While some have quietly accepted it, others said they will never accept…

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