Northeast Violence

Rioting erupted Friday evening in Sunderland, northeast England, where police said officers faced "serious and sustained levels of violence", the latest unrest linked to a mass stabbing earlier this week that killed three young girls.

The worsening situation in Bangladesh, which has seen widespread protests for weeks, has forced Indian students to return home using any available means, with over 300 crossing through border points in the northeast on Friday alone.

The Manipur ethnic violence began a year ago. To say "a year ago" is the strangest thing about the situation for a state that borders the troubled, junta-ruled Myanmar.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswas Sarma on Tuesday said the chief ministers of all the northeastern states are in touch among themselves about the situation in Manipur, and would continue to provide any help the violence-ravaged state needs.

Nine people were injured in firing at four places in Manipur today, allegedly between two groups amid the heightened ethnic tension in the northeast state bordering Myanmar. Eight of them were injured in firing at a single place.

Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh has asked Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy to explore the possibility of setting up a record centre of the National Archives for northeast states.

Ten tribal MLAs from Manipur have written to Home Minister Amit Shah asking him to speed up the political dialogue for "recognition of ethnic separation" from the violence-hit northeast state.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not think the situation in Manipur important enough to visit the state.

Security has been increased in several northeastern states, especially in Assam and Manipur, after several militant outfits, called for boycotting the Independence Day celebrations in the region.

The Congress hit out at Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today over his remark that the PM has directed ministers to visit the Northeast every 15 days, challenging him to furnish details of the visits of Union ministers to Manipur in the past 97 days.

A sessions court has ordered the framing of charges including those of rioting, loot and arson against former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, saying he prima facie instigated mob violence during the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots.

A "lost tribe" of Israel in northeast India has been swept up in months of deadly ethnic violence, with at least one death, synagogues torched and hundreds forced to flee, members say.

The Northeast Frontier Railway on Monday said it has opened the Khongsang station in Manipur for loading and unloading purposes to facilitate supply of essential goods to the violence-hit state.

A court in Delhi has acquitted six people accused of rioting, arson and looting on two properties during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

Congress Leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said External Affairs Minister Jaishankar should tell the US Ambassador to India that he had no role to play in the Northeast state and the onus was on the Union and the state governments to restore normalcy.

Rioting erupted Friday evening in Sunderland, northeast England, where police said officers faced "serious and sustained levels of violence", the latest unrest linked to a mass stabbing earlier this week that killed three young girls.

The worsening situation in Bangladesh, which has seen widespread protests for weeks, has forced Indian students to return home using any available means, with over 300 crossing through border points in the northeast on Friday alone.

The Manipur ethnic violence began a year ago. To say "a year ago" is the strangest thing about the situation for a state that borders the troubled, junta-ruled Myanmar.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswas Sarma on Tuesday said the chief ministers of all the northeastern states are in touch among themselves about the situation in Manipur, and would continue to provide any help the violence-ravaged state needs.

Nine people were injured in firing at four places in Manipur today, allegedly between two groups amid the heightened ethnic tension in the northeast state bordering Myanmar. Eight of them were injured in firing at a single place.

Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh has asked Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy to explore the possibility of setting up a record centre of the National Archives for northeast states.

Ten tribal MLAs from Manipur have written to Home Minister Amit Shah asking him to speed up the political dialogue for "recognition of ethnic separation" from the violence-hit northeast state.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not think the situation in Manipur important enough to visit the state.

Security has been increased in several northeastern states, especially in Assam and Manipur, after several militant outfits, called for boycotting the Independence Day celebrations in the region.

The Congress hit out at Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today over his remark that the PM has directed ministers to visit the Northeast every 15 days, challenging him to furnish details of the visits of Union ministers to Manipur in the past 97 days.

A sessions court has ordered the framing of charges including those of rioting, loot and arson against former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, saying he prima facie instigated mob violence during the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots.

A "lost tribe" of Israel in northeast India has been swept up in months of deadly ethnic violence, with at least one death, synagogues torched and hundreds forced to flee, members say.

The Northeast Frontier Railway on Monday said it has opened the Khongsang station in Manipur for loading and unloading purposes to facilitate supply of essential goods to the violence-hit state.

A court in Delhi has acquitted six people accused of rioting, arson and looting on two properties during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

Congress Leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said External Affairs Minister Jaishankar should tell the US Ambassador to India that he had no role to play in the Northeast state and the onus was on the Union and the state governments to restore normalcy.