Manipur Violence: SC Seeks Probe Status from State Govt, CBI, NIA
Based on the reports on status of probe and filing of chargesheets, the Supreme Court said it will take a call on whether the trials can commence in Assam or be undertaken in Manipur.
#manipur #SupremeCourt #ManipurUnrest #ManipurGovt #CBI #NIA #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/law/manipur-violence-sc-seeks-probe-status-from-state-govt-cbi-nia
In the Absence of All Kuki MLAs, Manipur Passes Bill Criminalising Changing Names of Places
From the instances given by the chief minister at the House, it comes across that the law was particularly aimed at stalling the Kuki community to act otherwise. For instance, the Kuki-dominated Churachandpur being referred to as Lamka by them.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #kukis #ManipurGovt #BJPStates #india
In Imphal, the state’s surrender to an armed Meitei militia with ‘Taliban-like’ grip
Three MLAs were assaulted by the cadres of Arambai Tenggol at the meeting held on January 24. One had to be briefly hospitalised.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #kukis #ArambaiTenggol #ManipurGovt #BJPStates #india
Paying lip-service to the sacrifices of our soldiers and the military
Unless the senior military brass miraculously develops a spine and the mainstream Indian media starts doing journalism instead of government propaganda, soldiers should be prepared for more setbacks to their status, standing and rights under the current regime, writes Sushant Singh.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #BJP #NarendraModi #IndianArmedForces #MeiraPaibi #meiteis #kukis #AssamRifles #ManipurPolice #ManipurGovt #OROP #media #BJPStates #india
Six months of chaos in Manipur show utter failure of double-engine government
Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are great admirers of Sardar Patel but lack his ability to govern with wisdom or administer with care and understanding, writes Ramachandra Guha.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #BJP #NarendraModi #AmitShah #BJPStates #meiteis #kukis #ManipurGovt #KukiZos #RSS #hindutva #india
Mobile internet ban in Manipur extended till October 31
The move comes barely a week after Chief Minister N Biren Singh had said the government would withdraw the ban within the next few days.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #InternetShutdown #censorship #BirenSingh #ManipurGovt #BJPStates #india
Manipur: CBI Files Chargesheet Against Six in Viral Video Case
As per a complaint, 3 women were "physically forced to remove their clothes and stripped naked in front of the mob."
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #CBI #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #ViolenceAgainstWomen #rape #BJP #ManipurGovt #BJPStates #india
Manipur BJP flags ‘people’s anger’ in letter to JP Nadda
State party chief A Sharda Devi said that she has never witnessed ‘this kind of aggression and hostility’ towards a ruling party in her career.
https://scroll.in/latest/1056838/manipur-bjp-unit-flags-peoples-anger-in-letter-to-jp-nadda
#manipur #ManipurViolence #BJP #AShardaDevi #meiteis #kukis #ManipurGovt #india
Manipur: Mob tries to storm CM Biren Singh’s personal residence
Officials said that the mob had been camping outside his home since Thursday afternoon.
#manipur #imphal #ManipurViolence #BirenSingh #meiteis #kukis #BJP #ManipurGovt #india
Manipur: Over 50 students injured in clash with security forces in Imphal
The demonstators were protesting the death of two students suspected to have been killed by Kuki militants.
#manipur #imphal #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #InternetShutdowns #ManipurGovt #BJP #india
As The Government Failed Manipur, Once Peace-Loving People Picked Up Weapons, Fought & Died
The Manipur government’s failure to end the ethnic violence has caused ordinary Meitei and Kuki—a poet, a university student, an ironsmith—to pick up arms and die because they felt they had to defend their people.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #displacement #ManipurGovt #BirenSingh #BJP #ManipurRapes #NarendraModi #IndianArmy #CRPF #BSF #AssamRifles #IndianArmedForces #india
Internet Ban in Manipur to Be Lifted Today, Says CM Biren Singh
Internet was shut down in the state for five months following the outbreak of violence on May 3. It was among the longest internet bans imposed in an Indian state.
https://thewire.in/government/internet-ban-in-manipur-to-be-lifted-today-says-cm-biren-singh
#manipur #ManipurViolence #InternetShutdown #BirenSingh #censorship #meiteis #kukis #ManipurGovt #india
Surrender Illegal Weapons in 15 Days or Face Action, Manipur CM Warns People
Thousands of sophisticated weapons have been looted from state armouries and police stations, which rival groups used in unleashing violence in the state. Several such calls for surrendering weapons were also made in the past, but to no avail.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #BirenSingh #ArmsLoot #meiteis #kukis #ManipurGovt #GunCulture #india
Torture, rape, killings in Manipur: An Indian state's brutal conflict
A sense of fear is all pervasive in Manipur since shocking violence between their community and minority Kuki groups broke out, marked by brutal killings and sexual crimes against women. More than 200 people have been killed, roughly two-thirds of them Kukis, a collective name for the Kuki, Zomi, Chin, Hmar and Mizo tribes who are mostly Christians.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66844028
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #zomis #ManipurPolice #AssamRifles #BJP #christians #ManipurGovt #BirenSingh #UnionGovt #NarendraModi #india
Reporter’s Diary: Remembering the slain Manipur policeman I briefly knew
Onkhomang Haokip, a Kuki official who had barely escaped with his life when the ethnic violence broke out in May, was shot dead by a sniper this week.
https://scroll.in/article/1056062/reporters-diary-remembering-the-slain-manipur-cop-i-briefly-knew
#manipur #ManipurViolence #OnkhomangHaokip #ManipurPolice #kukis #meiteis #MeiteiMilitancy #ManipurGovt #india
Journalism in Modi’s ‘Amrit Kaal’ Is Risky Business
The criminal case against the Editors Guild and its team for their report on Manipur is unprecedented.
https://thewire.in/media/journalism-in-modis-amrit-kaal-is-risky-business
#manipur #ManipurViolence #EditorsGuild #EGI #PressFreedom #journalism #media #ManipurGovt #BJP #india
Police Updates Statistics on Manipur Violence: 175 Officially Dead, 96 Bodies Yet Unclaimed
A total of 5,668 arms have been lost and only around a quarter (1,329) of it was recovered, police said.
https://thewire.in/government/manipur-death-toll-violence-missing-arms
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurPolice #meiteis #kukis #ArmsLoot #ManipurGovt #india
Manipur violence: Police sub-inspector shot dead by ‘sniper’ in village bordering Churachandpur
Condemning the incident, the police said Haokip’s last rites will be performed on Thursday at Churachandpur in a ‘befitting manner’.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #churachandpur #meiteis #kukis #MeiteiMilitancy #ArmsLoot #ManipurPolice #ManipurGovt #BJP #india
Manipur Govt's Statement Against Security Forces Goes Against Its Own Police's Version: Report
A 'Telegraph' report notes how the Biren Singh government and Manipur Police have differing versions of gunfight between an armed group and the security forces.
https://thewire.in/security/manipur-violence-security-forces-army-police-cabinet
#manipur #ManipurViolence #tengnoupal #meiteis #kukis #IndianArmy #ManipurGovt #IndianArmedForces #ManipurPolice #BirenSingh #BJP #india
SC protects ex-Army man, prof against coercive action in two FIRs lodged against them in Manipur
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Manipur government, said there was "a pattern to approaching the Supreme Court directly by one segment".
#SupremeCourt #manipur #VijaykantChenji #ProfHenminlun #ManipurPolice #ManipurGovt #india
