Manipur: Protesters take to streets in Imphal after 3 bodies found in Jiribam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur: Protesters take to streets in Imphal after 3 bodies found in Jiribam

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of people took to the streets in various parts of Imphal Valley on Saturday after three bodies, believed to be those of six missing individuals, were discovered in Jiribam district, reported news agency PTI. Students from various schools and colleges took part in a candlelight vigil organised by Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur The protesters, who were mostly women, burnt tires and disrupted traffic while blocking major roads in Kwakeithel and Sagolband Tera in Imphal West. In Khwairamband Market, Manipur's main market, women vendors also organized a rally denouncing the killings, as heavy security forces were deployed in Imphal. The victims, three women and three children, had been missing since a gunfight between militants and security forces took place in Jiribam on Monday.

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Manipur: Over 2,000 Army personnel searching for missing man; tracker dogs, drones deployed
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur: Over 2,000 Army personnel searching for missing man; tracker dogs, drones deployed

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: The Indian Army has deployed over 2,000 personnel for the search of the Meitei man who has been missing for over a week, police said. Laishram Kamalbabu Singh, a native of Assam's Cachar district who lived in Khukrul in Imphal West, was a works supervisor for a contractor working with the Military Engineering Services in Leimakhong Military Station of …

Manipur violence: Eight arrested for arson, attacks on Police and legislators' properties
4 months ago

Manipur violence: Eight arrested for arson, attacks on Police and legislators' properties

India TV News  

In the violence-hit state of Manipur, incidents of arson targeting police stations and the residences of legislators have come to light, resulting in the arrest of eight individuals. One of the key arrests was made on Thursday, when Chongtham Thoicha, a resident of Kiym Mamang Leikai in the Patsoi Police Station area of Imphal West district, was apprehended about the …

Manipur: Eight arrested over attacks on police station, MLAs' residences
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4 months ago

Manipur: Eight arrested over attacks on police station, MLAs' residences

New Indian Express  

IMPHAL: Eight people have been arrested in connection with attacks on a police station and residences of MLAs in strife-torn Manipur, a police statement said on Saturday. One person, identified as 20-year-old Chongtham Thoicha, who hails from Kiyam Mamang Leikai in Patsoi police station area in Imphal West district, was arrested on Thursday in connection with arson at the properties …

Thousands rally against AFSPA in Manipur
4 months ago

Thousands rally against AFSPA in Manipur

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: Thousands of demonstrators on Thursday defied curfew and staged a rally in Manipur's Imphal East district demanding removal of the Armed Forces Act from the state and the arrest of those responsible for the killings of three women and three children in Jiribam district. Meanwhile, in Jiribam district, volunteers from the Coordinating Committee of Manipur Integrity student wing locked …

Autopsy report of Manipur family says victims were shot multiple times before bodies dumped in river
4 months ago

Autopsy report of Manipur family says victims were shot multiple times before bodies dumped in river

The Hindu  

The autopsy report of three of the six members of a Meitei family who were allegedly abducted by armed militants during an encounter with security forces in Jiribam district of Manipur on November 11, 2024 reveals that they were shot multiple times before their bodies were dumped in a river. After the family was abducted by armed militants, their highly …

Manipur govt scraps order to reopen schools, colleges in Jiribam, Imphal Valley
4 months ago

Manipur govt scraps order to reopen schools, colleges in Jiribam, Imphal Valley

India TV News  

The Manipir govt on Sunday scrapped orders by the Directorate of Education- Schools and Higher and Technical Education Department, which allowed to reopen the schools and colleges in Imphal Valley and Jiribam districts of violence-hit Manipur's on Monday, an official said. Notifying the latest development, the Directorate of Education - Schools issued an order stating, "Normal classes will resume for …

Manipur Crisis: Govt To Deploy 90 More CAPF Companies, 258 Dead In Clashes Since May 2023, Security Advisor Says
4 months, 1 week ago

Manipur Crisis: Govt To Deploy 90 More CAPF Companies, 258 Dead In Clashes Since May 2023, Security Advisor Says

