Meitei

Bhalla appealed to the citizens of Manipur to rise above differences and work together towards peace and prosperity of the state.

Meitei, Kuki representatives meet for first time after outbreak of ethnic violence

The meeting, which was held here at the aegis of the Union Home Ministry, discussed various aspects of the ongoing conflict and decided to continue their dialogue to find an amicable solution acceptable to people of the state, sources privy to the meeting said.

Meitei body welcomes Shah's directive to restore religious places damaged during Manipur violence

"Let us come together as one nation and one people to secure a brighter future for Manipur," the statement said.

Some politicians hand in glove with those who want to break Manipur: CM Biren Singh

He said that the state government's opposition is to the new immigrants in the state who are engaged in drug-related activities and not against anyone who has settled before.

TIFF 2024 | Lakshmipriya Devi: ‘My film Boong is the last documentation of the unity Manipur had’

2024 Toronto International Film Festival: Bollywood assistant director Lakshmipriya Devi, from Manipur, talks at the world premiere of her debut film as a director, 'Boong', about how a Kuki-Zo boy plays the Meitei lead and how her film will be the last document of Manipuri society before ethnic violence gripped and changed it.

As Manipur conflict continues, Meitei, Kuki-Zo outfits urge House intervention: Reports

The common factor in both their demands was a call to end the violence in the north eastern state.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP's popularity of 2022 down post ethnic strife in Manipur

Lok Sabha polls 2024: As the strife hit national headlines, especially after a video of two women being paraded naked surfaced, the BJP-led government at the Centre have taken several measures seeking to bring back people's confidence in the administration.

Will expel Meiteis if Mizos, Kuki-Zo are deported from Manipur: Student body

The student body’s diktat follows Manipur CM N Biren Singh’s recent statement that his government will "identify and deport" anyone who entered the state and settled there after 1961.

Govt extends ban on 9 Meitei extremist groups by 5 years under UAPA

According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Meitei extremist organisations have declared, as their professed aim, the establishment of an independent nation by the secession of Manipur from India through armed struggle and to incite indigenous people of Manipur for such secession.

No arrest made by CBI in 6 Manipur violence cases so far: Officials

The agency formed a special investigation team (SIT) under a DIG-rank officer in June to investigate the six cases referred to it by the Union home ministry, the officials said.

CBI to take over Manipur sexual assault case: Top govt functionary

The government will seek the trial of the case, the details of which came out in the open last week through the leak of the video of the horrific incident, in Assam, the official said.

Manipur’s wounds should not be allowed to fester

If the trust deficit between the communities in Manipur is not bridged and faith in the state government is not restored, it would open the door for China to fish in troubled waters in the sensitive border regions 

Twitter withholds Manipur women violence related posts and videos in India

Content related to the horrific viral video is being withheld in India in response to legal demands.

Manipur violence: SC seeks updated status report from the State

Clashes first broke out on May 3 after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

Manipur Violence: Official residence of industry minister Nemcha Kipgen set on fire in Imphal West

Kipgen is among the 10 MLAs of Manipur who belong to the tribal Kuki community, which has been involved in a clash with the valley-based Meitei community over the past one-and-half month.

Manipur violence: Centre forms 3-member panel led by ex-HC Chief Justice to probe cause behind unrest

The panel, which has been constituted days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the strife-hit state, has been given a maximum period of "six months" to submit its report before the central government.

Manipur: When politics becomes the only game in town, ethnic rifts widen

In a state without job opportunities, fighting over the meagre resources available become all-important, exacerbating existing ethnic divides 

30 insurgents shot dead in Manipur by security forces, says CM Biren Singh

The latest round of clashes did not erupt between rival communities, but between Kuki militants and security forces, the chief minister said.

The rise of Manipur, women, cinema: Ishanou & documentary on Aribam Syam Sharma at Cannes 2023

Joshy Joseph’s non-fiction film ‘Laparoscopic Cinemascapes’ was a companion piece to Aribam Syam Sharma’s classic ‘Ishanou’, which returned to the Cannes Film Festival, and spotlights Meitei culture.

Manipur’s culture takes centre stage with Aribam Syam Sharma’s ‘Ishanou’ at 76th Cannes Film Festival

Aribam Syam Sharma’s ‘Ishanou’, written by Northeast’s literary stalwart MK Binodini Devi, returned to Cannes after 32 years as a world classic, screened on May 19, turning the spotlight to culturally evolved Manipur and its writers and artistes.

Assembly Elections 2022: Manipur goes to polls under the shadow of guns and AFSPA

The state has been cruelly neglected by its local leaders and national-level politicians, who have allowed the political situation to slip out of its grasp, giving militants the upper hand