Mayanglambam Rishikanta Singh had come to see his fiancée after she sought permission from Kuki National Organisation (KNO) & local authorities in Tuibong block, officials confirmed.
Despite govt’s push & Modi’s first visit to Manipur since May 2023, people from both communities stay away from the highway, preferring costlier air travel or gruelling long detours.
However, Thadous are divided, with one section identifying as Kuki & the other seeing themselves as a distinct tribe that should collaborate with the Meiteis for restoration of peace.
In memorandum to Modi, the MLAs including 7 from BJP alleged Biren govt 'failed to even ensure supply of life saving drugs as it dances to diktats of radicalised Valley groups'.
Late Saturday evening, decomposed body of 27-yr-old was recovered in Jiribam. The same day, body of a woman was found floating in river along Manipur's border with Assam.
Total curfew has been imposed in Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur & Thoubal districts. Internet services have also been suspended in hill, valley districts for 2 days.
Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.
'If only these conversations could reach the ears of the current establishment...but sadly, that will never happen," said a Manipur resident at the discussion held by non-profile WISCOMP.
India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.
Speaking at ThePrint OTC Thursday, NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said the exchange has been trying to list itself since 2016, but it couldn’t happen due to one reason or the other.
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.
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.
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