The Indigenous Tribal Advocacy Committee(ITAC) on Thursday held a public rally in Jiribam demanding merger of tribal villages in Jiribam with Pherzawl district
Manipur's capital, its adjoining localities and the three curfew-bound districts of Imphal East, Imphal West, and Thoubal wore a deserted look on Wednesday while the security forces were on a high alert to foil any attack or ethnic clashes in the state, officials said.
Meghalaya's Under-17 Boys' football team narrowly lost to Manipur in a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regular time in the final of the 63rd Subroto Cup International Football Tournament in New Delhi on Wednesday.
After law and order situation in Manipur turned violent, the Centre has directed deployment of two fresh CRPF battalions comprising of about 2,000 personnel for security duties in ethnic strife-torn Manipur.
The Manipur government has suspended mobile services in five of its 16 districts for 5 days following protests by students in the state capital on Monday and in anticipation of further deterioration of law and order.
Students of Manipur tried to storm the Chief Minister’s residence and Raj Bhavan in Imphal on Monday for failing to resolve the tense security scenario in the state for over a year.
Manipur is on the boil yet again after violence continued for second day on Saturday after an elderly person was killed by suspected militants and in 'retaliation' of gunning down of four Kuki militants in Jiribam, taking the total number of deceased to six within 2 days.
