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3 Thadou Tribe Church Leaders Shot Dead In Manipur's Kangpokpi
The victims were travelling in two vehicles and were returning to Kangpokpi from Churachandpur district after attending a TBA Conference in Lamka when they were attacked midway.
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Still No Free Movement In Manipur? National Human Rights Commission Seeks Report
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today ordered the police and civil authorities in Manipur's Kangpokpi district to give an action-taken report on a complaint about denial of safe passage through National Highway-2.
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Naga Body Blocks Manipur Highways, Asks Centre To Stop Border Fencing
The United Naga Council that represents the Naga tribes of Manipur has launched what it calls a "trade embargo" in protest against the Centre's decision to end the free movement regime (FMR) and build a fence along the 1,643-km India-Myanmar border.
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Manipur Highway Blockade Triggers Price Hike, Shortages
Prolonged highway blockades and disrupted transport routes have led to spiralling prices and critical shortages in Manipur, particularly in Churachandpur and the capital Imphal as residents continue to struggle with the aftermath of ethnic clashes.
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1 Killed In Clashes, Kuki Groups Call For Shutdown In Parts Of Manipur
A protester from the Kuki tribes was killed in clashes with the security forces in Manipur today as buses moved out of the state capital Imphal towards other districts, following the Centre's order to ensure free movement across the state.
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Kuki Group Ends Blockade, Manipur Governor Reviews Security Situation
A Kuki civil society group has withdrawn a blockade of transport on highways in Manipur, marking a temporary pause in a week of unrest in Kangpokpi district.
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Kuki Group Extends Economic Blockade On Day New Manipur Governor Takes Charge
A Kuki organisation has extended a shutdown in all areas in Manipur where the Kuki tribes are settled, days after protesters tried to stop central security forces from dismantling bunkers in the hills. Several protesters were injured.
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Blockades Test Manipur's Move To Open Highways, Bring Normalcy
The Manipur government's decision to open two key highways in the state is facing resistance in the hill areas.
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"Absolutely Inhuman...": Manipur MLA On Highway Blockade In Crisis-Hit State
The killing of two men in Manipur's Kangpokpi district yesterday by suspected insurgents had led to a shutdown call, including the blocking of National Highway 2, by an organisation of the Kuki tribes.
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Tribal Group Reimposes Indefinite Economic Blockade Of Imphal Valley
The powerful Kuki group has reimposed an indefinite economic blockade of Imphal Valley. The Kangpokpi-based tribal organisation, Committee on Tribal Unity Sadar Hills Or CoTu, started the blockade in Manipur today.
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Kuki-Zo Group Again Blocks Highways In Manipur After 3-Day Ultimatum
A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state.
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"Will Block Highways In 3 Days Unless...": Manipur Tribal Group Issues Ultimatum
Alleging that there is a selective blockade in the valley, preventing essential items from reaching the hills, a tribal group has threatened to block two national highways which are the lifelines of land-locked Manipur.
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Himanta Sarma Cites Manmohan Singh Amid Congress Uproar On Manipur
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday launched a scathing attack at Congress and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) over its tenure in Manipur till 2017 stating that northeastern state had became the blockade capital
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Remove Manipur Highway Blockades To Let Food, Medicine Pass: Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to the people of Manipur to lift the blockades at the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway-2 so that basic food items and other necessary items can reach the people in the strife-hit state.
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Mobile Internet Shut In Manipur Following Protests Over Contentious Bill
Demanding the release of its arrested leaders, the tribal students' body All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) has imposed an indefinite economic blockade on highways.
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3 Thadou Tribe Church Leaders Shot Dead In Manipur's Kangpokpi
The victims were travelling in two vehicles and were returning to Kangpokpi from Churachandpur district after attending a TBA Conference in Lamka when they were attacked midway.
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Still No Free Movement In Manipur? National Human Rights Commission Seeks Report
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today ordered the police and civil authorities in Manipur's Kangpokpi district to give an action-taken report on a complaint about denial of safe passage through National Highway-2.
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Naga Body Blocks Manipur Highways, Asks Centre To Stop Border Fencing
The United Naga Council that represents the Naga tribes of Manipur has launched what it calls a "trade embargo" in protest against the Centre's decision to end the free movement regime (FMR) and build a fence along the 1,643-km India-Myanmar border.
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Manipur Highway Blockade Triggers Price Hike, Shortages
Prolonged highway blockades and disrupted transport routes have led to spiralling prices and critical shortages in Manipur, particularly in Churachandpur and the capital Imphal as residents continue to struggle with the aftermath of ethnic clashes.
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1 Killed In Clashes, Kuki Groups Call For Shutdown In Parts Of Manipur
A protester from the Kuki tribes was killed in clashes with the security forces in Manipur today as buses moved out of the state capital Imphal towards other districts, following the Centre's order to ensure free movement across the state.
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Kuki Group Ends Blockade, Manipur Governor Reviews Security Situation
A Kuki civil society group has withdrawn a blockade of transport on highways in Manipur, marking a temporary pause in a week of unrest in Kangpokpi district.
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Kuki Group Extends Economic Blockade On Day New Manipur Governor Takes Charge
A Kuki organisation has extended a shutdown in all areas in Manipur where the Kuki tribes are settled, days after protesters tried to stop central security forces from dismantling bunkers in the hills. Several protesters were injured.
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Blockades Test Manipur's Move To Open Highways, Bring Normalcy
The Manipur government's decision to open two key highways in the state is facing resistance in the hill areas.
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"Absolutely Inhuman...": Manipur MLA On Highway Blockade In Crisis-Hit State
The killing of two men in Manipur's Kangpokpi district yesterday by suspected insurgents had led to a shutdown call, including the blocking of National Highway 2, by an organisation of the Kuki tribes.
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Tribal Group Reimposes Indefinite Economic Blockade Of Imphal Valley
The powerful Kuki group has reimposed an indefinite economic blockade of Imphal Valley. The Kangpokpi-based tribal organisation, Committee on Tribal Unity Sadar Hills Or CoTu, started the blockade in Manipur today.
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Kuki-Zo Group Again Blocks Highways In Manipur After 3-Day Ultimatum
A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state.
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"Will Block Highways In 3 Days Unless...": Manipur Tribal Group Issues Ultimatum
Alleging that there is a selective blockade in the valley, preventing essential items from reaching the hills, a tribal group has threatened to block two national highways which are the lifelines of land-locked Manipur.
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Himanta Sarma Cites Manmohan Singh Amid Congress Uproar On Manipur
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday launched a scathing attack at Congress and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) over its tenure in Manipur till 2017 stating that northeastern state had became the blockade capital
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Remove Manipur Highway Blockades To Let Food, Medicine Pass: Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to the people of Manipur to lift the blockades at the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway-2 so that basic food items and other necessary items can reach the people in the strife-hit state.
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Mobile Internet Shut In Manipur Following Protests Over Contentious Bill
Demanding the release of its arrested leaders, the tribal students' body All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) has imposed an indefinite economic blockade on highways.
