Friday, June 2, 2023

violence-hit Manipur

Committed to restore peace in Manipur: Shah

On the third day of his ongoing visit to violence-hit Manipur, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday the government is committed to restoring peace in Manipur as early as possible and ensuring the return of all displaced...

Amit Shah reaches violence-hit Manipur, chairs high-level meet

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a meeting with Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and ministers of the state, senior leaders, and officials here to assess the situation and plan further steps to restore normalcy in...

Manipur: Security forces ensuring movement of trucks

Trucks carrying essential commodities to violence-hit Manipur are plying with special security cover to ensure that there is no shortage of goods in the North Eastern state, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday.The Army and Assam Rifles along with...

553 more civilians evacuated from violence-hit Manipur

Altogether 553 people from Nagaland including some from other states, stranded in violence-hit Manipur reached Kohima on Wednesday.The stranded people were ferried in 15 NST buses and six light vehicles, escorted by Assam Rifles under the command of Col...

128 Sikkim students return home from violence-hit Mnp

One hundred and twenty-eight students of Sikkim on Monday returned home from violence-hit Manipur, officials said.The students who were stranded in Manipur were brought home by the state government under ‘Operation Guraas’, they said.The Sikkimese students were evacuated first...

Protect, stabilise, evacuate: SC to Centre, Manipur on violence

Supreme Court directed the Centre to ensure all remedial steps are taken in violence-hit Manipur and stressed the need to arrange for food and medicines at relief camps housing the displaced people and protect places of worship in the...

Second batch of evacuees to arrive Nagaland today

The State government assisted by Assam Rifles will be evacuating the second batch of stranded Nagas from violence-hit Manipur.According to official sources, the evacuation process codenamed-- “Operation Kohima Calling” will bring back around 650 people who were still stranded...

208 Tripura students return from violence-hit Manipur

Altogether 208 students of Tripura, who have been studying in violence-hit Manipur, have returned to their home state safely, a senior official said on Sunday.Twenty-one more students are still waiting at Imphal airport there to catch an Agartala-bound flight,...

22 buses to bring back stranded Nagas today

Nagaland government on Saturday morning despatched 22 buses to evacuate Nagas stranded in violence-hit Manipur.According to officials, the government initially sent 17 buses—NST and police buses, while three NST buses were already stationed in Imphal. The buses left at...

Uneasy calm in violence-hit Manipur

MORE TROOPS DEPLOYED; AMIT SHAH CLOSELY MONITORING SITUATION After the Centre on Thursday took control of the entire security apparatus in Manipur, an uneasy calm prevailed in the State on Friday as no fresh violence was reported amid heavy presence...