ABP News  

The Union government has announced the deployment of 90 additional companies of Central Armed Police Forces to Manipur, where ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities has claimed 258 lives since May last year. Kuldiep Singh, Security Advisor to the Manipur government, provided the update during a press conference following a security review meeting on Friday. Manipur Violence: Last …

Manipur: 9 bodies of Jiribam victims sent back from Assam hospital amid tight security
4 months, 1 week ago

Manipur: 9 bodies of Jiribam victims sent back from Assam hospital amid tight security

Hindustan Times  

Bodies of nine Jiribam residents, killed between November 11 and 17 during the recent violence, were taken back to their home district in Manipur amid tight security after Assam’s Silchar Medical College and Hospital handed over their mortal remains to family members on Friday morning. People escape as smoke and flames billow from vehicles that were set on fire during …

Manipur murders: Autopsy of all six bodies done; families not ready to accept them for last rites
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4 months, 1 week ago

Manipur murders: Autopsy of all six bodies done; families not ready to accept them for last rites

Hindustan Times  

Even after completion of the post-mortem of all the bodies of the six missing persons from Manipur's Jiribam district, the corpses remain at the morgue of the Silchar Medical College and Hospital in Assam as family members are unwilling to take them back for last rites, sources said on Thursday. Members of Kuki organisations hold a rally carrying mock 'coffins' …

Manipur violence: Kuki groups to hold ‘coffin rally’ to honour 10 slain ‘militants’
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4 months, 1 week ago

Manipur violence: Kuki groups to hold ‘coffin rally’ to honour 10 slain ‘militants’

Hindustan Times  

Manipur violence: Manipur’s Kuki organisations have announced a 'coffin rally' in Churachandpur on Tuesday to honour the ‘10 Kuki-Zo youths’ killed in an alleged gunfight with CRPF in Jiribam district. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, a prominent Kuki-Zo community organisation in Manipur, announced on Sunday that the funerals would be delayed until postmortem reports are provided to the families. More …

Manipur violence: NIA registers three FIRs to probe fresh incidents of violence
4 months, 1 week ago

Manipur violence: NIA registers three FIRs to probe fresh incidents of violence

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency has registered three cases in connection with the latest instances of violence in the strife-torn Manipur, according to official sources. The cases taken over by the NIA are those related to the "murder of a woman at Jiribam by fully armed militants", "attack on a CRPF post located at Jakuradhor Karong and Borobekra police stations, Jiribam …

Bodies found in Assam river amid renewed Manipur violence
4 months, 1 week ago

Bodies found in Assam river amid renewed Manipur violence

Deccan Chronicle  

The bodies of an unclothed woman and a young girl stuffed into a gunny sack were found on Sunday in the Barak River in south Assam. The discovery comes just hours after mob violence erupted in neighboring Manipur over six corpses suspected to be of three women and three children reported missing from a relief camp in violence-hit Jiribam. Violence …

Amit Shah chairs meet amid Manipur unrest, 50 central force units to be deployed
4 months, 1 week ago

Amit Shah chairs meet amid Manipur unrest, 50 central force units to be deployed

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the ongoing situation in Manipur as the violence in the state escalated, according to sources. During the meet, the Home Minister reviewed security deployment in Manipur, directing Central Armed Police Forces and state police officials to maintain peace and order in the region. Protests and violence escalated …

Manipur: Headless body of boy and grandmother’s corpse found in River, Kuki militants suspected behind killings
4 months, 1 week ago

Manipur: Headless body of boy and grandmother’s corpse found in River, Kuki militants suspected behind killings

Live Mint  

Two days after six members of a Meitei family were reportedly killed following their abduction, the bodies of a 60-year-old woman and a two-and-a-half-year-old child were recovered from a river near Jiribam on Sunday. Herojit’s son’s headless body was found tangled in tree branches in the river, while his grandmother’s semi-naked body was discovered floating face-down nearby, according to witness …

