Assam Rifles unit replaced at checkpoint along Churachandpur-Bishnupur boundary
1 year, 5 months ago

Assam Rifles unit replaced at checkpoint along Churachandpur-Bishnupur boundary

The Hindu  

The Manipur Government on August 7 ordered the replacement of Assam Rifles from one of the several check posts on the Churachandpur-Bishnupur boundary, an area that has seen frequent clashes and violence between the Kuki and Meitei communities, the latest one on August 5 when five persons were killed. This is the same area that saw tensions escalate between personnel of the State police and Central forces days ago as well; even as Meitei groups accuse Central forces of siding with Kuki-Zomi people and the Kuki-Zomi people resist the presence of State police, citing equally deep mistrust. Even as the Kuki-Zomi people have been blocking attempts to send a fresh company of the State police to Moreh in Tengnoupal for over a week now, a video has started to go viral on social media, showing a group of Meitei women checking ID cards of army personnel. While there are already photos of Kuki-Zomi women pleading with the forces to stay back at the time, the sources added that even Meitei women’s groups had done the same that day in Wangoo Sabal, a village in Bishnupur district, requesting the forces to stay back to protect them.

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Fresh attacks in Manipur's Imphal East injure 2, CM Biren Singh ‘strongly condemns’ firing
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Fresh attacks in Manipur's Imphal East injure 2, CM Biren Singh ‘strongly condemns’ firing

Hindustan Times  

After fresh gun-and-bomb attacks in Manipur's Imphal East led to two persons being injured on Friday, chief minister N Biren Singh “strongly condemned the indiscriminate firing”, suggesting central and state police have proper coordination. "Armed men from the hilltops started firing indiscriminately and hurling bombs around 10.45 am at Sanasabi village and adjacent areas, forcing security personnel to retaliate," the …

Fresh attacks, arson as Manipur remains tense
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Fresh attacks, arson as Manipur remains tense

Hindustan Times  

A tense Sunday unfolded for Manipur as more rioting and arson was reported, including targeting of the homes of several legislators and demonstrations despite curfew, even as the bodies of two victims from a family that has lost six members to attacks from militants were found with gory injuries, a discovery that could further inflame the ethnic conflict. The ripples …

Additional paramilitary forces rushed to Manipur amid spike in ethnic violence
2 months ago

Additional paramilitary forces rushed to Manipur amid spike in ethnic violence

Hindustan Times  

The Union government has rushed 20 additional paramilitary companies or nearly 2,500 personnel to Manipur amid a spike in the protracted ethnic violence in the state and an increase in threats against the Central Reserve Police Force, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday. The six are among the 50,000 people displaced since the ethnic clashes between the Meitei …

Tensions simmering in Manipur since March 2023, we kept the troops ready even before May 3: former Assam Rifles D-G
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Tensions simmering in Manipur since March 2023, we kept the troops ready even before May 3: former Assam Rifles D-G

The Hindu  

Former Director-General of the Assam Rifles, Lieutenant-General Pradeep Chandran Nair, said the only serious attempt by the security forces for a dialogue between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities in Manipur last year was derailed, when a video of two Kuki-Zo women being stripped and paraded by a mob surfaced on social media on July 19. In an interview with The …

Manipur violence: BJP leader’s house torched in fresh unrest in Manipur
4 months, 2 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 …

133 Manipur villagers displaced by ethnic conflict in Jiribam return home
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Centre decides to shift select troopers of Assam Rifles from North-East to terror-hit Jammu region
5 months, 1 week ago

Centre decides to shift select troopers of Assam Rifles from North-East to terror-hit Jammu region

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The government has decided to move around 150 personnel of Assam Rifles from its core area North East for the first time and to deploy them in the Jammu region, which has witnessed terror attacks in recent times, officials said on Tuesday. The Assam Rifles is a unique paramilitary force, as its operational command is with the Indian …

CRPF to replace two battalions of Assam Rifles in Manipur; Kuki-Zo groups oppose the move
5 months, 1 week ago

CRPF to replace two battalions of Assam Rifles in Manipur; Kuki-Zo groups oppose the move

