Over 600 people from Manipur’s Jiribam district taking shelter in Assam: Police
6 months, 1 week ago

Over 600 people from Manipur’s Jiribam district taking shelter in Assam: Police

Hindustan Times  

At least 600 people residing in violence-hit Jiribam district of Manipur have taken shelter in Assam’s Cachar district in the last four days, police said on Sunday. “They have taken shelter in the houses of their relatives in Assam’s Lakhipur and surrounding areas, however, adequate security measures have been taken to maintain law and order in the areas near the border,” he said. Mahatta said that no shelter camps have been built for providing shelter to the Manipur residents, but additional police and commando forces have been deployed along the Assam-Manipur border. “Around 600 Manipur residents have taken shelter here and we have arranged adequate security for them.

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Tens of thousands displaced by ethnic violence in northeast India suffer squalid conditions in camps
13 hours, 35 minutes ago

Tens of thousands displaced by ethnic violence in northeast India suffer squalid conditions in camps

Associated Press  

KANGPOKPI, India — Phalneivah Khonsai ran for her life when violence struck her neighborhood in India’s restive northeast, carrying just the bare essentials in the hope that she and her family could return soon. The relief camp is in Kangpokpi, about 50 kilometers from Imphal, the capital of India’s northeastern Manipur state, which has been wracked by ethnic violence since …

Manipur: Curfew imposed in Jiribam after 11 militants killed in encounter with CRPF
1 month, 1 week ago

Manipur: Curfew imposed in Jiribam after 11 militants killed in encounter with CRPF

Hindustan Times  

District administration in Manipur's Jiribam imposed a curfew on Monday as the Kuki-Zo organisations called for a complete shutdown in hill areas to protest the encounter of 11 suspected militants, news agency PTI reported. Eleven suspected militants were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces on Monday after insurgents in camouflage uniforms, armed with sophisticated weapons, fired indiscriminately at …

133 Manipur villagers displaced by ethnic conflict in Jiribam return home
4 months, 2 weeks ago

133 Manipur villagers displaced by ethnic conflict in Jiribam return home

The Hindu  

In joint efforts led by the district administration of Manipur’s Jiribam, along with the security forces posted in the area, 133 Meitei villagers returned to their homes in Mongbung village, where last month a Central Reserve Police Force constable was killed in a gunfight, officials said on Tuesday night. Superintendent of Police, Jiribam, M. Pradip Singh told The Hindu, “After …

Northeastern View | Manipur crisis spillover into Assam needs a humanitarian, not securitised, response from the govt
5 months ago

Northeastern View | Manipur crisis spillover into Assam needs a humanitarian, not securitised, response from the govt

Hindustan Times  

In the late hours of July 16, police in Assam’s Cachar district killed three Hmar individuals close to the hilly jungles bordering Manipur’s Jiribam district. Manipur crisis spills over Manipur’s Jiribam district, bordering Assam to the West, had been relatively calm since the conflict began in May last year. Last month, it even conducted a door-to-door survey in the district …

Assam flood situation grim; nearly 23 lakh people affected in 28 districts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam flood situation grim; nearly 23 lakh people affected in 28 districts

The Hindu  

“Assam’s flood situation remained grim on July 8 with a population of nearly 23 lakh affected in 28 districts as the water level of most rivers continue to flow above the danger mark,” according to an official bulletin. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said all relief camps in flood-affected districts are well maintained and stocked with enough essential items …

‘This is Assam, not Manipur’: Top cop’s warning in Cachar after Jiribam violence
5 months, 4 weeks ago

‘This is Assam, not Manipur’: Top cop’s warning in Cachar after Jiribam violence

Hindustan Times  

SILCHAR: The Assam police has started a door-to-door survey in Cachar district to identify people from Manipur’s Jiribam who have taken shelter in district and warned them not to indulge in violence, senior Assam police and administrative officials said on Monday. Assam IGP Prasanta Kumar Bhuiyan along with DIG Southern Assam, Kangkanjyoti Saikia, Cachar SP Numal Hahatta and other officials …

Curfew in disturbed Manipur district to be relaxed tomorrow
6 months ago

Curfew in disturbed Manipur district to be relaxed tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Cr PC which had been imposed in Manipur’s Jiribam district since June 6 over potential disturbances to peace and public tranquillity in view of the alleged killing of a 59-year-old man, will be relaxed within the Jiribam Municipal area from 9am to 1.30pm on June 19. Stating that there is a necessity to …

Manipur violence: Mob set ablaze 2 abandoned Meitei houses in Jiribam
6 months, 1 week ago

