Imphal, April 26 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved Rs 424.36 crore for the operation of relief camps set up by the Manipur government to provide shelter to people affected by the ethnic violence in the state, officials said. According to the state Home Department, the MHA has also sanctioned Rs 523 crore for the rehabilitation of violence-affected Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). These details were shared in response to an RTI query filed by senior Manipur Congress…
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Imphal, April 20 (IANS) Normal life in both the Imphal valley and Naga-inhabited hill areas of Manipur has been severely disrupted as shutdowns called by different organisations continued on Monday. Meanwhile, police arrested 21 people for their alleged involvement in violence during a rally in Imphal West district two days ago.The shutdown in Imphal valley — covering five to six districts — was called by Meira Paibis (women torchbearers), one of the most influential women’s bodies, along with…
Imphal, April 19 (IANS) Normal life across the Imphal valley districts of Manipur was severely disrupted on Sunday following the imposition of a five-day shutdown called to protest the killing of two minor children by suspected Kuki militants. The shutdown was called by Meira Paibis, a most influential women’s body, and various Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).The shutdown, which came into effect from midnight on Saturday, led to a near-complete halt in daily activities across the Imphal valle…
Imphal, April 19 (IANS) Manipur Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas Singh said on Sunday that additional Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) would be deployed in the state after the conclusion of elections in West Bengal and other poll-bound states. Around 88 companies of central forces had earlier been withdrawn from Manipur for Assembly election duties in states, including West Bengal, Assam, and Tamil Nadu, the Home Minister told the media. He added that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)…
Imphal, April 18 (IANS) Two persons belonging to the Naga community were shot dead along the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway (NH-2) in Manipur on Saturday after unidentified armed assailants opened fire on vehicles heading towards Ukhrul district. A senior police official in Imphal confirmed that the deceased have been identified as Chinaoshang Shokwungnao (45) and Yaruingam Vashum (42). Shokwungnao is the son of Ruichumhao Shokwungnao, a retired Indian Army personnel from the Naga Regiment, …
Imphal, April 14 (IANS) The Manipur government on Tuesday extended the suspension of mobile internet and data services, including broadband, for another two days across five Imphal valley districts, citing the prevailing law and order situation, officials said. The restriction follows an earlier shutdown imposed on April 7, when internet and mobile data services, including broadband, were suspended for three days across the same districts in a bid to prevent escalation of violence.The move came …
Imphal, April 12 (IANS) Thousands of people, including a large number of women, continued their protest rallies in Imphal on Sunday, condemning the April 7 bomb attack in Manipur’s Bishnupur district that claimed the lives of two young children. The rally was organised by women-led organisations, including Uripok Apunba Lup and Uripok Nupi Apunba Lup, an umbrella body representing multiple local groups from the Uripok constituency. The protest march began at Lamboikhongnangkhong and covered a …
Imphal, April 7 (IANS) To prevent further escalation of violence, the Manipur government on Tuesday suspended internet and mobile data services, including broadband, for three days across five Imphal valley districts.The government move came hours after a deadly bomb attack in Bishnupur district, reportedly carried out by suspected Kuki militants, claimed the lives of two children, officials said.According to a notification issued by Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Home) N. Ashok Kumar, the decision…
Imphal, March 12 (IANS) All 21 Naga community civilians who were detained by villagers and armed men of the Kuki community in Manipur’s Ukhrul district were released on Thursday after hectic negotiations, officials said. A police official in Imphal said the civilians, belonging to the Tangkhul Naga community, were detained by Kuki villagers and armed men at Shangkai on Wednesday afternoon when they were travelling in three vehicles along the Ukhrul-Imphal route. The official said that after inte…
Imphal, March 11 (IANS) Tension remained high in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Wednesday after at least 20 Tangkhul Naga civilians travelling along the Ukhrul-Imphal route were reportedly detained by people belonging to another community, officials said. A police official confirming the incident said the civilians were reportedly held at Shangkai village, about 5 km from Litan Police Station.Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh expressed profound concern over the distressing situation along th…