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Why birth of 7 new districts in Manipur created chaos – Financial Express

Why birth of 7 new districts in Manipur created chaos
Financial Express
The 7 new districts of Manipur which were created out of the state’s existing 9 districts is the reason why the situation there is tense. With the creation of 7 new districts in the state, the number of districts has gone up to 16. The government has …
On the brinkThe Indian Express
Manipur’s conflict economy: CM Okram Ibobi Singh’s gambits making him protector-in-chief of a choked stateDaily News & Analysis

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Financial Express

Why birth of 7 new districts in Manipur created chaos
Financial Express
The 7 new districts of Manipur which were created out of the state's existing 9 districts is the reason why the situation there is tense. With the creation of 7 new districts in the state, the number of districts has gone up to 16. The government has …
On the brinkThe Indian Express
Manipur's conflict economy: CM Okram Ibobi Singh's gambits making him protector-in-chief of a choked stateDaily News & Analysis

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Healing process set into gear. All community meet scheduled on Dec 21

IMPHAL, Dec 19: Taking serious note of the tense situation prevailing in the State and violent incidents that erupted at different places in the course of the almost 50 days old UNC sponsored economic blockade and against it, several civil society organisations have joined together and convened a meeting of all communities at Khwairamband Keithel […]

Truck load of LPG sold in black market

IMPHAL, Dec 19: While people of the State have been facing acute shortage of LPG on account of the UNC’s indefinite economic blockade, one truck load of LPG refills belonging to a particular distributor has been sold in the black market. A well placed source informed that 306 LPG refills allocated to a distributor based […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/truck-load-of-lpg-sold-in-black-market/

8 vehicles set ablaze in ‘tit for tat’ spree

IMPHAL, Dec 19: After suspected UNC volunteers set ablaze a passenger bus and a Tata Sumo at Taphou Naga village near Mt Everest Higher Secondary School, some people retaliated by imposing counter economic blockade at Sekmai and set ablaze two Bolero jeeps today. A passenger bus (Koubru Express) plying between Senapati and Imphal was heading […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/8-vehicles-set-ablaze-in-tit-for-tat-spree/

NSF to blockade State bound vehicles

IMPHAL, Dec 19 : Taking grave note of the situation in Manipur, the Naga Students’ Federation today resolved to impose a total blockade on all Manipur bound vehicles in the Naga inhabited areas till the Government of Manipur assures the safety and security of Nagas in Manipur. However NSF will consider relaxing the stricture on […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/nsf-to-blockade-state-bound-vehicles/

Counter Blockade at Khurai damages vehicles, Passengers in safe hands of Valley based CSO at a community hall

In a counter-economic blockade incident, 8 Ukhrul bound buses and several private vehicles carrying several passengers with security convoy on the way to Ukhrul were attacked by miscreants at Khurai, Imphal. One bus, police vehicles and other private vehicles were torched and overturned by the mob. Source said window glass panes were mostly broken and […]

Creation of new districts could be game-changer in Manipur polls – Hindustan Times

Hindustan TimesCreation of new districts could be game-changer in Manipur pollsHindustan TimesDemonetisation of old currency notes by the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre would be a prominent issue in the coming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh,…

Hindustan Times

Creation of new districts could be game-changer in Manipur polls
Hindustan Times
Demonetisation of old currency notes by the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre would be a prominent issue in the coming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa. But in Manipur, the fifth state which is headed for polls early …

Manipur Speaker Appeals for Peace – NorthEast Today

NorthEast TodayManipur Speaker Appeals for PeaceNorthEast TodayManipur legislative assembly speaker Th Lokeshwar Singh has appealed to all sections of society to refrain from any disruption and to maintain peace and brotherhood in the state. While spea…

NorthEast Today

Manipur Speaker Appeals for Peace
NorthEast Today
Manipur legislative assembly speaker Th Lokeshwar Singh has appealed to all sections of society to refrain from any disruption and to maintain peace and brotherhood in the state. While speaking at the sidelines of the inaugural function of Multipurpose …

Curfew at Imphal East (Khurai-Lamlong)

Indefinite curfew imposed at Imphal east area has once again affected the normal life in the district today. The indefinite curfew which came into force from Sunday evening was called in-order to control the situation arising at the Imphal east area where many vehicles were vandalised and goods were destroyed for transporting at the hill […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/curfew-at-imphal-east-khurai-lamlong/

