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Manipur’s Kuki groups decide not to hold talks with Centre until ‘political dialogue’ starts | Latest News India

Manipur’s Kuki groups decide not to hold talks with Centre until ‘political dialogue’ starts | Latest News India

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Guwahati, The Kuki community from ethnic strife-torn Manipur on Friday decided it will not hold talks with the Centre until a “substantive political dialogue” is initiated by the Union government with various stakeholders of their society. Manipur’s Kuki groups decide not to hold talks with Centre until ‘political dialogue’ starts Several Kuki MLAs from Manipur, along with representatives of various civil society organisations and Kuki militant groups that have signed Suspensions of Operation agreements, held a closed-door meeting in Guwahati to discuss their future course of action with peace gradually returning to the state. “The joint meeting of the MLAs, CSOs n SoO groups today at Guwahati resolved that until the resumption of substantive political dialogue by the Government of India with SoO groups, the CSOs and elected representatives shall no longer engage with the Government of India or it’s representatives,” stated a press release, issued by convenor secretary of the meeting. Members of the Kuki community arrived in the Assam capital on Wednesday and Thursday and are staying at an undisclosed hotel where the …

Manipur’s Kuki groups decide not to hold talks with Centre until ‘political dialogue’ starts | Latest News India

Manipur Kuki MLAs, civil society groups meet in Guwahati | Latest News India

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Guwahati, Several Kuki MLAs from Manipur, along with representatives of various civil society organisations and Kuki militant groups that have suspended operations, held a closed-door meeting here on Friday to discuss their future course of action with peace gradually returning to the ethnic strife-torn state, sources said. Manipur Kuki MLAs, civil society groups meet in Guwahati Members of the Kuki community arrived in the Assam capital on Wednesday and Thursday and are staying at an undisclosed hotel where the meeting was held, a source from the community and privy to the development told PTI. “It is a closed-door meeting, so it is difficult to know exactly what they are discussing. However, one of them informed that they will mainly deliberate on one point — separate administration for the Kuki-Zo people in Manipur under the aegis of the Constitution so that we can live a life free of discrimination and subjugation,” she added. They are also believed to have discussed how to present their side of the story to the central government in support of their …

Kuki Armed Group Issues Threat While Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh Oversees Security For Shirui Lily Festival In Ukhrul

Kuki Armed Group Issues Threat While Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh Oversees Security For Shirui Lily Festival In Ukhrul

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Quick Reads Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. A Kuki group has warned the Meitei community against passing through their villages during the Shirui Lily Festival in Ukhrul, Manipur, from May 20-24. The warning came while the Manipur DGP was in Ukhrul overseeing security arrangements. Imphal/Guwahati: A Kuki group has warned members of the Meitei community against passing by their villages while going to a district in northern Manipur where the state-level Shirui Lily Festival 2025 is scheduled to be held from May 20 to 24. The festival, being promoted by the state government, celebrates the rare, endangered state flower Shirui Lily that grows in the hills of Ukhrul district, the home of Tangkhul Naga tribe and other Naga communities. The group ‘Kuki Zo Village Volunteer – Eastern Zone’ in a statement gave their best wishes for the festival, and offered support to the Naga tribes; however, it said it will not allow Meiteis to pass through Kuki villages that are located on the way to Ukhrul district. The Kuki group in its statement on …

Protests By Kuki, Meitei Groups Mark 2 Years Of Manipur Ethnic violence

Protests By Kuki, Meitei Groups Mark 2 Years Of Manipur Ethnic violence

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New Delhi: Members of the Kuki and Zomi tribes and the Meitei community held separate demonstrations at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Saturday to mark the completion of two years since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023. Dressed in black, the Kuki protesters mourned the loss of those killed in the violence and reiterated their demand for a separate administration for their community. The protest was organised by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) and the Kuki-Zo Women’s Forum, Delhi (KZWFD). The protesters raised their demands, including the creation of a separate administrative set-up for the Kuki tribes due to their concerns about safety, displacement and lack of justice. “We have been asking the government to give us a solution, let us live a normal life like people in any other state,” said Gladdy Vaipay Honjan, a Kuki activist in Delhi. She said the community continues to suffer even after two years, with no justice for the violence, displacements and destruction. Members of the Kuki tribes protest in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar The …

Today in Politics: Convention in Imphal, shutdown in Kuki areas – Manipur groups to mark two years of ethnic conflict | Political Pulse News

Today in Politics: Convention in Imphal, shutdown in Kuki areas – Manipur groups to mark two years of ethnic conflict | Political Pulse News

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Security has been tightened across Manipur as a precautionary measure ahead of the second anniversary of the start of the ethnic conflict in the state on May 3, 2023. The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), a Meitei social organisation, has called on the public to suspend all activities on May 3 and attend the Manipur People’s Convention in the state capital of Imphal. The Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) and Zomi Students’ Federation (ZSF) have also called for a shutdown on May 3 in all Kuki-dominated areas. They also encouraged participation in the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum’s “Separation Day” event at the Churachandpur district headquarters and called on people to hoist black flags at their residences as a mark of mourning. Story continues below this ad The Federation of Civil Society Organisations (FOCS) also announced that May 3 would be observed as a “solemn day of remembrance and solidarity under the theme Bridging Divides for Shared Future”. More than 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in the ethnic violence between Imphal Valley-based …

