Manipur Violence
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'In Manipur more than 500 people arrested, over 11,000 FIRs filed': PM Modi in Rajya Sabha
Manipur | Jul 03, 2024, 02:53 PM ISTThe Opposition party has been alleging that the prime minister is deliberately "turning his back" to the plight of Manipur.
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Manipur witnesses fresh gunfight in Imphal East district
India | Jun 23, 2024, 01:43 PM ISTThe gunfight continued for about an hour, however, no casualties were reported. This latest incident strife comes weeks after violence in Jiribam which displaced over 200 people to relief camps and hundreds of others took refuge in the nearby Cachar district of Assam.
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Police outpost torched, several houses set on fire in Manipur's Jiribam by militants
India | Jun 08, 2024, 01:54 PM ISTThe situation in Manipur's Jiribam was already tense after killing of a man by suspected militants following which a curfew was imposed in the district as locals protested.
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Manipur cops drove Kuki women to mob that paraded and raped them, claims CBI chargesheet
India | May 01, 2024, 07:08 AM ISTThe perverted assault and gang rape of the two women victims started after the rioters dragged them out, stripped them of their clothes and paraded them naked, according to the gory details detailed in three pages of the charge sheet.
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Manipur: Gunfight breaks out between village volunteers of two warring communities, 1 killed
India | Apr 28, 2024, 02:28 PM ISTMore than 200 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic strife between Imphal Valley-based Meiteis and adjoining hills-based Kukis since May 3 last year.
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'Deeply biased, poor understanding': India slams US report on human rights abuses
World | Apr 25, 2024, 05:39 PM ISTThe 2023 Human Rights Report by the US State Department flagged "credible reports" of various human rights abuses in India, mentioning the Manipur violence. It also claimed that the Indian government took minimal steps to address the officials who committed the human rights abuses.
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Lok Sabha elections: Incidents of firing, clashes reported at polling booth in Imphal, one injured
India | Apr 19, 2024, 05:42 PM ISTLok Sabha Election 2024: Several polling stations in Manipur witnessed disturbing incidents. EVMs were destroyed as violence reported at Iroisemba polling station in Imphal West, Manipur.
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'We won't allow Manipur to break': Amit Shah stresses on peace and unity in Imphal
India | Apr 15, 2024, 09:27 PM ISTAt least 219 people were killed after ethnic clashes broke out in Manipur on May 3 last year, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
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Manipur: Special polling stations to be set up for displaced voters
India | Apr 13, 2024, 08:05 AM ISTAhead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, 29 special polling stations have been set up for over 5,000 internally displaced persons in Manipur, ensuring their participation in the elections despite recent ethnic clashes.
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Manipur: Mob storms SP office in Churachabdpur after constable from Kuki-Zo community was suspended
India | Feb 16, 2024, 07:53 AM ISTThe protesters gathered around the Superintendent of Police's office, advocating for the reinstatement of the suspended head constable. They also resorted to setting fire to a bus and other nearby structures outside the district police chief's office as tensions escalated.