Home minister warns rioters to surrender their illegal weapons within a day or else be prepared for strict action. Panel led by former judge to probe cause of violence, he adds.
A nursing student, construction worker, and petrol pump employee said they were singled out and attacked by mobs after 3 May Manipur clashes. One is still in ICU, others are badly injured.
People’s Alliance For Peace and Progress, Manipur, has written to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar & Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, among others.
In 1st visit since Kuki-Meitei violence, home minister asked for 15 days' peace so he can form panel to chalk out permanent political solution. He also assured CBI, judicial inquiries.
Union MoS for external affairs and BJP MP Rajkumar Ranjan Singh spoke of violence between state's Meitei & Kuki communities, their demands & need for all groups to respect each other.
Sugnu, which remained peaceful since 3 May violence in state, saw clashes Sunday. Later, CM N Biren Singh branded Kuki militants as 'terrorists', said security forces killed 30 so far.
In Manipur's Churachandpur, as Kuki villagers fight with neighbouring Meiteis, district hospital runs out of space to store bodies of those killed in ethnic violence.
Not long before a delegation of Kuki leaders walked out of Churachandpur DC’s office after waiting for MoS (Home) Nityanand Rai for two hours, fighting erupted in area bordering Bishnupur district.
Armed with sticks & slingshots, hundreds of women guard their villages in Bishnupur district. Earlier in the day, a man was killed in violence that saw abandoned Kuki, Meitei homes torched.
As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.
Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.
The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
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'?
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