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The first sign of trouble appeared on 28 May. The Hindustan Times reported that armed men came down to Yaingangpokpi, torched two houses and fired upon villagers. [12] The Ukhrul Times, on the other hand, reported that ten houses were torched, mostly in the Gwaltabi area. (Gwaltabi has a Meitei portion and a Kuki portion divided across the two ...
Ukhrul is located at 3] It has an average elevation of 1,662 m (5,453 ft) above sea level. ...
The dam is located in the Ukhrul district, 35 kilometres from Imphal, the Manipur state capitol. [ 4 ] Officially known as Thoubal Multipurpose Project, the dam's construction is managed by Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Corporation Limited, a joint venture of the Government of Manipur and public sector power company NHPC . [ 4 ]
The Ukhrul district has a long history dating back to the 1920s when it was created as the North-East Hill Sub-Division of the then princely state of Manipur. In 2016, the Kamjong subdivision of the Ukhrul district was spun out as a separate district, leading to the present configuration of the Ukhrul district. [3]
A comparison of census data reveals that, during the ten-year time span 1951–1961, the Ukhrul subdivision had lost 30 villages, the Tamenglong subdivision 77 villages, and Mao region 14 villages. During the same time period, there was an increase of 27 villages in the Churachandpur subdivision and 23 villages in the Tengnoupal-Chandel ...
During Phase 2 polling, there were reports that armed militias were forcing voters to vote only for the Naga People's Front (NDA) candidate, Timothy Zimik. In an Ukhrul district polling booth, the irate voters destroyed the electronic voting machine. [34] The cadres of NSCN-IM were blamed. [35]
The Dzuko Valley (Meitei: Dzuko Tampak), [16] [17] is one of the tourist attractions in Manipur, renowned for natural sites, seasonal flowering plants and wild life, [18] including but not limited to the endemic Dzuko lily (Lilium chitrangadae), which is closely related to the Shirui lily (Lilium mackliniae) of the neighbouring Ukhrul district ...
William Pettigrew (5 January 1869 – 19 January 1943) was a British Christian missionary who went to India in 1890, eventually brought western education in Manipur and introducing Jesus Christ to the Tangkhul Naga tribe, inhabiting Ukhrul district and he became the main catalyst for the surge in current christian population in Manipur.