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As of 9 May, according to the Manipur government, the death toll was over 60 people. [144] The situation was described as "relatively peaceful" on 10 May, with the curfew being relaxed in places, [145] though unknown militants fired on Indian troops in an incident in Manipur's Imphal East district, injuring one. [146]
IMPHAL, India (Reuters) -India's northeastern state of Manipur has been placed on high alert after intelligence reports of a potential influx of 900 suspected Kuki militants from Myanmar, a senior ...
Earlier, senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for the Manipur Tribal Forum, said the situation in the region has worsened, and told the court that the number of killings have gone up from 20 ...
Modi addressed the situation in the state for the first time on Thursday, saying: “My heart is filled with grief and anger. The incident in Manipur is shameful for any civil society.”
While Chief Minister Zoramthanga of Mizoram, under his governance, showed a sense of compassion towards refugees including ex-forces of Myanmar, at least some Zo-Kuki in Manipur are not happy with the attitude of Manipur government, under the leadership of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, towards them who are, if not together, in the proximity of ...
Intelligence reports suggest that the situation in Manipur is exacerbated by insurgent groups from the northeastern region, who use camps in Myanmar and cross into India. [1] The Manipur government urged the central government to fence the border with Myanmar and to revoke the FMR. [4]
The act's continued application in Manipur has led to local protests, having Irom Chanu Sharmila, as one of a Manipuri civil rights activist. Sharmila has been on a longstanding hunger strike since 2 November 2000 demanding the Indian government to repeal the act. She blames for violence in Manipur and other parts of India's troubled northeast ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The Indian government is in talks seeking to resolve a long-running conflict between two ethnic communities in the northeastern state of Manipur, Interior Minister Amit Shah ...