Kiren Rijiju asks Manipur govt to bring back normalcy in state
8 years, 3 months ago

Kiren Rijiju asks Manipur govt to bring back normalcy in state

ABP News  

New Delhi: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has asked the Manipur government to bring back normalcy in the state by removing the economic blockade imposed by a Naga group on its highway as he embarks on a day-long visit to Manipur. "There is a constitutional duty of the state government to bring back normalcy and they should ensure that there is no blockade along the highway," Rijiju told PTI. Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs, said the ground situation in Manipur continues to be worrisome and the Central government wants that law and order prevail in the state. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday told Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh that there has been extremely distressing situation caused by the continuous blockade of National Highway-2, which has caused an acute shortage of essential and other goods in Manipur and breakdown of law and order.

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Govt committed to bring normalcy to Manipur: Sitharaman
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5 days, 23 hours ago

Govt committed to bring normalcy to Manipur: Sitharaman

Hindustan Times  

The Centre is committed to bringing normalcy to ethnic strife-torn Manipur, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday, assuring all support for the economic growth of the northeastern state. Responding to the Opposition’s charge that a double-engine government could not resolve Manipur crisis, she said: “There is no way anyone of us will be doing any help to Manipur …

FM Nirmala Sitharaman says committed to bring normalcy in Manipur
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6 days, 15 hours ago

FM Nirmala Sitharaman says committed to bring normalcy in Manipur

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Central Government is committed to bringing normalcy to Manipur and assured all support for the economic growth of the State. Central security forces cleared obstacles on NH-2 in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district “We extend the fullest support to the State.so that the recovery of Manipur will be sooner than later.We are, all of …

DC Edit | Govt must stop Manipur drift now or face trouble
4 months, 1 week ago

DC Edit | Govt must stop Manipur drift now or face trouble

Deccan Chronicle  

The grist of the Indian Constitution, or for that matter the constitution of all democratic counties, is the protection of the weak against injustice perpetrated by the mighty, whether it is between the citizen and the state or between various individuals or sections of the population. The people of Manipur, a state of the Indian Union, have been denied the …

‘Peace talks on with both Manipur groups’: Amit Shah
6 months, 1 week ago

‘Peace talks on with both Manipur groups’: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the government is talking to both the Meitei and Kuki communities in strife-torn Manipur to restore normalcy and has begun fencing the country’s border with Myanmar to check infiltration. Barring three days of violence last week, the overall situation in Manipur has been calm and the government has been working to restore …

Govt’s priority to restore peace in Manipur keeping the state united: Amit Shah
11 months, 1 week ago

Govt’s priority to restore peace in Manipur keeping the state united: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the priority of the next government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be to restore peace in strife-torn Manipur by talking to all sides and keeping the state united. Union home minister Amit Shah speaks at a public rally ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Manipur’s Imphal on Monday. “I …

In Manipur, efforts on to bring back sense of normalcy, law and order: Jaishankar
1 year, 5 months ago

In Manipur, efforts on to bring back sense of normalcy, law and order: Jaishankar

India Today  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said efforts are on in Manipur by the state and the central governments to find a way by which a sense of normalcy returns and there is adequate law-and-order enforcement. ".I think one part of the problem in Manipur has been the destabilising impact of migrants who have come," he said on Tuesday at the …

Manipur Violence: United People's Front, Kuki National Organisation Announce Lifting Of Blockade In Kangpokpi
1 year, 8 months ago

Manipur Violence: United People's Front, Kuki National Organisation Announce Lifting Of Blockade In Kangpokpi

ABP News  

United People's Front and Kuki National Organisation on Sunday announced lifting of blockade at Manipur’s Kangui in Kangpokpi on National Highway-2 with immediate effect. “Keeping in view of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's deep concern to restore peace and harmony in the State and alleviate the plight of people in general, United People's Front and Kuki National Organisation have decided …

Manipur violence: Kuki groups lift two-month long blockade on NH-2 post-Amit Shah's appeal
1 year, 8 months ago

Manipur violence: Kuki groups lift two-month long blockade on NH-2 post-Amit Shah's appeal

