ARRESTS IN MANIPUR VIOLENCE

A senior official of the Home Department said that the additional Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have started arriving in Manipur since Tuesday and they are being deployed in vulnerable, mixed-population, sensitive, and fringe areas of both hill...

Manipur's ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities has resulted in 258 deaths since May. Authorities have apprehended 32 individuals for property destruction and recovered around 3,000 looted weapons. An additional 90 companies of the...

BJP President J.P. Nadda countered Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's criticism of the government's handling of the Manipur unrest. Nadda accused the Congress of pushing a false narrative and blamed their past policies for the current situation...

Protests erupted in Imphal West district, Manipur, as members of COCOMI locked down government offices, demanding justice for the recent killing of six people, including three women and three children, in Jiribam. The protests follow the discovery o...

Protesters in Imphal, Manipur, stormed the homes of government officials, demanding justice for the murder of three people whose bodies were found near the Assam border. They demanded the arrest of the culprits and a response from the government. A ...

The Indian government has reimposed the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in six police station areas of Manipur, citing ongoing ethnic violence. This decision follows the recent seizure of arms and ammunition, as well as a fierce gunfight bet...

A Manipur Police constable in Jiribam district fatally shot a Sub-Inspector at Mongbung village police post after a verbal altercation. The incident, which occurred amid heightened security in the violence-prone region, led to the immediate arrest o...

Naga organisations have given a 48-hour ultimatum to the Manipur government seeking justice for two Naga men beaten up in Imphal. They want the attackers identified and punished. The incident has raised tensions between Naga and Meitei communities, ...

Imphal East Police arrested a member of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP). The businessman community in Manipur is facing growing extortion demands from militant outfits amid ongoing violence. There are frequent demands for money and arms....

The government has extended the AFSPA in Manipur for another six months starting from October 1. This excludes 19 police station areas in the Imphal valley and a region near Assam. The state governor approved this extension due to ongoing security c...

Indian police have arrested 33 people following a resurgence of ethnic violence in Manipur state, where a curfew and internet blackout have been imposed. The conflict between the Hindu Meitei majority and Christian Kuki community has killed at least...

In West Imphal's Sekmai Leikinthabi, four Manipur police personnel and another individual were arrested for their involvement in an arms snatching incident at BJP MLA Joykishan Singh's farmhouse. Various firearms were recovered in a subsequent opera...

Manipur Police detained four United National Liberation Front members for a firing incident and assaulting civilians at a hotel on July 26. The suspects harassed a female employee and injured eight people. Arrests were made in Imphal West following ...

In response to opposition criticism of the union budget 2024-25, Singh accused them of indulging in "petty politics" and assured that sufficient grants have been provided by the Centre to handle the state's resource crunch due to ongoing unrest and ...

Manipur CM N Biren Singh has invited Kuki MLAs to attend the assembly session starting July 31. Singh is also hopeful or a one-on-one meeting with PM Narendra Modi to discuss restoring normalcy amid ethnic violence. He addressed opposition criticism...

The Manipur government plans to convene the Legislative Assembly on July 31, following recent violence between the Meitei and Kuki-Zomi communities. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum has raised concerns over alleged bias by security forces and ca...

In Kangpokpi there was protest demanding release of the arrested people. KIM Secretary, Information and Publicity Janghaolun Haokip stated amidst the brutal persecution of the Kuki-Zo people by the Manipur state.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, serving as Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, visited people in relief camps in Churachandpur, Manipur, on Monday to offer them support. The residents of these camps shared their challenges arising from the ethnic...

PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday affirmed that the central government is making efforts to normalise the situation in the north-eastern state of Manipur, which has been witnessing ethnic violence since last year. The Prime Minister was replying to the ...