Ethnic violence between Manipur's Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities first broke out in 2023. The conflict has claimed hundreds of lives and displaced more than 50,000 residents.
As protesters set vehicles on fire, hurling petrol bombs, and pelting stones, the police reportedly opened fire and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse them.
A court-appointed committee has submitted 37 reports on violence in Manipur. But slow pace of hearings has dampened hopes of those looking for a judicial resolution to chaos in the state.
Rifle-toting security forces now dominate streets. With most families having moved out, businesses are dying and those who remain are struggling to make ends meet.
DM imposes curfew in Jiribam as villages in Imphal valley report firing incidents on the heels of the killing of 10 'armed militants' by CRPF & state police forces in district.
MHRC asks for report from DGP besides issuing notices to state officials & secretary to the CM who provided intelligence. Tension broke out in Jiribam after police found body of Meitei man.
Weighing chances of his resignation if central leadership so decides, N. Biren Singh says he will ‘happily accept’ any decision, but will want state’s ‘core issues’ considered.
The underlying issue is that there hasn’t been enough of a structural change in the economy since the launch of reforms in 1990-91, despite per capita incomes multiplying nearly five-fold.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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