India TV News  

Manipur violence: The United Peoples' Front and Kuki National Organisation, two umbrella Kuki organisations, have withdrawn roadblocks on National Highway 2 in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district. In a joint statement, the two organisations said that the blockade on the highway has been lifted with immediate effect, following an appeal by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. According to the sources, the decision …

Manipur crisis | Some tribal organisations lift blockade along Imphal-Dimapur National Highway for seven days
1 year, 9 months ago

Manipur crisis | Some tribal organisations lift blockade along Imphal-Dimapur National Highway for seven days

The Hindu  

In response to the appeal by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, some tribal organisations have lifted the blockade along the NH2 for seven days effective from Monday morning A report said that during these days trucks carrying essential commodities and medicines can ply. Three-member Commission of Inquiry to probe ethnic violence in Manipur The protracted blockade has caused untold trials …

Manipur: Amit Shah appeals to public to lift blockades of NH-2; Govt sets up 3-member panel
1 year, 9 months ago

Manipur: Amit Shah appeals to public to lift blockades of NH-2; Govt sets up 3-member panel

India TV News  

Manipur: Taking cognisance of the situation in Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to the people of the state to lift the blockades from National Highway-2. Apart from this, the government today constituted a three-member Inquiry commission to look into the possibilities of lapses or dereliction of duty by responsible authorities or the individuals in the riots …

Time to move on and restore normalcy: Manipur CM
1 year, 10 months ago

Time to move on and restore normalcy: Manipur CM

The Hindu  

Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh on Sunday said it was time to move on from the violence and restore normalcy in the State. Although Mr. Singh did not elaborate, his BJP-led government’s drives against alleged encroachment of forest land and poppy cultivation in the hills are said to be among the main reasons behind the violence that left more …

Manipur Violence: Centre Ready For Talks To Resolve Issue Says G Kishan Reddy Minister For Northeast Region
1 year, 10 months ago

Manipur Violence: Centre Ready For Talks To Resolve Issue Says G Kishan Reddy Minister For Northeast Region

ABP News  

Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region G Kishan Reddy said on Sunday that the Central government was ready for talks to resolve the conflict in Manipur, news agency PTI reported. Reddy stated that the Centre was not adamant when it came to people's welfare, and that it even withdrew three Farm Laws after agriculturists demanded that the …

BJP government ensured peace, progress in the northeast: Amit Shah
2 years, 2 months ago

BJP government ensured peace, progress in the northeast: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI/IMPHAL Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Narendra Modi government at the Centre helped rid Manipur of curfews, blockades and extremism and ensure “three Ps” — peace, progress and prosperity — in adjoining Nagaland. Highway blockades, which were common earlier, have become a thing of the past,” Mr. Shah said at Manipur capital Imphal, his first stop. The …

130-day-long blockade in Manipur ends
8 years ago

130-day-long blockade in Manipur ends

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The United Naga Council on Sunday announced the withdrawal of the 130-day-long economic blockade in Manipur with the state’s newly-elected BJP government agreeing to free UNC leaders unconditionally and closing all cases on the blockade against Naga leaders. Next Naga Council talks in month’s time Removal of the crippling blockade was one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promises to …

QBullet: Yogi Adityanath Takes Charge of UP; Jats Call off Stir
8 years ago

QBullet: Yogi Adityanath Takes Charge of UP; Jats Call off Stir

The Quint  

The four-month economic blockade in Manipur, imposed by the United Naga Council, was lifted on Sunday midnight, following talks with the Union and the state governments. The UNC had imposed the blockade in protest against the creation of seven new districts by the then Congress-led government “as it was in contravention to Greater Nagalim” envisaged by the group. The government …

Manipur: Naga blockade to end tonight after five months
8 years ago

Manipur: Naga blockade to end tonight after five months

Live Mint  

Imphal: The Manipur economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council nearly five month ago would be lifted from midnight on Sunday, said an official statement after the talks among the centre, the state government and the Naga groups. The joint statement issued after the tripartite talks, held at the Senapati district headquarters, said there would be “unconditional release of …

Manipur: Economic blockade to be lifted on 20 March after meeting between UNC, state govt and Centre
8 years ago

