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Nemcha Kipgen (File photo) GUWAHTI: Around a dozen protesters were wounded in a clash with security forces in Manipur’s Churachandpur Thursday as initial resentment within the Kuki-Zo community over its MLA Nemcha Kipgen agreeing to be a deputy CM in the reinstated NDA government snowballed into a backlash. The influential Kuki Zo Council declared a…
AI-generated representational image. IMPHAL: A 20-year-old from the Kuki-Zo community, who became the unseen face of mob-fuelled sexual violence during the May 2023 ethnic rioting in Manipur, has died waiting for justice.Eighteen when she was abducted and allegedly “handed over” to members of an armed group, the woman carried physical and psychological injuries that never…
NEW DELHI: Sixteen Kuki village chiefs along the India–Myanmar border have announced a “non-cooperation” stance in protest against ongoing border fencing, demanding an immediate halt to all activities until the political demands of the Kuki-Zo community are addressed.In a joint statement, the chiefs said that rallies have been held and memorandums submitted to relevant authorities…
Ten MLAs from Manipur’s Kuki-Zo community have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene for an “early political settlement” to the ongoing ethnic conflict in the state. In a joint memorandum submitted to the Prime Minister, the legislators, including seven from the BJP, alleged that their community had faced “ethnic persecution” and been “totally…
NEW DELHI: At least 43 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members resigned from the party’s Phungyar Mandal in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Thursday, days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expected visit to the state, a party functionary said. Those stepping down from the Naga-majority constituency include the mandal president, heads of the Mahila, Yuva and Kisan…
GUWAHATIi Manipur’s Kuki-Zo community shot off a disclaimer Thursday to an MHA statement about tribal groups agreeing to lift their blockade of the Imphal-Dimapur national highway ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit, saying there was no question of the lifeline being “reopened” since they hadn’t closed it in the first place.Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), which…