The Hindu  

The Central Reserve Police Force is all set to replace two battalions of Assam Rifles in the hill districts of Churachandpur and Kangpokpi in violence-hit Manipur, a government official told The Hindu. The Kuki Students’ Organisation said that “Assam Rifles after years of effort and dedication won the hearts and minds of the hill people”. Meitei civil society groups and …

Manipur violence: Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum writes to Amit Shah, seeks his help
6 months ago

Manipur violence: Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum writes to Amit Shah, seeks his help

India TV News  

Manipur-based Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and expressed grave concerns regarding the alleged heavy-handed actions against Kuki-Zo village volunteers by central agencies amid ongoing ethnic conflicts. The letter condemned various incidents, particularly in Jiribam’s Phaitol and Mongbung villages, where it was reported that central security forces allegedly assaulted seven Kuki women and …

Security forces hold joint combing operations in Jiribam after attempt to torch home
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Security forces hold joint combing operations in Jiribam after attempt to torch home

The Hindu  

The Assam Rifles on Wednesday conducted a large-scale joint combing operation in Manipur’s Jiribam district which saw the most recent spate of violence in the ongoing ethnic conflict. In a statement, the Assam Rifles said that these combing operations were conducted to “reinforce security and stability in Jiribam” and that the coordinated effort also “demonstrated a united front of security …

Security issues along Jiribam-Cachar boundary: Manipur CM Biren Singh in Assam to discuss with Himanta Biswa Sarma
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Security issues along Jiribam-Cachar boundary: Manipur CM Biren Singh in Assam to discuss with Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

“Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh is in Guwahati to discuss security issues along the Jiribam-Cachar inter-State boundary with his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma,” an official said on June 23. Following incidents of ethnic violence in Manipur's Jiribam in the first week of June, many people from the State have taken refuge in adjoining Cachar district in southern Assam. …

Firing reported at Manipur’s Moirangpurel; some Assam Rifles units blocked by Meitei protesters
7 months ago

Firing reported at Manipur’s Moirangpurel; some Assam Rifles units blocked by Meitei protesters

The Hindu  

With tensions already simmering in Jiribam district in western Manipur after a recent spate of violence there, intermittent firing was reported farther east on Wednesday, in the Moirangpurel area along the border of the Kangpokpi and Imphal East districts. As security forces conducted area domination exercises, some of them were blocked by civilian women’s groups protesting the presence of the …

Manipur BJP MLA on Jiribam violence: 'Fix accountability of cops'
7 months ago

Manipur BJP MLA on Jiribam violence: 'Fix accountability of cops'

India Today  

A feeling of security and peace remains elusive even after more than a year of violence in the north-eastern state of Manipur since ethnic clashes erupted in May 2023. Demanding stern action against the top police officers of the state, BJP MLA and son-in-law of chief minister, Rajkumar Imo Singh said, "We have top police officials heading the intelligence wing …

Manipur CM seeks police report on violence in Jiribam
7 months ago

Manipur CM seeks police report on violence in Jiribam

The Hindu  

As homes and police posts were torched and hundreds displaced in Manipur’s Jiribam district over the past few days, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh sought a report from the State police regarding security measures taken to contain the violence. The Chief Minister’s office had written three letters on January 15, January 27, and January 31 to the Director General of …

Situation along northern border stable but sensitive; Indo-Myanmar a concern: Army Chief
1 year ago

Situation along northern border stable but sensitive; Indo-Myanmar a concern: Army Chief

Hindustan Times  

Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande on Thursday expressed concern over the situation at the Indo-Myanmar border and terrorist activities in the Rajouri-Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir as he provided insights into the prevailing security scenarios along India's borders. Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande addresses a press conference ahead of Army Day, in New Delhi, …

Manipur Violence: Gunmen Target Security Forces In Moreh, 1 Police Commando Injured
1 year ago

Manipur Violence: Gunmen Target Security Forces In Moreh, 1 Police Commando Injured