Manipur: Economic blockade to be lifted on 20 March after meeting between UNC, state govt and Centre

Firstpost  

The economic blockade in Manipur will be lifted on 20 March, according to media reports. According to a report by ANI, the agreement to lift the blockade was reached after talks between the United Naga Council, the Manipur government and the Centre in Senapati, Manipur. pic.twitter.com/UubiCGqAXd — ANI March 19, 2017 The landlocked state has been experiencing severe hardship in …

Manipur govt has no answer to charges levelled by Narendra Modi: Javadekar
8 years ago

Manipur govt has no answer to charges levelled by Narendra Modi: Javadekar

Firstpost  

Imphal: Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said the Ibobi Singh-led Congress government in Manipur has “no answer” to the charges levelled against it by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At an election meeting in Imphal West district on Saturday, the Prime Minister had charged the state government with being “hand-in-glove” with those who had launched the indefinite economic blockade …

Narendra Modi vows to end Manipur blockade if BJP voted to power
8 years ago

Narendra Modi vows to end Manipur blockade if BJP voted to power

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the ruling Congress of conspiring with those responsible for Manipur’s three-month-long economic blockade, and promised that the state would not suffer from such disruptions if the BJP was voted to power. The blockade of Manipur’s two key highways imposed by the United Naga Council on November 1 to protest against creation of …

Manipur Election 2017: Ibobi questions Modi's remarks in Imphal over economic blockade
8 years ago

Manipur Election 2017: Ibobi questions Modi's remarks in Imphal over economic blockade

Firstpost  

On Saturday, Modi during an election rally held in Imphal promised to end the protracted economic blockade in Manipur if the BJP comes to power in the state, apart from assuring that the saffron party will do in 15 months what Congress couldn’t do in 15 years. Imphal: Strongly reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark “Manipur will be free …

No economic blockade in Manipur if BJP comes to power: Modi
8 years ago

No economic blockade in Manipur if BJP comes to power: Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised to end the crippling economic blockade in Manipur if the BJP comes to power in the state and said what the Congress could not do in 15 years, the BJP will do in 15 months. He also launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, accusing him of "running the …

Manipur Election 2017: First-time voters want an end to blockade and bandh politics
8 years, 1 month ago

Manipur Election 2017: First-time voters want an end to blockade and bandh politics

Firstpost  

Imphal: First-time voters in poll-bound Manipur want an end to the politics of blockades and bandhs and demand better educational and job opportunities in the state. I think the time has come when we should move forward towards creation of more jobs and educational opportunities leaving behind this era of bloodshed,” said a student who did not wished to be …

Willing to talk with UNC to end blockade: Manipur CM Okram Ibobi Singh
8 years, 1 month ago

Willing to talk with UNC to end blockade: Manipur CM Okram Ibobi Singh

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh said on Tuesday that he was ready for tripartite talks with the United Naga Council to end the crippling three-month-long economic blockade. The chief minister refuted Home Minister Rajnath Singh's charge that the blockade was a result of a "political conspiracy" hatched by the Congress government to divert attention from its "failures". On …

Manipur blockade result of Congress' conspiracy: Home Minister Rajnath Singh
8 years, 1 month ago

Manipur blockade result of Congress' conspiracy: Home Minister Rajnath Singh

Firstpost  

Imphal: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday alleged that the over 3-month long economic blockade of Manipur was the result of a conspiracy hatched by the state’s Congress government to divert attention from its failures. We have given the state enough central forces, but the state is not using those forces,” Singh said after the release of the party’s …

Manipur blockade result of Congress' conspiracy: Rajnath Singh
8 years, 1 month ago

Manipur blockade result of Congress' conspiracy: Rajnath Singh

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday alleged that the over 3-month long economic blockade of Manipur was the result of a conspiracy hatched by the state's Congress government to divert attention from its failures. On the framework agreement signed in August 2015 between the Centre and the NSCN and allegations levelled by Congress that BJP has put the …

Manipur polls: Government not sincere in solving economic blockade, says Javadekar
8 years, 1 month ago

Manipur polls: Government not sincere in solving economic blockade, says Javadekar