Manipur violence: Mob set ablaze 2 abandoned Meitei houses in Jiribam

Hindustan Times  

Imphal: In another incident in Manipur’s Jiribam, where fresh violence erupted last week, two abandoned houses belonging to Meitei were allegedly set ablaze by unknown miscreants in the early hours of Friday. This comes despite the deployment of additional security forces in the Jiribam district after the reignition of violence in the border district of Manipur. Additional security forces, including …

943 persons internally displaced so far in aftermath of violence in Manipur’s Jiribam
6 months, 1 week ago

943 persons internally displaced so far in aftermath of violence in Manipur’s Jiribam

Hindustan Times  

As many as 943 people in Manipur were internally displaced in the aftermath of the violence in Manipur’s Jiribam district, official reports said. On Wednesday, as many as 73 IDPs joined the relief camps opened in and around Jiribam town, 220km west of Imphal while eight IDPs left the relief camps, people aware of the development said. Violence erupted in …

Tribal people of Jiribam separated from the Meitei community following recent violence, says Manipur tribal body
6 months, 1 week ago

Tribal people of Jiribam separated from the Meitei community following recent violence, says Manipur tribal body

The Hindu  

Days after fresh violence in Manipur’s Jiribam district displaced hundreds of Meitei, and Kuki-Zo and Hmar people, many even to Assam, the Indigenous Tribes Advisory Council, a civil society organisation of tribal communities in Jiribam and Pherzawl districts, on June 11 said that the Hmar-Kuki-Zomi tribal people of Jiribam had been totally separated from the Meitei community in the district …

People from Manipur taking refuge in Assam after fresh violence
6 months, 1 week ago

People from Manipur taking refuge in Assam after fresh violence

Hindustan Times  

Silchar, People affected by fresh incidents of violence in Manipur have started arriving in Assam’s Cachar district in search of safety, the local MLA said on Monday. People from Manipur taking refuge in Assam after fresh violence Security along the inter-state border has been tightened, a police officer said. Two police outposts, a forest beat office and at least 70 …

30 houses, two police outposts torched in Manipur’s Jiribam district
6 months, 2 weeks ago

30 houses, two police outposts torched in Manipur’s Jiribam district

The Hindu  

Suspected militants torched nearly 30 houses and two police outposts in Jiribam district of Manipur on Saturday. Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said additional police personnel and Central security forces have been rushed to the district following arson and violence. The Manipur Police said in a statement that in the violence that broke out following the murder of the farmer, …

Discussion on one year of Manipur violence
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 …

Manipur: What Action Has Been Taken So Far; A Look At the History of Violence in NE State
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur: What Action Has Been Taken So Far; A Look At the History of Violence in NE State

News 18  

The ethnic tension in Manipur snowballed after clashes took place between rival groups during a student march on May 3 called over the demand for the Scheduled Tribe status by the Meitei community. ACTION TAKEN SO FAR So far, the government has unified an inter-agency command under the security advisor in the Manipur case. A judicial inquiry by a commission …

Amid Bengal violence, 133 people sought refuge in Assam: Chief Minister Himanta
1 year, 5 months ago

Amid Bengal violence, 133 people sought refuge in Assam: Chief Minister Himanta

India Today  

As Bengal awaits results of the violence-hit rural polls, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said 133 individuals who feared for their lives sought refuge in Dhubri district on Monday. In a tweet, Biswa Sarma said, "Yesterday, 133 individuals who feared for their lives due to violence in the panchayat election in West Bengal sought refuge in Dhubri District of …

Manipur relief camps | From one eruption to another, day and night spread equal dread
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur relief camps | From one eruption to another, day and night spread equal dread

The Hindu  

The yu, a popular rice wine, has not been brewing at Sekmai, dry Manipur’s favourite watering hole north of the State’s capital Imphal on National Highway 2. What’s been brewing for more than a month is the fear of getting killed at the Sekmai relief camp and the realisation that members of 175 Meitei households, spread across several such camps, …

Manipur violence: Over 50,000 displaced people staying in 'relief camps' | Here are DETAILS
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur violence: Over 50,000 displaced people staying in 'relief camps' | Here are DETAILS

India TV News  

Manipur violence: Over 50,000 people, who have been displaced by the ethnic violence in Manipur, are currently staying at around 349 relief camps across the state, a minister said in Imphal today. State Information and Public Relations Minister Dr RK Ranjan said combing operations have been launched in all districts, particularly in vulnerable areas. “Altogether 50,698 people displaced by the …

Manipur Violence: Over 5,800 people flee to Mizoram, take shelter in relief camps
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur Violence: Over 5,800 people flee to Mizoram, take shelter in relief camps

