In Episode 1563 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Deputy Editor Moushumi Das Gupta discuss the growing challenges in the northeastern state as the crisis festers.
Security officials say weapons looted from police armouries during the initial wave of violence in 2023 are being sold to insurgents outside the valley & in Myanmar for monetary gains.
Ethnic violence in Manipur escalated again Sunday leading the Manipur police to impose a curfew in both Imphal West and Imphal East districts following discovery of six dead bodies.
For much of India, Manipur is a distant dot on the map, largely absent from the national consciousness. The government’s indifference to Manipur’s plight is reinforcing this narrative.
Police say they recovered several weapons and that 3 CRPF men were injured in the incident. Kuki groups say the men were not militants, but 'village defence volunteers'.
The Meitei group has denied its involvement in the incident & pointed fingers at the Kangleipak Communist Party instead. The Arambai member is currently in police custody.
Lack of coordination between Biren govt and security forces adding to Manipur’s woes, it is learnt, even as stakeholders insist work is happening despite different styles of functioning.
4-month calm between Kukis & Meiteis was broken earlier this month as clashes renewed near Koutruk. Manipur cops blamed Kuki militants for deploying numerous RPGs via high-tech drones.
Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
Bangladesh is given more importance than Manipur. But Manipur is the more serious problem as 270 people have already been killed. Somehow BJP is clueless about what to do as their divisive social experiment failed to get results in Manipur.
Bangladesh is given more importance than Manipur. But Manipur is the more serious problem as 270 people have already been killed. Somehow BJP is clueless about what to do as their divisive social experiment failed to get results in Manipur.