Security personnel conduct a search operation in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts of Manipur. | Photo Credit: @manipur_police on X via PTI Photo As President’s Rule commenced in Manipur on Friday (February 14, 2025), police officials said that the crackdown against extortion rings will be intensified in the coming days…
Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on Thursday (February 13, 2025) said Article 174, which stipulates that there cannot be more than a six month gap between two Assembly sessions, has been “violated” in Manipur and alleged that this is a “deliberate contempt of the Constitution.” Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam…
Ginza Vualzong, spokesperson for the Kuki-Zo Council, a relatively recently-formed coalition of civil society organisations, said, “Whether Biren Singh resigned or not, the Kuki-Zo aspiration for a separate administration remains.” Photo: Facebook.com/gvualzong With one of the top demands of Manipur’s Kuki-Zo community, that of N. Biren Singh’s removal as Chief Minister, materialising over the last…
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. | Photo Credit: ANI The 7th session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly, set to commence from February 10, has been declared “null and void” with immediate effect, according to a notice issued by Assembly secretary K. Meghajit Singh on Sunday (February 9, 2025). “In exercise of the powers…
Former Manipur Chief Minister and Congress leader Okram Ibobi Singh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Manipur unit of the Congress alleged on Monday (February 3, 2025) that Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh had threatened MLAs and told them not to move a no-trust motion against his government in the upcoming session of the 60-member…
Image for representational purpose | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Security forces have arrested three members of Meitei radical outfit Arambai Tenggol for allegedly being involved in extortion in Manipur‘s Imphal West district, police said on Sunday (February 2, 2025). They were apprehended from Keithelmanbi in the district on Saturday (February 1, 2025) as they were…
The United Naga Council (UNC) and other Naga groups of Manipur on Thursday (January 30, 2025) asserted their opposition to the creation of seven districts by the erstwhile Congress government in 2016. They underlined their opposition to these districts at a tripartite meeting with the representatives of the Union Home Ministry and the Manipur government…
Representational image only. File GUWAHATI The Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR) and other rights bodies in the State have expressed concern over reports of armed groups using children as fighters in the ongoing ethnic conflict. The conflict between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities in the State since May 2023 has claimed more…
The raids were conducted in the hills and valleys of the ethnic conflict-hit State. | Photo Credit: X/@manipur_police GUWAHATI A sniper rifle was among 35 weapons recovered in a series of joint operations by the security forces in Manipur since January 19, 2025. The raids were conducted in the hills and valleys of the ethnic…
Kuki Students’ Organisation members protest at Jantar Mantar against the alleged genocide campaign against the Kuki-Zo with a demand for urgent establishment of a Union Territory with a legislature for the Kuki-Zo, in New Delhi, Saturday, August 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI People belonging to the Kuki-Zo community on Saturday (August 31, 2024) took…
