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3 weeks ago

29 suspected Bangladeshis held in Manipur with Assam Aadhaar cards: CM Biren Singh

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Monday said that 29 suspected Bangladeshis, carrying Aadhaar cards issued in Assam, were apprehended in Imphal West district. Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh He said that acting on a tip-off, police apprehended the suspected Bangladeshis working at a bakery in the Mayang Imphal Bengoon area on Monday. On media queries about Laishram …

Assam Bangladesh Singh Bangladeshis Biren Singh Manipur Chief Laishram Kamalbabu Singh

3 months ago

Interview with Congress MP A. Bimol Akoijam. He asks central government why Manipur being allowed to go ‘Afghanistan way’

The Hindu

Amid the lingering crisis in Manipur, Congress MP A Bimol Akoijam raises pointed questions over the Centre's "inaction", suggesting that such a situation would not have been left unaddressed if it happened in States such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. In an interview with PTI Videos, Mr. Akoijam vehemently criticised the Centre’s handling of the situation in Manipur, asking why …

India Violence Afghanistan Crisis State Shah Singh

3 months, 1 week ago

Bomb blast at Manipur Minister’s house, Internet ban extended

The Hindu

A bomb exploded at the house of Manipur’s Transport Minister Khashim Vashum in Ukhrul town, about 80 km northeast of the State’s capital Imphal, on Saturday night. On Sunday, the Manipur government extended the suspension of Internet and mobile data services, including Very Small Aperture Terminal and virtual private network services, in these three districts and the two others – …

Protest State Manipur Imphal

3 months, 1 week ago

Inner Manipur MP writes to Amit Shah, calls for 'corrective measures' to restore peace

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Congress MP from Inner Manipur A Bimol Akoijam has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, expressing deep anguish over the "unprecedented violent crisis" in Manipur and called for "corrective measures" such as ensuring that the security forces act decisively to rein in the violence. In his letter to Shah on Tuesday, Akoijam also called for thoroughly investigating …

Shah Manipur His Letter

4 months, 1 week ago

Must protect diversity amid RSS bid to implement Hindutva: says Angomcha Bimol Akoijam

New Indian Express

KOCHI: India must be a defendant against the hegemony and homogeneous religious and cultural ideology even as the RSS is trying to implement Hindutva which it imagined in 1925 in 2025, said Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, Congress MP from Inner Manipur, here on Sunday. “As a political community and a state, India was born in 1947, bringing together different states. The …

India Bjp Rss Hindutva

5 months, 3 weeks ago

WATCH: Manipur facing civil war-like situation, but PM has not spoken a word, says Congress MP

The Hindu

Congress MP A. Bimol Akoijam made a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for remaining silent on Manipur, which has been affected by ethnic violence for the past one year. In a late-night speech in the Lok Sabha on Monday, he said there is a civil war-like situation in Manipur, “yet our Prime Minister has remained mute, not even …

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6 months ago

‘Union treating Manipur as its fiefdom’, says new MP Bimol Akoijam on CM’s absence at Delhi meet

The Hindu

Newly-elected Manipur Congress MP A. Bimol Akoijam on Monday said the Union government was “treating Manipur as a non-entity” and as its own “fiefdom” “as if there is no State government there”. In addition to the Union government coming under suspicion among some populations of the State, this also raises questions about the Chief Minister’s “submissiveness”, Mr. Akoijam said. Several …

Delhi Union State Minister Singh Chief Meet

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Police outpost torched, several houses set on fire in Manipur's Jiribam by militants

India TV News

Manipur: A police outpost was torched and some homes were set on fire by suspected militants in Manipur's Jiribam district on Saturday, officials said at a time when curfew is imposed in the district after killing of a man by militants. Meanwhile, newly elected Congress MP from the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat Angomcha Bimol Akoijam has urged the state …

Man Manipur Militants District Officials Imphal Jiribam District Jiribam

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Clear message that Manipur, its people cannot be taken for granted: JNU professor Bimol Akoijam after results

The Hindu

Hours after posting a decisive victory in the Inner Manipur constituency in what was his first foray into electoral politics, Jawaharlal Nehru University professor A. Bimol Akoijam told The Hindu on June 5 that this was a “victory of the people of the State”. For the internally displaced Mr. Akoijam said that his first priority was to figure out how …

Bjp Manipur Irs Akoijam Relief Camps Inner Manipur

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Professor from JNU elected MP from Manipur seat

