North East India
Elections 2024
“We seek a govt that does not discriminate based on religion,” say voters of Nagaon in Assam
"Since independence, no Miya representative has been sent to parliament. This time, Muslim voters want to elect an AIUDF candidate," Mufti Abdul Karim, a supporter of the AIUDF, expressed hope while discussing the minority Muslim support for AIUDF.
Elections 2024
In post-delimitation Assam, why division of Muslim votes can diminish their electoral prospects
“Ensure that not a single vote goes to the Congress and no Bodo votes get wasted to the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) as the Bodo-identity has an existential threat from it”, an invigorated All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA from Dalgaon assembly constituency, Majibur Rahman, asked the mixed crowd of Bodos and Muslims supporting Durga Das Boro of Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) party in Udalguri just before filing the nomination papers on 3 April 2024.
India
Arunachal Pradesh: Landslide cuts off Dibang valley near China border
Heavy landslides hit Arunachal Pradesh's Dibang Valley on Wednesday, due to heavy rainfall over the past few days, authorities said.
Elections 2024
In West Tripura, voter turnouts of 105.30%, 100.15%, and 109.09% prompt CPIM demand for re-election
In a letter to the Election Commission, Communist Party of India (Marxist) flagged “official claims” of voter turnouts of more than 100 per cent having been recorded in three Assembly segments in West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency.
Elections 2024
“Public emergency”: Almost 0% voting in six Nagaland districts amid shutdown over statehood demand
Almost zero voting was recorded in six districts in Nagaland during the Lok Sabha polls on Friday after...
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Expansion of national park in Assam uproots 3000 predominantly Muslim families
Ajiran, who goes by her first name, sat on the bank of the Dhansiri river near the confluence point with the Brahmaputra with her children oblivious about their future....
India
Investigate police bias in Manipur violence, urges Human Rights Watch
Indian authorities should immediately and impartially investigate ongoing killings by ethnic groups and security forces in Manipur and work with community leaders to restore security, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
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India
40 shot dead by Manipur Police in eight hours, CM Biren Singh calls them “terrorists”
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh told reporters they have got reports that "40 terrorists" have been shot dead by commandos of the Manipur Police on Sunday.
India
Manipur unrest: Union minister RK Ranjan Singh’s home attacked by mob
A mob on Thursday attacked the home of Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Education RK Ranjan Singh in violence-hit Manipur. Singh was at his residence in Imphal East...
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India
Fresh violence erupts in Manipur, ex-MLA arrested
Fresh violence erupted in Manipur on Monday after a mob torched a bunch of houses in Imphal West district.
Features
Ethnic clashes, internet ban leaves Manipur students in Delhi in agony
26-year-old Goel Haepkin's life has overturned in the ethnic violence that broke out in the first week of May. Living in Delhi, he was informed that his home was...
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India
Photos: Toll of ethnic violence in Manipur
At least 73 people have been killed and over 35000 have been displaced in the ethnic violence that has taken place in the northeastern state of Manipur over the...
India
10 tribal MLAs of Manipur demand separate state
10 tribal members of Manipur’s legislative assembly have signed asking for a separate administration under the constitution of India.
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India
Manipur: Catholic group expresses sorrow and shock at the ‘persecution of Christians’
The national representative organization of the Catholic community in India, known as the Catholic Bishops Conference of India, has expressed sorrow and shock at the “persecution of Christians” in Manipur.
India
Manipur violence: Army says 23,000 civilians rescued
Indian Army and Assam rifles have rescued about 23,000 civilians so far in violence-hit Manipur and moved them to operating bases, Indian Army said in a statement on Sunday....
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India
Manipur violence: At least 54 people dead
The death toll in the ongoing violence between the Kuki and Meitei communities which has engulfed Manipur increased to 54, officials said even as unofficial sources placed the figure at several scores dead and more than 150 injured, PTI reported.
India
Manipur violence: Four shot dead in Churachandpur
Four people were shot dead in Manipur’s Churachandpur when security forces were carrying out evacuation of Meiteis in the area.
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