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Schools closed in India's Manipur state after rocket attacks
The conflict has simmered since then, splitting previously cohabitating communities along ethnic lines.
Schools closed in India's Manipur state after rocket attacks
Police personnel and locals stand near the remains of a missile after it struck in Moirang, Manipur, India, September 6, 2024. REUTERS
Schools were ordered to shut in India's northeastern state of Manipur starting today following a rocket attack by suspected Kuki militants in the restive northeastern state.
The attack, which occurred in Bishnupur district yesterday killed a man and injured five others, further escalating tensions in the conflict-ridden Imphal Valley region.
The attacks claimed the life of a 72-year-old man and wounded five others, including a 13-year-old girl, our New Delhi correspondent reports quoting police.
Two rockets were fired, with one hitting Tronglaobi in Bishnupur, damaging two structures, and the second striking the compound of former chief minister Mairembam Koireng's residence in Moirang town, officials said
The rocket attacks came close on the heels of the use of drones to drop crude bombs on people at two nearby places in Imphal West district earlier this week.
This is the first time drones and rockets have been employed in the ongoing ethnic conflict that has left over 200 people dead and displaced nearly 50,000 since violence between the majority Meitei community and the Kuki-Zo tribes erupted in May last year.
The rockets were fired yesterday, the day when thousands of people across five districts of Metei-majority Imphal Valley formed human chains to protest the strikes by militants.
In response to the attacks, the Manipur government announced the closure of schools and heightened security measures, with forces being deployed to the peripheries of valley districts.
"Security forces are on high alert and moving towards the periphery of valley districts, notably on the side Bishnupur bordering Churachandpur, and Imphal West bordering Kangpokpi districts," a central security force official told PTI.
Officials said that the rocket missiles were locally improvised and fired from the Thangjing hill ranges in Churachandpur district.
Following the two attacks within a gap of around 10 hours, all markets and business establishments were shut down in Moirang town and the rest of Bishnupur district and border areas of nearby districts of the state.
Local lawmaker T Shanti and Minister L Sushinro Meitei visited the affected areas to assess the situation.
"The people are clueless now. This is a new form of warfare, for which no one is prepared," a local village volunteer said.
The use of drones as a weapon was first noticed in Manipur on September 1 at Koutruk village in Imphal West district, leaving two persons dead and nine injured.
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an apex body of valley-based civil groups, has declared a "public emergency" across five districts of the Imphal Valley, accusing the government of failing to protect its citizens.
Protests, including human chains involving students and women, were held in several districts condemning the recent attacks.
Police personnel and locals stand near the remains of a missile after it struck in Moirang, Manipur, India, September 6, 2024. REUTERS
Schools were ordered to shut in India's northeastern state of Manipur starting today following a rocket attack by suspected Kuki militants in the restive northeastern state.
The attack, which occurred in Bishnupur district yesterday killed a man and injured five others, further escalating tensions in the conflict-ridden Imphal Valley region.
The attacks claimed the life of a 72-year-old man and wounded five others, including a 13-year-old girl, our New Delhi correspondent reports quoting police.
Two rockets were fired, with one hitting Tronglaobi in Bishnupur, damaging two structures, and the second striking the compound of former chief minister Mairembam Koireng's residence in Moirang town, officials said
The rocket attacks came close on the heels of the use of drones to drop crude bombs on people at two nearby places in Imphal West district earlier this week.
This is the first time drones and rockets have been employed in the ongoing ethnic conflict that has left over 200 people dead and displaced nearly 50,000 since violence between the majority Meitei community and the Kuki-Zo tribes erupted in May last year.
The rockets were fired yesterday, the day when thousands of people across five districts of Metei-majority Imphal Valley formed human chains to protest the strikes by militants.
In response to the attacks, the Manipur government announced the closure of schools and heightened security measures, with forces being deployed to the peripheries of valley districts.
"Security forces are on high alert and moving towards the periphery of valley districts, notably on the side Bishnupur bordering Churachandpur, and Imphal West bordering Kangpokpi districts," a central security force official told PTI.
Officials said that the rocket missiles were locally improvised and fired from the Thangjing hill ranges in Churachandpur district.
