Imphal, July 4 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday underscored the importance of lasting peace for the state’s progress and development, asserting that dialogue remains the only viable path to restoring normalcy in the ethnic violence-hit state.Speaking at the 5th Foundation Day celebration of a local television channel in Imphal, the Chief Minister referred to his visit to Churachandpur earlier in the day and said he was encouraged to see that the district was no lo…
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Imphal, July 4 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday said every possible effort had been made to prevent further violence and ensure the safety and security of the people and elected representatives, while reiterating that dialogue remains the only way to restore lasting peace in the strife-torn state. The Chief Minister attended the funeral service of former Manipur Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and veteran tribal leader Vungzagin Valte, whose mortal remains wer…
Imphal, July 3 (IANS) Manipur Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and veteran tribal leader Vungzagin Valte’s mortal remains will be laid to rest on Saturday in Churachandpur district, 134 days after he succumbed to injuries sustained during the ethnic violence in the state, the Zomi Council, an apex tribal body, said on Friday. The body of the 62-year-old BJP leader, who belonged to the Zomi tribal community, has been kept at the Churachandpur District Hospital since it was brought from Delhi afte…
Imphal, March 9 (IANS) For the first time since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur in May 2023, six of the nine Kuki-Zo-Hmar MLAs attended the budget session of the state Legislative Assembly through virtual mode on Monday. Officials said that a giant TV screen inside the Assembly hall displayed the live attendance of the six tribal MLAs during the proceedings.The Kuki-Zo-Hmar MLAs who attended the first day of the session include Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen, L.M. Khaute, Letzamang Hao…
Imphal, Feb 26 (IANS) The Zomi Council, an apex tribal body in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, on Thursday urged the Centre to expedite the ongoing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the brutal attack on BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte, who passed away at a private hospital in Gurugram on February 21. In a memorandum addressed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and submitted through the Churachandpur district authorities, the council alleged that justice has not been delivered to Valte…
Imphal, Feb 24 (IANS) Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Tuesday paid his respects to the mortal remains of BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte by laying a wreath and a shawl. Valte passed away at a private hospital in Gurugram on February 21. The Governor visited the residence of the late leader in Churachandpur district and paid homage to the mortal remains of the 62-year-old tribal leader, who belonged to the Zomi community.Valte was elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly from the Thanlon constit…
Imphal, Feb 23 (IANS) The body of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Manipur, Vungzagin Valte, who died at a private hospital in Gurugram late last week, was brought to Lengpui Airport in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl and later taken by road to his native district of Manipur’s Churachandpur, officials said. Officials on Sunday added that the family members and relatives received Valte’s body at Lengpui Airport in Aizawl before escorting it by road to the Churachandpur district.A Kuki-Zo community …
Imphal, Feb 21 (IANS) BJP MLA from Manipur’s Thanlon constituency, Vungzagin Valte, who had sustained critical injuries in a mob attack during the ethnic violence on May 4, 2023, died at a private hospital in Gurugram on Saturday, officials said. The 62-year-old tribal leader, belonging to the Zomi tribal community, was elected to the Manipur Assembly from the Thanlon constituency in Churachandpur district.The veteran legislator had been residing in the Kuki-Zo-dominated Churachandpur district a…
Imphal, Feb 8 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vungzagin Valte, who belongs to the Kuki-Zo community and sustained grievous injuries during the May 2023 ethnic violence in Imphal, was on Sunday, airlifted from Imphal to New Delhi for advanced medical treatment, officials said. An official said that the 62-year-old tribal legislator had been staying in the Kuki-Zo-dominated Churachandpur district after undergoing prolonged medical treatment in Delhi following the violent attack on …