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BJP-led Manipur government confident amid protests, dent in coalition support

The Bharatiya Janata Party–led government in Manipur has sought to brush aside the withdrawal of support from the Kuki Party Alliance, maintaining that the Biren Singh government remained unaffected. The Biren Singh government has an absolute majority in the 60-member House, even with the loss of two KPA MLAs; partners…

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India's Modi faces a no-confidence vote over silence on ethnic violence tearing at remote Manipur

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's social media feeds suggest he's been busy unveiling development projects and rubbing shoulders with foreign leaders — the powerhouse embodiment of an ascendant India shaking up the global order

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CM can’t be biased in war on drugs, violence a result of bad policies: Former Manipur top cop

Among other factors, the ethnic faultlines in Manipur have also been attributed to Chief Minister Biren Singh’s “war on drugs” and the perception that it is just a pretext to target Kukis. But it is not the first time that the chief minister has been accused of a bias in…

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"Peace needs to be restored in Manipur:" Opposition delegation ahead of visit to state

Members of the opposition’s Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance or I.N.D.I.A on Saturday said during their visit to Manipur, they will try to meet members of both the communities hit by violence that had broken out nearly three months ago in the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘BJP-backed’ violence, CM ‘against’ Kukis: In Manipur petitions the SC is set to hear again tomorrow

The Supreme Court on Friday is likely to discuss the action taken over a video that showed two women being paraded on the streets by a mob as it hears five petitions linked to the Manipur violence.

Newslaundry

‘Cops said it would be war if we go to find them’: In Imphal, families wait for 2 teens, ‘dead or alive’

“On the first floor, three rooms are under construction. One of them was for my son. Construction was recently stopped due to lack of construction material. I don’t know who would occupy the room now,” said Phijam Ibungobi Singh, who retired as additional superintendent of police (wireless) last year, at…

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US condemns ‘brutal’ sexual assault video from India’s Manipur

US State Department says it is deeply concerned by reports of viral video showing two women paraded naked in the state.

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Pramot Singh, a former student of Gujarat's MS University, is the leader of the Meitei Leepun, an organisation dedicated to preserving Meitei culture and traditions. He has been booked under IPC sections for criminal conspiracy and promoting enmity. He has admitted to being influenced by the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi…

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India’s tribal groups protest against Manipur mob sexual assaults

Thousands of demonstrators demand arrest of those involved in sexual assaults on two women that caused an outcry.

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Massive protests take place against mob assaults on women in India's remote northeastern state

Thousands of people including mostly women have held a massive sit-in in India’s violence-wracked northeastern state of Manipur demanding the immediate arrest of those involved in the harrowing mob assaults on two women who were paraded naked

The Independent UK

Manipur violence | Kapil Sibal says only way forward is to sack CM Biren Singh, impose President's rule

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on July 22 said the only way forward in Manipur is to sack Chief Minister N Biren Singh and impose President’s rule in the State.

The Hindu

Dismiss Biren Singh government, Congress urges President

The Union government should dismiss the Biren Singh government in Manipur and impose President’s Rule in order to start the peace process under a neutral administration, the Congress said on Friday.

The Hindu

Opposition parties disrupt India's Parliament for 2nd day to protest ethnic violence in northeast

Deadly ethnic clashes in India’s northeast have rocked the country’s Parliament for a second straight day, with the opposition blocking proceedings and demanding the sacking of the top elected official of Manipur state, where more than 130 people have been killed since early May

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Opposition walks out of Maharashtra Assembly over Manipur sexual violence

Opposition parties in Maharashtra's Assembly staged a walkout in protest of the government's refusal to discuss the dismissal of Manipur's government amidst the ongoing violence. They demanded President's Rule and condemned the BJP-led central government for its inaction.

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‘National shame’, Manipur CM ‘must go’: Editorials on the viral video of Kuki women

After the horrors of the viral video from Manipur, the media raced to get ahead of the story. The video showed two Kuki women being paraded naked by a mob. They were later sexually assaulted; one of them was also gangraped.

Evening Standard

Four arrests after two women stripped naked and paraded by mob in India

The incident came amid ongoing ethnic violence in northeast India

The Hindu

Manipur CM has lost control, must resign: Leftist MPs

Presenting the findings of a delegation of CPI(M)-CPI parliamentarians who visited Manipur, the Left parties have reiterated their demand for BJP leader and Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s ouster, saying that the State administration has collapsed completely with the Chief Minister losing legitimacy and credibility.

The Hindu

Manipur police file FIR against fact-finding team; Sections of conspiracy to wage war against government added

The Manipur police have booked a three-member fact-finding team of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) under penal provisions for conspiracy to wage war against the Government of India, assaulting President/Governor with the intent of compelling them to exercise a power, making statements prejudicial to national integration, defamation and…

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Biren Singh government's continuance major hurdle in restoring peace in Manipur: Left leaders

The continuance of the Biren Singh government is a major impediment in restoring peace and normalcy in Manipur, claimed a joint delegation of CPI(M) and CPI Parliamentarians following a three-day visit to the violence-hit northeastern State.

Dynamite News

Classes 1 to 8 in schools to reopen from tomorrow amid tight security: Manipur CM Biren Singh

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that Classes 1 to 8 in schools will be reopened from July 5. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Curfew in Manipur to be relaxed from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 3

The curfew in the West Imphal district would be relaxed from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday after Chief Minister Biren Singh inspected the ground situation at the hills adjoining Bishnupur-Churachandpur on Sunday.

Dynamite News

Manipur: CM Biren Singh refuses to resign; says it's a "crucial juncture"

Congress and some groups had demanded Chief Minister N Biren Singh's resignation over the law and order situation in the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

After high drama, Manipur Chief Minister Biren Sigh drops his resignation plan

N. Biren Singh has stated that he will not resign as Chief Minister of Manipur despite speculation that he would do so in the wake of the violence that has hit the northeastern State for nearly two months now

The Hindu

PM Modi must sack Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

The first thing Prime Minister Narendra Modi should do is to sack Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said as he questioned Mr. Modi’s silence on the violence in the State.

Newslaundry

‘One engine collapsed, centre must consider doing more’: Editorials on Manipur all-party meet

Hailing the first all-party meeting on the situation in Manipur, editorials in prominent English dailies have pointed out the need for the Centre to do more to kickstart the political reconciliation process as “boots on the ground are no replacement”.

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