After the killing of her Meitei partner, Chingnu Haokip has been isolated by both sides of Manipur’s ethnic divide. ‘The town is full of informers. You can’t trust anyone,’ said an activist.
At D. Phailien camp in Churachandpur, displaced Kukis still await relief. They say not much has changed with change in administration, call for separate identity for hill areas.
Rishikanta had been living with his partner, a Kuki woman, for the past month. He was abducted & killed last week. His family’s demands included transferring the case to NIA.
In Kaching, dozens of women sit beneath a tree, wearing white shawls with posters that read: ‘Punish Kuki terrorists’, ‘we condemn killing of Rishikanta’.
She was 18 when she was gangraped & battered during 2023 Manipur conflict. Not a single arrest so far, and CBI yet to file a chargesheet. Churachandpur gathers for candlelight vigils.
In an interview with ThePrint, Lok Sabha MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam said people expect nothing but a genuine apology from the PM for his government’s failure to protect its own people.
Pact was first signed on 22 August 2008 between Centre, Manipur govt & insurgent groups to end hostilities. But it was not renewed after ethnic violence erupted in May 2023.
Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement has to be renewed every yr in February. However, after the ethnic conflict that erupted in May 2023, it was not extended after it lapsed in 2024.
The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.
The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.
Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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