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Imphal, July 20: Following the indefinite bandh called by the Foothills Naga Coordination Committee (FNCC), the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has issued a strong appeal for its withdrawal, citing severe disruptions to the movement of the Kuki-Zo community. In a statement on Saturday, the council expressed deep concern and disappointment over the bandh, which came into effect at midnight on July 18 and targets the movement of Kuki-Zo people through Naga-inhabited areas in Manipur. "More than 150 Kuki-Zo individuals were mercilessly killed, over 7,000 homes were reduced to ashes, and more than 360 churches-symbols of our shared Christian faith-were destroyed or desecrated. In the aftermath of such atrocities, our people have been left with no viable option but to seek alternate routes for movement," the statement read. They called the blocking of movement of the entire community unconstitutional, inhumane and unchristianly. Notably, the bandh was enforced to protest the "unauthorised construction" of the Tiger Road project -- a voluntary initiative by Kuki organisations to connect Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts, which passes through Naga-inhabited areas. The bandh has significantly impacted the movement of people in parts of Kangpokpi, Tamenglong, and Noney districts. Supporters of the bandh erected roadblocks using logs, stones, and makeshift barricades at several locations, including Makhan, Tongjei Maril (Old Cachar Road), Dolang Chiru, the Tupul-Noney Road, Tupul-Noney junction, and the Longsai-Khoupum Road, leaving many commuters and transporters stranded for hours. The FNCC has also demanded the dismantling of camps run by Kuki militant groups under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with the Centre, and the halting of widespread poppy cultivation in the region. Backing the bandh, the Eastern Liangmai Naga Chief Chairman Association voiced serious concerns about what it described as land encroachment and threats to the cultural and territorial integrity of Naga ancestral land. The association condemned alleged efforts to rename roads and locations within Naga territories, calling such actions "violations of historical and cultural rights." "These changes are not just inappropriate. They violate the cultural, historical, and territorial rights of the Naga people," the association said, warning that such unilateral moves must be condemned and reversed.
Imphal, Nov 26 (UNI) Laishram Kamal, a 56-year-old Meitei from Gossaipur, Udharbond constituency in Cachar, Assam, has been reported missing from Leimakhong Military headquarters in Manipur's Kangpokpi district. Kamal had reached the Army headquarters on Monday and his phone was found switched off in the afternoon. The Army headquarters is surrounded by Kuki villages and no Meitei except those working for army enter the area. All Meitei students at Kendriya Vidyalaya Leimakhong have not been entering the premises since crisis started on May three, 2023, at Churachandpur district. Fearing a ...Read More >
The 10 MLAs, including seven from the BJP, held the sit-in-protest at Jantar Mantar. (Representational) Reiterating their demand for a Union Territory for tribals in Manipur, 10 MLAs from the Kuki-Zo community held a sit-in protest in New Delhi on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention to stop the violence in the state, which began in May 2023. The 10 tribal MLAs, including seven from the BJP, held the sit-in-protest at Jantar Mantar and the ...Read More >
IMPHAL: An Indian state riven by ethnic tensions imposed an internet shutdown and curfew after protesters clashed with security forces over the arrest of some members of a radical group, police said on Sunday (Jun 8). Manipur in India's northeast has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than two years between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community that have killed more than 250 people. The latest violence was triggered on Saturday after reports of the arrest of five members, including a commander, of Arambai Tenggol, a radical Meitei group. Incen ...Read More >
Imphal- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled projects worth Rs 8,500 crore in Manipur during his first visit to the state after ethnic violence broke out nearly two-and-a-half years ago. From the Kuki stronghold of Churachandpur, Modi laid the foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 7,300 crore. Among them were the Manipur urban roads, drainage and asset management improvement initiative worth Rs 3,647 crore, and the Manipur Infotech Development (MIND) project worth Rs 550 crore. He also laid the foundation for nine working women's hostels worth Rs 142 crore, and super-spe ...Read More >
Imphal: The Manipur Police have evacuated at least 51 students of the Kuki tribal community from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in the state's Naga-dominated Ukhrul district as a precautionary measure following clashes and subsequent tensions between the Naga and Kuki communities, officials said on Tuesday. Attacks and counter-attacks, along with heightened tension, have continued between members of the Tangkhul Naga tribe and the Kuki community in Ukhrul since February 7. More than 30 houses were reportedly burnt during clashes at Litan Sareikhong village in the district, which shares bord ...Read More >
