48-hour shutdown brings normal life to halt in Manipur
2 months, 3 weeks ago

48-hour shutdown brings normal life to halt in Manipur

Hindustan Times  

The 48-hour shutdown called by various Kuki-Zo groups paralysed normal life in tribal-dominated Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts in Manipur on Saturday, with markets and other commercial establishments remaining shut while vehicles staying off the roads. The total shutdown was called by Kuki-Zo groups, including the Committee on Tribal Unity, Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum and Kuki Students Organisation, in protest against alleged fake input shared by chief minister N Biren Singh’s secretary regarding “infiltration of 900 trained militants” from Myanmar to carry out attacks on Meiteis on September 28. The memorandum emphasised the recent statement by the state government’s security adviser Kuldiep Singh, regarding the infiltration of militants from Myanmar, was viewed by the Kuki-Zo community as an attempt to propagate the same ethno-centric narrative led by the chief minister. Kuldiep Singh, in a joint statement with Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh, on Thursday said the input of infiltration of 900 trained Kuki militants from Myanmar to carry out attacks on Meiteis on September 28 could not be substantiated on ground.

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Mobile internet shutdown extended in Manipur's 9 districts till December 3
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Mobile internet shutdown extended in Manipur's 9 districts till December 3

India Today  

The Manipur government on Sunday extended the suspension of mobile internet for two days in nine districts of the state till December 3. "The state government, after reviewing the prevailing law and order situation and its correlation with the general operation of internet services, has decided to continue suspension of mobile internet and mobile data services, including VSATs and VPN …

Manipur Schools, Colleges To Remain Closed Till November 23 Amid Fresh Tensions In Jiribam
1 month ago

Manipur Schools, Colleges To Remain Closed Till November 23 Amid Fresh Tensions In Jiribam

ABP News  

Schools and colleges in the Imphal Valley of Manipur will remain shut until November 23 for the safety of the students, as per official notifications issued on Wednesday. The closure applied on November 16 to both state-run and private institutions in the districts of Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Bishnupur, and Kakching after fresh tensions arose in the state following …

Government schools shut, internet suspension extended amid violence in Manipur
1 month ago

Government schools shut, internet suspension extended amid violence in Manipur

India Today  

In response to escalating ethnic violence and the imposition of a curfew in multiple districts, the Manipur government has announced the closure of all government-run educational institutions in Imphal West and Imphal East. Authorities have also imposed a complete internet shutdown in seven districts, including the curfew-affected areas, to curb the spread of misinformation and prevent the situation from spiralling …

24-hr shutdown by civil organisations in Manipur over escalating violence
1 month, 1 week ago

24-hr shutdown by civil organisations in Manipur over escalating violence

Hindustan Times  

Districts in Manipur wore a deserted look on Wednesday morning after a 24-hour bandh was announced by 13 civil organisations on Tuesday at 6pm following the growing violence in the state. Khwairamband Market, the largest commercial hub in Manipur, was shut from early Wednesday morning. Ten suspected armed militants were killed in an encounter with security forces and bodies of …

Manipur: Day after Jiribam encounter, 2 Meitei men found dead in homes; 6 missing from relief camp
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Parts of Manipur state in northeast India shut down after 10 people killed by security forces
1 month, 1 week ago

Parts of Manipur state in northeast India shut down after 10 people killed by security forces

Hindustan Times  

GUWAHATI, India — Ethnic organizations in parts of India’s violence-wracked northeastern state shut schools and businesses Tuesday, protesting the killings of 10 people by paramilitary soldiers. Parts of Manipur state in northeast India shut down after 10 people killed by security forces They called for an 11-hour shutdown in the hill districts of Manipur from 5 a.m. Tuesday. The Manipur …

Parts of Manipur state in northeast India shut down after 10 people killed by security forces
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1 month, 1 week ago

Parts of Manipur state in northeast India shut down after 10 people killed by security forces

