Daily routine of inmates, who signed Suspension of Operation pact with state & central govts in 2008, includes duties to maintain the camp with some time carved out for recreation.
Suspension of Operations camps were set up across the state as part of pact signed in 2008. But despite its commitment to rehabilitating these cadres, no tangible steps have been taken.
Since the outbreak of violence in May, the ball has remained in Modi's court. But it seems he expects the suffering of Manipuris to be drowned out by the cacophony of elections.
Hijam & Phijam, missing from strife-torn Imphal since July, were identified in viral photos & are believed to have been killed. Kin ask, 'How can we get peace without doing last rites?’
Two men & two women held, says CM Biren Singh. Arrests come days after a CBI team, led by Special Director Ajay Bhatnagar, arrived in the state to probe the case in wake of protests.
Agency claims Myanmar & Bangladesh-based militants conspired with militant leaders in India to indulge violence with intent to divide ethnic groups, wage war against govt of India.
Crowd, including students, carried out protests at various locations. Police say as mob turned violent, they had to resort to firing tear gas shells. Curfew imposed again in the valley.
In a statement, Manipur govt says case was already handed over to CBI & probe is on. But this action now mean nothing to the parents of the two teenagers.
Only operational prison in Meitei-dominated Imphal valley — the Manipur Central Jail — remains off-limits to Kukis, effectively granting them immunity from arrest, say police officials.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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