Manipur Issues against Violence & Blockade called by UNC

of Manipur. It was further heightened by the ambush to the State force personals by suspected NSCN-IM which led to the killing 3 state force personals and injuries of several of them. The Kwairamband bazar Emas called band. The unfortunate consequences such as the bomb blast in Imphal, the continuation of Economic blockade by UNC […]

Defuse the ongoing unrest in Manipur

It is very unfortunate to witness the development of social unrest recently in Manipur and the failure to bring a peaceful solution by the stakeholders. The nexus of agitation which started from the economic blockade called by the United Naga Council (UNC) against the creation of Sadar Hills and Jiribam revenue district and counter economic […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/defuse-the-ongoing-unrest-in-manipur/

Please refrain from doing counter blockade in the valley.

I am kind of lost for words to see the happenings in Manipur – the indefinite blockade in the hills for the last so many days; the ambushes on the police, the bandhs and counter blockade etc of late, lots of things have been happening. There are reports of counter blockades in parts of Imphal […]

Morning Brief: 12 dead in Germany truck attack, why Manipur is burning, what does the AI holographic ‘waifu’ do and … – International Business Times, India Edition

International Business Times, India Edition

Morning Brief: 12 dead in Germany truck attack, why Manipur is burning, what does the AI holographic ‘waifu’ do and …
International Business Times, India Edition
Manipur may be a small state with a population of just over 25 lakh, but the divide between the people living in the valley and the hills is so wide that not a year goes by without bandhs and other protests over several disagreements. Imphal valley is …

International Business Times, India Edition

Morning Brief: 12 dead in Germany truck attack, why Manipur is burning, what does the AI holographic 'waifu' do and …
International Business Times, India Edition
Manipur may be a small state with a population of just over 25 lakh, but the divide between the people living in the valley and the hills is so wide that not a year goes by without bandhs and other protests over several disagreements. Imphal valley is …

Morning Brief: 12 dead in Germany truck attack, why Manipur is burning, what does the AI holographic ‘waifu’ do and … – International Business Times, India Edition

International Business Times, India Edition

Manipur’s conflict economy: CM Okram Ibobi Singh’s gambits making him protector-in-chief of a choked state – Daily News & Analysis

Daily News & Analysis

Manipur’s conflict economy: CM Okram Ibobi Singh’s gambits making him protector-in-chief of a choked state
Daily News & Analysis
This is how winner-takes-all works, even if it kills a state. Look at Manipur, where assembly elections are due in early 2017, and its three-term chief minister, Okram Ibobi Singh of the Congress. In 2010, Ibobi was in crisis. The second-term chief …
Lift blockade before Christmas : MNPFThe Sangai Express

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Daily News & Analysis

Manipur's conflict economy: CM Okram Ibobi Singh's gambits making him protector-in-chief of a choked state
Daily News & Analysis
This is how winner-takes-all works, even if it kills a state. Look at Manipur, where assembly elections are due in early 2017, and its three-term chief minister, Okram Ibobi Singh of the Congress. In 2010, Ibobi was in crisis. The second-term chief …
Lift blockade before Christmas : MNPFThe Sangai Express

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Manipur’s conflict economy: CM Okram Ibobi Singh’s gambits making him protector-in-chief of a choked state – Daily News & Analysis

Daily News & Analysis

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Daily News & Analysis

Manipur finally got its acche din – E-Pao.net

Manipur finally got its acche dinE-Pao.netUnited Naga Council has been enforcing the latest blockade along two life line of Manipur since 31st October against the Manipur government which had hinted on announcement of Jiribam and Sadar hills as full-fl…

Manipur finally got its acche din
E-Pao.net
United Naga Council has been enforcing the latest blockade along two life line of Manipur since 31st October against the Manipur government which had hinted on announcement of Jiribam and Sadar hills as full-fledged district (the announcement came out …

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Memorial day observed

A memorial event titled Unity Day of India was observed today by All India Tazeem E Insaaf AITI , Manipur State Council at Lilong Usoipokpi, in memory of the two brave hearts Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah and Shaheed Ram Prasad Bismil who gave up their lives f…

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CSOs ban entry of Union Ministers in the State

Seven different civil society organisations have urged the State Government to let the people handle the present issue if the Government cannot do anything to stop the UNC Source The Sangai Express

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Birth centenary celebration

A year long birth centenary observation of freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of Manipur M Koireng Singh has concluded today at INA hall, reports our correspondent Source The Sangai Express

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