India’s Modi promises tough action over ‘shameful’ Manipur sexual assault allegations
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the alleged sexual assault of women in Manipur state as “shameful” and promised tough action in his first comments on ethnic clashes in the remote north-east which have killed at least 125 people. The clashes began in early May and much of the violence was […]
India eases curfew in violence-hit Manipur
Guwahati, India Reuters Indian authorities said on Sunday they had started to relax a curfew imposed in violence-hit Manipur after 45 days of civil unrest in the north-east state, seeking to reduce anger spilling onto the streets and restore normalcy. “We have decided to remove curfew from 5am until 5pm to enable residents to buy […]
Nine killed in clash in India’s Manipur – police
Guwahati, India Reuters At least nine people have been killed in the latest clashes between members of rival ethnic groups in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, police said on Wednesday, as security forces pressed on with a hunt for illegal weapons. Violence between members of the Kuki ethnic group, who mostly live in the hills, […]
Essay: Why Australia should speak up for minorities in India
TIM COSTELLO, a senior fellow at Australia’s Centre for Public Christianity, reflects on the balance between promoting national interests and calling out injustices…
Around 33 tribal militants killed in clashes in India’s Manipur – minister
Guwahati, India Reuters Around 33 tribal militants have been killed recently in India’s far north-eastern state of Manipur in an ongoing security force operation following ethnic clashes in the region, the state’s chief minister said on Sunday. The state bordering Myanmar has witnessed growing tension in recent weeks, with rioting and ethnic clashes killing at […]
Essay: India’s Manipur violence did not come out of nowhere, and it could happen again in many other states across the country
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says the recent violence is the result of years of government attempts to instrumentalise religion and ethnicity to shore up its grip on power…
India verifying cause of deaths in tension-hit north-east state
Guwahati, India Reuters Authorities in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur are investigating if the death of 18 to 20 people in the last few days was due to recent clashes between tribal and non-tribal groups, a government official said. There have been incidents of looting and arson in parts of the remote state bordering Myanmar […]
Ethnic tensions in India’s north-east forces evacuation of thousands to guarded camps
Guwahati, IndiaReuters Authorities in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur have evacuated some 20,000 people to camps under army protection to prevent escalation of ethnic violence just days after clashes between tribal and non-tribal groups. There have been incidents of looting and arson in parts of the remote state bordering Myanmar in recent days and at […]
Indian army steps in to quell violence in north-eastern state of Manipur
Guwahati, India Reuters Soldiers of the Indian Army held flag marches and evacuated thousands of civilians amid a dawn-to-dusk curfew to quell violence between tribal and non-tribal groups in the remote northeastern state of Manipur, officials said on Thursday. Violence initially broke out during a protest march on Tuesday by thousands of tribal people opposing […]
Landslide kills 14 in eastern India, nearly 50 others feared dead
Guwahati, IndiaReuters At least 14 people have died and another four dozen are feared to have been killed after a massive landslide in a remote area of the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur, officials said on Thursday. Rescue workers battled heavy rains to pull out 19 survivors from the rubble on Thursday morning after the […]