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Tens of thousands displaced by ethnic violence in northeast India suffer squalid conditions in camps
19 hours, 53 minutes ago

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

Associated Press  

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

Community India Violence Hindu State Live Kangpokpi
Gunbattle in Kangpokpi-Imphal border amid deployment of trained IRB personnel
3 days, 16 hours ago

Gunbattle in Kangpokpi-Imphal border amid deployment of trained IRB personnel

Hindustan Times  

Imphal: Armed assailants opened fire on Thursday night, allegedly targeting a Meitei village in the adjoining areas of Kangpokpi and Imphal West districts. Army personnel patrol an area in Manipur Police suspect that the assailants were attempting to threaten the security forces ahead of the arrival of newly trained Indian Reserve Battalion personnel from Assam to Manipur. “Around 7.10 pm …

Kangpokpi Manipur Imphal West Irb Imphal Border
No takers for Manipur interdistrict buses in state split into Meitei, Kuki zones
2 weeks, 5 days ago

No takers for Manipur interdistrict buses in state split into Meitei, Kuki zones

Hindustan Times  

Two white 15-seater Manipur State Transport buses were parked at a depot in the state capital Imphal on Wednesday morning. “Passengers from the Naga community and a few others are travelling, but not those from the Kuki and Meitei communities,” said a bus driver at the Imphal depot. The government’s latest attempts to resume public transport services met with stiff …

State Bus Meitei Kangpokpi Kuki Security Forces Imphal
Tensions escalate in Imphal West after Meitei man goes missing near Leimakhong army camp
4 weeks ago

Tensions escalate in Imphal West after Meitei man goes missing near Leimakhong army camp

India TV News  

Tension flared in Imphal West on Tuesday following the disappearance of 55-year-old Laishram Kamalbabu Singh, a member of the Meitei community, who worked at the Leimakhong Army Camp in Kangpokpi, was last seen on Monday when he left his village, Loitang Khunou, to report for duty. The police and Army are currently conducting joint search operations in the area adjoining …

Singh Meitei Kuki Leimakhong
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 …

Myanmar Kangpokpi Manipur Kuki
Manipur students protest renewed violence, pelt stones outside Raj Bhavan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur students protest renewed violence, pelt stones outside Raj Bhavan

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Scores of students took to the streets of Imphal on Monday to protest the renewed violence in Manipur, resulting in a brief scuffle with security forces as they pelted stones at the heavily guarded Raj Bhavan. The students also demanded that the Centre hand over the charge of the Unified Command to the State government and withdraw the “indifferent” …

Protest State Centre Kangpokpi Manipur Kuki Raj Bhavan
After a fragile two-month peace, how the discovery of a body triggered a fresh bout of violence in Manipur
6 months, 1 week ago

After a fragile two-month peace, how the discovery of a body triggered a fresh bout of violence in Manipur

Hindustan Times  

Jiribam district, bordering Assam, is a key commercial hub in Manipur. After receiving information that heavily armed militants were heading towards Jiribam via Halflong, Assam, security personnel including state commandos and village defence volunteers have been put on alert and are maintaining vigil. The Indigenous Tribes Advocacy Committee of Pherzawl and Jiribam district, a local organisation, warned the Manipur police …

Security Violence District Town Kangpokpi Manipur Security Personnel
One dead in clashes among Manipur village volunteers
7 months, 3 weeks ago

One dead in clashes among Manipur village volunteers

Hindustan Times  

One person was killed and three others were injured in a gunfight between armed groups in Kangpokpi district of strife-torn Manipur early on Sunday, officials said. Dozens of gunmen attacked Koutruk in Imphal West district on Sunday morning from elevated hilltops of neighbouring Kangpokpi district prompting village volunteers deployed in the fringe village to retaliate, the police said. Koutruk village …

District Village Kangpokpi Manipur Village Volunteers
Manipur returning to normalcy after enduring over 7 months of ethnic strife
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur returning to normalcy after enduring over 7 months of ethnic strife

