Markets across Imphal remained shut on Saturday as the city observed the second anniversary of the ethnic violence that has gripped Manipur since 2023, with residents marking the day in silence and reflection amid continued tensions.
Today marks two years since the ethnic violence that erupted in Manipur on May 3, 2023, between the Kuki and Meitei communities, an event that affected hundreds of lives and left a lasting impact across the state.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 7: Amidst the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, a team of 21 multidisciplinary medical professionals from Saveetha Medical College undertook a crucial three-day humanitarian mission recently, delivering critical medical care and psychological support to
Shah further said that there has been no violence in Manipur for nearly four months, from December to March, and provisions for food, medicines, and medical facilities have been ensured in the camps.
The situation in Manipur is disturbing, with violent clashes between Meitei and Kuki communities. Manipur has been under the President's rule since February after the resignation of chief minister N Biren Singh, as announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The state has been grappling with
Supreme Court Judge, Justice BR Gavai who led a delegation of SC judges to Manipur has expressed hope that a solution will come out very soon to the situation in the state which has been in the grip of ethnic violence for almost two years.
Security was tightened in the capital city of Imphal on Friday, following the President's rule imposed in Manipur amid prolonged ethnic violence and political instability in the region.
Biren Singh tendered his resignation to Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhawan on Sunday, nearly two years after violence erupted in the state. Singh was accompanied by BJP president A Sharda, BJP's North East Manipur in-charge Sambit Patra, and at least 19 MLAs.
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report on the examination of certain leaked audio tapes which allegedly implicate Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for instigating ethnic violence in the state.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over not meeting demands for visit to Manipur since ethnic violence broke out in the state last year and said as he visits Kazan in Russia for BRICS Summit, there is "a solid pre-2014 history" to the summit
A tense situation unfolded at Dehradun Railway Station on Thursday when police intervened after a minor girl from Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, who was found engaging in a verbal spat with the a young boy, which later on escalated into tensions between two communities.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the BJP-led central government is working to control the situation in Manipur and has created a roadmap to resolve the issue.