ethnic violence

Imphal, March 28 Security forces have arrested seven militants belonging to four banned groups in Manipur for their alleged involvement in bomb blasts and several illegal activities across the state, police said on Saturday.An active member of the banned People's Liberation Army was...

Imphal, March 27 Security forces have arrested a member of the banned People's Liberation Army in the Imphal East district of Manipur, according to police on Friday.The militant was apprehended from his residence in the Khurai Angom Leikai area on Thursday, a senior officer said.A member of...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Manipur State Legal Authority on appointing a legal aid counsel for the two women, who were allegedly paraded naked during the 2023 ethnic clashes in the state.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice...

Imphal, March 24 Security forces arrested 10 members of the banned Prepak (RA) near the India-Myanmar border in Manipur's Tengnoupal district, a police statement said on Tuesday.Five of the arrested militants are minors, it said.They were apprehended in an area between border pillars 77 and...

Churachandpur (Manipur), March 22 A group of people attempted to storm the residence of the chairman of the Kuki Zo Council (KZC) in Churachandpur district, Manipur, on Sunday, but security forces thwarted the attempt by firing tear gas shells, officials said.The incident occurred a day after...

Imphal, March 22 Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Sunday said his meeting with a Kuki Zo Council delegation was a "good beginning" in restoring peace in the state and rebuilding trust between Meiteis and Kukis.A day after holding the closed-door meeting with the delegation in...

Imphal, March 21 Security forces seized at least 29 firearms and ammunition, and 50 IEDs from various hill and valley districts of Manipur, a police statement said on Saturday.All the recoveries were made on Friday.During an operation, six firearms, including an AK-56 rifle, three grenades...

Imphal, March 11 Congress Legislature Party leader Keisham Meghachandra Singh urged the Manipur Assembly on Wednesday to pass a resolution to postpone the census in the troubled state until normalcy is restored.Singh told the House that conducting a headcount "without the resettlement and...

Imphal, March 11 Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam said on Wednesday that the number of firearms seized by security forces is much higher than those looted at the onset of ethnic violence in the state.Konthoujam, who is in charge of the Home Department, made the statement in the...

Imphal, March 9 – For the first time since ethnic violence erupted in Manipur in May 2023, six of the nine Kuki-Zo-Hmar MLAs attended the state Legislative Assembly's budget session virtually on Monday.Officials said that a large TV screen inside the Assembly hall displayed the live attendance...

Imphal, March 9 Six Manipur MLAs belonging to the Kuki-Zo-Hmar community attended the assembly session virtually, and Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh described this as a positive step towards normalizing the situation in the state affected by ethnic violence.Following the outbreak of violence...

Imphal, March 8 – Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh announced on Sunday that a budgetary allocation of Rs 350 crore would be earmarked in the upcoming state budget to assist women affected by the recent ethnic violence in the state.He said that the allocation is expected to benefit...

Churachandpur (Manipur), March 6 The Central Village Defence Force (CVDF) organized a road march in Churachandpur town, Manipur, on Friday, protesting the death of BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte and other members of the Zo community who were victims of the ethnic violence in the state.Valte, who had...

Imphal, March 5 The new session of the Manipur assembly will begin on March 9, and the budget is likely to be presented during the proceedings, officials said here on Thursday.The previous one-day session was held on February 5 after a popular government was formed in the state. Yumnam...

Imphal, March 4 Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh will be in charge of departments not specifically allocated to other ministers, an official said on Wednesday.Singh, who was sworn in on February 4, will also retain overall supervisory control across the administration, the...

Imphal, March 4 – Exactly one month after the swearing-in ceremony, Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday allocated portfolios among the two Deputy Chief Ministers and two Cabinet Ministers, retaining most key departments under his charge, officials said. However, seven...

Imphal, March 1 – Sources from the BJP said on Sunday that the expansion of the Council of Ministers led by Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh is likely to take place after the upcoming budget session of the state Assembly.Chief Minister Khemchand Singh was sworn in as the Chief...

Imphal, March 1 – Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Sunday that the state government would take all possible steps to address the shortage of teachers in schools.Speaking at an event held at Moirangpurel Higher Secondary School in Imphal East district, the Chief Minister...

New Delhi, February 28 Manipur Governor Ajay Bhalla met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Saturday and discussed various issues related to the state, officials said.A new government took over in Manipur in early February, ending a year-long President's rule imposed following prolonged...

Churachandpur, February 26 The Zomi Council, the apex tribal body in Churachandpur district of Manipur, on Thursday appealed to the Centre to expedite the ongoing CBI investigation into the attack on BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte, who recently passed away.In a memorandum addressed to Union Home...