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Addressing a press conference in the capital, senior party leader and in-charge for Manipur, Bhakta Charan Das said the situation was quite grave in the hill state.

Both Rahman and Nunia were lodged in the same cell. Their escape has raised questions over the security set-up in the jail built in the pre-Independence era.

Congress spokesperson for Manipur also demanded compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the next of kin of those killed in the violence.

Sarma could not share data on the prevalence of polygamy in Assam but he said a lot of cases were detected in southern Assam's Barak Valley and central Assam's Jamunamukh and Hojai.

So far, 23,000 people have been rescued from the violence-hit areas and moved to military garrisons, officials said.

The incident came to light when a neighbour of the doctor couple approached the police on Friday with a photo of the minor girl tied to a pole on the terrace amid the scorching heat.

KOHIMA: The influential North East Students' Organisation (NESO) on Saturday urged the Centre to immediately intervene in evacuating people of different states of the region stranded in violence-hit Manipur. In an open letter to the…

Multiple sources said the fighting between communities had left several scores of people dead and nearly a hundred injured. However, no official confirmation yet.

Meanwhile, the evacuation of civilians from all communities from affected areas carried on throughout the night and flag marches in Churachandpur and other sensitive areas are underway.

The MoU is not yet signed though the Chief Ministers of Nagaland and Assam have agreed in principle.

The Army and Assam Rifles were requisitioned in the night, and along with the state police, the forces arrested the violence by the morning, the spokesperson said.

The lawmakers of the valley areas are openly endorsing the Meitei demand and there is a need for appropriate measures to collectively protect the tribal interests

The severely-injured Kumar was provided with immediate medical assistance by a regimental medical officer and later, flown to the base hospital in Guwahati but he succumbed to his injuries.

The bout of violence in the Kuki-majority hill district of Churachandpur started on Thursday evening with the torching of the venue of a scheduled programme of Singh. The violence subsided on Sunday.

The incident of arson took place just hours after the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) had called for a total shutdown.

The force also apprehended five NSCN-IM rebels.

It was agreed that all members of the DNLA would deposit their weapons to the Assam government and disband the group. More than 168 cadres joined the mainstream today, Shah said.

"There is no provision in the Constitution empowering any state or UT to declare us as a non-resident and therefore forcibly remove us from our territorial jurisdiction," Suhas Chakma said.

In the mid-1970s, inmates at the jail trembled at the thought of facing jailor Debeswar Neog who was known as the strictest jailor at this 164-year-old prison in Assam.

Lt Gen Kalita complimented the soldiers for carrying forward the legacy of dedicated service. He flagged in a motorcycle rally organised by the HQ 101 Area.