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‘Hardest decision’: As Manipur remains on boil, several Kuki-Zo students quit studies

Lian*, a 30-year-old PhD scholar from Churachandpur, was among 284 Manipur University students from the Kuki-Zo communities who had approached the Supreme Court in November last year. It was to ensure he could continue his studies from other central universities after being displaced by ethnic violence. But he is “in…

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Manipur groups to hold events on May 3 to mark one year of ethnic conflict

Kuki-Zo and Meitei civil society groups in Manipur commemorate one year of ethnic conflict in different ways.

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Manipur police register ‘Zero FIRs’ over killings of two Kuki-Zo men

Manipur police register FIRs over brutal killings of Kuki-Zo village volunteers, sparking protests in New Delhi.

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After fresh killings, Kuki-Zo people in Churachandpur, Kangpokpi take to streets

Protests erupted across Manipur’s Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts and in New Delhi by Kuki-Zo people after two “village volunteers” from the community were killed in firing near Kangpokpi district.

The Hindu

Outer Manipur: for Kuki-Zo outreach, parties hold-off campaigning, start talks with apex tribe bodies

Political parties in Manipur's Kangpokpi/Churachandpur region navigate ethnic tensions to appeal to Kuki-Zo voters in upcoming elections.

The Hindu

BJP tries a balancing act to manage voter perception of Manipur’s ethnic conflict

In the shadow of the ethnic conflict that has been going on for almost a year now, the Bharatiya Janata Party finds itself in a tight spot as it fights for the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency, which is set to vote on April 19

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Ethnic conflict casts a shadow on Manipur polls; Kuki-Zo, Meitei people devise voting strategies

In the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, most of the violence-affected parts of the State go to the polls. These include all of the Inner Manipur constituency having a largely Meitei population, and large parts of the Outer Manipur constituency (ST) covering Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Chandel with a majority…

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Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered in Manipur

The Manipur Police have recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives during search operations at two villages in Churachandpur district.

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Manipur tribal body withdraws call to government staffers to skip work over police personnel's suspension

A tribal body in Manipur has withdrawn its appeal to government employees to refrain from attending work over the suspension of a head constable who was allegedly seen with armed men in a video grab.

The Hindu

Magisterial enquiry to probe Feb 15 Churachandpur incident

The Manipur government ordered a magisterial enquiry to probe the incident in Churachandpur district when two persons were killed and government buildings torched by a mob.

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Tribal body in Manipur urges govt employees to refrain from going to office over cop's suspension

The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) has urged government employees in Manipur’s Churachandpur district to refrain from attending work from February 18 over the suspension of a head constable who was allegedly seen with armed men in a video grab.

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Tribal body threatens to shut government offices in Manipur’s Churachandpur

The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum issued an ultimatum to the district Superintendent of Police, Shivanand Surve, and District Collector S. Dharun Kumar to “leave the district within 24 hours”

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Situation in Manipur tense, internet suspended after violence in Churachandpur

Manipur violence: Internet services suspended in Manipur's Churachandpur district for 5 days after violence over action against a policeman.

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CBSE affiliation for schools in Manipur | Ten tribal MLAs write to Amit Shah to reinstate suspended officers

Ten tribal MLAs in Manipur have written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to issue directions to the State government to reinstate three officers in services, who have been suspended for allegedly helping 26 schools in Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts get CBSE affiliation.

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Four men feared dead in Manipur; combustible fluid mixes in rivulet

The Manipur government requested all concerned to take immediate necessary action, making use of all available resources in terms of machinery, manpower, and expertise, to prevent an environmental calamity.

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Arms, explosives seized in Manipur

Huge cache of arms and explosives seized in Manipur's Churachandpur and Tengnoupal districts; search operations ongoing.

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Four men go missing in Manipur, fresh firing reported

Four men from Manipur’s Kumbi Assembly constituency, who had gone for collecting firewood near the hill ranges adjoining Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts, went missing on January 10, police said.

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Reporter’s diary: Anguish and rage in the abandoned state of Manipur

On July 23, the morning flight from Delhi to Imphal was packed with security personnel – perhaps the first sign for the uninitiated that all was not well in Manipur.

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Negotiations, selecting burial sites, graves dug by hand: How 87 Kuki-Zo bodies finally came home

Before the 87 bodies of their loved ones were laid to rest in Churachandpur district in strife-torn Manipur on Wednesday, Kuki-Zo families in the hills had lost hope of ever recovering them. Most of the victims had been killed in the initial phase of ethnic violence in May.

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Manipur: Weapons, war-like stores recovered by security forces in Churachandpur

The recovered weapons and war-like stores were handed over to Churachandpur Police for further investigation. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NMC allows displaced medical students to continue classes, exams at Churachandpur Medical College

This comes after sustained protests by Kuki-Zomi medical students who were displaced from their Imphal colleges in the ethnic conflict.

The Hindu

Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum | Seeking ‘self-governance’

ITLF formed in 2022 to tackle issues of Kuki-Zomi-Hmar-Mizo tribal communities. It seeks self-rule within India's Constitution, in response to killings, displacement, and distrust of Manipur govt. It's spokesperson, Mr. Vualzong, launched RPZI in 2020 to study and correct distorted history of Zo family.

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Video of tribal man who was found dead on July 2 emerges in Manipur

In the video clip, the man identified as David Tuolor, is seen being slapped and asked about his ethnic identity.

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In India’s strife-torn Manipur, narrative battle is fought on social media

Social media warriors have sprung up to share their community’s views and put down the others’ in this ethnic conflict.

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Meitei Leepun chief protected from arrest till December

Justice Ahanthem Bimol Singh of the High Court of Manipur issued an order preventing the arrest of Meitei Leepun chief Pramot Singh

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