Associated Press  

GUWAHATI, India — Ethnic organizations in parts of India’s violence-wracked northeastern state shut schools and businesses Tuesday, protesting the killings of 10 people by paramilitary soldiers. The Manipur state police said those killed Monday were “armed militants” and the soldiers fired at them after they attacked their post near the district town of Jiribam on Monday. However, the Tribal Leaders’ …

2 bodies found, search for 6 civilians underway amid shutdown in parts of Manipur
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Manipur violence: BJP leader’s house torched in fresh unrest in Manipur
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur violence: BJP leader’s house torched in fresh unrest in Manipur

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Unidentified attackers torched the house of a Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson in ethnic conflict-scarred Manipur on Saturday during protest rallies taken out by Kuki-Zo tribal people demanding a separate administration. Moreover, action will be taken against the concerned officials who failed to provide adequate security, despite prior warnings of potential threats.” Mr. Haokip said Saturday’s incident was the third …

Normal life hit due to 12-hour ‘total shutdown’ in Manipur’s Kuki-majority areas
5 months, 1 week ago

Normal life hit due to 12-hour ‘total shutdown’ in Manipur’s Kuki-majority areas

The Hindu  

Normal life was affected in at least four districts of Manipur due to a 12-hour “total shutdown” called by a major Kuki organisation of the northeastern State to protest against the arrest of five people belonging to the community. The recent arrest of two persons in Jiribam and three others in Kangpokpi “poses a significant security threat” for them, the …

Odisha: Residents shut down Birmitrapur town demanding action against anti-socials
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: Residents shut down Birmitrapur town demanding action against anti-socials

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: Local residents shut down Birmitrapur town in Sundargarh district on Wednesday demanding action against anti-socials of a particular community who are reportedly causing communal disharmony and indulging in criminal activities. Social activist Jagdish Agarwal said the shutdown call was given by town residents. He said the shutdown reflected the popular sentiment of town residents about the lack of police …

Manipur tribal forum withdraws indefinite shutdown after 2 days
1 year, 2 months ago

Manipur tribal forum withdraws indefinite shutdown after 2 days

India Today  

The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, a major Kuki organisation, on Tuesday withdrew the indefinite shutdown it called two days ago in Churachandpur district to protest against the arrests made by the CBI and NIA in connection with the killing of two youths and another case. “After careful consideration, the indefinite shutdown declared by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum. News of …

Manipur students' killing: Kuki-Zo tribal group announces shutdown in Churachandpur
1 year, 2 months ago

Manipur students' killing: Kuki-Zo tribal group announces shutdown in Churachandpur

India Today  

The Kuki-Zo tribal group Indigenous Tribal Leader's Forum on Sunday announced an indefinite shutdown in Churachandpur starting from Monday, in protest against the “abduction of 7 Kuki-Zo including 2 minors by the National Investigation Agency and Central Bureau of Investigation at Lamka”. The announcement came after four "main culprits" behind the death of two Meitei students were arrested from Churachandpur …

Security heightened in Manipur ahead of Independence Day celebrations
1 year, 4 months ago

Security heightened in Manipur ahead of Independence Day celebrations

The Hindu  

Security arrangements were beefed up in Manipur on August 13 after some Imphal valley-based banned organisations called for a strike on Independence Day, officials said. Security forces also conducted search operations in vulnerable areas of five districts and recovered arms and ammunition, the police said. Several outlawed outfits, such as Coordinating Committee, called for a general strike on I-Day from …

Punjab bandh: Complete shutdown in Doaba region
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab bandh: Complete shutdown in Doaba region

Hindustan Times  

Markets remained shut at many places in Punjab as several Christian and Dalit bodies on Wednesday held demonstrations during their ‘Punjab bandh’ call against the Manipur violence. In the Doaba region, which includes Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar districts, most commercial establishments remained shut and market areas wore a deserted look. Malwa: Ferozepur saw maximum impact In most parts …

New front in Internet ban debate after Manipur video
1 year, 4 months ago

New front in Internet ban debate after Manipur video

The Hindu  

The May 4 video from Manipur showing two Kuki-Zo women being stripped and paraded by a mob, which went viral last week, has opened a new front on the debate over the fight against Internet shutdowns. Security forces and experts have, however, arrived at a completely opposite conclusion: to them, the video, which went viral two months after it was …

