The Latest Breaking News from Manipur

Amid fresh clashes in Manipur, ITLF leaders to meet Amit Shah

The development comes amid a fresh cycle of the ethnic violence in Manipur that has claimed more than 150 lives since May 3. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu · Aug 6, 2023

Manipur reports fresh violence, 15 houses torched, 1 person shot

In Manipur's Imphal West district, fifteen houses were set on fire in a mob rampage on August 5.

The Hindu · Aug 6, 2023

Around 170 students from violence-hit Manipur join Karnataka’s schools and colleges

Within 11 days of the Karnataka government’s order providing special admissions for students from strife-torn Manipur, around 170 students from the region have joined various schools and colleges in the State.

The Hindu · Aug 5, 2023

Manipur violence | Union Finance Minister invites Opposition for open-minded debate in Parliament

Opposition parties should come to the Parliament for an open-minded debate with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the situation in Manipur, if they really want to find an early and amicable solution, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.

The Hindu · Aug 5, 2023

Daily Dose Ep 1422: 3 shot dead in Manipur in fresh violence, search ops in Gaurikund

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from Manipur, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Ukraine. 

Newslaundry · Aug 5, 2023

Hafta letters: Space exploration, Sudha Murty, Manipur videos

I religiously listen to both NL Hafta and NL Charcha. Many a times I feel an element of non-seriousness in Hafta discussions. For instance, in one of the past episodes, Abhinandan wasn’t aware of who late Anupam Mishra was, while Atul called him his guru. As a listener, I find…

Newslaundry · Aug 5, 2023

Five killed in fresh violence in Manipur

Manipur police said that the three were gunned down while they were sleeping and later slashed with swords at Kwakta in the Bishnupur district on August 5 morning.

The Hindu · Aug 5, 2023

General strike cripples normal life in Manipur’s Imphal Valley

In Manipur, a 24-hr general strike called by a coordinating committee of 27 Assembly constituencies paralysed normal life in Imphal Valley. Schools, markets, public transport stayed off the roads, while private vehicles were seen plying.

The Hindu · Aug 5, 2023

Kerala should be alert to attempts to trigger communal frenzy, says human rights movement

The State committee meeting of the Indian Human Rights Movement has accused the Sangh Parivar forces of engineering fascism across the country against the backdrop of the months-long communal violence in Manipur and the violence in Haryana over the past few days.

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2023

Learned ‘tactics from PUBG’: Students use guns in Manipur’s Bishnupur-Churachandpur to ‘defend land’

A panorama of Bishnupur’s Meitei-dominated Terakhong village spanned in front of 15 self-proclaimed Kuki ‘volunteers’ as they lugged their single- or double-barrel guns to a bunker in P Geljang village of Churachandpur district on Thursday.

Newslaundry · Aug 4, 2023