Month: November 2011

BBC NewsBlast rocks Manipur ahead of PM's visitDeccan HeraldIn a reminder of the volatile situation in Manipur, a powerful bomb exploded here on Wednesday just 50 metres away from the newly constructed City Convention Centre which Prime Minister Ma…

Business TodayBlockade lifted but curfew remains in Manipur feudThe NationalNEW DELHI // Leaders of the Naga tribe in Manipur are still enforcing a daily curfew and threatening to close off access to government offices despite calling off their three-m…

Kukis Statehood demandMorungExpressImphal | November 30 : Amidst the demand for the 'Alternative Arrangement' by the Nagas of Manipur outside the state government, the Kukis held rallies on November 30, 2011 demanding statehood for the Kukis. A…

BBC NewsRickshawpuller killed in Manipur blastAssam TribuneThe incident occurred around 11am near the entrance gate of the ongoing Manipur Sangai Festival venue at Hafta Kangjeibung ground in Manipur's Imphal East district. Police identified the de…

All India RadioAP, Manipur winners in jr national weightliftingTimes of IndiaITANAGAR: Andhra Pradesh and Manipur were declared winners in junior men and women categories respectively in the 48th men and 24th women Junior National Weightlifting Champio…

AP, Manipur winners in jr national weightliftingTimes of IndiaITANAGAR: Andhra Pradesh and Manipur were declared winners in junior men and women categories respectively in the 48th men and 24th women Junior National Weightlifting Championship which con…

BBC NewsOne killed, two injured in Manipur blastindiabloomsImphal, Nov 30 (IBNS): A man was killed and two others injured as explosion tore through a crowded locality in Manipur's capital Imphal on Wednesday. The blast comes just three days ahead o…

BBC NewsOne killed, two injured in Manipur blastindiabloomsImphal, Nov 30 (IBNS): A man was killed and two others injured as explosion tore through a crowded locality in Manipur's capital Imphal on Wednesday. The blast comes just three days ahead o…

BBC NewsManipur blast kills one, injures twoFirstpostImphal: One person was killed and two suffered minor injuries today when a powerful bomb exploded at a crowded exhibition area thronged by foreigners in the Manipur capital. The bomb exploded at arou…

BBC NewsIndia bomb blast targets festival in Imphal, ManipurBBC NewsA bomb has exploded in a crowded area in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur, police say. The blast took place in the state capital, Imphal. Police said one person, thought to be…

Business TodayResidents elated after Manipur blockade endsNewstrack IndiaImphal, Nov 30 (ANI): Residents have expressed relief and joy over the lifting of an economic blockade on Tuesday that had affected life in Manipur for 120 days. The economic bloc…

Telegraph.co.ukChildren Living with HIV/ AIDS most affected by conflict in Manipur: CRYIndia Infoline.comGrowing up in a conflict zone, children in the north-eastern state of Manipur are often deprived of their childhood; yet it is the children living …

FirstpostManipur bomb blast: One seriously injuredTimes of IndiaSources said a faction of the KCP (Kangleipak Communist Party) had called a 72-hour general strike in Manipur which would end tomorrow at 6am tomorrow in protest against the prolonged econ…

BBC NewsOne injured in Manipur blastThe HinduSources said a faction of the KCP had called a 72-hour general strike in Manipur which would end on Thursday at 6 am in protest against the prolonged economic blockade on national highways. Thousands of peop…

Indian ExpressManipur heaves sigh of reliefTimes Now.tvAfter 121 days of blockade, finally some relief has come by for Manipur. The economic blockade on the state has finally been lifted, restoring a sense of normalcy to the state. This breakthrough co…

BBC NewsUnited Naga Council lifts economic blockade in ManipurRediffAfter 120 days of economic blockade on the arterial national highways 39 and 53, Manipur on Tuesday heaved a sigh of relief. The agitating United Naga Council lifted the economic block…