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Woman injured in gunfire in Manipur’s Ukhrul; villagers rescued: Police| India News

Woman injured in gunfire in Manipur’s Ukhrul; villagers rescued: Police| India News

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A 19-year-old woman was injured by gunfire between two armed groups in Ukhrul, Manipur on Monday while she was working in a paddy field, police said, adding that the gunfight erupted around 1pm and lasted till around 6.50pm. Security outside the residence of Henlianthang Thanglet, the chairman of the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), in Churachandpur on Monday. (ANI) Police said the incident took place in Mongkot Chepu village between two armed groups suspected to be Kuki-Zo village volunteers and Tangkhul Naga village volunteers. A police officer at Litan told HT, “The gunfight reportedly occurred between village volunteers of the two communities. We also heard automatic assault rifles, but we cannot confirm who was using them. We sent the rescue team (BSF personnel) stationed at Litan police station. We have got no reports of casualties aside from the 19-year-old woman.” Kuki CSO Working Committee, Ukhrul (a Kuki civil body) in a statement on Monday condemned the incident and called for the immediate rescue of villagers. The statement alleged that Tangkhul armed volunteers attacked Mongkot Chepu residents. It …

BJP’s Kuki-Zo MLA, attacked by mob in 2023 ethnic violence, dies at hospital| India News

BJP’s Kuki-Zo MLA, attacked by mob in 2023 ethnic violence, dies at hospital| India News

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Vungzagin Valte, a prominent Kuki-Zo legislator and former Manipur minister, passed away at a private hospital in Gurugram on Friday following a nearly three-year battle with injuries sustained during the 2023 ethnic violence. He was 63. (X/AShardaDevi) Valte, a BJP MLA from Thanlon assembly seat in Pherzawl district, was brutally assaulted by a mob in Imphal on May 4, 2023, when he was returning from a meeting with then-chief minister N. Biren Singh, just as the state spiralled into ethnic conflict. The three-time MLA had been in and out of critical care since the assault. Initially sent to Delhi after the 2023 attack, he underwent extensive treatment for over a year before returning to Manipur in April last year. However, his health took a turn for the worse and was recently airlifted to Delhi for admission to a prominent Gurugram hospital. Valte was a significant figure in Manipur politics and was among the 10 Kuki-Zo MLAs who had been demanding a “separate administration” in the form of a Union Territory following the 2023 violence. He …

Manipur CM assures Kuki-Zo people safe travel to Imphal

Manipur CM assures Kuki-Zo people safe travel to Imphal

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Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, extreme left, and others during an event to flag off the ‘Strengthening of Existing Pavement NH-137A (Imphal Kakching lamkhai section)’, in Imphal, Monday, February 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI GUWAHATI Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday (February 9, 2026) said that the State government would ensure the safety of Kuki-Zo people visiting Imphal. He said this while flagging off the work to strengthen a major stretch of National Highway 137A, which connects the State capital with Kakching. “Adequate security will be provided to members of the Kuki-Zo community who wish to visit Imphal for various purposes, including medical treatment,” Mr. Singh said. The assurance is seen as an effort to rebuild confidence between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities after almost three years of the ethnic conflict that broke out on May 3, 2023. Members of the two communities have avoided travelling to each other’s territories since. While the non-tribal Meitei people dominate the Imphal Valley, the tribal Kuki-Zo largely inhabit the hills around. Among the first …

Protesters block highway, damage vehicle amid bandh in Manipur’s Churachandpur| India News

Protesters block highway, damage vehicle amid bandh in Manipur’s Churachandpur| India News

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Protesters blocked a key highway and damaged a vehicle during a 24-hour shutdown imposed in Manipur’s Churachandpur district over the support of three Kuki-Zo legislators to the new government in the ethnic violence-hit state. The support triggered violent protests in the region on Thursday. The Kuki Zo Council called for the shutdown. (Sourced) The Kuki Zo Council, an apex body of the Kuki-Zo communities, called for a shutdown and announced a social boycott of the three, including deputy chief minister Nemcha Kipgen, for defying its decision and joining the government without their demand for a separate administration being addressed. The protesters blocked the highway connecting the capital Imphal to Mizoram’s Aizawl via Churachandpur. Businesses and educational institutions remained closed and vehicular movement was restricted to emergency and essential services. Security was tightened at the residences of Kipgen and two other lawmakers, Lalliang Mang Khaute and Ngursanglur Sanate, supporting the government. The Kuki Women Organisation for Human Rights planned a rally, even as security forces were on high alert The Kuki Students’ Organisation accused the three …

Manipur’s Kuki Zo groups set deadline for political resolution of their demands| India News

Manipur’s Kuki Zo groups set deadline for political resolution of their demands| India News

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GUWAHATI: Representatives of the Kuki-Zo community in Manipur—including seven MLAs, the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), and armed insurgent groups that are part of the suspension of operations (SoO) pact with the authorities —have asked the government to ensure that a political settlement is reached before the next Manipur assembly election. Security personnel stand guard as farmers work in the paddy fields of Waroiching, a sensitive zone along the Kangpokpi–Bishnupur boundary. (ANI) The Manipur assembly has been in suspended animation since February 2025 when central rule was imposed following the resignation of the state government led by N Biren Singh. The term of the curent assembly ends in March 2027. A five-point resolution adopted by the Kuki-Zo community at their meeting in Guwahati on Tuesday reiterated their demand for political settlement by creating an union territory with a legislature. This demand was first raised within days of the ethnic strife between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo communities erupting in May 2023. “The central government must expedite the political settlement to fulfill our demand for a union territory with legislature, including …

