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Registrar-General of India office says it cannot reveal stance on Meiteis

The State has seen deadly clashes between the two communities since May 3.

The Hindu

Kuki groups to press for separation from Manipur, equal political status

The Kuki insurgent groups which signed a suspension of operations (SoO) with the Manipur government and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in 2008 are going to press for a separate administration and equal political status for the Kuki-Zo community

The Hindu

Net ban affects normal life in strife-torn Manipur

The net was switched off in Manipur three weeks ago after it erupted in ethnic clashes in order to stop rumours and misinformation being spread using the net which could result in a spiral of retaliatory violence.

The Hindu

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Okram writes to Manipur Speaker, seeks action against 10 MLAs for demanding separate administration for Kukis

Manipur Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata is yet to act on the memorandum submitted to him by Okram Joy, a former Minister who on May 19 demanded suitable action against ten Kuki MLAs

The Hindu

Belief that Meiteis cannot settle in Manipur’s hills is a myth, says leader of Kuki apex body

Sominthang Doungel, leader of the apex body of the Kuki tribe in Manipur, said the belief that non-tribal Meitei people cannot settle in the State’s hills was a myth

The Hindu

Indian Army, Assam Rifles ensure protection to vehicles on national highway in violence-hit Manipur

As the state of essential supplies in violence-hit Manipur began to dwindle and reach critical levels, the India Army and Assam Rifles have been working in close coordination with utmost synergy to assure protection to vehicles carrying essential goods to and from Imphal

The Hindu

Probe involvement of 2 radical Meitei groups in Manipur pogrom: tribal student bodies

Five organisations of tribal students of Manipur in New Delhi have demanded a probe into the alleged involvement of two radical Meitei groups in the “pre-planned” communal violence on May 3.

The Hindu

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Manipur violence: SC seeks fresh status report on security measures, relief of affected people

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the State of Manipur to file a fresh status report on all the security, relief and rehabilitation efforts made for the people affected by the violence between Meitei and Kuki communities.

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‘Faith in god, not govt’: Manipur survivors in Delhi say they were ‘forced to leave’ their homes

“I am a refugee,” says a social worker from Manipur when asked about his profession.

Newslaundry

Violence in Manipur | Supreme Court asks State government to file status report on security measures taken for violence-hit people

The Supreme Court on May 17 said it will ensure that the political executive does not turn a blind eye to the law and order situation in Manipur and asked the State government to file a fresh status report on measures taken for security and relief and rehabilitation of the…

The Hindu

Drive against drugs, forest encroachment not Kuki-specific: Manipur government

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Manipur government has claimed its eviction and anti-drug drives— two of the factors said to be behind the clashes Kuki-Meitei clashes— are not targeted against any community.

The Hindu

‘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

VHP calls for peace in Manipur; demands action against 'anti-national' elements

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on May 15 deplored the violence in Manipur and appealed for peace in the State.

The Hindu

‘Nothing left but ashes’: Indian state on edge after ethnic riots

While BJP claims situation is under control and there are no new violence, army and paramilitary still patrol streets.

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Centre against splitting Manipur: CM Biren Singh

Chief Minister N. Biren Singh also appealed to people not to hold dharnas or rallies in view of the sensitive phase Manipur has been witnessing

The Hindu

Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, 4 Ministers, State BJP chief meet Amit Shah, Nadda in Delhi

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, accompanied by four of his Cabinet Ministers and BJP State president Sarada Devi, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah amid violence last week and the demand by 10 tribal MLAs of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo-Zomi group that there be a separate administration for the hill regions

The Hindu

Troops walk thin line between friend and foe in violence-hit Manipur

More than 10,000 personnel of the Army and the paramilitary Assam Rifles were deployed to douse the ethnic fire that singed Manipur for at least three days from May 3

The Hindu

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.

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Death toll in violence-hit Manipur rises to 71, says Security advisor Kuldeep Singh

The death toll in Manipur following the recent clashes in the State has gone up to 71 according to Security Advisor to Manipur Government Kuldeep Singh. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Political Line | The high command and ground realities

National parties channel centralised leadership, attempting to keep State leaders ‘in check’, but they run the risk of losing touch with the pulse of the people on ground. Read more about this Political Line Newsletter on The Hindu.

The Hindu

Ten Kuki MLAs from Manipur demand ‘separate administration’

As many as 10 legislators from the hill districts of Manipur, which includes those from the ruling BJP have demanded a separate administration as the “State miserably failed to protect” them when the violence started on May 3.

The Hindu

Manipur violence | 142 students return to Uttar Pradesh from Manipur

A total of 158 students from 50 districts of Uttar Pradesh were stranded in various institutions in Manipur.

The Hindu

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 Times of India

Secular activists denounce violence against Manipur Christians

MUMBAI: Like-minded secular activists held a press conference at CSMT Thursday denouncing what they called the "state sponsored violence" that has engulfed the tribal Christian community of Manipur. Over 50 churches have been burnt, 60 people killed and thousands of tribals displaced in the small hill state.

The Hindu

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…

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