Manipur CM N Biren Singh (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday said only the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could save the state entangled in ethnic violence as it believed in the “idea of living together”.“Only BJP can save Manipur…BJP leaders have a high sense of nationalism and social justice….
GUWAHATI: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma’s NPP, an NDA ally, withdrew support to the BJP-led govt in Manipur Sunday, saying CM N Biren Singh had “failed completely” in arresting the state’s descent into a spiral of ceaseless violence since the ethnic strife erupted in May 2023.“National People’s Party would like to convey its deep concern…
GUWAHATI: An influential Meitei organisation has appealed to PM Modi to replace Manipur CM Biren Singh, citing his “inability to restore normalcy” after 17 months of ethnic violence in the state.“We hope that with a new leader at the helm, peace and normalcy can be reinstated in Manipur,” World Meetei Council said Monday in a…
Two Meitei youths who had been missing for two days after attending a recruitment test for central security forces at New Keithelmanbi in Imphal West district of Manipur were allegedly abducted by Kuki militants. CM N Biren Singh posted Sunday on social media that his govt is “focusing on the rescue of the abduction of…
NEW DELHI: Amid renewed violence in Manipur, Congress Monday said PM Narendra Modi thinks it’s more important to intervene in the Ukraine conflict than to rein in violence in the north-eastern state, as it demanded that CM Biren Singh be sacked and serious steps be taken to restore normalcy. It also said SC-mandated inquiry panel…
GUWAHATI: Manipur CM N Biren Singh Thursday informed the legislative assembly that various central agencies were pushing for reimposing Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, in the valley districts of the state since violence broke out in May 2023.Responding to a call attention motion on “the long-standing demand” for removal of Afspa from Manipur moved…
NEW DELHI: A major fire broke out at a building in the Manipur secretariat complex near chief minister N Biren Singh‘s official bungalow on Saturday evening, PTI reported quoting police.At least three fire tenders were dispatched to the scene to combat the blaze. An official said that the cause of the fire has not yet…
