North East

The appointment of Singh comes nearly a month after ethnic clashes broke out between Meitei and Kuki communities.

The Voice of the People's party, which has four MLAs in the 60-member House, is demanding a review of the 40:40 job reservation for the Khasi-Jaintia community and Garos.

The death toll from clashes since ethnic rioting began on May 3 has gone up to 80 according to officials.

Cops reached the spot after getting information about the accident and tried to retrieve all the bodies by cutting through the mangled remains of the vehicle.

Union minister of state for home, Nityanand Rai, who has been in the state since May 25, visited some affected districts and held meetings with various organisations and community leaders.

Chief Minister N Biren Singh claimed to newspersons on Sunday that the latest round of clashes was not between rival communities but between Kuki militants and Security forces.

The opposition Congress, which has sought an appointment with President Droupadi Murmu, criticised the central government for its alleged apathy towards Manipur.

Following the incident, TASU, in a circular, asked the public and shopkeepers of Tizit jurisdiction to shutter down for 24 hours till Friday to mourn the killing of its Action Committee chairman.

Prices of essential commodities such as rice, potato, onion and egg besides LPG cylinders and petrol have skyrocketed amid the tumultuous situation in the northeastern state.

This is for the first time a minister and a senior BJP leader's house was vandalised after the ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3.

The two Northeastern states had signed a memorandum of understanding in March 2022 in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi towards ending the disputes in six areas.

The displaced people are lodged in temporary relief camps, while many others were given shelter by their relatives.

Tage Rita, an agricultural engineer-turned-entrepreneur, set up her winery in Hong Village in the picturesque Ziro Valley in the Lower Subansiri district in 2017.

The boarders residing in the adjacent building are all safe and have been temporarily shifted to the community hall of Mission Compound locality, officials said.

MCDA President R K Rakesh told the media that around 12 trucks carrying essential medicines are stranded between Mao and Senapati, while another 14 trucks are stuck in Guwahati.

Junmoni Rabha, popularly known as 'Lady Singham' or 'Dabang cop' after Hindi police movies, was alone in her private car and not in uniform.

Molsom, earlier a shifting cultivator, nowearns a livelihood for her five member family by fishing in the newly created waterbody.

The victim, identified as Pauginmuan, was brought to Aizawl Civil Hospital from Churachandpur district in the neighbouring state for better medical facilities on Sunday.

“We are aiming at statehood. Nothing less than a Union Territory,” a Kuki leader told

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on sunday landed in New Delhi after being summoned by the BJP’s central leadership for consultations.