Hindustan Times

A Jawaharlal Nehru University professor is among the two Congress MPs who won the two Lok Sabha seats in Manipur. In the inner Manipur constituency seat, Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, 56, defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party’s T Basanta Kumar Singh, who is also the state education minister in the Biren Singh government. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam won in the Meitei-dominated Inner Manipur …

State Bjp Meitei Manipur Jnu Inner Manipur

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress wins 2 Manipur Lok Sabha seats

India Today

The Congress secured decisive victories in both the Inner and Outer Manipur constituencies in the 2024 Lok Sabha election results declared on Tuesday. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam and Alfred Kan-Ngam Arthur emerged victorious in the Inner and Outer Manipur Parliamentary constituencies, respectively. Arthur's victory in Outer Manipur marks him as the third Tangkhul Naga to win a Lok Sabha election, following …

Congress Lok Sabha Candidate Manipur Inner Npf Sabha Seats

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Strife-torn Manipur slips away from BJP, Cong bags both seats

Hindustan Times

The opposition Indian National Congress won both parliamentary seats in the restive northeastern state of Manipur, defeating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally, the Naga People’s Front, amid ongoing ethnic violence. Strife-torn Manipur slips away from BJP, Cong bags both seats In the Inner Manipur constituency, Congress candidate Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, defeated …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: Congress emerges victorious as Manipur votes out BJP and ally

The Hindu

The people of Manipur voted out the BJP and its ally, the Naga People’s Front, from the Inner and Outer Manipur constituencies, respectively, leading to comfortable victories for the Congress candidates in these seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which was held in the backdrop of the ongoing ethnic conflict between the Valley-based Meiteis and Hills-based Scheduled Tribe Kuki-Zo …

Congress Election State Bjp Naga Seat Manipur

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress leading in both seats in Manipur

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: Even as the counting of votes is underway, the Congress party is leading in both seats of Manipur. In Inner Manipur, Indian National Congress candidate Bimol Akoijam was leading against the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate T Basanta Kumar Singh by 78,947 votes, as per the latest data on the Election Commission of India website. Congress’ Alfred Kanngum Arthur …

Congress Bjp Meitei Manipur Kuki Imphal Hilly Districts

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Discussion on one year of Manipur violence

The Hindu

In this discussion, we are joined by Deputy Editor Vijaita Singh and Senior Reporter Abhinay Lakshman along with A. Bimol Akoijam, Associate Professor, JNU, Centre for Study of Social Systems and Dr. Chinkhanlun Guite, Assistant Professor, Delhi University, St, Stephen’s College. One year ago today, Manipur descended into an ethnic conflict — between the valley-based majority Meitei people and the …

One Year Manipur Violence

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Re-polling in Manipur records 81.61% voter turnout

Hindustan Times

The re-polling at six polling stations in the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency following the Election Commission of India’s directive passed off peacefully amidst tight security on Tuesday with 81.61 percent turnout, officials said. Voting could not be completed across 13 assembly constituencies in the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency during the second phase polling on April 26. The six polling stations …

Congress Eci Ukhrul Outer Manipur Manipur Parliamentary Constituency Polling

8 months ago

WATCH: Inner Manipur Congress Candidate Bimol Akoijam Confronts Police Over 'Commotion' At Polling Booth

ABP News

New Delhi: Congress candidate from Inner Manipur Angomcha Bimol Akoijam charged the police personnel over "disturbance" at a polling booth in East Imphal on the first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections on Friday. In a video that went viral on the social media, Akoijam could be seen confronting the police and accusing them of laxity in duty …

Pti Polling Manipur Agent Inner Manipur Polling Booth

8 months, 1 week ago

Separating Kukis, Meiteis geographically against idea of India: Cong LS poll nominee Akoijam

New Indian Express

IMPHAL: Separating Kukis and Meiteis geographically in violence-hit Manipur in name of "safety" is against the "very idea" of India and should be condemned left, right and centre, said Congress' Lok Sabha poll candidate A Bimol Akoijam. Equating the violence in Manipur to "Rwanda-like ethnic conflict", Akoijam alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre and in the state has …

India Indian State Manipur Akoijam Meiteis Kukis

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur education minister to contest LS polls as BJP candidate