Imphal valley on boil, mob storms houses of ministers
4 months, 1 week ago

Imphal valley on boil, mob storms houses of ministers

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Massive protests broke out in Manipur’s Imphal valley on Saturday after the bodies of six persons, believed to be of those reported missing from Jiribam district on Monday, were recovered from a river close to the border of Assam’s Cachar and Manipur’s Jiribam districts. Miscreants also vandalised and burned down five churches and six houses in Jiribam on Saturday …

Bodies of Jiribam encounter victims airlifted to Manipur from Assam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bodies of Jiribam encounter victims airlifted to Manipur from Assam

Hindustan Times  

The bodies of 10 Manipur residents, who were killed in an encounter with the Central Reserve Police Force in Jiribam on November 11, have been airlifted to Churachandpur in the state from Assam’s Silchar Medical College and Hospital, where they were brought on November 12 for postmortem. Police lathi-charged the protesters at the premises of Assam’s Silchar Medical College and …

Manipur news: 6 bodies suspected to be of Meitei hostages found, Home Ministry warns strict action
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur news: 6 bodies suspected to be of Meitei hostages found, Home Ministry warns strict action

Live Mint  

Amid the security scenario remained 'fragile' in the past few days in Manipur, the Union Home Ministry on Saturday directed all the security forces deployed in the state to take necessary steps to restore order and peace. The latest order was issued following the Manipur government imposed AFSPA in the entire state on October 1, barring 19 police station areas …

Manipur: Protests Break Out In Imphal After Recovery Of Bodies Of Suspected Kidnapping Victims
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur: Protests Break Out In Imphal After Recovery Of Bodies Of Suspected Kidnapping Victims

ABP News  

Imphal, Nov 16 Hundreds of people protested in different parts of Imphal valley on Saturday after three bodies suspected to be of six persons missing were found from Jiribam district. The protesters mostly women blocked the main roads in Kwakeithel area in Imphal West district, Sagolband Tera in Imphal West district by burning tyres to prevent vehicular movement, police said. …

Protest breaks out in Manipur after three bodies found in Jiribam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Protest breaks out in Manipur after three bodies found in Jiribam

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: Hundreds of people protested in different parts of Imphal valley on Saturday after three bodies suspected to be of six persons missing were found from Jiribam district. The protesters mostly women blocked the main roads in Kwakeithel area in Imphal West district, Sagolband Tera in Imphal West district by burning tyres to prevent vehicular movement, police said. At Khwairamband …

Protesters storm residences of two Manipur ministers, three MLAs over killing of six persons, curfew clamped
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Protesters storm residences of two Manipur ministers, three MLAs over killing of six persons, curfew clamped

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Massive protests erupted in Manipur’s Imphal Valley on Saturday after the bodies of six persons, believed to be among those reported missing from Jiribam district on Monday, were recovered from a river near the Assam-Manipur border. In response to the unrest, the state government temporarily suspended internet and mobile data services in seven “affected” districts in the Imphal Valley …

Three bodies found near Assam-Manipur border suspected to be of missing persons, tension builds up
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Three bodies found near Assam-Manipur border suspected to be of missing persons, tension builds up

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Three bodies suspected to be of six persons missing from Jiribam district were found near the confluence of the Jiri river and Barak river along the Manipur-Assam border, officials said on Saturday. The bodies of a woman and two children were found around 16 km from Borobekra in Jiribam district on Friday night from where the six persons went …

Curfew imposed, internet suspended in 7 Manipur districts amid protests over kidnapping, killings
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Curfew imposed, internet suspended in 7 Manipur districts amid protests over kidnapping, killings

India TV News  

Six evacuations have been ordered in Imphal West and Imphal East, as internet services have been suspended in seven districts of Manipur following the discovery of six bodies in Jiribam. Discovery of bodies, the ongoing search for missing persons The bodies of six people were found murdered near a river in remote Jirimukh village on the Manipur-Assam border. The Center …

Manipur: Three bodies suspected to be of missing civilians found in Jiribam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur: Three bodies suspected to be of missing civilians found in Jiribam

