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…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing crisis in Manipur, 168 individuals, including 78 internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the violence have successfully secured job placements after completing skill training under ‘Hunar Se Rozgar‘ scheme.Among the 78 are 15 young, displaced women who, with 15 others, underwent an intensive 3-week programme at Hindu College, Delhi University,…
NEW DELHI: Aaryavir Sehwag, son of legendary Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, on Friday made an impressive debut for Delhi in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy against Manipur, scoring a notable 49-run knock. Aaryavir’s knock helped Delhi secure a comfortable six-wicket victory in Pondicherry.Playing in the U-19 one-day tournament, Aaryavir showcased impressive batting skills, building on his…
Families of the two hostages at Imphal police station for their handover GUWAHATI: Two Meitei men held hostage by tribal Kuki village volunteers in Manipur‘s Kangpokpi for five days were freed Thursday in a purported exchange involving “safe passage” till their native district for 11 undertrial Kuki prisoners, all of whom got bail a couple…
GUWAHATI: A Manipur Rifles personnel was among three people killed in a gunfight over a land dispute between two Naga villages in Ukhrul district on Wednesday. The violent clash linked to a disagreement over the govt’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan initiative on the disputed site left several people wounded.Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew near the site,…
