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Armed miscreants who wore police uniforms, carrying guns in Manipur get bail in UAPA case

Special NIA court in Imphal grants bail to five armed miscreants arrested in a UAPA case by the Manipur Police while they were travelling in police camouflage and with sophisticated arms and ammunition.

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Commission on Manipur violence to hold public hearings in Imphal, Delhi

Within weeks of the violence starting in Manipur, the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities had been divided between the hill and valley areas respectively.

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Three killed in fresh violence in Manipur

Three tribals belonging to the Kuki-Zo community were shot dead on Tuesday morning allegedly by militants of banned terror groups in Kangpopki district in Manipur

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Restrictions imposed in Imphal to prevent march to Bishnupur Churachandpur border

COCOMI calls for march to remove Army barricade in Imphal Valley, sparking curfew-like restrictions. Tensions between Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities have led to clashes, 8 deaths, 29 injuries. District Magistrate of Imphal West issues and then withdraws order for curfew relaxation on Sept 6. Exemptions for essential services, movement of…

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Press freedom concerns as India editors’ body charged over Manipur report

Manipur police file cases against Editors Guild of India members, accusing them of promoting enmity between groups.

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Ethnic cleansing complete in Imphal Valley, says Chidambaram

Former home minister P. Chidambaram cited a media report that claimed that the last five Kuki families in Imphal were “forcibly removed” from their homes by the authorities.

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Chidambaram claims 'ethnic cleansing complete' in Imphal valley; slams Centre, state govt

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday alleged that "ethnic cleansing is complete" in Manipur's Imphal Valley and said there can be nothing more "shameful" than this development. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Govt ‘partisan’, fake news in Manipur media deepening divide: Editors’ Guild fact-finding report

“Fake news finding space in Imphal media” is continuously deepening the ethnic divide in Manipur, said a fact-finding report issued by the Editors’ Guild of India on Saturday. The state’s media outlets, which are concentrated in Imphal Valley, have “seemingly become Meitei media”, the report said, listing out several fake…

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Four Imphal-based lawyers withdraw from Kuki Professor’s case after Meitei threat

Lawyers in Imphal withdraw from case of Hyderabad Univ. Prof. Kham Khan Suan Hausing after threats from Meitei community. SC had issued interim order protecting him. Advocates faced threats & vandalism, so withdrew. Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum condemns incident, citing intolerance & radicalisation.

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Imphal’s remaining Kuki families allege forcible eviction

A defence source said Kuki-Zo families were provided safe passage from New Lambulane in Imphal East to Motbung in Senapati district on a special request by civil administration since they had become “vulnerable targets”

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As Violence Engulfs Manipur, People Find Solace In Church

Manipur has been partitioned into exclusive ethnic zones as a result of the violence.

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Manipur government plans to supply essentials to tribal district

Manipur government to transport essential commodities to Churachandpur from August 28. Health department to undertake aerial supply via BSF, Assam Rifles and Manipur Police. Transporters in Imphal refuse to ply to area due to safety risk. Kuki body re-imposed blockade on Dimapur-Imphal NH2. Govt. developing alternative supply routes for tribal…

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Home Minister Amit Shah asks Meitei group to initiate dialogue with Kuki leaders

Union Home Minister Amit Shah urges Meitei civil society group Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) to initiate dialogue with responsible Kuki leaders; Kuki-Zo MLAs say they would not attend the Assembly session as they feared for their lives

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Manipur Chief Minister, BJP State president to meet Amit Shah

Manipur CM N. Biren Singh to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday ahead of the State Assembly session on August 29.

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CPI delegation in Manipur for a four-day trip

CPI delegation visits Imphal for 4-day visit to interact with all sections of society, visit relief camps in Valley and hill areas, and participate in 75th foundation day

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Landslips block highway in Manipur, at least 500 trucks stranded

Heavy rains trigger landslides in Manipur's Noney district, blocking Imphal-Silchar highway & stranding 500 goods vehicles. Work underway to clear road & restart traffic. June 2020 landslide killed 61 people. Ethnic clashes in state for 3+ months, affecting supply of essential items.

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Manipur government employee lodges complaint in Bengaluru alleging takeover of her Imphal quarters to house refugees

Government employee from Kuki-Zo community flees Manipur strife, finds her quarters taken over by Meitei club. Valuables worth ₹8.18 Lakh also taken. Banaswadi Police register FIR against unknown individuals for trespass. Complainant fears she can't return to Manipur.

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‘Too late’: How Imphal reacted to PM’s Lok Sabha speech

Close to nearly 100 days of unrest in Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the issue for nearly 10 minutes in a more-than-two-hour speech in Parliament on Thursday. The PM assured the people of Manipur “that there will be peace” and the state will soon return to the path…

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No police operations without presence of Central forces, Amit Shah assures Kuki-Zo team

Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets delegation of Kuki-Zo leaders from Manipur to restore peace in the region before political talks are held

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Curfew relaxed in Imphal East, West districts of Manipur till noon on August 7

Curfew in the Imphal East and West districts of Manipur was relaxed from 5 a.m. to noon on August 7.

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Mobs in hostels, guards outnumbered: How Assam Rifles rescued 200 girl students at Manipur varsity

Sitting on a hillock in Manipur University, an Assam Rifles camp overlooks the Imphal valley, its view foregrounded with at least six student hostels. The university roads and hostels below are mostly empty – a sharp contrast from the chaos which engulfed the campus nearly three months ago.

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Manipur reports fresh violence, 15 houses torched, 1 person shot

In Manipur's Imphal West district, fifteen houses were set on fire in a mob rampage on August 5.

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Armoury looted, policeman killed in separate incidents in Manipur

Police foil attempt to loot weapons in Imphal, 1 Manipur Rifles personnel killed in separate incidents. Mob loots armoury in Bishnupur, over 4,000 weapons looted in ethnic violence.

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Security intensified as tribal forum plans mass burial of 35 bodies in Manipur

The bodies, including that of three women, are currently at the Churachandpur District Hospital.

Newslaundry

Manipur violence: 53 bodies – mostly Kukis – lie unclaimed at two Imphal hospitals

Nearly three months into the ethnic violence in Manipur, at least 53 dead bodies – mostly all belonging to the Kuki community – lie unclaimed at two district hospitals in Imphal East and West, sources at the state health department and district administrations told Newslaundry. Officials said three or four…

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