Imphal, July 21 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday said that the state had enjoyed peace and communal harmony before the ethnic violence erupted on May 3, 2023, with people living together peacefully in both the valley and hill regions. He said the strife fuelled gun culture in Manipur.Addressing a ‘Homecoming Ceremony’ organised for the surrender of militants at the Mantripukhri Garrison, the headquarters of Assam Rifles (South) in Imphal East district, the Chief Mi…
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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the framing of pan-India guidelines to address “continuing constitutional failure” in dealing with racially motivated violence against citizens from the North-Eastern states.Terming as “unfortunate” the recent incident involving the murder of a Tripura student in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant asked the PIL litigant to place t…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Following the brutal assault and subsequent death of a Tripura student in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent judicial intervention to address “continuing constitutional failure” in dealing with racially motivated violence against citizens from the North-Eastern states. The PIL, filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, referred to the death of Angel Chakma, who succumbed on December 26…
Itanagar, Dec 29 (IANS) Nagaland Minister Temjen Imna Along on Monday strongly reacted to the alleged racial attack on a Tripura student in Dehradun, asserting that the North Eastern states are an inseparable and integral part of India. The victim, 24-year-old Angel Chakma, a resident of Unakoti district in Tripura, had an argument along with his younger brother Michael with Suraj Khawas (22), a resident of Manipur currently living in Dehradun, and five of his friends at Selakui market on Decemb…