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Manipur: ‘Protest March’ held defying curfew, 30 injured as police fire teargas shells
Imphal: Over 30 protestors, including women, were injured in a clash with the security forces, who also fired several rounds of teargas shells to disperse the thousands of men and women who…
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Manipur: Protesters throng Phougakchao Ikhai to break down army barricades
Imphal: Hundreds of protesters gathered at Phougakchao Ikhai in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Wednesday, as they tried to break through army barricades in an attempt to reach their deserted houses in Torbung,…
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Spl Parliament Session: Cong to raise several issues including Manipur unrest, Nuh violence
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said that it will participate in the Parliament’s Special Session convened by the government and raise the issue of inflation, unemployment, losses in Himachal Pradesh and…
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Shocked at Manipur CM’s ‘intimidatory’ statements: Editors Guild
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday said Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s statements in response to its report on the media coverage of the ethnic violence in the…
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India rejects ‘unwarranted & misleading’ comments of UN experts on Manipur
United Nations: India has strongly rejected comments by UN experts on Manipur, terming them “unwarranted, presumptive and misleading” and asserting that situation in the Northeast state is peaceful. In the note verbale…
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Manipur: Meitei diaspora writes open letter to PM Modi, urges him to restore peace
New Delhi: With Manipur gripped by ethnic violence since May, hundreds of Meiteis from around the world have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention to restore…
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UN experts ‘appalled’ by reports, images of gender-based violence in Manipur
United Nations: United Nations experts on Monday said they are “appalled” by reports and images of gender-based violence in Manipur targeting women and girls, and urged the Indian government to take robust…
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Manipur appoints retired Army officer who led operations in Myanmar
Imphal: The Manipur government has appointed a retired decorated Army officer who was in charge of the operation to destroy militant camps in Myanmar eight years ago, as the senior superintendent of…
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FIR filed against Editors Guild members: Manipur CM
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday said that his government has filed an FIR against the president and three members of the Editors Guild of India, and accused them…
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Manipur: Last of 10 Kuki families in Imphal shifted to Kangpokpi
Imphal: The Manipur government has shifted the last of 10 Kuki families comprising 24 members from Imphal’s New Lambulane area where they had been living for decades and did not move elsewhere…
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Looted arms recovered in Manipur, firing reported between rival groups
Imphal: Combined security forces have recovered five looted arms, six different types of ammunition and seven powerful bombs in Manipur’s Imphal West, Kangpokpi and Thoubal districts, the police said on Friday night.…
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Thousands of displaced children living under the shadow ethnic conflict in Manipur
Imphal: Around 12,700 children are living with their displaced parents and guardians in relief camps across ethnic violence-hit Manipur, officials said here on Friday. The officials of the Social Welfare Department, who…
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Worst is over in Manipur, state heading towards better times: DG Assam Rifles
Shillong: The worst is behind Manipur, and the ethnic-strife torn state is “headed towards better times”, Director General of Assam Rifles Lt Gen P C Nair said on Friday. He said though…