During the visit, Justice Gavai will virtually inaugurate legal services camps and medical camps across all districts of Manipur as well as new legal aid clinics in Imphal East, Imphal West and Ukhrul districts. There will be distribution of essential relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The legal services camps will connect IDPs with government … Read more
The Arambai Tenggol, a key Meitei group in Manipur, on Thursday voluntarily surrendered as many as 246 weapons to security forces as the official deadline to return arms and ammunition set by Governor Ajay Bhalla is set to end today. According to an official police press note, a total of 307 weapons were surrendered across … Read more
Four days after N Biren Singh resigned as Chief Minister, the Centre Thursday announced that President’s rule had been imposed in Manipur and the state assembly placed under suspended animation. This closes a chapter and opens another in the state roiled by ethnic violence since May 2023. President Droupadi Murmu’s decision, announced hours after the … Read more
After 21 months of opposition from Kuki-Zo leaders, waning popularity in the Meitei-majority Imphal Valley, calls for resignation from the Opposition, withdrawal of support by a key NDA partner, it was pressure from unhappy colleagues in the Valley that finally led to N Biren Singh’s resignation as Manipur Chief Minister on Sunday. Kuki-Zo groups and … Read more
Twenty-one months since the start of the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur, the state’s embattled Chief Minister N Biren Singh submitted his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla in Imphal on Sunday evening. Singh had left Imphal for Delhi – the second such trip to the national capital this week – on Saturday evening. He … Read more
Starlink in Manipur: Separatist Group Claims Use Amid Internet Shutdowns, Musk Denies Manipur, india – Amid ongoing violence and internet shutdowns in Manipur, a separatist militant group has claimed to be using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service to communicate, according to a recent report. However, both Musk and Starlink have vehemently denied these claims.The … Read more
On the last day of the year, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh expressed “regret” and “apologised” for the ethnic strife that has gripped the state since May 3, 2023, leaving dozens dead and thousands homeless. Addressing the press in the first such comments, he said, “This entire year has been very unfortunate. I feel … Read more
A file image of CRPF personnel in Manipur | Photo Credit: ANI Security forces have destroyed four bunkers of gunmen in Manipur’s Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts and occupied three others following gunfights last week, police said on Monday (December 30, 2024). “The bunkers were destroyed after massive operations were conducted in the last two … Read more