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2 CRPF personnel killed in Manipur’s Naransena in an attack by militants

By Odisha News Online Apr 27, 2024 61

BISHNUPUR,APR 27: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel lost their lives in an attack by Kuki militants starting from Friday midnight at the Naransena area in Manipur, police said. According to the police, the CRPF personnel were attacked by Kuki militants starting from midnight till 2:15 am. The personnel who lost their lives are […]Continue Reading

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Government bans nine Meitei extremist groups, their associate organizations

By Odisha News Online Nov 13, 2023 192

NEW DELHI,NOV 13: The government on Monday banned nine Meitei extremist groups and their associate organizations, which mostly operate in Manipur, for their anti-national activities, and launching fatal attacks on security forces. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the groups that have been banned for five years are: Peoples’ Continue Reading

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Manipur government declares entire state as ‘disturbed area’ amid violence

By Odisha News Online Sep 27, 2023 120

Manipur,Sept 27 :  The Manipur government on Wednesday declared the entire state a “disturbed area” in light of the prevailing law and order situation. As per the state government’s notification, the entire state, except for 19 specific police station areas, was declared a “disturbed area” under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The Continue Reading

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Manipur govt calls for restraint after photos showing ‘bodies’ of two missing students surface

By Odisha News Online Sep 26, 2023 148

GUWAHATI,SEPT 26: Photos of two Meitei students, reported missing since July 6 amid the ethnic violence in Manipur, surfaced on social media, triggering fresh tension in the state. In one photo, the two – 17-year-old girl Hijam Linthoingambi and a 20-year-old man Phijam Hemjit – are seen sitting on a grassy compound with two armed […]Continue Reading

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Toll in Manipur’s Pallel violence rises to 3 with one more death

By Odisha News Online Sep 9, 2023 113

IMPHAL,SEPT 9: The toll in the violence that broke out at Pallel in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district rose to three with a 37-year-old man succumbing to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital, officials said on Saturday. The man sustained bullet wounds on his head during the crossfire between security forces and armed miscreants, they […]Continue Reading

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Another Manipur woman alleges gang-rape; Incident dates to May 3

By Odisha News Online Aug 10, 2023 153

GUWAHATI,AUG 10: A 37-year-old married Meitei woman in Manipur has filed a zero FIR with the police alleging that she was gang-raped by unknown Kuki miscreants in the hill district of Churachandpur on May 3, the day the ethnic violence in the state broke out. The FIR was lodged with the Women Police Station, Bishnupur […]Continue Reading

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SC constitutes panel of three former women judges to oversee humanitarian measures in Manipur

By Odisha News Online Aug 7, 2023 117

NEW DELHI,AUG 7: The Supreme Court on Monday appointed a panel headed by former Maharashtra cadre IPS officer Dattatray Padsalgikar to oversee the probe into offences of rape in Manipur. The apex court also constituted a panel of three women judges to oversee measures of relief, rehabilitation and rebuilding of houses and places of worship […]Continue Reading

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Violence takes a toll on mental health of kids in relief camps in Manipur

By Odisha News Online Aug 5, 2023 169

GUWAHATI,AUG 5: Faced with an uncertain future amid the ethnic violence, displaced people in strife-torn Manipur, particularly children, are slowly slipping into depression, officials said. They started arriving at the relief camps in early May, with the children highly traumatised. Despite repeated counselling, they have not fully recovered.  “We have started Continue Reading

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Over 14000 schoolchildren displaced due to ethnic violence in Manipur: Education Ministry

By Odisha News Online Aug 2, 2023 183

NEW DELHI,AUG 2: Over 14,000 schoolchildren have been displaced due to the ethnic violence in Manipur, the Ministry of Education said on Wednesday. Over 93 per cent of these children have been admitted to the nearest school, Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. “A total […]Continue Reading

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Opposition INDIA members’ visit to Manipur mere show-off: Anurag Thakur

By Odisha News Online Jul 29, 2023 196

KOLKATA,JULY 29 : Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday alleged that the visit of members of opposition bloc INDIA to Manipur was a mere show-off. After arriving at Kolkata on Saturday morning, the senior BJP leader alleged that when Manipur used to burn under previous governments, those visiting the northeastern state now did […]Continue Reading