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….
Biren Singh (Picture credit: X) NEW DELHI: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said it would take time to find a permanent solution to the state’s ongoing crisis, as the situation has become fragile. He made the statement during a ceremony in Imphal to commemorate Nupi Lan.He acknowledged the efforts of both the…
Security personnel patrol in a sensitive area of Manipur (PTI photo) The Union home minister will deploy approximately 90 companies which means over 10,000 additional CAPF troops amid the violence and killings in Manipur. While addressing a presser, Kuldiep Singh, security advisor of Manipur government said that a meeting was held with the Army, police,…
NEW DELHI: BJP national president JP Nadda on Friday responded to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s letter to President Droupadi Murmu in connection with Manipur violence.In his letter, Nadda accused Congress of attempting to heighten tensions regarding the Manipur situation.“What is shocking is how repeated attempts are being made by the Congress party to sensationalise the…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday postponed the upcoming bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Punjab from November 13 to November 20. The announcement by the poll body came after national and state parties raised concerns over lower voter turnout due to various festivities coinciding with the election dates.The Congress had said that a…
Representative Image (IANS Photo) GUWAHATI: Manipur‘s Thadou community rejected the colonial-era classification & post-independence bureaucratic nomenclature designating it as a constituent of Kuki group, asserting that this label was arbitrarily imposed without its explicit consent.“Thadou is a distinct ethnic group, with our own distinct language, culture, traditions, and history. Thadou is not Kuki, or underneath…
A live grenade lying at the entrance to a women’s college in Manipur‘s capital city of Imphal, barely 100m from Raj Bhavan, sparked panic and protests by students on Monday amid growing insecurity over extortion threats received by several educational institutes in the state and a profusion of bomb hoaxes targeting airlines and hotels elsewhere….
GUWAHATI: Fresh violence erupted Saturday night in Manipur’s Imphal West and Bishnupur districts, with reports of suspected militants using sophisticated firearms and bombs in both attacks. No fatalities were reported.Militants launched an attack around 7pm in Koutruk Ching Leikai village in Imphal West district, promoting retaliatory action from security forces stationed in the area. “The…
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…
In a bid to stop ethnic violence in Manipur, around 20 MLAs belonging to the warring Meitei and Kuki communities of Manipur met in New Delhi on Tuesday for the first time since ethnic violence broke out in the northeastern state 17 months ago. The meeting which was part of efforts to iron out differences…