ABP News  

New Delhi: Unidentified gunmen and police commandos resorted to exchange of gunfire in Manipur’s Moreh on Saturday, news agency PTI reported. According to eyewitnesses, the unidentified gunmen targeted a convoy of police vehicles when they were heading towards a Key Location Point from Moreh town, PTI reported. "One policeman sustained splinter injuries when they come under attack while crossing M …

Army, Assam Rifles held over 400 meetings with civil society groups in Manipur to bring normalcy
1 year, 2 months ago

Army, Assam Rifles held over 400 meetings with civil society groups in Manipur to bring normalcy

The Hindu  

The Army and the Assam Rifles conducted over 400 security meetings with civil society organisations, village chiefs and shopkeepers in the past two months to bring normalcy in violence-hit Manipur, an official said. The official claimed that around 500 people who were living in relief camps have returned to their homes in Phougakchao Ikhai in Bishnupur district, a Meitei populated …

Assam-Meghalaya to Deploy Neutral Forces on Border
1 year, 3 months ago

Assam-Meghalaya to Deploy Neutral Forces on Border

Deccan Chronicle  

GUWAHATI: In a major step towards resolving the inter-state border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya, the chief ministers of two neighbouring states have agreed to withdraw their state police forces from disputed areas and post the CRPF as neutral force to prevent border clashes. The decision was taken at a meeting between Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his …

Two killed in fresh violence in Manipur
1 year, 4 months ago

Two killed in fresh violence in Manipur

The Hindu  

Two persons were killed and several injured in fresh round of violence in Manipur on August 29. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum said that Gangte was killed around 10 a.m. when Kuki-Zo villages around Khoirentak came under attack. A defence source said after the firing was reported early in the day, Central security forces and the Army deployed in the …

Assam Rifles Chief Meets Manipur CM Biren Singh Over Security Issues
1 year, 5 months ago

Assam Rifles Chief Meets Manipur CM Biren Singh Over Security Issues

ABP News  

Manipur Violence: The director general of Assam Rifles, Lieutenant General PC Nair, on Saturday met Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, to discuss the current prevailing security scenario in the violence-hit state. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Assam Rifles stated, “DG Assam Rifles Lt Gen PC Nair on August 12 met Chief Minister of Manipur N Biren …

Petty battles: The Hindu Editorial on Manipur and Parliament
1 year, 5 months ago

Petty battles: The Hindu Editorial on Manipur and Parliament

The Hindu  

The Opposition’s stated objective of moving a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government was to force him to speak on the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur. During the debate, Home Minister Amit Shah offered a more detailed exposition of the government’s approach towards the conflict and the situation in Manipur. Mr. Shah noted that the fresh influx of …

10 Kuki-Zo MLAs request PM to retain Assam Rifles
1 year, 5 months ago

10 Kuki-Zo MLAs request PM to retain Assam Rifles

The Hindu  

A day after 40 Manipur MLAs — Meitei and Naga — asked the Prime Minister to replace all units of Assam Rifles posted in the State with other units of Central security forces, 10 of the State’s Kuki-Zo MLAs on Thursday sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister’s Office, requesting that units of Assam Rifles remain where they are. In …

Assam Rifles removed from key checkpoint in Manipur: What is this central paramilitary force?
1 year, 5 months ago

Assam Rifles removed from key checkpoint in Manipur: What is this central paramilitary force?

Firstpost  

Assam Rifles has been replaced with civil police and CRPF at a vital check post in the Bishnupur district. This comes after Meira Paibis, Meitei women activists, held demonstrations across the Imphal valley on Monday, alleging the use of excessive force against the majority community protesters As tensions continue to simmer in Manipur between the majority Meiteis and the tribal …

Manipur govt orders to replace Assam Rifles with CRPF at key checkpoint in Bishnupur after women protest
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur govt orders to replace Assam Rifles with CRPF at key checkpoint in Bishnupur after women protest

India TV News  

In a major development, the Manipur government on Monday ordered to withdraw Assam Rifles personnel from a key at a vital checkpoint in Moirang Lamkhai of Bishnupur district. Image Source : TWITTERAssam Rifles was criticised by the locals Meira Paibis' protests against Assam Rifles Meira Paibi, a collective of Meitei women, yesterday staged protests against Assam Rifles in the Imphal …

