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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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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…
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…
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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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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Guwahati/New Delhi: A top official of Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) has requested the two communities in Manipur that have been fighting since May 2023 to stop violence and start dialogue for reconciliation, citing how Bodoland achieved peace after decades of unrest. Pramod Boro, BTC chief executive member and president of the Assam-based United People’s…
In a series of successful joint operations, Indian Army including Assam Rifles in coordination with Manipur Police and other security forces, recovered 35 weapons, ammunition and warlike stores from both hill and valley regions in the districts of Thoubal, Tengnoupal, Bishnupur, Churchandpur, Imphal West, Noney, Jidribam and Kakching in Manipur. Acting on specific intelligence,…
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New Delhi: Manipur has sent a tableau themed on one of its most significant traditional sports ‘sagol kangjei’ (polo) to the Bharat Parv exhibition at the Red Fort as part of the Republic Day celebrations. The exhibition began today and will end on January 31. This year’s tableau was designed by Imphal resident Ningombam Ibohal,…
Imphal: The Manipur government on Sunday said it will set up an integrated anti-extortion cell under the Home Department to stop extortion from civilians, government employees, contractors and others, a top official said. Manipur Chief Secretary Prashant Kumar Singh in a statement said representatives from the police, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), Assam Rifles and…
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Guwahati: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said that the state on its eastern side has been facing illegal infiltration problems from Myanmar, adding an alert is also being maintained in the state’s western as well as southern regions to block the illegal entry of people from the neighbouring country. The Chief Minister…
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