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Manipur’s Naga Groups Allege Kuki Volunteers Assaulted Students Body Members

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Manipur’s Naga Groups Allege Kuki Volunteers Assaulted Students Body Members

Naga civil society groups alleged assault on members of a student’ body by Kuki volunteers Imphal: Several civil society organisations of the Naga tribes in Manipur have condemned alleged assault on members of a student’ body of their tribes in Manipur’s Senapati district. The Senapati District Students’ Association (SDSA) in a statement said their members…

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No Organisation Called Kuki-Zo Council Exists, No District Called Lamka, Says Manipur Government

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No Organisation Called Kuki-Zo Council Exists, No District Called Lamka, Says Manipur Government

Manipur is yet to see full normalcy since ethnic violence began in May 2023 Imphal: There is no organisation called “Kuki-Zo Council” and no district by the name “Lamka” in Manipur, the state government said in a statement on Thursday. This group had objected to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh passing through Kangpokpi district…

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Union Minister’s Response To 4 Questions In Parliament On Manipur Illegal Opium Poppy Cultivation

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Union Minister’s Response To 4 Questions In Parliament On Manipur Illegal Opium Poppy Cultivation

The Manipur Police filed 2,351 narcotics-related cases between 2017 and 2023 New Delhi: Kangpokpi district reported the largest area under illegal opium poppy cultivation in Manipur at 17.49 square kilometres (sqkm), or 4,322 acres, in 2023-24, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said as reported by the state government in a…

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Some Agencies Giving Manipulated Information To Centre, Says Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh

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Some Agencies Giving Manipulated Information To Centre, Says Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh

N Biren Singh said some agencies are giving wrong information to the Centre Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today alleged “some agencies” have been sending “manipulated” information about the violence-hit state to New Delhi. He said the Centre is aware of the matter and is collecting information from the grassroots. “Misinformation, manipulative…

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Grenade With Threat Letter Found Outside Contractor’s House In Manipur

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Grenade With Threat Letter Found Outside Contractor’s House In Manipur

The grenade that was kept at the gate of a contractor’s house in Imphal Imphal: A threat letter along with a hand grenade was found at a contractor’s house in Manipur’s Imphal East district on Sunday, triggering panic in the neighbourhood, the police said. The grenade was kept at the gate of the house of…

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Assam Rifles Cuts Roots Of Narco Trade, Destroys 354 Acres Of Illegal Poppy Farms In 2024

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Assam Rifles Cuts Roots Of Narco Trade, Destroys 354 Acres Of Illegal Poppy Farms In 2024

Team of Churachandpur Police, Forest Division, 36 Assam Rifles and NAB destroy Manipur poppy cultivation Imphal: The Assam Rifles alone destroyed 354 acres of illicit poppy cultivation this year, primarily in three Manipur districts — Ukhrul, Churachandpur and Chandel. A defence spokesman said that through meticulously planned joint operations, the force successfully identified and destroyed…

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2 Labourers From Bihar Shot Dead By Unidentified Gunmen In Manipur

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2 Labourers From Bihar Shot Dead By Unidentified Gunmen In Manipur

They were construction workers, and were living in rented accommodation Imphal: Two teenage migrant workers from Bihar were shot dead in Manipur’s Kakching district on Saturday evening, the police said. The incident happened near the panchayat office in Keirak on Kakching-Wabagai Road around 5.20 pm, they said. Those behind the incident are yet to be…

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Suspected Militant Killed In Gunfight With Security Forces In Manipur Thoubal, Say Police

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Suspected Militant Killed In Gunfight With Security Forces In Manipur Thoubal, Say Police

Manipur: A suspected militant was killed and six members of his gang were arrested Imphal: A suspected militant was killed and six members of his gang were arrested following a gunfight with security forces in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Saturday, the police said. Acting on a tip-off, security forces tried to intercept a car in…

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Manipur Panel Began Identifying Immigrants 5 Weeks Before Clashes Began In May 2023

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Manipur Panel Began Identifying Immigrants 5 Weeks Before Clashes Began In May 2023

Proposed site of shelter home at Holenphai village, Tengnoupal, Manipur, on March 26, 2023 Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Five weeks before the Manipur ethnic clashes began in May 2023, a cabinet subcommittee comprising ministers from the three major communities visited three villages to make an assessment of the situation on “identification of Myanmarese immigrants/refugees”, reports submitted by…

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