Gunmen abduct Statesman journalist, release him hours later
Veteran journalist and Special Correspondent of The Statesman, Yambem Laba, was abducted by a group of about 20 armed gunmen from his residence in Imphal early today.
Veteran journalist and Special Correspondent of The Statesman, Yambem Laba, was abducted by a group of about 20 armed gunmen from his residence in Imphal early today.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) high command is set to convene a crucial meeting in New Delhi on February 12 to take a decision on the next chief minister of Manipur following the resignation of N Biren Singh.
Following Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s resignation on Sunday, after months of facing political dissent and internal strife within the ruling establishment, security measures have been heightened in Manipur, particularly in the valley regions, as part of an emergency and crisis management strategy.
Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi reacting to the Manipur Chief Minister N.Biren Singh’s resignation, said that he quit the post following “mounting public pressure”.
Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh has officially submitted his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhawan in Imphal this evening at around 5:20 pm, according to sources.
But everything changed in the month of May, as the state's ethnic fault lines cracked open and long-simmering tensions came to the boil.
The Congress on Saturday set up the election committees for eight states, including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and others.
Notably, hundreds of people lost their lives while thousands others were forced to take refuge in the relief camps following ethnic clashes erupting in the northeastern state on May 3, 2023.
Saji Cherian had said on Sunday that some bishops were thrilled when the prime minister invited them for a feast and forgot the Manipur issue when they drank grape juice and ate cake.
Targeting the prime minister, the Congress leader asked if power of advertisement is enough to make someone great.
