North East

Throughout Friday evening and night, mobs made multiple attempts to target the houses of lawmakers and BJP offices in the Imphal Valley.

In the Interlocutory Application, the Manipur Tribal Forum urged the Supreme Court not to rely on the “empty assurances” of the Centre. It said despite assurances, no relief has been granted so far.

Army and Assam Rifles columns intensified patrolling, taking down barriers wherever they had been created.

Currently, 19 villages have been inundated and crops in over 13.5 hectares of land have been damaged, the bulletin said.

Militants who were carrying sophisticated weapons, surrounded the villagers of the Khamelok area in Imphal East district and Kangpoki district and launched the attack at around 1 am on Wednesday.

The Manipur High Court computer committee is in the process of implementing the hybrid functioning in the District Courts.

The secret killings of the family members of ULFA militants took place from 1998 to 2001 during Mahanta’s second term as the chief minister.

"Why has the PM not said anything whatsoever about Manipur since the 100th episode of Mann ki Baat? What happened to Manipur ki Baat?" the Congress asked.

Monsoon arrived in the northeast, including Assam, on Saturday and the state has been experiencing rainfall over the past couple of days.

Meanwhile, the Kuki MLAs camping in Delhi are trying to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to pursue the demand for a “separate administration” for the Kukis.

Meanwhile, ten political parties in Manipur, led by Congress, on Friday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore peace and normalcy in the state at the earliest.

Internet services have remained suspended in the state since May 3 after violence broke out on the border of Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts.

Home Minister Amit Shah visited the state between May 29 and June 1, during which he held talks with representatives of all segments of society.

The slain soldier, Ranjit Yadav, was from the BSF’s 163rd battalion. He was grievously injured in the gunfight and was evacuated to a local hospital where he was declared dead.

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.

The incident occurred at Panbari near the interstate border when the victims were planting trees and saplings.

The militants, who signed the suspension of operation or SoO agreement with the government, came down the hills and torched the houses in Serou, the police said.

The Guwahati-Dibrugarh flight returned to Guwahati and made a precautionary landing as the pilot suspected a technical snag in the engine, IndiGo sources said.

Sixteen people were injured in a suspected militants attack in two villages – Phayeng and Kangchup Chingkhong – in the Imphal West district on Friday night.

Meetings were being held with village heads and civil society organisations to resolve conflict and bring peace, it said, claiming that the situation is normal in most of the districts.