"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the repatriation of Vineet Joshi, Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education to his parent cadre on the request of the Government of Manipur," Deepti Umashankar, Secretary Appointments Committee of
Former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday expressed "serious concern" over the prevailing violence in Manipur. Hitting out at the BJP, which is in power at the Centre, he said that the Central government should be focusing to bring the situation under control in the northeaster
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said that a special aircraft has been arranged to rescue 22 students of the state stranded in violence-hit Manipur.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday reached out to the Manipur government over the safety of students stuck in the violence-hit northeastern state and urged to provide them security till the situation eases.
Indian Army and Assam Rifles which were called in to curb violence in Manipur have successfully rescued nearly 23,000 civilians so far and moved them to the operating bases, a statement from the Indian Army said on Sunday.
Speaking to media persons on Sunday, Pawar said the parents of several of these stranded students met him at his residence in Baramati, requesting his intervention in ensuring their rescue.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha held a meeting with the parents of the students who are stuck in violence-hit Manipur on Saturday and made them interact with Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh over the phone who assured parents about the safety and security of their children.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given instructions to bring back Ishita Saxena, a student of the state studying in the Central Agricultural University, Imphal, an official statement said on Saturday.
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA of Manipur challenging the Manipur High Court order in relation to Scheduled Tribe status for the Meitei community as a tribe of Manipur.
Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) president Cardinal Baselios Cleemis has issued a press release demanding to the Central Government that it should take necessary steps to restore peace in Manipur.