NH-2 blockade lifted, ‘Saibol village does not exist in government documents’

Imphal: Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Kangpokpi, a Kuki-Zo body, has announced the lifting of the indefinite economic blockade along NH-2 (Imphal-Dimapur), which passes through Kangpokpi district, effective from 2 am of Sunday. The decision was taken after an agreement was brought between the concerned authorities and the committee regarding the deployment of the 112th…

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Minister Khemchand appeals Centre to increase houses for displaced persons to 15000 at Rs 5 lakh per house

Imphal: Manipur’s Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister Y. Khemchand urged Union minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan to increase the number of sanctioned houses for over 17 months long crisis related displaced people to 15,000, pointing out that over 60,000 individuals have been displaced. The minister appealed to raise the allocated amount to…

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Manipur Guv directs DGP to prioritize people’s safety, urges central forces to extend full cooperation

Imphal: Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has directed the state director general of police (DGP) to prioritize the safety and security of the people and urged officers from the Army and paramilitary forces to extend their fullest cooperation to the administration in maintaining law and order in the state. The governor chaired a security meeting at…

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Kangpokpi police superintendent injured in Kuki protestors attack

Imphal: Superintendent of police, Kangpokpi district, Manoj Prabhakar, was injured and some vehicles also were damaged in a ‘violent’ protest rally on Friday. The protest rally organized by Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), a Kuki body ‘became violent on their demand to withdraw Central Security Forces deployed at Saibol village (Uyok Ching)’. The violent protestors…

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Shutdown imposed in Kangpokpi, Kuki-Zo Council threatens economic blockade

Imphal: Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), a Kuki body, has begun a 12-hour total shutdown in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Thursday, while as Kuki-Zo Council warns of economic blockade in Kuki inhabited districts, demanding withdrawal of central forces stationed in ‘Saibol’ village of the district. KoTU made the announcement of the shutdown on Wednesday ‘in…

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Arms recovered, militant arrested

Imphal: Arms recovered during search operations and area domination conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of Manipur on Thursday. One SLR with magazine, three SBBL country made, two 9mm pistol with magazine, three 7.62mm live rounds and four live ammunition of SBBL were recovered from Saiboh village forest areas, Churachandpur district,…

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