Manipur Unrest: Fresh Firing Reported From Churachandpur, Two Injured,
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur Unrest: Fresh Firing Reported From Churachandpur, Two Injured,

Deccan Chronicle  

GUWAHATI: In absence of any proactive steps to disarm the civil society, the gun-battle between the two communities have become a routine affair in trouble-torn Manipur. Suspecting the involvement of armed rebel groups with civilians, security sources said that the shelling of mortars also took place. Security sources said that division in state forces on the community line was making …

Manipur violence: Kuki National Organisation spokesperson's house set on fire in Churachandpur
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur violence: Kuki National Organisation spokesperson's house set on fire in Churachandpur

India Today  

The house of Kuki National Organisation spokesperson Seilen Haokip in Churachandpur’s Songpi was set on fire by some unknown miscreants on Monday. Meanwhile, expressing concern over the law and order situation in Manipur, the Supreme Court has sought a detailed status report from the state government on the measures taken to curb ethnic violence in the state. The Supreme Court …

Manipur violence | Assam Rifles secures threatened supply route to State’s hill districts
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur violence | Assam Rifles secures threatened supply route to State’s hill districts

The Hindu  

The Assam Rifles has moved additional troops to secure a bridge on a national highway in south Manipur that is the only route for essential supplies to the tribal district of Churachandpur district in the violence-hit State. A source said that additional columns were moved after security forces picked up chatter from Valley-based Meitei insurgent groups who were planning to …

President’s Rule ‘last option’ in Manipur, government to wait and watch
1 year, 6 months ago

President’s Rule ‘last option’ in Manipur, government to wait and watch

The Hindu  

As ethnic violence and protests continue in Manipur for the past 45-days, multiple people in the government and the Bharatiya Janata Party said that President’s Rule was only a “last option” as the idea was to exhaust other available measures first. The BJP is in a dilemma regarding the continuance of Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh at his post …

Manipur Violence | Mobs clash with security forces in Imphal; attempts at torching houses of BJP leaders
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur Violence | Mobs clash with security forces in Imphal; attempts at torching houses of BJP leaders

The Hindu  

At least two civilians were injured in Imphal after the Rapid Action Force fired rubber bullets and tear gas on a mob of 1,000 that attempted arson in the city’s Palace Compound area on June 16. The RAF also dispersed another mob of around 300 that tried to vandalise Minister Thongam Biswajit’s house in Thongju late into the night. Mobs …

Manipur violence | Sedition case against Meitei politician after Assam Rifles complaint
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur violence | Sedition case against Meitei politician after Assam Rifles complaint

The Hindu  

A criminal case has been registered against an Imphal-based politician for writing an opinion column where he alleged that the present crisis in Manipur is the creation of the Assam Rifles unit at Mantripukhri. The column, published on May 31 in an Imphal-based newspaper The Frontier Manipur and on news portals, alleged that Myanmar-based “Kuki terrorist outfits” were being protected …

Manipur Violence: Clash Breaks Out Between Security Forces And Mob In Imphal, Houses Set On Fire
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur Violence: Clash Breaks Out Between Security Forces And Mob In Imphal, Houses Set On Fire

ABP News  

New Delhi: At least two houses were set on fire by a mob in Imphal as the army and Assam Rifles stepped up their “area domination” operations in the wake of rise in violence in crisis-hit Manipur. An Army tweet said, “Enhanced Area Domination Operations by Army and Assam Rifles are being undertaken in the aftermath of the recent spurt …

At least 9 killed in ethnic clashes in India’s northeast, where 100 have died in month of violence
1 year, 7 months ago

At least 9 killed in ethnic clashes in India’s northeast, where 100 have died in month of violence

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Rival ethnic groups fired at each other in new violence in India’s remote northeast that left at least nine people dead and some injured, officials said Wednesday. Security forces rushed to Khamenlok village in Manipur state’s Kangpokpi district after clashes broke out Tuesday night between the Kuki and Meitei communities, said L. Sushindro, a state government minister. …

