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Mobile internet suspension extended in parts of ethnic violence-hit Manipur| India News

Mobile internet suspension extended in parts of ethnic violence-hit Manipur| India News

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The Manipur government on Sunday extended the suspension of mobile internet and data services, including VPN access, in five districts of the ethnic violence-hit state for two more days. The ethnic violence in Manipur has claimed at least 260 lives and displaced around 60,000 people since May 2023. (Sourced) The services were suspended, and curfew was imposed in parts of the state after two people were killed and 29 others injured on Tuesday as security forces allegedly fired at a mob that stormed a paramilitary camp in Bishnupur. The mob was protesting the deaths of a five-year-old boy and his six-month-old sister in an explosion. Protests have been held across five districts after the outbreak of fresh violence. Three more civilians have been killed since. The curfew was relaxed for 10 hours from 5am to 3pm in Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Kakching, and Thoubal on Sunday. The state home department said the restrictions will continue in Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Kakching, and Bishnupur districts. It added that the decision was taken after reviewing …

Mobile net services restored in violence-hit Assam districts as situation improves: Officials

Mobile net services restored in violence-hit Assam districts as situation improves: Officials

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Guwahati/ Diphu, Mobile internet services in violence-hit Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts of Assam were restored on Sunday following improvement in the law and order situation, an official order said. Mobile net services restored in violence-hit Assam districts as situation improves: Officials Strict security vigil continued in the districts, along with the deployment of additional security forces in the worst-affected areas, an official said. Two persons were killed and over 170 people injured, mostly security personnel, in violence in parts of West Karbi Anglong district last week. An order by Ajay Tewari, Additional Chief Secretary of the Home and Political Department, said mobile internet services, which had been suspended on December 23, have been restored with immediate effect. The order said that the law and order situation in the two districts has “improved and normalised, and it appears that there is no further apprehension of breach of public peace and tranquility for the time being”. It added that the earlier order suspending mobile internet services was revoked from 8 am on Sunday, and …

NIA arrests two accused involved in brutal killing of woman in ethnic violence-hit Manipur’s Jiribam | Latest News India

NIA arrests two accused involved in brutal killing of woman in ethnic violence-hit Manipur’s Jiribam | Latest News India

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New Delhi, The National Investigation Agency has arrested two persons belonging to banned militant groups for their alleged involvement in the brutal killing of a woman in ethnic violence-hit Manipur’s Jiribam district last year, officials said on Tuesday. NIA arrests two accused involved in brutal killing of woman in ethnic violence-hit Manipur’s Jiribam The arrested accused have been identified as Nongthombam Meiraba and Sagolsem Sanatomba alias Surchandra Singh alias Piba, they said. The 31-year-old tribal woman, who was killed on November 7, was subjected to third-degree torture and suffered 99 per cent burns, according to her autopsy report. Several body parts and limbs of the victim were missing and visceras for chemical analysis could not be collected as most were charred and unrecognisable, according to the report. “Right upper limb and parts of both lower limbs and the facial structure found missing,” it stated. Highlighting the unimaginable condition of the body and torture meted out on her, the report said, “Burnt and separated fragments of bone did not show any signs of vital reaction indicating …

Bengal Governor Heads To Violence-Hit Murshidabad

Bengal Governor Heads To Violence-Hit Murshidabad

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Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has announced an official visit to violence-hit Murshidabad, declaring his intent to “impose peace at any cost.” The Governor is set to begin a two-day ground-level assessment today, despite strong reservations from the state leadership, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.  “I want to go to Murshidabad,” Mr Bose said in an interview with NDTV. “What transpired there is shocking. Such instances should never have happened. I want a reality check on the field. Peace must be restored – and it will be, at any cost.” Mr Bose’s statement, which comes just ahead of a National Commission for Women (NCW) fact-finding mission to the district, comes amid heightened tension and scrutiny. On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court heard a petition seeking an extension of the central forces’ deployment in Murshidabad and the transfer of the probe to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The state submitted a report outlining an escalation of violence during anti-Waqf Act protests, stating that both civilians and police were attacked by mobs wielding deadly weapons. …

WB Guv to leave for violence-hit Murshidabad district, to meet affected people on Friday | Latest News India

WB Guv to leave for violence-hit Murshidabad district, to meet affected people on Friday | Latest News India

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Kolkata, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose will leave for Murshidabad on Thursday for a two-day visit to the riot-hit parts of the district overruling Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s request of not visiting the area now and wait for a few days. WB Guv to leave for violence-hit Murshidabad district, to meet affected people on Friday Bose told reporters at Raj Bhavan that he would be visiting some of the areas and meeting people “to see the ground situation himself”. Bose is expected to meet victims of the violence, assess the ground situation and hold discussions with district officials and police personnel. Asked about the request made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee not to go there immediately, Bose said that the request of CM will be taken in all seriousness, but after meeting the victims of Murshidabad, particularly women, he was going to see the ground situation himself. “If peace is restored, I will be very happy about that. Once I realise it has been done I will be the happiest person and make …

In violence-hit Kakching, skill training at relief centres offers sliver of normalcy | India News

