Normal life remained disrupted across Manipur’s Imphal Valley for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as the 48-hour statewide shutdown called by the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD) continued in support of the demand for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before the Census-2027. Shops, markets, educational institutions, government offices and business…
The Joint Tribes Council Manipur (JTCM) has called for the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Manipur before the Census or any delimitation exercise is undertaken in the state. Expressing concern over what it described as continued cross-border influx and demographic changes, the council said a verified record of genuine citizens and…
The Manipur Government on Tuesday reiterated its stand that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation should be taken up in the State citing concerns over demographic changes, demographic imbalance and illegal migration. Addressing a media conference held at the Auditorium of the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Nityaipat Chuthek, Imphal, Government spokesperson…
Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah had given a “positive response” to his demand for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Manipur before the Census. Speaking to reporters at Imphal airport after returning from New Delhi, Biren Singh said he had met Shah to…
The Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) has demanded an independent investigation into 160 metric tonnes of non-watermarked paper procured for the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM), raising concerns over its current status and the quality of educational materials supplied to students. In an open letter to Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, DESAM sought…
Student protesters demanding implementation of the NRC in Manipur before going ahead with the Census staged a demonstration outside the Directorate of Census Operations here on Sunday, prompting police to fire tear gas shells to disperse them, officials said.Members of the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD) Students’ Wing gathered outside the directorate at…
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) staying in relief camps across Manipur hoisted black flags on Independence Day on Friday, protesting against their prolonged displacement and the lack of a permanent solution to the crisis. The protest was reported from several relief camps, including those at Sajiwa, Sawombung and Akampat, where displaced people staged demonstrations and raised…
Assam Rifles, along with affiliated units and other security forces, has intensified a series of community outreach and patriotic programmes across Manipur ahead of the 80th Independence Day. As part of the nationwide ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign and programmes marking 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’, the forces have organised sporting events, cultural and artistic competitions,…
Taking part in a Partition Horrors Remembrance Day event, Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Friday said the occasion “also reminded us of the pain of displacement and the anguish of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Manipur”.“We solemnly remembered the victims and survivors of the Partition of 1947, honouring their immense loss and suffering….
Manipur observed Patriots’ Day to honour the heroes of the 1891 Anglo-Manipur War, paying tribute to Crown Prince Bir Tikendrajit Singh and Thangal General, who were publicly hanged by the British on August 13, 1891. The commemorations began with floral tributes at Hicham Yaicham Pat, Thangal Temple, and the statue of Thangal General, followed by…
