Manipur News Live Updates: Centre forms peace committee in Manipur; governor to head panel
The Central govt on Saturday constituted a peace committee in Manipur under the chairpersonship of the state governor. The members of the committee include chief minister, a few state ministers, MP, MLAs and leaders from different political parties. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates.Read Less
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Members of the Universal Friendship Organisation Manipur take out a peace rally. (ANI)
The India meteorological department (IMD) said that conditions are getting favourable for the monsoon onset over #Goa. IMD observations reveal the further advancement of southwest monsoon into Goa during next 48 hours.
Four with links to international terror body held from Gujarat's Porbandar
Four people, including a foreign national, having links with an international terrorist organisation were arrested by Gujarat Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) from Porbandar on Saturday.A special team of the ATS had been active for the past few days for special operations in Porbandar and surrounding areas. "During their operations, the ATS detained four people including a foreign national associated with the terrorist organization," sources said today.
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Ranchi: Jharkhand State Student Union (JSSU) launches 48-hour strike (Bandh) against new recruitment policy of Jharkhand government based on 60-40 formula.
A man was arrested for duping people across India by sending false messages claiming heavy discounts on flight tickets and visas. He has duped people of Rs 40 lakh so far: Delhi Police
85-year-old man namely Sadan Chandra died after a fire broke out in a flat in Dwarka. 9 fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire was doused: Delhi fire service
Clamour for peace as fresh violence rocks Manipur
The CBI on Friday registered six FIRs and constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the incidents of large-scale violence in Manipur last month. The 10-member SIT will be led by a DIG rank officer, sources said.The cases recommended for a CBI probe include a common conspiracy case to investigate whether the violence was pre-planned.
Assam Rifles holds meet to restore people's faith in Manipur
With an aim to restore peace, harmony and normalcy among locals, a peace meet was organised by Srikona (Cachar) battallion of Assam Rifles at Kadamtala in Jiribam district of Manipur on Thursday.Held under the aegis of Agartala sector of inspector general of Assam Rifles (East), the meeting was attended by 96 representatives of 40 nearby villages and leaders of all Kuki Inpi, Hmar Inpi, Kuki Chiefs' Association, Meira Paibi (women activists), Peace Committee Jiribam, youth clubs, Meitei clubs of Jiribam and key personalities of Jiribam and Tousem subdivision of Tamenglong district.
Karnataka puts lens on BJP government's land allotment to Sangh outfits
The Karnataka government on Friday said it would review allotment of government land by the previous BJP government to RSS and other Sangh Parivar outfits. It also announced the termination of two contracts — one to GVK for providing 108 ambulance services and the other for upgrading dialysis units in the state — calling the process “improper”.
Men dressed in khaki kill 67-year-old woman, 2 others in Manipur village
Assailants dressed in khaki and claiming to be engaged in a “combing operation” entered a Manipur village straddling Kangpokpi and Imphal West districts early Friday and shot dead three people, one of them a 67-year-old woman spending the night in a church building.Two others were wounded in the 4am attack at Khoken village, hours after a bomb exploded outside the private residence of BJP legislator S Kebi Devi in Imphal West, continuing a sequence of ransacking and acts of arson targeting homes of sitting MLAs in the state.
Cases of ‘love jihad’ rising, cops told to take action: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday directed the state director general of police Ashok Kumar and additional director general of police (ADGP), law and order, V Murugesan, to take “strict action against the accused in cases of “love jihad”. This comes amid the ongoing communal tension in some parts of the state with “at least four ‘love jihad’ incidents reported in the past 12 days”.