Kuki Militants’ Umbrella Body Spokesperson On Manipur’s Territorial Integrity

Kuki Militants’ Umbrella Body Spokesperson On Manipur’s Territorial Integrity

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New Delhi: The spokesperson of an umbrella body of 17 Kuki insurgent groups in Manipur has expressed hope in achieving separation from the state while it is under the President’s rule. Seilen Haokip, the spokesperson of the Kuki National Organisation (KNO), also explained the nuances of the words “territorial integrity of Manipur” as mentioned in the ground rules of the suspension of operations (SoO) agreement. “… There is no apprehension about the role of SoO and political demand being diminished in any way,” Mr Haokip said in response to a question on political unity during a ‘Space’ session on X on April 27. “In fact, President’s rule is a time when the state government has been put on an animated suspension. And this is the time we can move forward if we are united and allow the government to take its course of action. So, this is a good time for us,” Mr Haokip said. “Because earlier, whenever in the last two years, for instance, the government tried to initiate their commitment with the SoO …

Manipur: Kuki groups warn Meiteis against climbing ‘sacred’ hill

Manipur: Kuki groups warn Meiteis against climbing ‘sacred’ hill

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Kuki-Zo civil society organisations have “warned” the Meitei community against climbing the Thangjing Hill in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, stating that any attempts “will be opposed tooth and nail”. The Thangjing Hill is considered a sacred site for Meiteis who visit it in April. In a statement, six Kuki-Zo groups said any attempt to climb the hills would be viewed as a “direct challenge”. “There is speculation that the Meitei community intends to cross the buffer zone for Chinga Kaba at Thangting Hill in the month of April. No political settlement has been reached between the Government of India and the Kuki-Zo community, and without such an agreement, the Meitei community has no jurisdiction to enter Kuki-Zo land,” it said. “Whoever attempts to cross the buffer zone shall be considered a direct challenge to the Kuki-Zo community, and any untoward incidents that occur during such attempts shall be solely the responsibility of those who undertake them,” it added. The groups, among which were Kuki Inpi Churachandpur and Kuki Students Organisation Churachandpur, appealed for maintaining the status …

Kuki bodies set up three pre-conditions ahead of April 5 talks in Delhi

Kuki bodies set up three pre-conditions ahead of April 5 talks in Delhi

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CRPF personnel deployed at Gamgiphai, the Interstate check post border after a violence erupted in different areas and districts, in Kangpokpi/Imphal West. File | Photo Credit: ANI Ahead of the April 5 talks between Kuki-Zo and Meitei groups called by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in New Delhi, the Kuki leadership based in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district has set up three pre-conditions, including no cross movement between Meitei and Kukis in the areas where the other community is in majority. Also read: Kukis | Fight for land and identity Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) chairman Henlianthang Thanglet said the three conditions were set up during a consultation meet organised at Kangpokpi by the Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU) on Tuesday (April 1, 2025). Mr. Thanglet said the three pre-conditions are “the movement of Meitei individuals in Kuki-Zo-dominated areas and vice versa shall be strictly restricted, hostilities shall be halted for a minimum period of six months to facilitate negotiations and a structured formal and meaningful dialogue process must be initiated during the ceasefire period”. A functionary …

Home ministry meets Kuki, Meitei leaders to outline Manipur’s roadmap to peace | Latest News India

Home ministry meets Kuki, Meitei leaders to outline Manipur’s roadmap to peace | Latest News India

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IMPHAL: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) met with representatives the Federation of Civil Society (FOCS) on Wednesday morning in Imphal’s Babupara, to chalk out a roadmap to restore peace in Manipur. This comes a day after home ministry met leaders of the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) and other Kuki bodies, including the committee on tribal unity (COTU). Only 241 vehicles, and one vehicle carrying essential items, were able to move along NH-37 (Imphal-Silchar via Dimapur) and NH-2 (Imphal-Dimapur) respectively, the Manipur police control room reported on Tuesday (PTI) The KZC and COTU are Kuki bodies, while FOCS is a Meitei body. “A.K. Mishra, advisor to the ministry of home affairs (North East) assured us a roadmap to restore peace in Manipur had been prepared and was already being implemented. The peace initiative has entered its first phase with the roadmap’s implementation, FOCS president-in-charge B.M. Yaima Shah said. Also Read: Govt resumes bus, helicopter services in Manipur under strict security measures Shah added that regarding the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with Kuki militants, Mishra clarified …

Manipur Violence: Over 40 Injured; Kuki Groups Announce Indefinite Shutdown | Manipur Violence

Manipur Violence: Over 40 Injured; Kuki Groups Announce Indefinite Shutdown | Manipur Violence

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