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, …
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Imphal, March 22 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Sunday described his first meeting with leaders of the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) as a ‘good beginning’ towards restoring peace, normalcy, and rebuilding trust between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities in the state.The Chief Minister held a closed-door meeting with a delegation of the Kuki-Zo Council in Guwahati on Saturday, during which a range of issues concerning the state and ongoing government efforts to restore stability …
Imphal, Feb 8 (IANS) The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), the apex body of Kuki-Zo communities, on Sunday advised and cautioned all state and Central government employees, as well as private sector employees belonging to the community, against travelling to or accepting postings in Meitei-dominated areas at present.Non-tribal Meitei community members largely inhabit five to six districts of the Imphal Valley region, including the state capital, Imphal.Stating that the conflict between the Kuki-Zo people a…
Imphal, Feb 5 (IANS) At least five people were injured on Thursday evening after a mob clashed with security forces in Kuki-Zo tribal-dominated Churachandpur district of Manipur amid protests against MLAs from the community joining the BJP-led government, officials said. A police official in Imphal said that protesters, mostly youths, gathered at Tuibong Bazaar, torched heaps of discarded materials and burnt tyres while raising slogans against Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen, a BJP MLA belon…
Imphal, Feb 5 (IANS) A day after the Yumnam Khemchand Singh-led BJP government assumed office following the withdrawal of President’s Rule in Manipur, the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), the apex body of the tribal community, on Thursday declared a social boycott of all Kuki-Zo MLAs who participated in its formation.Three of the ten MLAs belong to the Kuki-Zo community — Nemcha Kipgen, L.M. Khaute, and Ngursanglur Sanate — have so far been involved in the government formation process. Of the ten Kuki…
Imphal, Jan 14 (IANS) Thousands of tribals belonging to the Kuki-Zo community on Wednesday organised a massive rally in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, demanding an early political solution to long-standing issues faced by the tribal community.Organised by Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) and the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), thousands of men and women marched for over 4 km in the Churachandpur district headquarters town, raising slogans and holding placards demanding political solutions to t…
Guwahati/Imphal, Jan 13 (IANS) A crucial meeting of Kuki-Zo community MLAs, leaders of the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), and representatives of Kuki-Zo armed groups under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) was held on Tuesday. The meeting urged the Central government to resolve its political demands before the Manipur Assembly elections scheduled for 2027. Since the outbreak of ethnic violence in Manipur in May 2023, all Kuki-Zo tribal organisations, including their apex body KZC, the ten MLAs belongin…
Imphal, Jan 10 (IANS) The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), one of the apex bodies representing tribal communities in Manipur, on Saturday reiterated that the ten MLAs belonging to the Kuki-Zo tribal community would not, under any circumstances, participate in the formation of the state government.The ITLF maintained that its stand remained unchanged, asserting that the Kuki-Zo legislators would continue to stay away from any government formation process until their core demands are addres…
Imphal, Dec 28 (IANS) After months of prolonged ethnic violence, Manipur has shown signs of a gradual return to normalcy following the promulgation of President’s Rule nearly 11 months ago.The Northeastern state has been under President’s Rule since February 13, four days after N. Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister. Since then, no major violent incident has been reported, indicating an improvement in the law and order situation.In a bid to promote peace and development, Prime Minister Na…
Kohima/Aizawl, Dec 25 (IANS) Christmas was celebrated with traditional zeal, fervour and deep religious devotion across the Northeastern states on Thursday, especially in the Christian-majority states of Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya, where prayers for peace and prosperity were offered in hundreds of churches across the region. To commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, churches of various denominations held special prayers and services.Churches, government and private installations, homes, sho…