"ethnic-violence"

Addressing a public gathering in Churachandpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to transform the strife-torn Manipur into a beacon of peace and prosperity. He appealed to all groups to shun violence and assured that the Centre stands firmly with the people of state.

In his New Year message, Biren Singh says there is still anguish in the hearts of many but rest assured

There is an all-pervading sense of helplessness amid the failure of the administration to check the growing violence in Manipur

District administration imposes prohibitory orders to avoid any untoward incident in Jiribam, while an operation was launched to trace missing persons

Four live hand grenades, one detonator, one 9mm pistol with magazine, one .32 pistol and one wireless radio set among other seized, say officials

Northeastern State has been in the grip of ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities since May last year

Elderly people, women and children were being moved to safer places by security forces as the violence broke out

Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum expresses serious concerns regarding the alleged heavy-handed actions against Kuki-Zo village volunteers

Senior officials from Central, State governments, other security forces to attend high-level meeting

They also torched the Jiri police outpost located in Chotobekra area on the banks of the Barak river

The trigger for the violence was cattle theft, sparked by the animals trampling farmers' fields.