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New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) RSS volunteers are making efforts to reduce tension in Manipur by promoting dialogue between Meitei and Kuki communities, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh said on Monday, asserting that peace is gradually returning to the state. Addressing a press conference here, RSS' national publicity and media department head Sunil Ambekar said delegates, who attended a three-day meeting of the 'prant pracharaks' here, shared information on the current situation in Manipur and "positiv ...Read More >
Imphal, July 5 (UNI) In a move towards restoring normalcy, the Manipur government has announced plans to close down nearly 350 relief camps housing Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by December 2025. These camps have been sheltering people uprooted by the ethnic violence that broke out in May 2023, displacing over 62,000 individuals. The announcement was made by Chief Secretary Dr. Vineet Joshi as he said the state was now transitioning from emergency relief to long-term rehabilitation, with ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 4 (ANI): Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday came down heavily on the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) over its pitch to reconsider the words 'secular and socialist' from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution while saying that it was 'all talk'. He dared and challenged RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale and top leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the centre to remove the words 'secular and socialist' from the Preamble. 'Da ...Read More >
12 Guwahati: Manipur, which is under President's Rule since Feb, has planned to close about 350 relief camps housing thousands of people displaced by the ethnic violence since 2023 by this year-end and resettle them with financial assistance from the govt in three-phases beginning July.Manipur chief secretary PK Singh on Friday said a structured rehabilitation programme for displaced individuals has been finalsied following detailed consultations with the ministry of home affairs. "We've had a g ...Read More >
Mysuru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar sought blessings at Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hills and later said that while "efforts may fail, but not prayers", signalling his ambition for the state's top post remains undimmed despite Siddaramaiah reaffirming that he would stay chief minister for a full five-year term.Joined by family on Ashada Friday, widely considered auspicious, Shivakumar offered puja to the deity and underlined his faith in divine intervention. "I prayed to the Godd ...Read More >
Manipur government aims to resettle all 57,000 internally displaced persons by December 2025, offering financial assistance for rebuilding destroyed or dilapidated homes. The relocation will occur in three phases, starting in July, with prefabricated houses provided for those from Moreh and Kangpokpi. Despite past ethnic violence, farming activities are resuming, indicating improving conditions in the state.Manipur Chief Secretary Prashant Kumar Singh said that the government is working towards ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Manipur plans to shut around 350 relief camps sheltering people displaced by ethnic violence since May 2023 and resettle them through a structured, three-phase rehabilitation programme starting this month.Chief secretary PK Singh said Friday that the northeastern state, under President's rule since ex-CM N Biren Singh stepped down in Feb, was in talks with the ministry of home affairs to start rehabilitating the displaced based on an assessment of how many people were prepared to leave ...Read More >
Imphal: With the improvement in the situation, the Manipur government has started resettlement of violence hit displaced people, Chief Secretary Prashant Kumar Singh said on Friday. The state government has established over 300 relief camps in Imphal Valley and hilly regions to provide shelter to over 57,000 men, women and children, who were displaced after the ethnic violence broke out in the state over two years ago. The Chief Secretary said that the resettlement of displaced people would be ...Read More >
Imphal, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the improvement in the situation, the Manipur government has started resettlement of violence hit displaced people, Chief Secretary Prashant Kumar Singh said on Friday. The state government has established over 300 relief camps in Imphal Valley and hilly regions to provide shelter to over 57,000 men, women and children, who were displaced after the ethnic violence broke out in the state over two years ago. The Chief Secretary said that the resettlement of d ...Read More >
Officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs met with Meitei Civil Society Organisations in Delhi. The discussion focused on resolving Manipur's ethnic crisis. Groups like AMUCO and COCOMI participated. They requested the implementation of the National Register of Citizens. Concerns were raised about security and free movement. The CSOs rejected engaging with militant outfits.A fresh round of dialogue between the officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and members of a joint delegation of ...Read More >
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Ravindra Chavan is all set to become the next Maharashtra BJP chief as he filed his nomination for the post of party's state president on Monday. Mr. Chavan presented the nomination forms to Union Minister Kiran Rijiju, who has been appointed as a central observer for the elections by the BJP. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and outgoing party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule were present on this occasion. With no other nomination being filed for the post, M ...Read More >
Imphal: Four persons, including a deputy commander of a banned Kuki militant group, and a woman caught in a crossfire between two warring groups, were killed on Monday in Churachandpur district of Manipur, as violence returned to the northeastern state. The killings came on a day, three civil society groups from Manipur urged the Centre to take immediate steps to rehabilitate people hit by the ethnic violence and ensure security for farmers who have land in the vicinity of the Imphal valley. Tha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Three civil society organisations from Manipur, including Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), held a round of dialogue with Centre's representatives led by interlocutor A K Mishra here on Monday, seeking preservation of territorial integrity of the state, steps to ensure free movement of people and phased resettlement of people displaced by ethnic violence by the end of this year.The three Meitei-dominated groups, COCOMI, All Manipur United Clubs' Organisation (AMUCO ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Three prominent Meitei civil-society groups from Manipur conveyed to the Centre on Monday that the territorial integrity of the northeastern state must be maintained, while seeking urgent steps for the rehabilitation of ethnic violence-hit people. A 19-member delegation comprising representatives of the three groups -- Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), All Manipur United Clubs' Organisation (AMUCO) and Federation of Civil Society Organisations (FOCS) ...Read More >
