The Latest Breaking News from Manipur

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit violence-hit Manipur on June 29 and 30 and meet people in relief camps and interact with civil society members, party general secretary K.C. Venugopal said on June 27.

Ever since the outbreak of violence in Manipur, various church factions in Kerala, particularly the Syro Malabar church, have raised concerns over a growing attack on the Christian religious institutions in the northeastern State.

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said his government will provide a one-time assistance of ₹1.000 to those living in relief camps

A tribal council in Meghalaya has flagged the “mass migration” of people from ethnic strife-torn Manipur to the State’s capital Shillong and adjoining areas. 

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The army said on June 26 that women activists in Manipur are accompanying armed rioters, deliberately blocking routes, and interfering in operations of security forces. The army posted a 2.14-minute video on Twitter where it mentioned several incidents of women led groups obstructing operations in violence-hit Manipur.

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on June 26 said Union Home Minister Amit Shah had assured that the Centre would ensure the implementation of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with Kuki insurgent groups in the hill areas.

The All Manipur Tribal Union is not an aggrieved party and thus has no locus standi to file an appeal against the March 27 order of the Manipur High Court that directed the State Government to recommend the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes list, the Manipur…

The first thing Prime Minister Narendra Modi should do is to sack Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said as he questioned Mr. Modi’s silence on the violence in the State.

Kharge said, no amount of propaganda by the BJP government can cover up its abject failure in handling the Manipur situation. Read further on Dynamite News:

Hailing the first all-party meeting on the situation in Manipur, editorials in prominent English dailies have pointed out the need for the Centre to do more to kickstart the political reconciliation process as “boots on the ground are no replacement”.