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Manipur violence: Curfew to be relaxed in Imphal East on Sunday
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Curfew has been imposed under section 144 in Manipur after clashes broke out between Kuki and the Meitei communities on May 3. The violence that followed has claimed over 100 lives and displaced thousands.
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Congress questions Amit Shah's 'silence' on Manipur unrest
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Nine people were killed while more than 10 were injured in fresh violence in Manipur on Wednesday.
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"I am shocked...law and order situation in Manipur has totally failed": Un
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Friday expressed anguish at miscreants torching his residence in Imphal's Kongba area on Thursday night and said the "law and order situation in Manipur has failed".
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Rajkumar Ranjan's house set on fire in Manipur, Union Minister says: "Thos
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Violence continues in the northeastern state of Manipur, with miscreants torching the residence of Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in Imphal's Kongba on Thursday night.
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Amid tension, DG CRPF meets Manipur Governor; apprises her of 'situation'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per the official records close to 47,000 people have been evacuated in the violence-torn situation and hundreds of people lost their homes which were gutted in the violence.
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Rahul Gandhi "questions" PM Modi's "silence" on Manipur violence
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"BJP's politics of hatred has burnt Manipur for over 40 days leaving more than a hundred people dead. The PM has failed India and is completely silent. An all-party delegation must be sent to the state to end this cycle of violence & restore peace. Let's shut this 'Nafrat ka Bazaar' and
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Nine killed as ethnic violence continues to grip Manipur
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Violence gripped Manipur on May 3, as clashes were witnessed during a rally organised by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) to protest the demand for the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe.
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Nine killed in fresh violence in Manipur
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Nine people have been killed and 10 others injured in a fresh flare-up of violence in Manipur which has witnessed ethnic clashes
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"No untoward incident in Manipur in last 24 hours": State Minister
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Manipur has been in the throes of ethnic violence for a month, in the wake of a directive of the high court asking the state government to consider including the Meitei community in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs).
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Jairam Ramesh questions PM Modi's 'silence' on Manipur violence
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"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
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Kiren Rijiju blames Manipur violence on 'inter-community differences'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
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'.
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Manipur: Centre forms 3 member-panel to probe causes, spread of violence;
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
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.
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