Kuki-Zo MLAs say no decision taken about joining popular government in Manipur

Kuki-Zo MLAs say no decision taken about joining popular government in Manipur

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BSF personnel and others stand at a farmland after Kuki and Meitei villagers targeted each other with stones and slingshots over cultivating a piece of land, at a border area of Imphal East district, Manipur, Sunday, June 15, 2025. File | Photo Credit: PTI Two Kuki MLAs of Manipur, on Monday (November 17, 2025), said that there has been no decision by the legislators of the community to join a popular government in the State, as reported in a section of the media. Several Kuki-Zo organisations recently held a meeting in Guwahati to discuss the State’s situation, but no decision was taken there about the legislators joining a popular government, MLAs Chinlunthang Manlun and Haokholet Haokip said here. At least 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in the ethnic clashes between Kuki-Zo communities and the Meiteis since May 2023 in Manipur. The State, which had been governed by a BJP-led coalition, is now under President’s Rule after N. Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister in February. The Assembly was kept in …

Centre Rules Out Creation Of New Union Territory Amid Kuki-Zo Demand In Manipur | India News

Centre Rules Out Creation Of New Union Territory Amid Kuki-Zo Demand In Manipur | India News

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Last Updated:November 09, 2025, 21:21 IST MHA met Kuki National Organisation and United People’s Front to discuss Kuki-Zo demand for a UT, tribal grievances, and rehabilitation amid Manipur’s ongoing ethnic crisis. The next round of talks is expected to take place in the coming weeks. (File Photo/PTI) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) held a two-day meeting with the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and the United People’s Front (UPF), the umbrella groups representing Kuki-Zo armed organisations, to discuss their demand for the creation of a new Union Territory with a legislative assembly. The meeting was held in New Delhi on November 6 and 7. Although the discussion, led by MHA’s northeast advisor AK Mishra and senior leaders from KNO and UPF, dismissed any policy creation for a new union territory, it tried to focus on the grievances of the tribals in Manipur. The discussions also covered matters related to governance, security, and the rehabilitation of internally displaced persons. On the first day, discussions focused on implementing the tripartite agreement signed on September 4 between the …

Shutdown in Manipur to mark two years of ethnic violence | Latest News India

Shutdown in Manipur to mark two years of ethnic violence | Latest News India

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May 03, 2025 10:25 AM IST It was on this day in 2023 that ethnic clashes broke out between the Meteis and Kukis, which left over 260 people killed and 1,500 injured. Shutdown called by various groups on Saturday to mark two years of the ethnic strife in Manipur affected normal lives in both the Maitei-controlled Imphal Valley and the Kuki-dominated hill districts. Markets were shut, public vehicles remained off the roads, and private offices remained closed across the state.(File Image) Meitei group Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) called a shutdown in the valley districts, while the Zomi Students Federation (ZSF) and the Kuki Students Organisation (KSO) have imposed the shutdown in the hill districts. It was on this day in 2023 that ethnic clashes broke out between the Meteis and Kukis, which left over 260 people killed, 1,500 injured, and over 70,000 people displaced, according to officials. Markets were shut, public vehicles remained off the roads, and private offices remained closed across the state. A few private vehicles were seen on the roads …

Protest Against President’s Rule Continues In Manipur, Meiteis Demand Rollback

Protest Against President’s Rule Continues In Manipur, Meiteis Demand Rollback

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Guwahati: Days after President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur, protests could be seen at different parts of Valley areas. While the Kuki-dominated hill districts welcomed the Central government’s decision, the civil society organisations based in Meitei-dominated valley districts have been demanding the revocation of the decision. The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity demanded the revocation of President’s Rule and asked the Central Government to reinstate the popular government.  Ten MLAs from the Kuki community, however, have welcomed the decision. Different women’s groups from Imphal East gathered at Thumbutgong Brahmapur areas today and shouted slogans, demanding a popular government in the state as soon as possible. Talking to media persons, woman volunteer BM Roji said people are angry and suffering due to political instability in the state. Different Meira Paibi organisations are protesting against the Central government’s decision to impose President’s Rule, she said. After many tribal organisations of Kuki-Zo-Hmar communities, 10 Manipur tribal MLAs, who have also been demanding separate administrations or a Union Territory with the legislature for tribals in the state, expressed hope …

Manipur’s Kuki-Zomi-Hmar MLAs planning huddle over next steps this week

Manipur’s Kuki-Zomi-Hmar MLAs planning huddle over next steps this week

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Ginza Vualzong, spokesperson for the Kuki-Zo Council, a relatively recently-formed coalition of civil society organisations, said, “Whether Biren Singh resigned or not, the Kuki-Zo aspiration for a separate administration remains.” Photo: Facebook.com/gvualzong With one of the top demands of Manipur’s Kuki-Zo community, that of N. Biren Singh’s removal as Chief Minister, materialising over the last two days, the State’s 10 Kuki-Zomi-Hmar MLAs are now set to schedule a meeting within this week to discuss the way forward to end the crisis that began with the ethnic conflict on May 3, 2023. While the 10 Kuki-Zomi-Hmar legislators, seven of whom are with the BJP, feel it will be tricky to arrive at a decision that “balances party discipline with what the people — constituents — want”, civil society leaders of the community have told The Hindu that amongst the people and themselves, there is “real concern” about how committed the MLAs might be to pressing for the demand of a separate administration. Within days of the conflict breaking out and Meitei and Kuki-Zo people being sequestered …