Imphal, March 6 (IANS) A leading Meitei civil society organisation — Federation of Civil Society (FOCS) — on Thursday announced that it along with other like-minded organisations would organise a peace march from Imphal to Naga people dominated district Senapati district on March 8. FOCS President Th Manihar appreciating Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement … Read more
Imphal, Feb 28 (IANS) Amidst the return of looted and illegal arms to the police, suspected Kuki militants opened fire at a religious site in Imphal East district from adjoining hills, officials said. However, no casualties were reported in the firing, first of its kind after the promulgation of President’s Rule in Manipur on February … Read more
Imphal, Feb 25 (IANS) In a significant development, a delegation of “Arambai Tenggol”, radical Meitei outfit, met with Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Tuesday and submitted a 9-point demand to resolve the ongoing ethnic conflict in the state. The “Arambai Tenggol” delegation led by Public Relations Officer Robin Mangang Khwairakpam urged the Governor to … Read more
Imphal, Feb 22 (IANS) Manipur’s major Meitei community’s apex body, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), on Saturday urged Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to initiate formal engagement with local youth leaders to ensure a cooperative approach in recovering arms from civilian volunteers, avoiding any hasty or forceful actions in the process. The COCOMI also … Read more
Imphal, Feb 17 (IANS) The Meitei community’s apex body, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), which earlier strongly opposed the promulgation of the President’s Rule in Manipur, on Monday urged the Governor to install a new government to resolve the ethnic crisis at the earliest. A seven-member delegation of the COCOMI on Monday met … Read more
Imphal, Feb 14 (IANS) The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an umbrella body of the Meitei community on Friday strongly opposed the promulgation of President’s Rule in the state. However, Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF), an apex body of Kuki-Zo tribals in Manipur, supported the imposition of President’s Rule in the trouble-torn state. On … Read more