9 killed, 10 injured in fresh flare-up in ethnic violence-hit Manipur
1 year, 7 months ago

9 killed, 10 injured in fresh flare-up in ethnic violence-hit Manipur

Hindustan Times  

Nine people were killed and 10 others wounded in a gunfight that erupted in Agijang village on the border between Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts between 10 and 10:30pm on Tuesday when a group of armed assailants descended upon the area in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, police said on Wednesday Security personnel conducting a combing operation in Manipur. All injured have …

Tribal group slams CM Biren’s inclusion in Manipur peace panel
1 year, 7 months ago

Tribal group slams CM Biren’s inclusion in Manipur peace panel

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum on June 11 slammed the Centre for including Manipur Chief Minister, Nongthombam Biren Singh in a peace committee. The forum demanded the immediate imposition of the President’s Rule in order to curb the “incursions made by Meitei militants and State police on Kuki-Zo tribal lands” and cases of Kuki-Zo volunteers attacking Meitei villages. “His …

Probe role of CM, Rajya Sabha MP in fuelling violence: Manipur tribal body
1 year, 7 months ago

Probe role of CM, Rajya Sabha MP in fuelling violence: Manipur tribal body

The Hindu  

The Manipur Tribals’ Forum, Delhi has called for the Union government to investigate the alleged role of the Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Leishemba Sanajaoba in fuelling the violent ethnic clashes that erupted in Manipur on May 3 between the dominant Meitei community and the Kuki-Zomi community. Polarisation politics The outfit alleged that the violence …

At Least 33 Militants Gunned Down By Security Forces: Manipur CM Biren Singh
1 year, 7 months ago

At Least 33 Militants Gunned Down By Security Forces: Manipur CM Biren Singh

ABP News  

Guwahati: At least 33 militants, belonging to different underground groups, have been so far gunned down by security forces in strife-torn Manipur, during the ongoing combing operations to control the large-scale and sporadic incidents of violence in the northeastern state. Addressing the media in capital Imphal, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said: “At least 33 militants have been killed …

Kuki MLAs, civil society groups decide against dialogue with Manipur’s Biren Singh Government
1 year, 7 months ago

Kuki MLAs, civil society groups decide against dialogue with Manipur’s Biren Singh Government

The Hindu  

At least eight tribal MLAs from Manipur and various civil society organisations decided not to engage in any dialogue with the N. Biren Singh’s Government running the northeastern State which was recently rocked by ethnic violence, according to a statement issued by them. Several civil society entities belonging to Chin-Kuki-Mizo-Zomi-Hmar ethnic groups in Manipur and the tribal legislators from there, …

Assam Rifles’ soldier injured diffusing improvised bomb
1 year, 8 months ago

Assam Rifles’ soldier injured diffusing improvised bomb

The Hindu  

“A soldier from the Assam Rifles was injured while diffusing an improvised bomb in Saitan village in Manipur’s Bishnupur district Friday morning, about 60 km south of Imphal,” officials said. A day before, a policeman was killed and four others injured when suspected militants opened fire at them near Tera Khongfangbi also in Bishnupur district. Violent clashes had broken out …

What is really behind the violence in Manipur?
1 year, 8 months ago

What is really behind the violence in Manipur?

The Hindu  

Published : May 06, 2023 21:19 IST - 10 MINS READ Over the past three days, reports of violence, arson, and mayhem have emerged from various districts in Manipur, including Churachandpur, Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Tengnoupal, and Kangpokpi. The violence began on May 3, after the All Tribal Students Union Manipur held a solidarity march in all districts opposing …

Manipur ethnic tensions | More than 1,100 people from violence-hit State enter Assam
1 year, 8 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 …

How is India's military situation along the borders? What Army chief said
3 years ago

How is India's military situation along the borders? What Army chief said

Hindustan Times  

Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Wednesday addressed the Chief of Army Staff Annual Press Conference 2022, where he provided brief updates about the country's military developments and its present status along the various border points. General MM Naravane Here's what COAS General MM Naravane said today in his brief to the media as part of the annual …

