The development took place late evening when the crowd, comprising Meitei people, began pelting stones at the residence of MP, who is from the same community.
Armed with sticks & slingshots, hundreds of women guard their villages in Bishnupur district. Earlier in the day, a man was killed in violence that saw abandoned Kuki, Meitei homes torched.
An 18-yr-old preparing for NEET at boarding facility in Bishnupur says he hopes peace returns to Manipur by way of negotiations & without any more damage to personal property.
For most of us, the Manipur crisis is out of sight, out of mind. The story in a state so small and so far out is a ‘Big Yawn’ for many. I try to persuade you to wake up.
Observers say movement of Kukis out of Meitei areas, and vice versa, an impractical solution to the differences that culminated in violence in Manipur this month.
A group of 10 Kuki MLAs, including 8 from BJP, requested Union home minister to 'seriously consider' an appropriate mechanism for administrative separation of Kukis & Meiteis.
SC bench was hearing petitions seeking court's intervention to provide security in conflict-ridden parts of Manipur following violence between tribal Kukis & non-tribal Meiteis.
Kukis & Meiteis are both hoping for normalcy to return to Manipur, as they recall instances of help from the other community during the violence. But alongside hope, lingers pain.
While one side says the 'mismanagement' of SoO arrangements have led to open movement of arms & extortion in Hills, the other side accuses govt of being biased.
Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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