In violence-hit Kakching, skill training at relief centres offers sliver of normalcy | India News

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At the sprawling District Khelo India centre in Kakching, a facility built to train sports prodigies in the district, Britain, 28, stands at the entrance, talking to four middle-aged women. These women are not athletes. They are people displaced by the Meitei-Kuki ethnic violence in Manipur. “This is a rehabilitation centre. I have been a volunteer here for the past two years. Around 60 displaced families live here,” says Britain. At the centre, like many in the district, a skill development programme was started by the District Collector’s office last year where candle making, craft making, carpentry, detergent making, and stitching are taught. “The last time a skill programme was conducted here was in October (2024). They took some of the people to factories and got them jobs,” says Britain. Story continues below this ad Among the 60 families, and 134 people, is Ebeyaima Maibam, 71. She says her son trained in carpentry for some time and is now building his own house. “My son and daughter-in-law got compensation from the government to build a …

Ex-Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as new Governor of violence-hit Manipur – India TV

Ex-Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as new Governor of violence-hit Manipur – India TV

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Image Source : FILE Ajay Kumar Bhalla Former Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been appointed as the new Governor of Manipur, according to an official notification issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. Bhalla’s appointment comes during a critical time for the state, which has been grappling with ethnic violence since May 2023. The clashes, primarily between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community, have caused widespread unrest in Manipur over the past year. Bhalla’s extensive administrative experience as Union Home Secretary is expected to aid in addressing the ongoing crisis. Succeeds Lakshman Prasad Acharya Ajay Kumar Bhalla will take over from Lakshman Prasad Acharya, who assumed the office of Governor of Manipur on July 31, 2023. Acharya’s tenure was marked by heightened ethnic tensions in the state, which have posed significant governance challenges. Other Governor Appointments In other gubernatorial changes, former Army Chief General Vijay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new Governor of Mizoram. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has been assigned the role of Bihar Governor, …

Judicial Panel Members Visit UP’s Sambhal, Inspect Violence-Hit Areas

Judicial Panel Members Visit UP’s Sambhal, Inspect Violence-Hit Areas

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The panel’s third member, ex-IAS officer Amit Mohan Prasad, was not present during Sunday’s visit. Sambhal, UP: Amid tight security, members of a judicial commission on Sunday visited the Shahi Jama Masjid here and other areas that witnessed violence over a court-ordered survey of the Mughal-era mosque. Panel head retired Allahabad High Court judge Devendra Kumar Arora and retired IPS officer Arvind Kumar Jain were the two members of the three-member commission who visited the areas that witnessed violence on November 24. The panel’s third member, ex-IAS officer Amit Mohan Prasad, was not present during Sunday’s visit. The commission members did not respond to any media queries during the visit in the morning. They were accompanied by Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Muniraj G, Sambhal District Magistrate Rajendra Pensiya and Superintendent of Police Krishan Kumar. Later, speaking to reporters, Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Singh said, “Today the chairperson of the inquiry commission and one other member visited the site. Their primary purpose was to inspect the location. They visited the areas …

WB: BJP’s Sukanta Majumdar arrested while heading to violence-hit Beldanga | Latest News India

WB: BJP’s Sukanta Majumdar arrested while heading to violence-hit Beldanga | Latest News India

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The West Bengal Police on Wednesday afternoon made “preventive arrest” of BJP’s state president Sukanta Majumdar in Krishnanagar area in Nadia district when he was moving towards violence-hit Beldanga in adjoining Murshidabad to take stock of the situation there, a senior officer said. Kolkata, Nov 18 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Education & Development and BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar during the party’s door-to-door membership drive, in Kolkata on Monday. (ANI Photo)(Saikat Paul) The action was taken under Section 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which states that such arrests are made to prevent the commission of cognisable offences, he said. Also read: Trinamool Congress worker killed in West Bengal’s Bhatpara, triggers row “Majumdar’s preventive arrest was made under Section 170 of BNSS. He was heading towards a place where prohibitory orders were in place,” a senior officer of Krishnanagar Police District told PTI. “I was trying to go to Beldanga to review the situation there. Our party workers have put up road blockades in other areas in protest against the police preventing …

Central Forces’ Canteens Open To Public In Violence-Hit Manipur

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This facility enables the people to buy essentials at highly subsidised prices Imphal: On the completion of the Modi 3.0 government today, the Centre has taken a significant step toward addressing the challenges faced by the people in Manipur. They have been enduring prolonged unrest for over 16 months. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has launched a programme to provide essential commodities at affordable prices. The initiative involves extending the Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandar (KPKB) facilities to people in the violence-hit state. This was seen as one of the methods the Centre used to resolve the Manipur crisis. In Manipur’s Torbung, people queued up to buy essentials at a discounted price shop. This area is on the border of the Meitei-dominant valley area Bishnupur and Kuki-dominant hill district Churachandpur. The violence in May 2023 began in these parts. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) unit posted there to keep both the communities away from confrontation had a new task at hand on Wednesday – roll out the mobile canteens on wheel, a key decision …