scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Friday, January 30, 2026
TopicKuki-Meitei clash

Topic: Kuki-Meitei clash

‘At least I’m not dead’: Life inside a Kuki relief camp as President’s Rule nears end in Manipur

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.

A casket, poster & 3 photos—what’s left after the Meitei man’s funeral in Manipur

Mayanglambam Rishikanta Singh, 31, was killed on 21 January, a month after he began living with his Kuki partner.

In Manipur, kin of ‘martyred’ Meitei man consent to last rites. ‘May your sacrifice unite us’

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.

A dangerous love in Manipur. ‘Arrest the Kuki woman’ is the new protest slogan

In Kaching, dozens of women sit beneath a tree, wearing white shawls with posters that read: ‘Punish Kuki terrorists’, ‘we condemn killing of Rishikanta’.

Brutalised so deep, she never recovered. Manipur gangrape victim dead, kin lose all hope for justice

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.

Manipur deserves more than a ‘stopover’ after 2 yrs of strife—Congress MP Akoijam on Modi visit

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.

MHA meets Manipur Kuki-Zo insurgent groups today. Key item on agenda—finalising terms to renew SoO pact

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.

Centre’s talks with Manipur SoO groups to extend tripartite agreement hit a wall over 2 key issues

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.

Puneet Kumar Goel appointed Manipur chief secretary, 4th since ethnic conflict erupted in May 2023

New Delhi: The Centre has named Puneet Kumar Goel, a 1991 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, as the new chief secretary of Manipur, replacing Prashant...

MHA resumes talks with Kuki-Zo insurgent groups after 2 yrs to discuss ‘way forward’, renewal of SoO pact

Kuki-Zo groups are demanding a ‘revision in ground rules’ of the suspension of operations (SoO) agreement that remains in limbo, it is learnt.

On Camera

India’s ‘mother of all deals’ with Europe comes with a troublesome cousin—Turkey

Established in 1968, the EU Customs Union is a foundational pillar of European economic integration. With Turkey in the mix, India’s biggest deal with the EU suddenly looks more complicated.

More states giving out cash transfers. They aren’t substitutes for investments: Economic Survey

Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.