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Home Minister Amit Shah asks Meitei group to initiate dialogue with Kuki leaders

Union Home Minister Amit Shah urges Meitei civil society group Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) to initiate dialogue with responsible Kuki leaders; Kuki-Zo MLAs say they would not attend the Assembly session as they feared for their lives

The Hindu · Aug 25, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Aug 7, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

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.

Al Jazeera · Jul 24, 2023

Pramot Singh | Cultural nationalist

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…

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2023

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.

Al Jazeera · Jul 22, 2023

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 · Jul 22, 2023

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 · Jul 22, 2023

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 · Jul 21, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023