Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday reacted to the Supreme Court judges delegation reaching Manipur and took the opportunity to take a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not having visited the state since violence broke almost two years ago.“It is good that Supreme Court judges have gone, but the bigger question is when…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (File photo) NEW DELHI: The budget session of Parliament resumes on Monday in the shadow of a spate of controversies along the ‘opposition vs government’ battleline, ranging from Trump’s comments on tariffs, duplicate voter identity card numbers, three-language policy and delimitation, amid indications that the non-budget issues may set off fireworks.Adding…
NEW DELHI: Fresh violence erupted in Manipur after a public bus was attacked by a mob in Kangpokpi on the first day of “free movement” in the state since the violence began in 2023, which killed over 250 people.As the inter-district bus service resumed, a mob in the Gamgiphai area attacked a Senapati district-bound passenger…
NEW DELHI: Blaming BJP for violence in Manipur, Congress Thursday said its demand for President’s rule in state has finally been accepted, but after a lapse of 20 months which has resulted in killing of 300 people and massive displacement. It blamed home minister Amit Shah for failing to manage Manipur, and criticised “globe trotting”…
NEW DELHI: In a fresh incident of violence, a mob attacked the office of the Superintendent of Police in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Friday evening. The attack was over the officer’s alleged failure to remove central force from Saibol village bordering Imphal East district.Several people were injured in the attack, news agency PTI reported.Kuki groups…
Imphal: A TV journalist, a policeman and two village volunteers were injured in separate incidents of firing by miscreants in the last 24 hours in strife-torn Manipur, which saw violence erupting since Tuesday after a brief lull and disrupting Christmas celebrations.The local journalist, identified as L Kabichandra, sustained a bullet injury to his left thigh…
GUWAHATI: Unidentified gunmen killed two migrant labourers from Bihar, while police shot an 18-year-old militant dead following a brief exchange of fire in violence-hit Manipur Saturday.Police said the labourers – identified as Sunalal Kumar, 18, and Dasharat Kumar, 17 – were travelling on bicycles when they were shot in the evening at Keirak in Kakching…
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…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi told Lok Sabha on Wednesday that Manipur was in the throes of a “humanitarian crisis” and demanded a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah in the Parliament.He slammed BJP for raising the George Soros issue in Parliament, contending that the governing party did it to “hide its failures…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Opposition INDIA bloc on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to visit strife-torn Manipur and placed three demands before him.Through the letter, the opposition said that people of the hill state have been “eagerly waiting” for PM Modi to place their “voices of helplessness”.“We, on behalf…