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: The Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday called the economic blockade in Manipur ‘a game plan of Congress’, saying that the Chief Minster is not being sincere in his efforts to solve the situation. Refuting the Congress allegation that the BJP was hand in gloves with the groups who have called the blockade, Javadekar said the economic blockade was …

Manipur Election 2017: Economic blockade as a poll issue set to overshadow note ban, corruption
8 years, 1 month ago

Manipur Election 2017: Economic blockade as a poll issue set to overshadow note ban, corruption

Firstpost  

The politics of poll-bound Manipur revolves around the economic blockade issue as all political parties are trying to use it as the key issue in the state assembly election slated for next month. Imphal: The politics of poll-bound Manipur revolves around the economic blockade issue as all political parties are trying to use it as the key issue in the …

Politics of economic blockade dominates Manipur polls
8 years, 1 month ago

Politics of economic blockade dominates Manipur polls

Live Mint  

Imphal: The politics of poll-bound Manipur revolves around the economic blockade issue as all political parties are trying to use it as the key issue in the state assembly election slated for next month. Even though economic blockades brings misery to the border state whenever NH-2 and NH-37, Manipur’s lifeline national highways, are blocked, it relegates every other issue—demonetisation, corruption …

Manipur CM responsible for blockade, 'trick' to divide voters: BJP
8 years, 1 month ago

Manipur CM responsible for blockade, 'trick' to divide voters: BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: Accusing the Manipur chief minister of "deliberately" trying to derail efforts to end economic blockade, BJP state president K Bhabananda Singh on Thursday said they will initiate dialogue to end the impasse if voted to power. The indefinite economic blockade by United Naga Council in Manipur is on since November 1, 2016 in protest against the state government's decision …

Manipur High Court warns government officials over economic blockade
8 years, 1 month ago

Manipur High Court warns government officials over economic blockade

Firstpost  

The Manipur High Court on Wednesday issued a stern warning to secretaries of the central government to comply with the court directives or face action. Imphal: The Manipur High Court on Wednesday issued a stern warning to secretaries of the central government to comply with the court directives or face action. A full bench, comprising Chief Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad, …

Manipur govt plans to declare UNC unlawful to curb the economic blockade
8 years, 1 month ago

Manipur govt plans to declare UNC unlawful to curb the economic blockade

Firstpost  

In a desperate bid to salvage their grip over the state, the Manipur government has given final touches to have the United Naga Council declared an unlawful organisation. This comes in light of the of the tripartite meeting called by the Centre between the UNC and the state government, for the settlement of the economic blockade. Congress trades barbs with …

Manipur economic blockade shows that the Naga peace talks have failed
8 years, 2 months ago

Manipur economic blockade shows that the Naga peace talks have failed

Firstpost  

The two-and-a-half-month long economic blockade in Manipur imposed by the United Naga Council is seen as a sign of the Government of India’s failure to strike an amicable conclusion to Naga peace talks, an initiative that was publicised with much fanfare. When asked if the organization is likely to soften its blockade to facilitate the election process, Milan Shimray, an …

President's Rule in Manipur is a possibility; Rijiju talks tough in Imphal
8 years, 3 months ago

President's Rule in Manipur is a possibility; Rijiju talks tough in Imphal

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The Centre did some tough talking in poll-bound Manipur on Friday, warning the Ibobi Singh-led Congress government that it cannot wash its hands of the “humanitarian crisis” caused by the 53-day economic blockade by the United Naga Council. In New Delhi, home ministry sources said that if there was no alternative, the imposition of President’s Rule could not be …

Manipur government must act to restore normalcy, says Kiren Rijiju
8 years, 3 months ago

Manipur government must act to restore normalcy, says Kiren Rijiju

India TV News  

The Centre today issued a stern message to the Manipur government saying that it can't escape responsibility for the "humanitarian crisis" arising out of the 52-day economic blockade by a Naga group and must work to end it. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, who is on a day-long visit to Congress-ruled Manipur as a central emissary, said it …

Centre reviews situation in Manipur as economic blockade cripples life
8 years, 3 months ago