Guwahati: A day after fratricidal violence and clashes among the Naga groups, Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday appealed to the Tangkhul Naga community in Ukhrul district to help restore peace and maintain law and order. Tension gripped the district after violence broke out involving Naga groups. The chief minister expressed concern over the situation, calling the incident "unfortunate" and stressing that violence cannot provide any solution. Appealing for restraint, Mr Singh urged all communities to shun violence and cooperate with authorities. He assured that the gove ...Read More >
Jhansi: A bomb threat delayed the Durg-bound Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Express on Friday night, when it was halted at Virangana Laxmibai Jhansi railway station for nearly an hour. The threat turned out to be a hoax, and the train resumed its journey after a thorough inspection. According to SP, GRP, Vipul Srivastav, after the train left Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in Delhi around 6pm on Friday, a call was recieved at the railway helpline 139, claiming that a bomb had been planted in a sleeper coach of the train. The railway control room in Lucknow started preparations for search of the ...Read More >
Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) in a statement told their MLAs to follow the order ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Manipur is under President's rule after CM N Biren Singh resigned in FebruaryThere are 10 Kuki MLAs who demanded a separate administration after May 2023 violenceKuki groups seek a separate state or Union Territory, citing demands since 1946-47 Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Guwahati/Imphal: An influential body of Manipur's Kuki tribes has asked MLAs f ...Read More >
Imphal, Jun 27 (PTI) Tangkhul Naga civil society organisations in Manipur on Friday issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Kuki community, for handing over those involved in the June 26 attack on a passenger vehicle in Ukhrul district, in which two persons were injured. The Tangkhul Naga, one of the major Naga tribes, is an ethnic group primarily residing in Ukhrul district of Manipur and parts of neighbouring Myanmar. The ultimatum, jointly issued by the Katho Katamnao Long and the Tangkhul Naga Valley Students' Association, came a day after a mob, the members of which were suspected to be Kukis ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A partial internet shutdown was in place in northeastern India's troubled Manipur state on Tuesday (Apr 7) after renewed violence caused the deaths of four people, including two children, officials said. Manipur has seen periodic clashes for nearly three years between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community. The conflicts have killed more than 250 people. The latest flare-up on Tuesday came after months of relative peace and followed a reported attack by Kuki groups that killed two Meitei children in Bishnupur district, according to a securi ...Read More >
Guwahati: Manipur govt has imposed prohibitory orders and suspended internet services in five valley districts following violent protests over the apprehension of a leader of the Meitei radical group, Arambai Tenggol. The restrictions came into effect Saturday night. A total curfew was enforced in Bishnupur district, while the other four districts -- Imphal West, Imphal East, Kakching, and Thoubal -- issued prohibitory orders limiting gatherings to below five people and banning weapons and firearms. These measures were implemented under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BN ...Read More >
Imphal, April 4 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday reaffirmed that the Bharatiya Janatya Party (BJP)-led state government's foremost priorities are restoring peace, strengthening communal harmony, and accelerating inclusive and sustainable development while safeguarding the state's indigenous culture. Accompanied by State BJP President Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi, the Chief Minister undertook his maiden visit to the mixed-population Jiribam district, which borders southern Assam. During the visit, Chief Minister Khemchand Singh interacted with local residents and ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Four Manipur organisations representing the Meitei, Naga, and Thadou communities have appealed to the Centre not to renew the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreements with Kuki extremist groups, citing alleged repeated violations of the conditions and a failure to maintain law and order. These organisations are the Indigenous Peoples' Forum Manipur, Meitei Alliance, Foothill Naga Coordination Committee, and Thadou Inpi Manipur (TIM). They submitted a joint memorandum to Home Minister Amit Shah on July 3, justifying their demand for scrapping the peace deals with the Kuki groups. M ...Read More >
