Indefinite Blockade

The powerful Kuki group has reimposed an indefinite economic blockade of Imphal Valley. The Kangpokpi-based tribal organisation, Committee on Tribal Unity Sadar Hills Or CoTu, started the blockade in Manipur today.

A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state.

Demanding the release of its arrested leaders, the tribal students' body All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) has imposed an indefinite economic blockade on highways.

The All Tribal Students' Union Manipur's (ATSUM) "economic blockades" on two important national highways, which began on Friday, entered its second day today, severely hitting supplies coming from Assam.

BJP workers today protested outside Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's residence in Tripura's capital Agartala over an indefinite road and railway blockade by the Indigenous People's Front Tripura or IPFT, an organisation that is seeking a separate state

Some non-governmental organisations and student groups blocked parts of National Highway 54 in Mizoram today in protest against the transfer of a surgeon from a government hospital.

More than 500 loaded trucks and oil tankers were on Sunday escorted into Manipur capital Imphal from Assam by state and central paramilitary forces, beating a Naga-imposed blockade.

Naga organisations in Manipur have imposed an indefinite blockade to stop all vehicular traffic on national and state highways in Naga-dominated areas in Manipur starting today, in protest against the death of two protesters last week.

The United Naga Council has declared an indefinite ban on all vehicular traffic on national and state highways in Naga-dominated areas in Manipur from September 4.

Ruling out his resignation over the solar scam, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday said that his government would sternly deal with the CPI-M-led LDF sponsored agitation of 'indefinite day and night' blockade of the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram from August 12.

The indefinite economic blockade in Manipur that entered its 121st day today has been temporarily withdrawn, said a leader of the United Naga Council (UNC) spearheading the agitation.

A 48-hour 'rail roko' agitation called by Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) has crippled rail services across the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. The blockade is part of the indefinite 'people's strike' called by activists demanding separate statehood for Telangana. The stir has entered its 12th day today.

Manipur has been in turmoil since April. It began when Naga groups in Manipur enforced an indefinite economic blockade on the 11th of April to protest against the state government's decision to hold autonomous council elections.

Manipur has been cut off from the rest of the country for almost two months now because of an indefinite blockade imposed by some pressure groups in the hills of Manipur who want greater autonomy. Backing them is the militant outfit NSCN(IM) who have refused to change their stand. Meanwhile, the state government has utterly failed to manage its own...

The powerful Kuki group has reimposed an indefinite economic blockade of Imphal Valley. The Kangpokpi-based tribal organisation, Committee on Tribal Unity Sadar Hills Or CoTu, started the blockade in Manipur today.

A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state.

Demanding the release of its arrested leaders, the tribal students' body All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) has imposed an indefinite economic blockade on highways.

The All Tribal Students' Union Manipur's (ATSUM) "economic blockades" on two important national highways, which began on Friday, entered its second day today, severely hitting supplies coming from Assam.

BJP workers today protested outside Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's residence in Tripura's capital Agartala over an indefinite road and railway blockade by the Indigenous People's Front Tripura or IPFT, an organisation that is seeking a separate state

Some non-governmental organisations and student groups blocked parts of National Highway 54 in Mizoram today in protest against the transfer of a surgeon from a government hospital.

More than 500 loaded trucks and oil tankers were on Sunday escorted into Manipur capital Imphal from Assam by state and central paramilitary forces, beating a Naga-imposed blockade.

Naga organisations in Manipur have imposed an indefinite blockade to stop all vehicular traffic on national and state highways in Naga-dominated areas in Manipur starting today, in protest against the death of two protesters last week.

The United Naga Council has declared an indefinite ban on all vehicular traffic on national and state highways in Naga-dominated areas in Manipur from September 4.

Ruling out his resignation over the solar scam, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday said that his government would sternly deal with the CPI-M-led LDF sponsored agitation of 'indefinite day and night' blockade of the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram from August 12.

The indefinite economic blockade in Manipur that entered its 121st day today has been temporarily withdrawn, said a leader of the United Naga Council (UNC) spearheading the agitation.

A 48-hour 'rail roko' agitation called by Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) has crippled rail services across the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. The blockade is part of the indefinite 'people's strike' called by activists demanding separate statehood for Telangana. The stir has entered its 12th day today.

Manipur has been in turmoil since April. It began when Naga groups in Manipur enforced an indefinite economic blockade on the 11th of April to protest against the state government's decision to hold autonomous council elections.

Manipur has been cut off from the rest of the country for almost two months now because of an indefinite blockade imposed by some pressure groups in the hills of Manipur who want greater autonomy. Backing them is the militant outfit NSCN(IM) who have refused to change their stand. Meanwhile, the state government has utterly failed to manage its own...