scorecardresearch
Monday, May 20, 2024
TopicKuki-Meitei clash

Topic: Kuki-Meitei clash

As Manipur MLAs threaten ‘appropriate action’, Centre rushes 3-member team to ‘manage situation’

In resolution adopted by assembly & signed by 35 MLAS, legislators demanded 'positive action' to control ongoing violence. MHA has sent team of senior Intelligence Bureau officers, it is learnt.

Extortion cases rise again in Imphal; businessmen, govt employees, farmers queue up for arms licence

Cycle of violence 'fuelling insurgency' in Manipur. Rising extortion as well as the growing need for protection has led to a surge in arms licence applications, ThePrint has learnt.  

Insurgents’ return, black market, public distrust — 4,000+ weapons remain untraceable in Manipur

Small-scale operations by police have proven to be inadequate resulting in negligible recoveries, as AKs, INSAS rifles, LMGs, & carbines remain with people even after seven months.

‘Hard to see countrymen fight’ — Assam Rifles, Army soldiers in Manipur on family & ethnic strife

Eight months since ethnic conflict erupted in Manipur, security personnel remain deployed there to maintain order in a state where peace remains fragile.

After fresh violence in Manipur’s Moreh, CM Biren Singh points to Myanmar’s Kuki insurgents

Denying 'foreign hand' in Moreh gunfights, Kuki groups warn govt against allowing 'Meitei forces' to continue harassing Kuki-Zo tribals, call for 24-hr shutdown in Kuki-Zo areas of Manipur.

CBI chargesheets 5 in ‘suspected killings’ of Meitei teens that triggered protests in Manipur

19-yr-old Hemanjit Vietimboy & 17-yr-old girl, both from Imphal West, went missing on 6 July. CBI says agency suspects both were ‘taken to undisclosed location and suspectedly killed’.

As 19 Kuki-Zo victims of Manipur strife laid to rest, principal mourns Class 1 student — ‘inhuman act’

Tonsing Hangshing, his mom & family friend were killed while on their way to avail treatment in Imphal. SC had ordered Manipur to ensure burial for victims of ethnic violence.

‘What about our future?’ Kuki medical students barred from university exam protest 75% attendance rule

Unable to attend college in Imphal following Kuki-Meitei violence, displaced tribal medical students demand to be allowed to migrate to colleges outside Manipur to continue their education.

MHA extends ban on 9 ‘Meitei extremist’ outfits under UAPA for ‘secession bid, anti-India objectives’

Extension of ban comes in the wake of months-long ethnic violence in Manipur between the Meiteis and the Kukis, which has led to dozens of killings and left thousands displaced.

Manipur Police search for 4 ‘abducted’ Kuki-Zo persons, tribal body ITLF blames armed Meitei group

The 5th person travelling with them — a 65-yr-old 'left for dead' — was rescued by security forces in critical state. He's said to be the father of a serving soldier in the Indian Army.

On Camera

Nancy Tyagi at Cannes is instantly iconic. Commenting on Aishwarya Rai is so last decade

Her saree could easily give Sabyasachi’s Met Gala creation a run for his money. Alia Bhatt’s ‘Garden of Time’ saree was a product of 163 artisans, Tyagi is a one-woman show.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?