Unresolved crisis
The resignation of Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh is not merely a leadership change; it is a reflection of the deep political and ethnic turmoil that has gripped the state for nearly two years.
The resignation of Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh is not merely a leadership change; it is a reflection of the deep political and ethnic turmoil that has gripped the state for nearly two years.
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Thursday said that 412 FIRs were registered and 87 people, including 16 village chiefs, arrested in the last seven years for illegally cultivating poppy, which is used as ingredients of various drugs.
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Monday said that Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has not been appointed as an "interlocutor" for peace talks in the wake of the ethnic violence in the state.
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Friday said that 10,675 illegal immigrants, mostly Myanmarese, were detected in the state in the last five years.
In a major breakthrough, Manipur Police, in a joint operation with the central armed forces personnel, seized multiple weapons, ammunition, drugs and cash from Myanmar-based militant group CKLA, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Monday.
In the wake of a blistering attack by Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh against his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga, sources in Aizawl have revealed that the Mizo National Front (MNF) government’s offer to help bring peace in the violence-hit neighboring state was turned down by authorities in Imphal.
"People still stood in my support. They told me not to resign. If they tell me to resign, I will; if they tell me not to, I won't," Manipur CM said.
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday launched the ‘Onetime Financial Assistance (OFA)’ of Rs 1,000 per head for clothing and personal belongings to those living in relief camps after being displaced from their homes and villages due to the ethnic violence, which broke out on May 3.
The Chief Minister said that 16 policemen including some troopers of Manipur Rifles have been suspended as Abonmai was shot dead soon after he was whisked away by gunmen from Tamenglong district headquarters on Wednesday. His bullet-riddled body was found on Thursday evening.
Mobile Internet snapped till February 16 across the state fearing escalation of violence