Following the two attacks within a gap of around 10 hours, all markets and business establishments were shut down in Moirang town and the rest of Bishnupur district and border areas of nearby districts of the state.
Local lawmaker T Shanti and Minister L Sushinro Meitei visited the affected areas to assess the situation.
"The people are clueless now. This is a new form of warfare, for which no one is prepared," a local village volunteer said.
The use of drones as a weapon was first noticed in Manipur on September 1 at Koutruk village in Imphal West district, leaving two persons dead and nine injured.
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an apex body of valley-based civil groups, has declared a "public emergency" across five districts of the Imphal Valley, accusing the government of failing to protect its citizens.
Protests, including human chains involving students and women, were held in several districts condemning the recent attacks.
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Ethnic violence in India's Manipur escalates, six killed
Six people, including one civilian, were killed as fresh violence broke out between two warring ethnic communities in the northeast Indian state of Manipur on Saturday, authorities said. The majority Meitei community and the tribal Kukis have clashed sporadically since last year after a co
Ethnic violence in India's Manipur escalates, six killed
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Sep 07, 2024 20:19
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Sep 07, 2024 20:29
Internally displaced persons (IDPs), who are living in relief camps, react during a protest rally demanding their resettlement in their native places, in Imphal, Manipur, India, August 1, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Six people, including one civilian, were killed as fresh violence broke out between two warring ethnic communities in the northeast Indian state of Manipur on Saturday, authorities said.
The majority Meitei community and the tribal Kukis have clashed sporadically since last year after a court ordered the state government to consider extending special economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education enjoyed by the Kukis to the Meiteis as well.
More than 225 people have been killed and some 60,000 have been displaced.
Saturday's gunfire incident represents the most number of casualties for a single day in the latest spurt of violence that began a week ago. The attacks earlier this week have also seen the use of drones to drop explosive devices in what authorities have called a significant escalation.
Police say they suspect that the drones were used by Kuki militants - a claim denied by Kuki groups.
"Fighting has been going on between armed groups of both the communities since the morning," said Krishna Kumar, deputy commissioner of the state's Jiribam district where the clash occurred.
According to Indian media reports, the civilian was shot dead in his sleep. "He was fired upon in his room itself," Kumar told Reuters, adding that security forces had been deployed to control the situation.
Manipur has ordered all schools in the state to remain shut on Saturday.
A state of 3.2 million people, Manipur has been divided into two ethnic enclaves since the conflict began in May 2023 - a valley controlled by the Meiteis and the Kuki-dominated hills.
The areas are separated by a stretch of no-man's land monitored by federal paramilitary forces.
On Sept. 1, two people were killed and several injured in the valley district of Imphal West. Later in the week, a 78-year-old man was killed and six were injured when a "long-range rocket" was deployed by militants and fell on the house of a former chief minister in the valley's Bishnupur district, police said on Friday.
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Sep 07, 2024 20:19
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Sep 07, 2024 20:29
Internally displaced persons (IDPs), who are living in relief camps, react during a protest rally demanding their resettlement in their native places, in Imphal, Manipur, India, August 1, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Six people, including one civilian, were killed as fresh violence broke out between two warring ethnic communities in the northeast Indian state of Manipur on Saturday, authorities said.
The majority Meitei community and the tribal Kukis have clashed sporadically since last year after a court ordered the state government to consider extending special economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education enjoyed by the Kukis to the Meiteis as well.
More than 225 people have been killed and some 60,000 have been displaced.
Saturday's gunfire incident represents the most number of casualties for a single day in the latest spurt of violence that began a week ago. The attacks earlier this week have also seen the use of drones to drop explosive devices in what authorities have called a significant escalation.
Police say they suspect that the drones were used by Kuki militants - a claim denied by Kuki groups.
"Fighting has been going on between armed groups of both the communities since the morning," said Krishna Kumar, deputy commissioner of the state's Jiribam district where the clash occurred.
According to Indian media reports, the civilian was shot dead in his sleep. "He was fired upon in his room itself," Kumar told Reuters, adding that security forces had been deployed to control the situation.