Centre reviews situation in Manipur as economic blockade cripples life

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: The Centre on Friday reviewed the situation in Manipur in the wake of the crippling economic blockade of a highway, with Union Minister Kiren Rijiju asking the state government to end the "worrisome" conditions that have triggered a "humanitarian crisis". Rijiju, who is on a day-long trip to Manipur as a central emissary stressed that the Manipur government must …

Manipur violence: United Naga Council demands President's rule in state
8 years, 3 months ago

Manipur violence: United Naga Council demands President's rule in state

Firstpost  

The UNC said that Manipur CM decided to create seven new districts “without consulting” the Nagas who, they said, are the most important stakeholders. Creation of seven new districts is a ploy by the Manipur Chief Minister for electoral gains,” senior UNC leader Adani Mao said at a press conference in New Delhi. Claiming that violence has taken place in …

Economic blockade: Manipur burns, curfew imposed
8 years, 3 months ago

Economic blockade: Manipur burns, curfew imposed

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati/Imphal: The Manipur government suspended mobile internet services in Imphal West district and clamped indefinite curfew in some areas of the state as counter-economic blockade supporters torched over 20 vehicles on Sunday. The government reviewed the fast deteriorating law and order situation as the landlocked state plunged into a fresh cycle of violence following Friday’s serial blasts and an alleged …

Petrol sold for Rs 300 a litre in Manipur as economic blockade by United Naga Council continues
8 years, 4 months ago

Petrol sold for Rs 300 a litre in Manipur as economic blockade by United Naga Council continues

India TV News  

As the United Naga Council 's indefinite economic blockade on national highways in Manipur continue to make life tougher for people, a litre of petrol was being sold for as high as Rs 300 on the grey market. The economic blockade by the UNC is against the government's alleged move to create two new districts out of Sadar Hills in …

Ten-day economic blockade begins in Manipur; normal life crippled
8 years, 9 months ago

Ten-day economic blockade begins in Manipur; normal life crippled

Firstpost  

Several tribal groups began a 10-day economic blockade of Manipur from Thursday midnight, affecting normal life across the state. Imphal: Several tribal groups began a 10-day economic blockade of Manipur from Thursday midnight. This caused fuel shortage and a spike in prices of several consumables, affecting normal life across the state. Earlier, a 24-hour strike called by tribal activists in …

No fuel, no medicines, no food: Manipur blockade enters 100th day
13 years, 4 months ago

No fuel, no medicines, no food: Manipur blockade enters 100th day

Firstpost  

The Manipur blockade has entered its 100th day and the situation in the state is desperate. There is only enough fuel to last the state one day, and hospitals have run out of essential medicines and basic lifesaving amenities such as oxygen. The blockade was launched on 1 August on the Imphal-Dimapur-Guwahati National Highway and the Imphal-Jiribam-Silchar by the minority …

Manipur's economic blockade called off after 92 days
13 years, 4 months ago

Manipur's economic blockade called off after 92 days

Firstpost  

The 92-day long Manipur economic blockade was called off after the state government gave written assurance to upgrade Sadar Hills as a full fledged district. New Delhi: The 92-day economic blockade that had crippled Manipur was called off today after the state government signed an agreement with the agitating group, demanding a separate Kuki tribe dominated-district to be carved out …

Supplies in Manipur fine but costly: Chidambaram
13 years, 4 months ago

Supplies in Manipur fine but costly: Chidambaram

Firstpost  

The home minister appealed to the Kuki and Meitei groups to withdraw their respective economic blockades and restore normalcy in Manipur. New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram said today that supplies are available in Manipur despite the blockade entering the 92nd day although he admitted that the prices are going through the roof. Chidambaram said the Kukis and Meiteis started …

Naga blockade pushes Manipur into economic crisis
14 years, 10 months ago

Naga blockade pushes Manipur into economic crisis

The Hindu  

The northeastern state of Manipur is in the throes of a breakdown with hospitals putting on hold all routine surgeries due to non-availability of oxygen cylinders while stocks of all essentials, baby food, and life saving drugs have almost dried up. An indefinite economic blockade for the past one week enforced by various Naga tribal groups to protest the Manipur …

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