Imphal, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The bodies of two men from the Kuki community, who had gone missing in Manipur's Kamjong district on Wednesday, were found on Thursday, officials said. The deceased were identified as Thangboimang Khongsai, 35, a resident of Shangkai village in Ukhrul district, and Thengin Baite, 40, a resident of nearby Thawai Kuki village in Kamjong district. Officials said the Manipur government has handed over the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for a thorough probe. A police official, quoting villagers, said that the two men had gone to repair water sup ...Read More >
IMPHAL, India -- An Indian state riven by ethnic tensions imposed an internet shutdown and curfew after protesters clashed with security forces over the arrest of some members of a radical group, police said Sunday. Manipur in India's northeast has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than two years between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community that have killed more than 250 people. The latest violence was triggered Saturday after reports of the arrest of five members, including a commander, of Arambai Tenggol, a radical Meitei group. Incensed m ...Read More >
Guwahati: Former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said that the central leaders of the BJP are assessing the situation and said that efforts are on to form a popular government in the state. Manipur has been under President's rule for the past over four months. "I am hopeful that a new government will be formed in Manipur soon," Singh told the media on the sidelines of a book release programme at the BJP state headquarters in Imphal. He said that the BJP is a national party, and after looking into the ground situation and assessing all other aspects, the new government would ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the 13-day-long Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district that will begin on July 28. Deputy Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh reviewed security in Poonch and stressed ensuring the safety of the devotees. "The first batch will depart from the Bhagwati Nagar basecamp in Jammu on July 28, moving towards the Mandi tehsil in Poonch in a regulated convoy amid full security arrangements," a spokesperson said. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and Inspec ...Read More >
Imphal, Sep 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will inaugurate the new Manipur Police headquarters worth Rs 101 crore and Rs 538 crore civil secretariat, among 17 projects with a total value of Rs 1,200 crore to be unveiled during his visit to the strife-torn state. Modi will also lay the foundation stones for 14 projects worth Rs 7,300 crore from Churachandpur, a government statement said. This will be Modi's first visit to Manipur since ethnic violence broke out in the state two years ago. The PM will first arrive in Churachandpur from Mizoram's Aizwal and later proceed to ...Read More >
Guwahati: Ten Kuki-Zo tribal MLAs, including seven of the BJP have resolved that no Kuki-Zo Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) shall participate or take part in any manner in the formation of a new Popular Government in Manipur. Manipur is under President's rule and there are efforts to form a popular government. Khaikhohauh Gangte, general secretary, Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) stated, "This is to inform all concerned that a joint meeting of the Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) along with its federating units Kuki Students' Organisation-General Headquarters (KSO-GHQ), Kuki Khanglai Lawmpi-General Head ...Read More >
Guwahati: An indefinite bandh for movement of Kuki-Zo people through Naga-inhabited areas in Manipur has been declared by the Foothills Naga Coordination Committee (FNCC) since Friday, primarily to protest the 'unauthorised construction' of the 'Tiger Road'.The 'Tiger Road (also known as German Road)' is a voluntary road project initiated by Kuki-Zo organisations to connect Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts.The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has appealed to the Naga body to immediately lift the bandh and allow the safe passage of Kuki-Zo people through the Naga-inhabited areas of the state. It said ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Foothills Naga Coordination Committee (FNCC) has declared an indefinite bandh on the movement of Kukis within the foothill regions of Naga-inhabited areas, effective from midnight of July 18. The FNCC stated that the bandh is a peaceful but firm protest against what it describes as threats to the ancestral land, identity, and security of the Naga people. B. Robin Kabui, Secretary of the FNCC, the first concern is the proposed construction of the German and Tiger roads through Naga ...Read More >
