Friday, March 29, 2024

North East India

Manipur government says no holiday on Easter

The Manipur government has declared the Easter holiday as a working day, causing an outrage in the region.

7 lakh Muslims among 19 lakh left out of NRC in Assam, says CM Himanta Sarma

On Sunday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that seven lakh Muslims are among the 19 lakh persons left out of the National Register of Citizens for the state.

Lok Sabha polls: Outer Manipur will vote on two days

As the Election Commission has announced the dates for the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, voters were perplexed...

Call for mass protests in Assam as Union government notifies rules of CAA

With the Union government’s notification of the rules for the implementation of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Monday, Opposition parties and regional outfits in Assam gave a call for mass protests.

Mizoram, Nagaland assemblies pass resolution against Union’s move to fence India-Myanmar border

The Nagaland Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution urging the Union government to reconsider its decision to fence the Indo-Myanmar border and suspend the free movement regime with the neighbouring country. On Wednesday, the Mizoram Assembly had also adopted a similar resolution.

FIR against Editors Guild of India for fact-finding report on Manipur violence

The Manipur Police has filed an FIR against the fact-finding team from the Editors Guild of India (EGI) that had visited Manipur and published a report on media coverage of the ethnic violence in the northeastern state.

Manipur: Meitei lawyer’s home vandalised for representing Kuki professor Kham Khan

The home of an advocate belonging to the Meitei community was vandalised on Friday by a mob in Manipur for representing political scientist Kham Khan Suan Hausing, a Kuki scholar, in a case in the High Court.
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10-year-old boy found dead at Assam BJP MP’s home

A 10-year-old boy was found dead at Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rajdeep Roy’s home in Assam’s Silchar city on Saturday.

Assam: Relocated in deadly Dhalpur evictions, Miya Muslims fear loss of voting rights

With a small chunk of land allotted at Shyampur in Dalgaon revenue circle, Asar Uddin has been living a difficult life at the new place after he was forced...
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17 killed as under-construction Railway bridge collapses in Mizoram

At least 17 people were killed after an under-construction Railway bridge collapsed in Mizoram’s Sairang area today.

Manipur: Three Kukis killed in fresh violence

Three Kuki community members were killed during fresh violence that broke out in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday morning, The Indian Express reported. Tangkhul Naga-dominated Ukhrul has been relatively...
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Muslim man with mental health conditions lynched in Assam

On 13 August, Imrul Hoque received a phone call from the superintendent of police of Assam's Hojai district asking him if he knew Hifjur Rahman, his elder brother. The...

Academic gets two weeks’ protection from arrest in case registered after interview on Manipur

The Supreme Court on Monday gave Hyderabad University professor, Kham Khan Suan Hausing, two weeks’ protection from coercive action in criminal proceedings instituted against him following his interview on Manipur to a news portal.
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BJP advised me to not speak in Parliament, says Manipur MP

Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party had informally advised Naga People’s Front MP Lorho S Pfoze to not speak on the ethnic violence in Manipur during a no-confidence motion in Parliament.

Manipur: FIRs against author, two academicians from Kuki community for allegedly distorting state’s history

The Manipur Police have registered cases against an author and two academicians from the Kuki-Zo community for allegedly distorting the northeastern state’s history in a book.
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Digitial rights group says internet shutdown in Manipur violation of fundamental rights

The digital rights group Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) released a statement on Friday to mark 100 days of "ongoing illegal" internet shutdown in Manipur. IFF stated that they are...

Maktoob impact: All commandos removed from Muslim village in Manipur caught in crossfire, BSF takes control

Maktoob can confirm that BSF (Border Security Force) has taken charge in ward No. 8 of Kwakta Municipality, a buffer zone in the conflict-torn Manipur state, where a mosque was turned into a bunker, leaving thousands of civilians in the crossfire between Manipur's fighting ethnic groups.
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