India TV News  

Three bodies suspected to be of six persons missing from Jiribam district were found near the confluence of Jiri river and Barak river along Manipur-Assam border, officials said on Saturday. The bodies of a woman and two children were found around 16 km from Borobekra in Jiribam district on Friday night from where the six persons went missing on Monday, …

Curfew imposed, internet suspended in 7 Manipur districts after 6 found dead
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Curfew imposed, internet suspended in 7 Manipur districts after 6 found dead

India Today  

A curfew was imposed in Imphal West and Imphal East in violence-hit Manipur and internet services were suspended in seven districts as fresh protests erupted in the Valley districts against the killing of six people, whose bodies were found in Jiribam after they were kidnapped allegedly by militants. Internet was suspended in Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kakching, Kangpokpi …

Manipur: Bodies of woman, 2 children found amid hostage crisis in Jiribam: Sources
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur: Bodies of woman, 2 children found amid hostage crisis in Jiribam: Sources

India Today  

Three of the six people who went missing from a relief camp days ago, following a gunfight between Kuki militants and security forces, have been found dead near the Manipur-Assam border, sources said on Saturday. While retreating, the militants allegedly kidnapped three women and three children from a relief camp near the police station. On November 7, a Hmar tribal …

Manipur: 3 bodies found days after 6 people were abducted in Jiribam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur: 3 bodies found days after 6 people were abducted in Jiribam

Hindustan Times  

Silchar/Imphal: The decomposed bodies of two children, including an infant, and a woman were found near the Manipur-Assam border on Friday, officials aware of the matter said, days after six members of a family were abducted by suspected militants in Jiribam. On Tuesday, bodies of two civilians were recovered from a Jiribam village a day after security officers gunned down …

Manipur: Mother of 3 tortured before being set on fire in Jiribam, finds autopsy: Report
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur: Mother of 3 tortured before being set on fire in Jiribam, finds autopsy: Report

Hindustan Times  

The autopsy report of a 31-year-old tribal woman, who was killed in Manipur's conflict-torn Jiribam district, revealed signs of third-degree torture before she was allegedly raped and her house was set on fire, The Times of India reported. An autopsy performed on the woman's body by Assam's Silchar Medical College could not ascertain if the woman was raped, as her …

AFSPA imposed in Manipur's six police station areas including Jiribam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

AFSPA imposed in Manipur's six police station areas including Jiribam

India Today  

The Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces Act, under which an area is declared as "disturbed" for the convenience of security forces to operate, in Manipur's six police station areas, including the violence-hit Jiribam. The police station areas where AFSPA has been reimposed are Sekmai and Lamsang in Imphal West district, Lamlai in Imphal East district, Jiribam in Jiribam district, …

Total shutdown affects normal life in Manipur's Imphal Valley
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Total shutdown affects normal life in Manipur's Imphal Valley

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: Normal life was affected in Manipur's Imphal Valley on Wednesday due to a total shutdown called by 13 civil rights organisations to protest the alleged abduction of three women and children each by militants in the Jiribam district, officials said. Business establishments and educational institutions in the five Imphal Valley districts of Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching, and …

Kukis, Meiteis stage bandhs over Jiribam attack, search on for 6 missing civilians
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kukis, Meiteis stage bandhs over Jiribam attack, search on for 6 missing civilians

Deccan Chronicle  

Warring Meitei and Kuki-Zo groups staged peaceful bandhs in their respective areas of influence in Manipur on Tuesday following the deaths of at least 10 armed men and two civilians in an attack on a police station and a CRPF camp in Jiribam district, and "abduction" of six civilians.While Meitei organisations demanded the immediate release of the civilians, which included …

Six missing, 2 bodies found day after attack on Jiribam camp
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Six missing, 2 bodies found day after attack on Jiribam camp

Hindustan Times  

The bodies of two civilians were recovered while six others were missing in Manipur’s Jiribam district a day after 10 armed militants were killed by security forces when they tried to storm a Central Reserve Police Force camp and attack a police station, officials said on Tuesday. “During a further search after yesterday’s incident, dead bodies of two civilian IDPs …