Manipur has ordered all schools in the state to remain shut on Saturday.
A state of 3.2 million people, Manipur has been divided into two ethnic enclaves since the conflict began in May 2023 - a valley controlled by the Meiteis and the Kuki-dominated hills.
The areas are separated by a stretch of no-man's land monitored by federal paramilitary forces.
On Sept. 1, two people were killed and several injured in the valley district of Imphal West. Later in the week, a 78-year-old man was killed and six were injured when a "long-range rocket" was deployed by militants and fell on the house of a former chief minister in the valley's Bishnupur district, police said on Friday.
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If Modi tries what Hasina tried in Dhaka - firing live rounds to control insurrections, then they will "lose" Manipur.
No amount of Kashmir style suppression using Indian Army etc. will halt tribal Manipuris, they are a different bunch.
On the minus side however - the numbers for Manipuris is rather small.
In other news, I am hearing from various sources (some legit) that Chinese armed forces have advanced 60 km inside Arunachal Pradesh (disputed territory). Which the video above confirms.
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Calling Manipuris and Nagas "Chinki" by BJP and RSS goondas in larger Indian cities and treating them as second class citizens has come back to bite the Modi administration.
If they want freedom, very little Modi can do now, as mismanaged and nearsighted as his administration is.
The balkanization of India has begun, starting with far flung remote areas. It was always simmering under the surface, now it is out in the open.
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India’s Manipur orders internet blackout, curfew after ethnic clashes
India’s strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur ordered an internet blackout on Tuesday, after imposing a curfew following days of deadly ethnic violence and clashes between protesters and police
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India’s Manipur orders internet blackout, curfew after ethnic clashes
Hundreds of Meitei people in the state capital Imphal defied a curfew imposed earlier Tuesday to demand security forces take action against Kuki insurgent groups, whom they blame for the latest spate of attacks
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Published: 11 Sep 2024, 11: 56
Security personnel fire tear gas shells to disperse protesters during a curfew in Imphal on 10 September 2024. India’s strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur ordered an internet blackout on September 10, after imposing a curfew following days of deadly ethnic violence and clashes between protesters and policeAFP
India’s strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur ordered an internet blackout on Tuesday, after imposing a curfew following days of deadly ethnic violence and clashes between protesters and police.
Manipur has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than a year between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community, dividing the state into ethnic enclaves.
At least 11 people were killed last week as hostilities between the two communities erupted again after months of relative calm.
A notice from the state’s home ministry ordered all internet and mobile data services in the state to be shut off for five days in order to bring the latest unrest under control.
“Some anti-social elements might use social media extensively for transmission of images, hate speech and hate video messages inciting the passions of the public,” the notice said.
Internet services were shut down for months in Manipur last year during the first outbreak of violence, which displaced around 60,000 people from their homes according to government figures
“It has become necessary to take adequate measures to maintain law and order in public interest, by stopping the spread of disinformation and false rumours.”
Internet services were shut down for months in Manipur last year during the first outbreak of violence, which displaced around 60,000 people from their homes according to government figures.
Thousands of the state’s residents are still unable to return home owing to ongoing tensions.
‘Significant escalation’
Hundreds of Meitei people in the state capital Imphal defied a curfew imposed earlier Tuesday to demand security forces take action against Kuki insurgent groups, whom they blame for the latest spate of attacks.
Paramilitary and police personnel stand guard during a student protest demanding the removal of the Manipur Director General of Police (DGP) and security advisor after the recent violence in different areas and districts, in Imphal on 10 September 2024 ANI
Indian TV broadcasters showed the police firing tear gas in an effort to disperse the rally.
Student-led protests on Monday turned violent after the crowd threw stones and plastic bottles at security forces, police said in a statement.
Protesters in another district snatched arms from police and fired at them, the statement added.
“One police personnel was hit on the left thigh by a live round and another police personnel was hit in the face by an unknown projectile,” it said.
The protests were motivated by a series of insurgent attacks using “improvised” projectile weapons and drone attacks that killed 11 people last week, in what police called a “significant escalation” of violence.
Long-standing tensions between the Meitei and Kuki communities revolve around competition for land and public jobs.
