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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…
Guwahati/Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today reached out to his counterpart in neighbouring Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a show of support to the Assam Police for destroying illegal opium poppy cultivation worth over Rs 27 crore. The police in Assam’s Goalpara destroyed 170 bighas (over 56 acres) of poppy plantation in January,…
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New Delhi: In a sharp counter to senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s question on why Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not visited violence-hit Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh has asked why former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao did not travel to the Northeastern state during the turmoil in 1992-93. Addressing the media on the…
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Manipur Police personnel at their passing out ceremony in Assam’s Dergaon Guwahati/New Delhi: Lachit Borphukan Police Academy (LBPA) in Assam’s Dergaon saw a momentous occasion on Monday when nearly 2,000 recruits of the Manipur Police participated in their passing out ceremony, ready to serve their state amid the ongoing challenges. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren…
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…
Two labourers from Bihar were killed in Manipur by unidentified gunmen New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday expressed grief over the killing of two migrant workers from the state in Manipur’s Kakching district, and announced ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for family members of the deceased. His Manipur counterpart N…
Former Union home secretary GK Pillai has experience with northeast issues Imphal/New Delhi: An influential civil society group of the Meitei community in Manipur has criticised comments by former Union home secretary GK Pillai in an article, in which he called for a criminal case to be filed against Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh….
The Manipur government has sought additional forces from the Centre. Guwahati: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said today that a mass operation against militants in the state has started and this will cover the entire state wherever there are illegal armed militants. A decision was made to intensify operations against militant groups. Combing operations…
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Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh shows an old photo of Congress’s P Chidambaram Imphal/New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today blamed “some vested interests” for reigniting a new cycle of violence in the state, after having been relatively peaceful for three-four months, and criticised Congress leader P Chidambaram as someone who “created…
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