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‘Right to live before right to vote’: Common refrain in Manipur relief camps
Imphal: “Why should I vote to elect a representative of a place which is no longer mine… elections mean nothing to us,” says a distraught Nobi who lost her home 11 months…
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Manipur: Over 24k displaced people to vote from relief camps for LS polls
Imphal: Eleven months of conflict, over 50,000 displaced people and a prevailing anti-poll sentiment in a section – the Election Commission in violence-hit Manipur is gearing up for the challenging task of…
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Army recovers cache of sophisticated arms, ammunition in Manipur
Imphal: Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the Army, in a joint operation with other security forces, recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Thursday, officials said.…
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LS polls: EC reviews security situation in states, special focus on Manipur
New Delhi: The Election Commission, in its meeting here on Wednesday to assess the law and order situation ahead of the 7-phase Lok Sabha elections beginning from April 19, also reviewed the…
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War of words between Congress, BJP over working day on Easter in Manipur
Thiruvananthapuram: The Manipur government’s decision to declare Easter as a working day there on Thursday led to a war of words between the Congress and the BJP in Kerala which has a…
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Arrange voting for 50,000 displaced tribals outside Manipur, 10 tribal MLAs urges EC
Imphal: Ten tribal Manipur MLAs, belonging to the Kuki-Zomi-Hmar community, have urged the Election Commission to make special arrangements for voting for displaced tribals scattered in different parts of the country after…
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Congress nominates JNU prof, ex MLA for two LS seats in Manipur
Imphal: The Congress has nominated JNU professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam and former MLA Alfred Kanngam Arthur for the Inner and Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seats respectively in the upcoming polls, an official…
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JNU presidential debate: Student outfits battle it out on CAA, electoral bonds
New Delhi: Amid chants of ‘Jai Bhim,’ ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai,’ and ‘Lal Salam’, candidates vying for president’s post in the upcoming JNU students’ union elections, delivered passionate speeches on Wednesday night.…
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1,058 polling stations ‘vulnerable critical’: Manipur chief electoral officer
Imphal: Manipur chief electoral officer Pradeep Kumar Jha on Saturday said 1,058 polling stations out of 2,955 have been identified as “vulnerable critical” in the state. Addressing a press conference here, Jha…
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Suspected IED blast kills student in Manipur, another injured
Imphal: A 24-year-old student was killed while another student was seriously injured in a blast near the DM University complex in Imphal late on Friday night, the police said on Saturday, February…
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Manipur tribal body protests against transfer of 100 Kuki cops to Meitei majority areas
Imphal: A leading Manipur tribal body on Friday, February 23, strongly protested against the transfer of more than 100 Kuki-Zo tribal police personnel to Meitei-majority areas, and sought the intervention of Union…
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Manipur HC strikes down order for inclusion of Meitei in ST List
Imphal: The Manipur High Court has ordered deletion of a paragraph from a March 2023 order that urged the state to consider including the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe list, saying…
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Experts question Manipur CM’s idea to deport those ‘who came after 1961’
Imphal: A day after Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said those who entered and settled in the state after 1961 would be identified and deported, experts on Tuesday raised doubts over…
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Manipur Meitei bodies welcome decision to fence India-Myanmar border
Imphal: Imphal Valley-based Meitei organisations have welcomed the Centre’s decision to fence the entire 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border, while Naga and Kuki bodies in Manipur said “it is not acceptable to them”. In…
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Oppn laments no mention of Manipur violence in President’s speech
New Delhi: Opposition members on Friday regretted that President Droupadi Murmu in her address to the joint sitting of Parliament did not mention a word on the continuing violence in Manipur. Participating…