Deccan Chronicle

Imphal, Mar 26 The BJP on Tuesday nominated Manipur Education Minister Thounaojam Basantakumar Singh from the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat, dropping sitting MP and Union minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh. The chief minister also thanked the central leaders for "choosing the right person to contest the Inner Manipur elections at such an important time". BJP candidate Thounaojam Basantakumar Singh is …

Bjp Minister Manipur Inner Manipur

9 months ago

Digvijaya Singh, Karti Chidambaram In Congress' 4th List of Candidates

Deccan Chronicle

The Congress on Saturday released its fourth list of 45 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, fielding its Uttar Pradesh unit chief Ajay Rai from Varanasi to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.While the Congress fielded veteran leader Digvijaya Singh from Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh, it nominated newly-inducted leader Lal Singh from Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur to take on Union …

Uttar Pradesh Congress Contest Party Gandhi Lok Sabha Jammu

9 months ago

BJP announces support to candidates of three regional parties in Northeast

Hindustan Times

The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced support to candidates of three regional parties in the Northeast for the ensuing Parliamentary polls slated to start from April 19. BJP national spokesperson and coordinator of Northeast, Sambit Patra, in a press statement, issued on Friday, said that the party would support the Naga People’s Front candidate in the Outer Manipur constituency, National …

Support Northeast Meghalaya Party Lok Sabha Constituency Bjp

1 year, 4 months ago

The shameful blunders in Manipur

India Today

Nestled in the verdant Naga Hills, the picturesque district of Churachandpur was a tranquil backwater. If 10 Kuki MLAs submitted a memorandum to the Union home minister Amit Shah, alleging that all Kuki police officers, from the DG to the constables, were stripped of all power, disarmed and rendered inactive long before May 3, Biren’s response was to replace the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

From Conspiracy Theories to Easy Availability of Arms: What Fanned the Flames in Manipur

News 18

With a steady job at an MNC and a comfortable house, Golan Naukal led a pleasant and peaceful life – till May 3. Conspiracy Theories Officials told News18 that rumours were spread about “illegal infiltrators supported by drug smugglers” playing a role in the conflict. Sharing a story of drug seizure in Churachandpur on his Facebook page four days ago, …

House Manipur Imphal Meiteis Kukis Churachandpur Naulak

1 year, 10 months ago

Top leader of NSCN (I-M) arrested on murder charge

The Hindu

The police in Kangpokpi district of Manipur have arrested Moses Golme, a “deputy Minister” of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim on the charge of his involvement in the killing of Akoijam Ngonganba, son of the late former Minister Akoijam Lanngam on Sunday, February 12, 2023. The Kangpokpi district police in coordination with the officials from Senapati district had arrested …

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29 suspected Bangladeshis held in Manipur with Assam Aadhaar cards: CM Biren Singh

Interview with Congress MP A. Bimol Akoijam. He asks central government why Manipur being allowed to go ‘Afghanistan way’

Bomb blast at Manipur Minister’s house, Internet ban extended

Inner Manipur MP writes to Amit Shah, calls for 'corrective measures' to restore peace

Must protect diversity amid RSS bid to implement Hindutva: says Angomcha Bimol Akoijam

WATCH: Manipur facing civil war-like situation, but PM has not spoken a word, says Congress MP

‘Union treating Manipur as its fiefdom’, says new MP Bimol Akoijam on CM’s absence at Delhi meet

Police outpost torched, several houses set on fire in Manipur's Jiribam by militants

Clear message that Manipur, its people cannot be taken for granted: JNU professor Bimol Akoijam after results

Professor from JNU elected MP from Manipur seat

Congress wins 2 Manipur Lok Sabha seats

Strife-torn Manipur slips away from BJP, Cong bags both seats

Election results 2024: Congress emerges victorious as Manipur votes out BJP and ally

Congress leading in both seats in Manipur

Discussion on one year of Manipur violence

Re-polling in Manipur records 81.61% voter turnout

WATCH: Inner Manipur Congress Candidate Bimol Akoijam Confronts Police Over 'Commotion' At Polling Booth

Separating Kukis, Meiteis geographically against idea of India: Cong LS poll nominee Akoijam

Manipur education minister to contest LS polls as BJP candidate

Digvijaya Singh, Karti Chidambaram In Congress' 4th List of Candidates

BJP announces support to candidates of three regional parties in Northeast

The shameful blunders in Manipur

From Conspiracy Theories to Easy Availability of Arms: What Fanned the Flames in Manipur

Top leader of NSCN (I-M) arrested on murder charge