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee condemns militant attack on Assam Rifles personnel in Manipur
3 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee condemns militant attack on Assam Rifles personnel in Manipur

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed anguish over the killing of five Assam Rifles personnel in Manipur on Saturday and described the attack by militants as “dastardly”. Colonel Viplav Tripathi, the Commanding Officer of Khuga Battalion of Assam Rifles, his wife and six-year-old son, besides four personnel of the paramilitary force were killed in an ambush in Manipur on …

Manipur: President, PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi condemn 'cowardly attack' on Assam Rifles convoy in Churachandpur
3 years, 2 months ago

Manipur: President, PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi condemn 'cowardly attack' on Assam Rifles convoy in Churachandpur

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Defense Minister Rajanth Singh among other political leaders condemned the violent attack on an Assam Rifles convoy on Saturday, that killed an Army colonel, his family, and 4 personnel. Colonel Viplav Tripathi, the Commanding Officer of Khuga Battalion of Assam Rifles, his wife and son, besides four personnel …

Assam Rifles convoy ambushed near Myanmar border in Manipur, 7 killed
3 years, 2 months ago

Assam Rifles convoy ambushed near Myanmar border in Manipur, 7 killed

Op India  

A convoy of an Assam Rifles unit was ambushed by terrorists in Churachandpur district in Manipur today. The Indian Army colonel was serving as the commanding officer of 46 Assam Rifles unit on deputation. The cowardly attack on an Assam Rifles convoy in Churachandpur, Manipur is extremely painful & condemnable. — Rajnath Singh November 13, 2021 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh …

Perpetrators will be brought to justice: Rajnath Singh on Manipur ambush that claimed 7 lives
3 years, 2 months ago

Perpetrators will be brought to justice: Rajnath Singh on Manipur ambush that claimed 7 lives

India Today  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has termed the attack on a convoy of Assam Rifles units in Manipur as "extremely painful". READ: Manipur: Assam Rifles commanding officer, family among 7 killed in ambush "The attack on the Assam Rifles convoy that led to martyrdom of our soldiers and family members in Manipur deserves unreserved condemnation. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu also took …

Assam: Two killed in police firing on 'encroachers', govt orders inquiry
3 years, 3 months ago

Assam: Two killed in police firing on 'encroachers', govt orders inquiry

India TV News  

A violent clash broke out in Sipajhar in Assam's Darrang district on Thursday as police tried to evict "encroachers", leaving two people dead in police firing, with around 20 injured. Darrang Superintendent of Police Sushanta Biswa Sarma, a younger brother of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, claimed the protesters, armed with sharp weapons, pelted the police personnel and others present …

Dangerous conflagration: The Hindu Editorial on Assam-Mizoram border clash
3 years, 5 months ago

Dangerous conflagration: The Hindu Editorial on Assam-Mizoram border clash

The Hindu  

Following a dangerous and avoidable escalation of an otherwise dormant border dispute, five policemen and a civilian from Assam were killed in the Mizo border town of Vairengte in clashes between police from the State and their counterparts in Mizoram, on Monday. The sequence of events, beginning October 2020, suggests that what began as skirmishes between residents close to the …

Congress team to visit violence-hit Assam-Mizoram border areas
3 years, 5 months ago

Congress team to visit violence-hit Assam-Mizoram border areas

The Hindu  

The Congress on Tuesday announced a seven-member committee that will visit the areas affected by the violence in the Assam-Mizoram border dispute. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, in a tweet, targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the escalation of violence that resulted in the death of six Assam police personnel. MP demands probe Lok Sabha member from Assam Gaurav …

Assam CM Speaks to Modi, Shah on Violent Border Clash with Mizoram Leaving Several Hurt
4 years, 2 months ago

Assam CM Speaks to Modi, Shah on Violent Border Clash with Mizoram Leaving Several Hurt

News 18  

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday over the situation at the state's border with Mizoram where a violent clash left several people injured, officials said. Sonowal informed the prime minister about his discussion with Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga and the steps taken by the Assam government to diffuse …

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