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 …
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Imphal, Jan 17 (IANS) The Army, along with the Assam Rifles and other security forces, has launched a massive joint counter-insurgency operation in Manipur’s hilly Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts, officials said on Friday. An official said late on Friday night that intelligence inputs suggest that militants of the United Kuki National Army (UKNA), armed with heavy weapons, are moving in the hilly areas of the two districts. The UKNA has not signed any Suspension of Operations (SoO) agree…
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…