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Amit Shah appeals for 15-day peace in Manipur

Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Imphal on Monday, his first visit since the State was engulfed by ethnic clashes claiming more than 75 lives so far.

The Hindu

Manipur: 22 apprehended for setting several houses on fire

After clashes were reported from several areas in Manipur, the Indian Army on Monday said that as many as 22 miscreants have been apprehended after being caught in the act of burning houses in Sanasabi, Gwaltabi and Shabunkhol Khunao villages in the hilly region of YKPI in Imphal. Read further…

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40 extremists killed in encounters: Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh

Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh has said that about 40 extremists had been killed in encounters with security forces following attacks on unarmed civilians on the periphery of Imphal valley.

The Hindu

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Former BJP MLA arrested for fresh Manipur violence was Deputy Speaker

A combined team of security forces caught ex-MLA Telvum Thangzalang Haokip along with two armed men on May 22 from New Checkon in the Imphal West district.

The Hindu

Indian Army, Assam Rifles ensure protection to vehicles on national highway in violence-hit Manipur

As the state of essential supplies in violence-hit Manipur began to dwindle and reach critical levels, the India Army and Assam Rifles have been working in close coordination with utmost synergy to assure protection to vehicles carrying essential goods to and from Imphal

The Hindu

‘Separation is the only answer’: Manipur violence fuels calls for separate state in India

Leaders of the mainly Christian hill tribes say that living alongside the mostly Hindu Meitei people is ‘as good as death for our people’

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Meiteis | Clash of clans in Manipur

About 60% of Manipur’s population, largely the non-tribal Meitei, live in the 1,864.44 sq.km Imphal Valley.

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Assam Rifles’ soldier injured diffusing improvised bomb

“A soldier from the Assam Rifles was injured while diffusing an improvised bomb in Saitan village in Manipur’s Bishnupur district Friday morning (May 12), about 60 km south of Imphal,” officials said.

The Hindu

Beyond Manipur violence: drugs and demographics in hill districts

On May 8, when Imphal was reeling under curfew in the aftermath of the May 3 violence, the Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB) — a specialised unit of the State police — raided a property in the Mantripukhri area of the city. It seized 77 gunny bags, suspected to…

The Hindu

People throng markets in Imphal to buy essentials as curfew relaxed

With curfew being relaxed in Imphal on May 10, people were seen thronging markets in large numbers to purchase essential items.

The Hindu

Manipur: People throng markets in Imphal to buy essentials as curfew relaxed

With curfew being relaxed in Imphal city on Wednesday, people were seen thronging markets in large numbers to purchase essential items. The city's Ima market saw a big crowd. Read further on Dynamite News:

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More than 300 students from Meghalaya brought back from violence-hit Manipur: Conrad Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on May 9 said more than 300 students from the State, who were stranded in violence-hit Manipur, were brought back in the last few days.

The Hindu

In Imphal, tribals stuck at Manipur Rifles camps looking to get out

Even as residents in Imphal said the first batch of tribals stranded in the Valley had been sent back to Churachandpur and Kangpokpi, many more tribals, mostly Kukis, stranded in camps run by the Manipur government are desperately trying to move into the camps run by the Centre

The Hindu

161 students from A.P. safely evacuated from Manipur

Almost 10 days after being stranded in the strife-torn areas of Manipur, especially some parts of the capital Imphal, 161 students belonging to Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) heaved a sigh of relief on touching down at Hyderabad and Kolkata airports on Monda

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Two special flights to evacuate 157 students from Imphal today

The State government will shift the students from Hyderabad and Kolkata to their native places through various means.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh students stranded in riot-stricken Manipur struggling for food, water

Even as the Andhra Pradesh government is making efforts to bring back the students from the State pursuing various courses in riot-stricken Manipur, some students from Anantapur districts have narrated their ordeals to their parents over phone. Around six from Anantapur district and 10 more from Kurnool district, who are…

Al Jazeera

What has spurred ethnic violence in India’s Manipur?

Tribal groups are protesting the prospect of Manipur’s majority Meitei community being recognised as “Scheduled Tribe”.

The Hindu

Manipur riots: Andhra Pradesh making arrangements to bring back students from State held up in Imphal

Ministry of Civil Aviation agrees to arrange special flight to either Hyderabad or Vijayawada; over 150 students from Andhra Pradesh stranded due to riots, sasy AP Bhavan Resident Commissioner Aditya Nath Das

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Manipur violence: 676 civilians of Nagaland evacuated from Imphal

As many as 676 civilians of Nagaland were safely evacuated by security forces from violence-hit Manipur on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Manipur CM Biren Singh holds all-party meeting to resolve unrest

Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh held an all-party meeting for collectively working toward bringing peace and stability even as the State government was verifying the deaths of 18 to 20 people in the ethnic violence in parts of Manipur since May 3.

The Hindu

Manipur violence | At least 54 people dead, Imphal Valley returning to normalcy

The death toll in the ethnic violence which has engulfed Manipur increased to 54, officials said even as unofficial sources placed the figure at several scores dead and more than 150 injured.

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At least 36 dead in violence in Manipur; mob came with 'JCB, arms’

At least 36 bodies of those who succumbed to the mob violence in Manipur – which broke out between Kuki tribe and the majority Meitei community on May 3 – have been received by two district hospitals in capital city Imphal, sources said. The government has not yet reported the…

The Guardian - UK

Indian troops ordered to ‘shoot on sight’ amid violence in Manipur

Thousands evacuated to army camps as authorities struggle to bring inter-ethnic tensions under control

The Hindu

Watch over violence-hit Manipur: IAF carrying out sorties from Assam airfields

The Indian Air Force has been undertaking continuous sorties from two airfields in Assam to keep a watch over Imphal and other violence-hit areas of Manipur.

The Hindu

Passenger blames Air India staff after kitten goes missing at Delhi airport; demands action

A female passenger travelling from the national capital to Manipur’s Imphal on an Air India’s flight alleged that she lost her pet cat at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport due to the “negligence” of the airline staff and asked the members to take responsibility for it.

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