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Topic: Manipur

‘Prepared to deport all Meiteis to Manipur’ — Mizoram students’ body cautions Biren Singh govt

Biren Singh-led Manipur govt has said that it intends to ‘identify & deport’ all those who entered state post-1961 — a proposition MSU believes is meant to target Kuki-Zo settlers.

Fresh violence in Manipur’s Churachandpur as mob attacks SP office complex, 1 protester killed

Several buses and trucks used by security forces were burnt by agitators as hundreds of them entered the office rooms and vandalised govt property, the official said.

6 arrested in connection with loot of arms from 5th India Reserve Battalion post in Manipur’s Imphal

A fresh wave of violence Tuesday left 2 dead and a junior commissioned officer among others injured in Imphal East district. Manipur has been seeing ethnic violence since May 2023.

Kuki-Zomi women have left home to protect the homeland. They’re patrolling the ‘frontline’

The ethnic conflict that’s ripping Manipur apart is changing the rules of the tight-knit patriarchal Kuki-Zomi society. Now, the women are protectors, protesters and planners.

Decomposed body of teen missing since May last year found in Manipur’s Chandel district

19-year-old Ngangom Navy of Sugnu in Kakching district had been missing since 28 May last year and has been presumed dead.

Two killed, 3 wounded in ‘gunfight between Kukis and Metei groups’ near Manipur capital Imphal

Manipur Police says security forces found arms and explosives in 'search operations and area domination' exercises conducted in Churachandpur in the past 24 hours.

Recruitment spikes across insurgent outfits in Manipur, ‘more than when insurgency was at its peak’

Most youngsters who were working or doing businesses are said to have have picked up arms to either become 'village defence volunteers', or joined insurgents to 'protect' community.

Assam Rifles seize 90,000 Yaba tablets, also known as the crazy pill, worth Rs 13.5 crore in Manipur

In Myanmar, tablets are produced almost on industry scale & Manipur is preferred route for drug to be smuggled in, not only for demand in India but also Bangladesh & south-east Asia.

Assam to Mizoram & 20-hour bumpy ride—how Kuki-Zomi students return to Manipur to get degrees

Andrew and Vaiphei dropped everything and fled when ethnic violence broke out in Manipur in May 2023. Their journey back is more treacherous than their pending medical exams.

Our take on Modi’s Ayodhya speech, Manipur violence, Mira road & Tata-Airbus deal—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

On Camera

India talked big on Russia-Ukraine mediation. Alaska meet offers a window

Europe and Ukraine’s agencies are crucial. Steering the Alaska talks bilaterally between the US and Russia will foil the outcomes before they even start taking effect.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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.