NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday rejected US state department’s report on alleged human rights abuses in India and called it “deeply biased”. Addressing a press conference, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “This report is deeply biased and reflects a poor understanding of India. We attach no value to it and urge…
NEW DELHI: Eight polling stations across the Arunachal Pradesh have been marked for repolling after the Election Commission of India declared the initial polling void. The EC has taken decisive action in response to reports of EVM damage and violence during polling in the state.Deputy chief electoral officer Liken Koyu announced that fresh polling will…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Saturday announced fresh polls on 11 polling stations at I-Inner Manipur parliamentary constituency. The polling will be held on April 22.During the first phase of polling on April 19, incidents of intimidation and firing were reported from at least two places in Inner Manipur constituency. At Thamnapokpi under Moirang constituency…
GUWAHATI: Incidents of firing, booth capturing attempts, and destruction of EVMs have been reported from several polling stations in Manipur, disrupting the polling process. There are unconfirmed reports of people getting injured in these incidents.Armed men fired several rounds at a polling station in Thamanpokpi, located within the Moirang assembly segment.Additionally, vandalism inside a polling…
GUWAHATI: Gunmen positioned on hilltops fired at two fuel tankers near Keimei village on NH-37 in Manipur‘s Tamenglong district on Tuesday, wounding a driver in the leg. The highway connects Imphal with Silchar. Identity of the driver and the shooters remains unknown, police said.The gunfire caused oil spillage on the road, prompting authorities to dispatch…
NEW DELHI: Two people were killed in a shootout between two armed groups in Imphal East district of Manipur on Saturday. The victims have not been identified yet. The clash occurred near Kangpokpi district border, as confirmed by a police official. To control the situation, additional state and central forces have been deployed. This incident…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi has brushed aside China’s territorial claims on Arunachal Pradesh and asserted that the state “is an integral part of India and will always remain so”. He also said that timely intervention of the Centre and efforts of the Manipur govt led to marked improvement in the situation in the state.“Arunachal Pradesh…
GUWAHATI: The election officer of Imphal East district in Manipur has instructed the police to take “legal action” against an Independent candidate running for the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat for allegedly violating the election model code of conduct by threatening to kill chief minister N Biren Singh during a live TV discussion on April…
GUWAHATI: The Manipur government extend Wednesday the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (Afspa) in the state for another six months, beginning from October 1, reports Prabin Kalita.However, it will not be enforced in areas under the jurisdiction of 19 police stations, maintaining the same status as the previous term that lasted from April to September.The…
Suspected militants tortured and killed three Kuki villagers early on Friday in Naga-dominated Ukhrul, shattering a two-week lull in Manipur since the last burst of bloodshed on August 5 and carrying the violent animosity of the ethnic strife raging for 100-odd days to a district so far untouched by it.Victims Thangkhokai Haokip (31), Jamkhogin Haokip…