Firstpost  

Over 5,800 people in violence-hit Manipur have left for Mizoram and taken shelter in different districts of the state, officials said on Sunday. A total number of 5,822 people, belonging to the Chin-Kuki-Mizo community, have lodged in temporary relief camps across six districts of Mizoram. Meanwhile, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, along with his four cabinet ministers, rushed to …

Tense calm in India’s Manipur where ethnic riots claimed 62 lives
1 year, 7 months ago

Tense calm in India’s Manipur where ethnic riots claimed 62 lives

Al Jazeera  

Curfew in place and peace talks held as state’s chief minister says about 230 people injured and 1,700 houses burned in the violence. Rioting and ethnic clashes last week in India’s Manipur have killed at least 62 people and displaced 35,000, officials say, as a tense calm prevails across the remote northeastern state. Rights groups in Imphal said tensions started …

In Imphal, tribals stuck at Manipur Rifles camps looking to get out
1 year, 7 months ago

In Imphal, tribals stuck at Manipur Rifles camps looking to get out

The Hindu  

Even as residents in Imphal said the first batch of tribals stranded in the Valley had been sent back to Churachandpur and Kangpokpi, many more tribals, mostly Kukis, stranded in camps run by the Manipur government are desperately trying to move into the camps run by the Centre — either Army camps or those run by the Central Armed Police …

Over 2,000 people evacuated from violence-hit Manipur
1 year, 7 months ago

Over 2,000 people evacuated from violence-hit Manipur

Hindustan Times  

Authorities have relocated over 2,250 residents from violence-hit Manipur to Assam in the past three days, with around 300 of them moving towards Mizoram, according to the Cachar district administration. “The Manipur residents started moving towards Assam on Friday night and by Sunday evening, 2,252 people, mostly women, children and the elderly, shifted here,” an official said. When the truck …

Fleeing violence, thousands in Manipur face uncertain future
1 year, 7 months ago

Fleeing violence, thousands in Manipur face uncertain future

Hindustan Times  

Mangboi Hauzel, 60, is overcome with exhaustion as he sits with hundreds of others outside the airport in Imphal on Sunday morning. The Imphal airport on Sunday resembled a refugee camp in a war zone, with roughly a thousand members of Manipur’s Kuki tribe waiting for planes to take them to neighbouring states after ethnic violence swept through large parts …

Manipur ethnic tensions | More than 1,100 people from violence-hit State enter Assam
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur ethnic tensions | More than 1,100 people from violence-hit State enter Assam

The Hindu  

More than 1,100 people from Manipur's Jiribam district and surrounding areas have crossed the inter-State border to enter Assam's Cachar district, following violence in the neighbouring State, officials said on May 6. Cachar Deputy Commissioner Rohan Kumar Jha visited the border area under Lakhipur Sub-division on Friday and said that all necessary facilities are being provided to the people from …

Thousands flee violence-hit Manipur, enter Assam's Cachar
1 year, 7 months ago

Thousands flee violence-hit Manipur, enter Assam's Cachar

Hindustan Times  

In the wake of violence in Manipur, more than 1000 people from the State have entered into Cachar district of Assam to take shelter. Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that several families affected by the recent incidents in Manipur have sought refuge in Assam. I am also in constant communication with the Manipur Chief Minister N Biren …

Manipur Violence: More than 1000 people flee violence-hit state, take shelter in Assam's Cachar
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur Violence: More than 1000 people flee violence-hit state, take shelter in Assam's Cachar

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing violence in Manipur, more than 1,000 people from the state have gone into the Cachar district of Assam to take shelter. I am also in constant communication with the Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and have pledged the full support of the Assam Government during this hour of crisis," Chief Minister Sarma said. Mizoram to evacuate …

Manipur violence: Amit Shah reviews situation as around thousand people flee to neighbouring Assam
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur violence: Amit Shah reviews situation as around thousand people flee to neighbouring Assam

India TV News  

Manipur violence: Amid the growing concern over the violence in Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah yet again reviewed the situation on Friday. Shah also held review meetings on May 4 Earlier on Thursday, Shah also held two meetings via video-conferencing and spoke with the Chief Ministers of Manipur and neighbouring states including that of Nagaland, Mizoram and Assam in …

Floods submerge houses, roads in Assam; people forced to take shelter in camps | VISUALS
2 years, 6 months ago

Floods submerge houses, roads in Assam; people forced to take shelter in camps | VISUALS

India Today  

As the flood situation in Assam saw no improvement in Assam on Tuesday, more people were moved to relief camps in several districts. ''Four units of the NDRF from Bhubaneswar with a total of 105 personnel have been sent to Silchar to carry out rescue operations in Barak Valley'', Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, thanking Union Home Minister Amit …

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