Imphal: The Government of Manipur is set to enhance the state police force with the establishment of a new Secretariat Police Station at Mantripukhri, about ten kilometers from Imphal, and the creation of 12 new Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) posts. Manipur Director General of Police Rajiv Singh, in an official statement, stated that the state government has approved a significant proposal submitted by the Manipur Police Department for the establishment of the new police station at Mantrip ...Read More >
GUWAHATI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for peace on Saturday in Manipur state - the scene of two years of deadly ethnic violence - as he unveiled a package of development projects there worth nearly $1 billion. Some 260 people have been killed and more than 60,000 displaced since clashes first broke out between Manipur's dominant, mostly Hindu Meitei community and the mainly Christian Kuki tribes in May 2023 over economic benefits and job quotas. Modi, who met with displaced members of both communities during his first visit to the northeastern state since the viole ...Read More >
Imphal: The Manipur valley has been cut off from the rest of the country after four days of incessant rainfall triggered landslides, mudslides, and flooding, disrupting all surface connectivity, including the National Highways linking Imphal to Silchar, Dimapur, and Aizawl. Officials confirmed multiple landslides along NH-102 between Senapati and Mao Gate on the Nagaland border, as well as on NH-102A (Tadubi-Ukhrul Road) and NH-129 (Maram-Peren Road). Similar incidents were reported from Awangkhul in Noney district and from the hill districts of Senapati and Kamjong, causing severe inconveni ...Read More >
Ladakh Apex Body (LAB) co-chairman Tsering Dorjay, on Thursday, said the violent protest on September 24, in which four people were killed in police firing, was a result of the pent-up anger of educated but unemployed youth belonging to poor families. Addressing a press conference in Leh along with other members of LAB, including Ashraf Ali, Muhammad Ramzan and Sonam Parvez, leader of Christian community of Leh, Dorjey rejected allegations that the agitation in Ladakh was "anti-national" or being backed by a "foreign hand." He said the movement had been peaceful until excessive force was use ...Read More >
The DGP said, "These are very challenging times, but we have been trying to tackle them with the best possible strength, and with the cooperation of everyone" Manipur Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Singh said peaceful dialogue is the only solution to resolve the ethnic conflict in the State. More than 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023. Speaking on the sidelines of the 134th Raising Day in Imph ...Read More >
Imphal, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thousands of Naga people, including women and children, on Wednesday accorded a rousing welcome to NSCN-IM General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah in Manipur's Ukhrul district headquarters. Nonagenarian Naga leader Muivah, also the Ato Kilonser (Prime Minister) of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM), arrived in the Naga-inhabited Ukhrul district to visit his birthplace, Somdal village, for the first time in 50 years. Thousands of Nagas from all walks of life, dressed in traditional attire and carrying NSCN-IM flags, gree ...Read More >
Imphal, March 30: Tensions prevailed in Manipur's Ukhrul and Kamjong districts on Monday as several Naga organisations demanded a thorough and transparent inquiry into the killing of four cadres belonging to a faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM). In a suspected fratricidal clash, four cadres of the NSCN-IM-Eastern Flank faction were allegedly gunned down by a rival faction at Hongbei village in Kamjong district on Saturday, triggering unrest there as well as in neighbouring Ukhrul district. According to a police official, six cadres of the group were ambushed by riv ...Read More >
Guwahati: Manipur police have arrested three members of Arambai Tenggol. Over 2000 troops are searching for the Meitei man, Laishram Kamal Babu who has been missing since November 25. Manipur police in a statement stated, "On 01.12.2024, Manipur Police arrested three armed miscreants and apprehended one juvenile from Kshetrigao Sabal Leikai, Imphal East District who were found loitering in the area to commit prejudicial activities like extortion of money from general public and government officials of the said areas as well as threatening the general public. They were later found to be member ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: Three YouTubers were arrested in Dhemaji on Thursday for the brutal killing of wild birds and uploading graphic footage of their acts on their YouTube channel 'Jakrub'. The accused have been identified as Munindra Mushahary, Maheshwar Swargiary and Shiviram Swargiary.The trio reportedly hunted birds and destroyed nests at the Pitoni region of Hastinapur and Kardoiguri villages, an ecologically sensitive area. They used slingshots to kill birds and collected hundreds of eggs from their nesting grounds. The videos, which showed the destruction of habitats and killing of birds, sparked ...Read More >