Manipur: Violence-hit state tops internet shutdowns in India in 2023 with 83 days of blackout
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur: Violence-hit state tops internet shutdowns in India in 2023 with 83 days of blackout

India Today  

Manipur has now witnessed the longest internet shutdown in India in 2023. Case in point, after the gruesome video of sexual violence went viral, Chief Minister N Biren Singh told India Today on July 20, “You should not listen to allegations but look at the ground reality. At the same time, Kargil, following the separation of Ladakh as a Union …

12-hr shutdown observed after woman’s death in Manipur
1 year, 5 months ago

12-hr shutdown observed after woman’s death in Manipur

Hindustan Times  

A 12-hour total shutdown, called to protest the killing of a 57-year-old woman in Imphal East district two days back, was observed in Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur on Monday, even as the state police arrested nine people in connection with the murder, people familiar with the matter said. Police said they have arrested nine people, including five women, in connection …

Overkill: The Hindu Editorial on the Internet shutdown in Manipur
1 year, 6 months ago

Overkill: The Hindu Editorial on the Internet shutdown in Manipur

The Hindu  

The Manipur High Court, on Tuesday, granted limited Internet access in designated places in the State after a petition seeking the restoration of net access. But the orders seeking to extend the shutdown cite threats to “law and order” and the role of “anti-social elements” — a euphemism for extremists indulging in violent acts or the posting of violence-promoting material …

Plea in Supreme Court challenges ‘mechanical’ internet blackout in Manipur
1 year, 6 months ago

Plea in Supreme Court challenges ‘mechanical’ internet blackout in Manipur

The Hindu  

June 05, 2023 05:46 pm | Updated 06:22 pm IST - NEW DELHI A petition was filed in the Supreme Court against the mechanical and repeated shutdown of internet in Manipur even after an “admitted de-escalation” in violence and clashes across the State. The plea filed by Chongtham Victor Singh, an advocate with the Manipur High Court, said the shutdown …

Manipur: ‘Shoot-at-sight’ order in India’s northeastern state after ethnic tension leads to violent clashes
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur: ‘Shoot-at-sight’ order in India’s northeastern state after ethnic tension leads to violent clashes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Authorities in India’s northeastern state …

Fresh clashes in Manipur’s Churachandpur as bandh hits normal life; CM Biren Singh defers rally
1 year, 7 months ago

Fresh clashes in Manipur’s Churachandpur as bandh hits normal life; CM Biren Singh defers rally

The Hindu  

Fresh clashes broke out between demonstrators and police personnel in Manipur’s Churachandpur town on Friday night, with the security forces using batons, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the mob. Earlier in the day, clashes erupted between demonstrators and the police at Sadbhavna Mandap in New Lamka in Churachandpur district, the venue where Chief Minister N. Biren Singh was …

Nagaland killings: Peaceful shutdown observed in Manipur for six hours
3 years ago

Nagaland killings: Peaceful shutdown observed in Manipur for six hours

The Hindu  

The Naga inhabited areas in Manipur observed a peaceful shutdown for six hours which ended at noon on December 6. It was called by students and civil society organisations in protest a gainst the killings of 16 people in Mon district of Nagaland on December 4 night. Official reports said that the Tangkhul students and Civil Society Organisations in Manipur …

Social activist’s killing: 24-hour total shutdown in Manipur from Oct. 3 midnight
3 years, 2 months ago

Social activist’s killing: 24-hour total shutdown in Manipur from Oct. 3 midnight

The Hindu  

The Joint Action Committee formed to seek justice for social activist Athuan Abonmei has called a 24-hour total Manipur shutdown from October 3 midnight. Abonmei was allegedly kidnapped and murdered on September 22 in Tamenglong district from the venue where Chief Minister N. Biren and other Ministers were scheduled to inaugurate developmental projects. Congress MP and All India Congress Committee …

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