The Latest Breaking News from Manipur

Parliament proceedings | Constitutionally ill-premised to demand that the Prime Minister alone must respond, says Rajya Sabha Chairman

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said that the demand that only the Prime Minister should respond on Manipur is “constitutionally ill-premised”

The Hindu · Aug 1, 2023

Despite Manipur government’s claims, bunkers continue to function in both hills and valley

Two weeks after the Manipur government’s deadline to remove all bunkers across the State, in both the Kuki-dominated hills and Meitei-dominated valley, The Hindu found that though many bunkers were destroyed in the buffer zones, many others exist and remain functional in both regions.

The Hindu · Aug 1, 2023

Most of the unclaimed bodies in Manipur are of infiltrators: government tells Supreme Court

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, appearing for both the Union and Manipur governments, on August 1 told the Supreme Court that “most of the unclaimed bodies are of infiltrators”. His remark came towards the end of a half-day-long hearing on the violence in Manipur, before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of…

The Hindu · Aug 1, 2023

“We’re ready for a discussion on Manipur if…”: Congress’s KC Venugopal

Adamant on the demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in Parliament on the Manipur situation, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Tuesday sought to know when he will discuss the "serious issue". Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 1, 2023

Stalin writes to Biren Singh seeking concurrence for TN humanitarian aid

Chief Minister M K Stalin has written to his Manipur counterpart N Biren Singh, requesting the latter government’s concurrence for Tamil Nadu’s proposed humanitarian aid for those living in relief camps in the violence-hit northeastern state. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 1, 2023

Manipur status report on FIRs shows complete breakdown of constitutional machinery from May to July: Supreme Court

Supreme Court said the Manipur Govt' ’status report on 6,523 FIRs registered point to a “complete breakdown of the constitutional machinery” in the State during the ethnic violence

The Hindu · Aug 1, 2023

Manipur Violence: Impose President's rule in the state, DCW Chief urges Prez Murmu

DCW Chief Swati Maliwal was in Manipur last week to interact with survivors of the ethnic violence that has wreaked the state since May. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 1, 2023

Follow Vajpayee and speak in Rajya Sabha: TMC’s Derek O’Brien to PM Modi on Manipur violence

NEW DELHI: In order to exert more pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak in Parliament over the Manipur violence, Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien of TMC on Tuesday asked him to “be inspired” by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee who had spoken several times in the Upper House.

The Times of India · Aug 1, 2023

Manipur Horror Video: Supreme Court asks CBI to refrain from recording victims’ statement

The women victims have also filed a plea in the top court yesterday against the CBI probe into their case and sought security for them. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 1, 2023

T.N. CM Stalin seeks Manipur CM Biren Singh’s concurrence to send relief materials to violence-hit State

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has written to his Manipur counterpart N. Biren Singh requesting the Manipur government’s concurrence for humanitarian aid for those residents who are presently at relief camps due to the prevailing situation in the violence-hit Northeastern state.

The Hindu · Aug 1, 2023