Renewed demands for de-recognition of Kuki-Zo as Scheduled Tribes, attacks in Moreh & Imphal valley pushing Biren govt into a corner. CM needs more willpower, say Meitei groups.
Denying 'foreign hand' in Moreh gunfights, Kuki groups warn govt against allowing 'Meitei forces' to continue harassing Kuki-Zo tribals, call for 24-hr shutdown in Kuki-Zo areas of Manipur.
According to eyewitnesses, gunmen targeted vehicles carrying police commandos that were moving towards a Key Location Point (KLP) from Moreh, and a cop sustained splinter injuries.
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On 14 December, remains of 41 Kuki-Zo victims were airlifted from mortuaries in Imphal to district hospital in Churachandpur, where 46 more bodies awaited burial.
Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita says India giving shelter to anyone from Myanmar seeking refuge in Mizoram and Manipur, but not 'armed cadres of militant groups of drug traffickers'.
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.
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.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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