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TopicManipur govt

Topic: Manipur govt

Manipur govt clashes with SC panel’s lawyer, calls submission on poor relief camp conditions ‘false’

Biren Singh govt has disputed claim from SC-appointed panel’s lawyer about food shortages and outbreak of measles and chicken pox in relief camps. Lawyer calls it a ‘direct attack' on her.

Meghalaya CM Sangma’s appeal to Modi govt on Manipur — ‘balanced approach, consider all options’

Modi govt must weigh its options carefully, says NPP chief & BJP ally Conrad Sangma. Ex-dy CM Joykumar adds 'people of Manipur are angry as things only seem to worsen by the day'.

Manipur to invoke ‘no work no pay’ rule for employees skipping office without authorised leave

The state's general administration dept has been asked to furnish details of employees who are not able to attend their official work due to the prevailing situation in the state.

‘They came with 6 JCBs’— How eviction of a tiny village sparked fires across Manipur

State authorities bulldozed Kuki settlement of K. Songjang on 20 Feb because it purportedly encroached on protected forest land, but incident fuelled a series of protests and conflict.

20,000 evacuated to camps under army protection in violence-hit Manipur

Manipur's top police official P. Doungel said the situation is not fully under control but it is gradually improving.

Ethnic conflicts to ‘dissent from within’, Manipur CM Biren Singh is fighting many fires

As ethnic tensions roil Manipur & central govt takes over state's security, here is a closer look at the mounting challenges confronting CM Biren Singh, including from other BJP MLAs.

‘Was lone warrior till 2017’, says ex-minister Thongam Biswajit as BJP’s Manipur CM race heats up

In interview to ThePrint, Thongam Biswajit Singh, who is said to be among contenders for Manipur CM, recalls how he helped BJP build base, says 'party is everything for me'.

Manipur govt withdraws circular to not open camps to Myanmar refugees to avoid public anger

With public anger mounting in Mizoram against attempts to thwart entry of Myanmar refugees, the govt issued another advisory, saying the previous letter had been 'misconstrued'.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.