The Latest Breaking News from IMPHAL

Judicial commission to probe Manipur ‘ethnic violence’, says Amit Shah

An inter-agency unified command centre to be constituted under retired IPS officer Kuldeep Singh will probe ethnic violence in Manipur without any bias. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023

‘Can still feel the blows...Imphal murdered my family’: Manipur violence survivor recalls escape

May 3 was a typical day for 20-year-old Jamngaihkim Gangte. The skies were clear. She attended the classes at college, met friends and then returned to her home at Lamphel in Manipur’s Imphal West by afternoon.

Newslaundry · Jun 1, 2023

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 · May 30, 2023

‘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’

The Guardian - US · May 16, 2023

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.

The Hindu · May 13, 2023

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 · May 12, 2023

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 · May 11, 2023

Budding boxer, 12, runs 15km to safety in Manipur

GUWAHATI: Born to a Kuki mother and a Meitei father, 12-year-old budding boxer L Mangminmgam was oblivious of the growing tension between the two communities, until he found himself alone at the SAI hostel in Imphal on May 4 morning.

The Times of India · May 11, 2023

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 · May 10, 2023

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:

Dynamite News · May 10, 2023