STRONGLY INFLUENCED by the current discourse on indigeneity (rather than on citizenship and nation building), the past few years have witnessed different communities in Manipur embroiled in debates on who are the ‘indigenous peoples’. Ironically, this public debate centres on re-defining the histories by vested interests with ulterior motives. The Kuki...
Imphal: Naga Women Union (NWU), the apex Naga women organisation in Manipur in a press release on Monday appealed the Election Commission of India (ECI) and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manipur to change the poll date of the first phase of Manipur assembly election which falls on Sunday, February...
Churachandpur: A non-local said to be a 40-year-old was shot dead in Churachandpur on Friday evening around 7 pm.
According to news report in The Hills Journal (THJ), the deceased is identified as Anand Gupta, son of Pambusham Gupta of Rota district Bihar, a resident of Eden Hotel, Salem Veng...
Ukhrul, Dec 20: The Kuki-Zo Council has issued a rebuttal to the government’s questioning of its origin and authenticity and denounced the N Biren Singh government's attempts to suppress the voices of the Kuki-Zo people.
The press statement issued by the Council stated that it took note of certain quarters...
Churachandpur: A team of forensic experts and Churachandpur police in the presence of district magistrate on Monday exhumed the body of one M Gousuanlal alias M Lal Zou for examination in Churachandpur district.
According to police sources, the body of M Lal was dug out from the grave after two...
Churachandpur: Inauguration of election office cum flag hoisting ceremony of INC candidate from 59-Saikot (ST) Assembly Constituency, TN Haokip was held at Gibeon Cottage, Bijang, Churachandpur on Monday.
Addressing the gathering after hoisting the party’s flag, president of MPCC, N. Loken heaped praise on Saikot MLA TN Haokip, saying that...
Esteemed Sir,We, the undersigned present this memorandum, fortified by rationale and factual underpinning, beseeching your attention to a matter of paramount significance; the necessity for orchestrating a referendum amongst the Zo tribal village chieftains, with the explicit aim of elucidating their path forward.The annals of history chronicle the relentless...
Commanding officer (CO) of 46 Assam Rifles, his wife and son were among seven killed in a deadly ambush laid by suspected rebels in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Saturday morning, according to police.Meanwhile, many including Manipur Governor La Ganesan and chief minister N Biren Singh expressed deep shock and pain...
In order to ensure adherence of Suspension of Operation (SoO) ground rules by signatory underground insurgent cadres, Churachandpur Battalion Assam Rifles carried out inspections of SoO camps jointly with police in Sangaikot, Churachandpur and Henglep sub divisions of remote Churachandpur border district on 27 February 2021.
In addition to checking...
Churachandpur: If we put our nation first, we will always be the first; and the journey of pain in the nation to healing the nation should be our first priority, said Dr. Seilen Haokip, the spokesperson of Kuki National Organisation(KNO), on Monday.
Posing serious question as to whether the nation...