On December 20, 2023, a solemn ceremony took place at Tribal Martyr's Park in Manipur, where the bodies of 87 members of the Kuki community were laid to rest.
The state government act followed a Supreme Court directive issued on November 28, emphasizing the need for dignified burial or cremation for all victims, including the 88 bodies that remained unclaimed by their respective families by December 15.
Congratulating the ZPM leader and his party on clinching a historic victory, the Kangpokpi Town Committee, the Kangpokpi Women Welfare Organization, and the Kangpokpi Youth Union organized a celebration party at the office of the Town Committee’s office on Thursday.
Imphal, Nov 10: The Kuki-Zo people staged massive protest against the alleged 'selective injustice and selective enforcement of the law' by Chief Minister N....
According to the senior police officer, militants fired on policemen when they were inspecting the newly constructed helipad at Eastern ground in the border town dominated by Kuki-Zo community members.
An eerie calm pervades the village atmosphere with ethnic tension still lurking, threatening to rupture any moment. Tell-tale signs of displacement and insecurity, a deep sense of fear and abandonment writ large among the locals. Way to the village one would encounter barricades manned by automatic rifles yielding security personnel all along.
Around 100 Kuki-Zo women across the district congregated at Gamgiphai this afternoon to launch the round-the-clock sit-in protest in the presence of the Committee on Tribal Unity Sadar Hills Kangpokpi leaders.
The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) and Kuki Students' Organisation (KSO), General Headquarters, have expressed disappointment over the recent order of the Supreme Court concerning the disposal of unclaimed dead bodies.