Rights activists have accused local leaders of exacerbating ethnic divisions for political gain.
Manipur is ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
Hundreds of Meitei people in the state capital Imphal defied a curfew imposed earlier Tuesday to demand security forces take action against Kuki insurgent groups, whom they blame for the latest spate of attacks
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Published: 11 Sep 2024, 11: 56
Security personnel fire tear gas shells to disperse protesters during a curfew in Imphal on 10 September 2024. India’s strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur ordered an internet blackout on September 10, after imposing a curfew following days of deadly ethnic violence and clashes between protesters and policeAFP
India’s strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur ordered an internet blackout on Tuesday, after imposing a curfew following days of deadly ethnic violence and clashes between protesters and police.
Manipur has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than a year between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community, dividing the state into ethnic enclaves.
At least 11 people were killed last week as hostilities between the two communities erupted again after months of relative calm.
A notice from the state’s home ministry ordered all internet and mobile data services in the state to be shut off for five days in order to bring the latest unrest under control.
“Some anti-social elements might use social media extensively for transmission of images, hate speech and hate video messages inciting the passions of the public,” the notice said.
Internet services were shut down for months in Manipur last year during the first outbreak of violence, which displaced around 60,000 people from their homes according to government figures
“It has become necessary to take adequate measures to maintain law and order in public interest, by stopping the spread of disinformation and false rumours.”
Internet services were shut down for months in Manipur last year during the first outbreak of violence, which displaced around 60,000 people from their homes according to government figures.
Thousands of the state’s residents are still unable to return home owing to ongoing tensions.
‘Significant escalation’
Hundreds of Meitei people in the state capital Imphal defied a curfew imposed earlier Tuesday to demand security forces take action against Kuki insurgent groups, whom they blame for the latest spate of attacks.
Paramilitary and police personnel stand guard during a student protest demanding the removal of the Manipur Director General of Police (DGP) and security advisor after the recent violence in different areas and districts, in Imphal on 10 September 2024 ANI
Indian TV broadcasters showed the police firing tear gas in an effort to disperse the rally.
Student-led protests on Monday turned violent after the crowd threw stones and plastic bottles at security forces, police said in a statement.
Protesters in another district snatched arms from police and fired at them, the statement added.
“One police personnel was hit on the left thigh by a live round and another police personnel was hit in the face by an unknown projectile,” it said.
The protests were motivated by a series of insurgent attacks using “improvised” projectile weapons and drone attacks that killed 11 people last week, in what police called a “significant escalation” of violence.
Long-standing tensions between the Meitei and Kuki communities revolve around competition for land and public jobs.
Rights activists have accused local leaders of exacerbating ethnic divisions for political gain.
Manipur is ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
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33 held in Manipur
Indian police have arrested 33 people after a surge in ethnic violence in Manipur state, where a curfew and an internet blackout have been imposed, officers said yesterday.
33 held in Manipur
Indian police have arrested 33 people after a surge in ethnic violence in Manipur state, where a curfew and an internet blackout have been imposed, officers said yesterday.
Fighting broke out in Manipur in May 2023, between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community, an ethnic conflict that has since killed at least 200 people. After months of relative calm, fresh fighting erupted this month.
At least 11 people have been killed, including in what police called a "significant escalation" of violence, with insurgents firing rockets and dropping bombs with drones.
Indian police have arrested 33 people after a surge in ethnic violence in Manipur state, where a curfew and an internet blackout have been imposed, officers said yesterday.
Fighting broke out in Manipur in May 2023, between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community, an ethnic conflict that has since killed at least 200 people. After months of relative calm, fresh fighting erupted this month.
At least 11 people have been killed, including in what police called a "significant escalation" of violence, with insurgents firing rockets and dropping bombs with drones.
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India in talks with ethnic groups clashing in Manipur state
The Indian government is in talks with the two ethnic groups at the center of a long running conflict in the northeastern state of Manipur
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India in talks with ethnic groups clashing in Manipur state
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Published: 17 Sep 2024, 11: 44
Demonstrators attend a protest march to demand an end to the latest spurt of ethnic violence, in Imphal, Manipur, India, 10 September 2024. Reuters
The Indian government is in talks with the two ethnic groups at the center of a long running conflict in the northeastern state of Manipur, Interior Minister Amit Shah said at a press conference on Tuesday.