Imphal, June 29: In a bid to break the deadlock over the protracted crisis in Manipur, a 19-member delegation representing three of the state's most influential civil society organisations is set to hold talks with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in New Delhi on June 30. The delegation, comprising representatives from the All Manipur United Clubs Organisation (AMUCO), the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), and the Federation of Civil Society Organisations (FOCS), marks the ...Read More >
Imphal: Representatives from key Meitei civil society organizations (CSOs) in Manipur are scheduled to meet with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Delhi on Monday, June 30. The discussions will focus on the ongoing ethnic conflict that has plagued the state. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! A joint delegation from the All Manipur United Clubs Organisation (AMUCO), Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), and the Federation of Civ ...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, an ...Read More >
Imphal, Jun 28 (PTI) Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said efforts are underway for setting up a popular government in the state, which is now under the President's rule. Speaking at the sidelines of a programme at the BJP state headquarters here, Singh expressed hope that a new government will be formed in Manipur soon. "We are working to form a government at the earliest. We are a national party. I have faith that a government will be formed soon after looking into the ...Read More >
Former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Saturday (June 28, 2025) said efforts are underway for setting up of a popular government in the State which is now under President's rule. Speaking at the sidelines of a programme at BJP State headquarters, Mr. Singh expressed hope that a new government will be formed in Manipur soon. Manipur BJP legislators push for government formation "We are working to form a government at the earliest. We are a national party. After looking into the ground ...Read More >
Former Manipur CM N. Biren Singh stated that efforts are underway to establish a popular government in the state, currently under President's rule. He expressed optimism about forming a new government soon, emphasizing the BJP and its allies' desire for restoration of popular governance.Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said efforts are underway for setting up of a popular government in the state which is now under President's rule. Speaking at the sidelines of a programme ...Read More >
Imphal, Jun 27 (PTI) Security forces have arrested three militants, including a woman, belonging to various proscribed outfits in Manipur, police said on Friday. A woman cadre of the banned Peoples' Liberation Army was apprehended from Haobam Marak area in Imphal West district on Thursday, a senior officer said. She was allegedly involved in extortion activities and had threatened officials and courier service operators in Imphal area, he said. One active cadre of the outlawed Kangleipak Comm ...Read More >
Imphal, Jun 27 (PTI) Security forces have arrested three militants, including a woman, belonging to various proscribed outfits in Manipur, police said on Friday. A woman cadre of the banned Peoples' Liberation Army was apprehended from Haobam Marak area in Imphal West district on Thursday, a senior officer said. Also Read | Microsoft Shuts Down Iconic 'Blue Screen of Death'. She was allegedly involved in extortion activities and had threatened officials and courier service operators in Imphal ...Read More >
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 memb ...Read More >
India opened the scoring through Geeta Yadav (11th minute); however, in the second quarter, Belgium equalised through Marie Goenns (25th) The Indian junior women's hockey team made a positive start to its tour of Europe with a 3-2 win over hosts Belgium here on Sunday. India opened the scoring through Geeta Yadav (11th minute). However, in the second quarter, Belgium equalised through Marie Goenns (25th). Soon Belgium took the lead as Louise van Hecke (34th) found the back of the net. India ...Read More >
Imphal (Manipur) [India], June 8 (ANI): Protests erupted in Manipur's capital, Imphal, on Sunday night, as locals took to the streets demanding the release of Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol member Kanan Singh and four others arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). As per the CBI, the arrest was made due to Kanan Singh's involvement in criminal activities during the 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur, which sparked widespread unrest across the state, particularly in five districts. S ...Read More >
Imphal (Manipur) [India], June 8 (ANI): Protests erupted in Manipur's capital, Imphal, on Sunday night, as locals took to the streets demanding the release of Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol member Kanan Singh and four others arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). As per the CBI, the arrest was made due to Kanan Singh's involvement in criminal activities during the 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur, which sparked widespread unrest across the state, particularly in five districts. A ...Read More >
IMPHAL, 8 Jun: Protests over the arrests of Meitei outfit leaders continued in Manipur on Sunday even as the administration imposed prohibitory orders and suspended internet services in five Imphal valley districts, officials said. Protesters burnt tyres on roads at Uripok and Koirengei in Imphal West district and Khurai in Imphal East, defying the prohibitory orders, they said. In Koirengei, demonstrators dug up the road and made heaps of soil on the thoroughfares to prevent the movement of s ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Manipur government has suspended internet and mobile data services in five districts of the Valley for five days after widespread protests in Imphal East and Imphal West following the arrest of a leader of the Meitei radical outfit 'Arambai Tenggol'. Protesters burnt tyres and old furniture at Kwakeithel and Uripok in Imphal West district, demanding immediate release of the leader. People also protested before the Imphal Airport at Tulihal after reports spread that the arrested le ...Read More >
Guwahati: Amid fresh unrest again in Manipur that lead the imposition of prohibitory orders in five districts after the arrest of a top Arambai Tenggol, a Meitei group members by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). CBI has arrested a member of Arambai Tenggol, a Meitei group, in connection with a series of criminal activities linked to the ethnic violence that rocked the state in 2023. In a statement issued on Sunday, the CBI confirmed the arrest but did not disclose the identity of the ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The MSC IRINA, recognised as the world's largest container ship by TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) capacity, is set to dock at the Adani Group's Vizhinjam International Seaport on Monday and will be berthed till Tuesday. The monumental arrival marks a significant milestone for the seaport, which was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 2. The MSC IRINA boasts an impressive capacity of 24,346 TEUs, making it a formidable player in g ...Read More >
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