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: Manipur made headlines for much of 2023 as it witnessed one of the worst ethnic conflicts between the Kuki and Meitei communities, resulting in over 200 deaths and leaving nearly 60,000 people homeless. Though violence broke out on May 3, tension had been building in the hill districts of Churachandpur and Kangpokpi since February due to the state government's …

Violence Districts State District Kangpokpi Manipur Kuki
Internet ban lifted in violence-hit Manipur, restrictions in border areas till Dec 18
1 year ago

Internet ban lifted in violence-hit Manipur, restrictions in border areas till Dec 18

India Today  

The Manipur government on Sunday restored mobile internet services in the violence-hit state, except in the border areas of some districts till December 18. Mobile towers catering to services within a 2 km radius along adjoining areas between districts such as Chandel and Kakching, Churachandpur and Bishnupur, Churachandpur and Kakching, Kangpokpi and Imphal West, Kangpokpi and Imphal East, Kangpokpi and …

Kangpokpi Manipur Mobile Internet Services Kakching
2, including special force jawan, killed in ambush in Manipur's Kangpokpi
1 year, 1 month ago

2, including special force jawan, killed in ambush in Manipur's Kangpokpi

India Today  

An India Reserve Battalion jawan and a civilian were killed in an ambush carried out by unidentified armed men in the Kangpokpi district of Manipur. The victims have been identified as Henminlen Vaiphei from Leimakhong Mission Veng village and Thangminlun Hangsing from Hunkho Kuki village in Imphal West district. The ambush took place between Haraothel and Kobsha villages, where a …

Kangpokpi Manipur Irb Thangminlun Hangsing
Manipur violence: Mother, 3 family members of soldier abducted by mob in Kangpokpi district
1 year, 1 month ago

Manipur violence: Mother, 3 family members of soldier abducted by mob in Kangpokpi district

The Hindu  

Four tribals, members of a soldier’s family, including his mother are missing after they were snatched by a mob when their vehicle was stopped at a security checkpoint near Kangchup Chingkhong village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Tuesday, a defence source said. It said that the “five individuals belonging to the Kuki community were en-route from Churachandpur to Leimakhong when …

Security State Two Women District Area Meitei Kangpokpi
4 shocking cases in strife-torn Manipur, 1 common thread: Long wait for justice
1 year, 2 months ago

4 shocking cases in strife-torn Manipur, 1 common thread: Long wait for justice

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi/Gawahati Two women stripped, paraded and gang-raped by a mob live on camera; two young women looking to make their way in the big city pulled out of their rented accommodation, raped and murdered; two young men shot on video, their bodies thrown in a ditch; a mother and her seven-year-old son pulled out of an ambulance and killed, …

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Kuki groups protest killing, demand re-imposition of AFSPA in parts of Manipur
1 year, 4 months ago

Kuki groups protest killing, demand re-imposition of AFSPA in parts of Manipur

Hindustan Times  

The killing of three Kuki village patrol guards by armed miscreants in the Ukhrul district of violence-hit Manipur on Friday has led to protests by members of the community and demands for the reimposition of the contentious Armed Forces Act in all parts of the northeastern state from where it was removed earlier. Alleging blockade of essential goods being prevented …

Districts State District Meitei Kangpokpi Manipur Ukhrul
Manipur ethnic violence | In an armed conflict, the war on women
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur ethnic violence | In an armed conflict, the war on women

The Hindu  

/ repeat shuffle Reina Haokip, 18, sits by her bedside and ticks the names of the medicines that she has had that day — a few multivitamins, iron capsules, and spoonsful of syrup. Like Haokip, many women have faced sexual violence in Manipur ever since ethnic clashes broke out between the Meiteis, who dominate Imphal Valley, and the Kuki-Zomis, who …

Family Women Men State Singh Fir Camp
Outrage in India over video of Manipur women paraded naked, raped
1 year, 5 months ago

