"There appears to be no let-up in the violence that has engulfed Manipur for the past several weeks. The home minister visited the state belatedly, after a month since the violence erupted. Why is the Prime Minister still silent on the violence? Why doesn't he visit the state and try to brin
Days, after Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited violence-hit Manipur and urged Meitei and Kuki communities, which have been at the centre of the ethnic strife in the state, to maintain peace, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday termed the clashes as 'unfortunate'.
The recoveries of arms and ammunition were made from Porompat Police Station in Imphal East and Sugnu Police Station in the Kakching districts of Manipur.
All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah for internet shutdown in Manipur since May 3 and said that people of the state would not be able to read the Union Minister's tweets.
The Centre on Sunday constituted a three-member Commission of Inquiry, headed by former chief justice of the Gauhati High Court Ajai Lamba, to investigate into the incidents of violence in Manipur which started in early May.
"Peace efforts are on in Manipur in close coordination with civil society people. Peace is returning to the state and normalcy is being restored. There has not been an incident of firing and arson in Manipur in the last 24 hours. Besides, joint security forces, including the Assam Rifles,
The Army, Assam Rifles, police and CAPFs (Central Armed Police Forces) commenced Area Domination Operations in the hills and valley area across Manipur on Saturday, said Army officials. Conducted under the surveillance cover of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Quadcopters, the operations have so
The positive development came after the Home Minister, on the last day of his four-day visit to the State addressed a press conference in Imphal appealing to all sections in violence-hit Manipur to maintain peace, hold discussions and promote harmony as well as surrender their weapons to
"All ranks of the Indian Army are race, caste, creed and gender agnostic- fair to all and fear none. Officers and troops of the Indian Army are posted to all parts of the country as per the requirement of the organisation," the statement said.