At least 225 people have died and some 60,000 have been displaced since fighting broke out last year between the Meitei and Kuki communities over the sharing of economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education that are given to the tribal Kukis.
Reuters
New Delhi
Published: 17 Sep 2024, 11: 44
Demonstrators attend a protest march to demand an end to the latest spurt of ethnic violence, in Imphal, Manipur, India, 10 September 2024. Reuters
The Indian government is in talks with the two ethnic groups at the center of a long running conflict in the northeastern state of Manipur, Interior Minister Amit Shah said at a press conference on Tuesday.
At least 225 people have died and some 60,000 have been displaced since fighting broke out last year between the Meitei and Kuki communities over the sharing of economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education that are given to the tribal Kukis.
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India’s Manipur on alert after reported Myanmar infiltration
Security forces on India’s northeast border have been placed on alert following reports that 900 suspected militants from war-torn Myanmar have crossed into restive Manipur state, a security official said...
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India’s Manipur on alert after reported Myanmar infiltration
Agence France-Presse . New Delhi, India 21 September, 2024, 12:29
Security forces on India’s northeast border have been placed on alert following reports that 900 suspected militants from war-torn Myanmar have crossed into restive Manipur state, a security official said.
Manipur has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than a year between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community, dividing the state into ethnic enclaves.
The hill-dwelling Kukis have cultural, familial and religious ties with tribal populations in Myanmar, where dozens of armed groups have been battling the military since it seized power in 2021.
Manipur government security adviser Kuldiep Singh confirmed Friday that authorities had received reports from local intelligence agencies on a possible crossing by suspected militants.
‘Nine hundred people are coming,’ according to the assessment, he told reporters.
Singh said border posts had been ‘alerted’ and security forces would conduct ‘combing operations’ in the remote, rugged area.
Local media reports said the intruders were Kuki militants trained in jungle warfare and carrying weaponised drones.
Flying drones without official permission has been banned, Singh said.
After months of relatively calm condition fresh fighting erupted this month in Manipur between insurgent groups firing rockets and dropping bombs with drones, leaving at least 11 dead.
Last week Meitei protesters marched through state capital Imphal to demand security forces act against Kuki insurgents they blame for the latest attacks.
Long-standing tensions between the Meitei and Kuki communities revolve around competition for land and public jobs.
Fighting has forced around 60,000 people from their homes and killed at least 200, according to government figures. Many have been unable to return home.
Manipur is ruled by prime minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
Agence France-Presse . New Delhi, India 21 September, 2024, 12:29
Security forces on India’s northeast border have been placed on alert following reports that 900 suspected militants from war-torn Myanmar have crossed into restive Manipur state, a security official said.
Manipur has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than a year between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community, dividing the state into ethnic enclaves.
The hill-dwelling Kukis have cultural, familial and religious ties with tribal populations in Myanmar, where dozens of armed groups have been battling the military since it seized power in 2021.
Manipur government security adviser Kuldiep Singh confirmed Friday that authorities had received reports from local intelligence agencies on a possible crossing by suspected militants.
‘Nine hundred people are coming,’ according to the assessment, he told reporters.
Singh said border posts had been ‘alerted’ and security forces would conduct ‘combing operations’ in the remote, rugged area.
Local media reports said the intruders were Kuki militants trained in jungle warfare and carrying weaponised drones.
Flying drones without official permission has been banned, Singh said.
After months of relatively calm condition fresh fighting erupted this month in Manipur between insurgent groups firing rockets and dropping bombs with drones, leaving at least 11 dead.
Last week Meitei protesters marched through state capital Imphal to demand security forces act against Kuki insurgents they blame for the latest attacks.
Long-standing tensions between the Meitei and Kuki communities revolve around competition for land and public jobs.
Fighting has forced around 60,000 people from their homes and killed at least 200, according to government figures. Many have been unable to return home.
Manipur is ruled by prime minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
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