Outrage in India over video of Manipur women paraded naked, raped

Al Jazeera  

Incident happened on May 4, a day after deadly riots broke out between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo tribes in the remote Indian state. Kangpokpi, Manipur – A viral video from the Indian state of Manipur, showing dozens of men parading and assaulting two women who have been stripped naked, has triggered outrage in the country. Also on Thursday, India’s Supreme …

India Women Video Incident Mob Fir Told
Manipur violence | Policeman killed, 10 injured in west Kangpokpi
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence | Policeman killed, 10 injured in west Kangpokpi

The Hindu  

One policeman was killed and at least 10 people injured on Monday following violent overnight clashes in Manipur’s west Kangpokpi area, officials said. There was a brief lull between about 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. but the sound of indiscriminate firing from Phayeng and Singda villages could be heard after that. The firing was aimed at villages and hills in …

Kangpokpi Manipur
Manipur Violence: United People's Front, Kuki National Organisation Announce Lifting Of Blockade In Kangpokpi
1 year, 5 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 …

State Kangpokpi Manipur Organisation Upf Kuki National Kno
1 killed as rioters open fire in Manipur's Kangpokpi
1 year, 5 months ago

1 killed as rioters open fire in Manipur's Kangpokpi

India Today  

One person was killed, and a few others were injured when "rioters" opened firing without any provocation at Haraothel village in Kangpokpi district of Manipur on Thursday morning, leading to tension in the area. While the local army unit tweeted that "unconfirmed reports" indicated some casualties in the incident, official sources said one body had been recovered from the area …

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

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

The Hindu  

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

Camp Meitei Kangpokpi Manipur Imphal Sekmai Kuki Relief
Retaliatory strike by village guards leaves nine dead in Manipur
1 year, 6 months ago

Retaliatory strike by village guards leaves nine dead in Manipur

The Hindu  

Nine Meitei men were killed and 10 injured in Khamenlok, a Kuki village in Imphal East district of violence-hit Manipur, on Tuesday night, the police said. The dead were part of a mob of nearly 3,000, some carrying sophisticated weapons, who entered Kuki villages in Kangpokpi district over the past three days and destroyed homes, a police source told The …

East Meitei Men Kangpokpi Manipur Kuki Imphal Imphal East
Elderly woman among three killed in attack on Kuki village
1 year, 6 months ago

Elderly woman among three killed in attack on Kuki village

The Hindu  

A 67-year-old woman was among three people killed by “unidentified miscreants” in an attack on a Kuki village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district early on Friday. A villager and the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum claimed that “Meitei militants disguised in army and police uniforms” attacked Khoken village, located at the junction of Kangkpokpi and Imphal West. The other two men who …

Men Attack Village Killed Sit Kangpokpi Manipur
Why Manipur is Burning: Protests Against ST Reservation to Meiteis Turn Violent
1 year, 7 months ago

Why Manipur is Burning: Protests Against ST Reservation to Meiteis Turn Violent

News 18  

The Manipur government on Wednesday suspended internet services and imposed a curfew for five days in several districts, including state capital Imphal, to control the worsening law and order situation. A student organisation, All Tribal Student Union Manipur, organised a tribal solidarity march in the 10 hill districts of the state on Wednesday to protest the demand of non-tribal Meiteis …

Violence Districts Myanmar State Bjp Areas Kangpokpi
Violence mars first phase of Manipur polls; 67.53% turnout recorded till 3 PM
2 years, 9 months ago

Violence mars first phase of Manipur polls; 67.53% turnout recorded till 3 PM

India Today  

Violence marred the first phase of Manipur assembly elections to 38 constituencies on Monday even as 67.53 per cent of around 12.09 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 3 pm, election officials said. Naorem Ibochouba, a state police personnel deployed for poll duty in Tipaimukh assembly constituency in Churachandpur district, died in a "suspected case of accidental firing" from his …

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