Manipur: Kukis, Meiteis Protest After 10 Militants Killed In Jiribam Gunfight, Search On For 6 Missing Civilians
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur: Kukis, Meiteis Protest After 10 Militants Killed In Jiribam Gunfight, Search On For 6 Missing Civilians

ABP News  

Warring Meitei and Kuki-Zo groups staged peaceful bandhs in their respective areas of influence in Manipur on Tuesday following the deaths of at least 10 armed men and two civilians in an attack on a police station and a CRPF camp in Jiribam district, and "abduction" of six civilians. The Manipur Police said 10 suspected militants were killed in a …

Manipur violence: 2 civilians found dead; 6, including 3 children, missing
Top News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur violence: 2 civilians found dead; 6, including 3 children, missing

Hindustan Times  

A day after ten suspected armed militants were killed in an encounter with security forces, the bodies of two civilians were found and six others, including three children, were found missing in strife-torn Manipur’s Jiribam district on Tuesday, according to police. “During a further search after yesterday ’s incident, bodies of two civilian IDPs were found at Jakuradhor village,” inspector …

3 women, 3 children missing after 10 ‘militants’ killed during encounter in Manipur’s Jiribam, parts of state shut down
4 months, 2 weeks ago

3 women, 3 children missing after 10 ‘militants’ killed during encounter in Manipur’s Jiribam, parts of state shut down

Live Mint  

The bodies of two elderly civilians were recovered from the Jiribam district of Manipur on Tuesday following a gunfight between suspected militants and security forces. Suspected militants had set several shops on fire while others fired indiscriminately at a police station and an adjacent CRPF camp on Monday. About 10 militants were found dead, two senior persons were found burnt …

Manipur: 2 men found dead day after Jiribam encounter; 6 missing
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur: 2 men found dead day after Jiribam encounter; 6 missing

Hindustan Times  

Two men were found dead in Manipur's Jiribam on Tuesday morning, a day after 10 militants were killed in an encounter in the district. The bodies of two men – Laishram Balen and Maibam Kesho – were recovered from the debris in the Jakuradhor Karong area, where militants set fire to some shops on Monday. A shutdown has been observed …

Manipur Tense After Gunfight Leaves 11 Dead, 6 Missing
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur Tense After Gunfight Leaves 11 Dead, 6 Missing

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: A day after 11 suspected militants were killed in a gunfight, security forces on Tuesday recovered the bodies of two Meitei men from houses in Manipur’s Jiribam district of Manipur. According to local residents, the two had been staying at a relief camp at Borobekra police station and were among 10 people from the camp to have gone missing …

Manipur: Day after Jiribam encounter, 2 Meitei men found dead in homes; 6 missing from relief camp
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur: Day after Jiribam encounter, 2 Meitei men found dead in homes; 6 missing from relief camp

Firstpost  

A shutdown has been observed since 5 am on Tuesday in Kuki-Zo majority areas in the hills to protest against the killing of suspected insurgents in a gunfight with security personnel Security personnel during a search operation and area domination in the vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts of Manipur. PTI Two elderly men from the Meitei community were …

Manipur: Curfew imposed in Jiribam after 11 militants killed in encounter with CRPF
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

2 bodies found, search for 6 civilians underway amid shutdown in parts of Manipur
4 months, 2 weeks ago

2 bodies found, search for 6 civilians underway amid shutdown in parts of Manipur

India Today  

Three women and three children have gone missing in Manipur's Jiribam, a day after 10 Kuki militants were killed after a clash with security forces in the area. Jiri Apunba Lup, the apex Meitei body in Jiribam, claimed the six missing persons were of the same family, news agency PTI reported. Police are conducting search operations to locate the missing …

Three women, three children missing after Jiribam gunfight; Meiteis and Kukis hold bandhs in Manipur
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Three women, three children missing after Jiribam gunfight; Meiteis and Kukis hold bandhs in Manipur

