Five prominent organisations from the Mottock community have announced a series of agitations in protest against the non-grant of Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to the Mottock community in the state.
In a significant decision, a bench of the Manipur High Court on Wednesday modified its own March 27, 2023 order, ordering the removal of Paragraph 17 (iii), which had instructed the Manipur government to consider the inclusion of Meiteis in the list of Scheduled Tribes.
The Zomi Students' Federation (ZSF) has filed an FIR against popular singer Jayenta Loukrakpam alias Tapta for his “controversial song” that led to a major row in the ethnic violence-hit Manipur.