New Indian Express  

An uneasy calm prevailed in Jiribam district on Tuesday as police patrolled vulnerable areas amid a rescue operation launched for the missing civilians, with prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC still in effect since Monday. Police said purported photographs of the six missing persons in captivity of militants doing the rounds on social media could not be confirmed, …

Manipur Police launches search operation to trace six missing civilians after Jiribam encounter
Top News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur Police launches search operation to trace six missing civilians after Jiribam encounter

India TV News  

The Manipur Police on Tuesday informed that their search is ongoing to trace six civilians who have been reported missing since the encounter that broke out between security forces and insurgents in the state's Jiribam district yesterday. According to the information released, the police provided details of the search operation being carried out in the region to trace three women …

Manipur Violence: Militants killed in encounter with security forces in Manipur’s Jiribam district
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur Violence: Militants killed in encounter with security forces in Manipur’s Jiribam district

The Hindu  

Ten armed militants were killed in Manipur’s Jiribam in “retaliatory fire” after a Central Reserve Police Force post came under attack on Monday, police said. The Manipur police said the extremists attacked a CRPF post located at Jakuradhor and the Borobekra police station around 3 p.m. Arms recovered The police said three AK-47 rifles, four self-loading rifles, 2 INSAS, a …

11 suspected militants killed in encounter with security forces in Manipur’s Jiribam; curfew imposed
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

11 suspected militants killed in encounter with security forces in Manipur’s Jiribam; curfew imposed

Live Mint  

Manipur News: At least 11 suspected militants were killed in an encounter with the CRPF personnel in Manipur's Jiribam district on Monday. The firing took place after armed militants torched several shops located in Borobekra sub-division of Jiribam district earlier in the day. The militants fired several rounds towards Borobekra police station around 2.30pm and proceeded towards Jakurador Karong and …

Woman gunned down by militants in Manipur
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman gunned down by militants in Manipur

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: A woman working in the paddy fields was gunned down by suspected hills-based militants in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Saturday, officials said. The incident took place in Saiton area when the woman, along with other farmers, went to tend to the crops when militants opened fire from hill-based positions on the low-lying farmlands in Imphal Valley. The killing came …

Manipur: Woman killed in Vishnupur district amid ongoing communal violence
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur: Woman killed in Vishnupur district amid ongoing communal violence

India TV News  

A woman was shot dead by suspected hills-based terrorists while she was working in paddy fields in Manipur’s Vishnupur district on Sunday. The terrorists reportedly opened fire from hilly areas in the lower Imphal valley, triggering earlier violence among locals who accused the central forces of being ineffective in preventing such attacks. Tension escalated in Jiribam district after the second …

Bomb blast at Manipur Minister’s house, Internet ban extended
6 months, 2 weeks 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 – …

Explainer | Why Manipur is back on the edge
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Explainer | Why Manipur is back on the edge

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Violence returned to Manipur after four months, with armed groups changing the dynamics by using drone bombs for the first time, deepening the ethnic divide. The Kukis cannot go to Meitei-majority Imphal Valley and the Meiteis cannot go outside the state as two arterial highways — the state’s lifelines — pass through Kuki areas. All 10 Kuki legislators, including …

Manipur: Forces recover a huge cache of arms in Jiribam amidst renewed hostilities
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur: Forces recover a huge cache of arms in Jiribam amidst renewed hostilities

Op India  

On 7th September, a large search and rescue effort to find Kuki terrorists was underway in Manipur a day after fresh violence in the Jiribam district claimed the lives of at least six people due to drone and rocket assaults. Meanwhile, on 8th September Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh visited Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at Rajya Bhavan for the second …

4 militants, 1 civilian killed in fresh violence in Manipur
6 months, 3 weeks ago

4 militants, 1 civilian killed in fresh violence in Manipur

Hindustan Times  

Four militants and a civilian were killed in a fresh wave of violence that was reported from Manipur’s Jiribam district on Saturday morning, according to the district administration. Rockets attack in Manipur Friday’s attack is the first known use of rockets in the state since the conflict erupted 17 months ago, said officials, just six days after drones were first …

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