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Union Minister's Response To 4 Questions In Parliament On Manipur Illegal Opium Poppy Cultivation
Kangpokpi district reported the largest area under illegal opium poppy cultivation in Manipur at 17.49 square kilometres (sqkm), or 4,322 acres, in 2023-24, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said.
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Manipur Government's Attempt To Reopen Public Transport Hits Kuki Roadblock
Civil society groups of Manipur's Kuki tribes in Kangpokpi called a shutdown of the district after the Manipur government announced public buses would run from the state capital Imphal till this district, and towards Bishnupur and Churachandpur.
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Manipur Government To Open Bus Service With Police Escort Between Key Districts, Warns Against Violence
The Manipur government has decided to again operate inter-district public vehicles under tight security from Imphal to hill districts from Wednesday amid a lull in ethnic violence in the state, according to an official order.
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Man Goes Missing From Army Camp In Manipur's Leimakhong, Residents Protest
A man from the Meitei community who has been working as a supervisor for a civilian contractor at an army base in ethnic violence-hit Manipur has gone missing, leading to tension in the town in Kangpokpi district, some 40 km from Imphal.
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Manipur Cops Walk 3 Hours To Raze Illegal Poppy Farms, Face "90 Armed Miscreants", Turn Back: FIR
A Manipur Police team that went to destroy illegal opium cultivation in the hills of Kangpokpi district were stopped by "80-90 armed miscreants" and forced to return without clearing the illegal farms, a police officer said.
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"Uphold Rule Of Law": Parents Of Jailed 'Activist' In Manipur Deny Hostage Swap Demand Reports
The family of a terror accused in Manipur has refuted reports that claimed two men from the Meitei community, who were kidnapped last week, were being held hostage to swap with their jailed son.
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"They Have No Demand, Want To Return Home": CRPF Top Officer At Manipur Relief Camp
Families living in a relief camp in Manipur's Kangpokpi district want to return home, provided there is guarantee of their safety, a senior officer of the central paramilitary force CRPF told news agency ANI.
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Mourning, 5-Point Declaration Mark Kuki-Zo Mass Rally in Kangpokpi
Thousands of people from the Kuki-Zo tribe came out on the streets of Kangpokpi district headquarters today, protesting against the proposed removal of the 9 and 22 Battalions of Assam Rifles Kangpokpi and Churachandpur.
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"Was Surprise Attack, We Responded, Forced Them To Go Back": Top CRPF Official On Kangpokpi Firing
A day after personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) thwarted an attack by armed gunmen on their camp in Manipur's Kangpokpi, a senior CRPF officer said there was "rapid and random" firing on the roof of the camp.
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Ground Report: In Manipur's Foothill Village, No 2nd Chance To Rebuild Lives After Drone Attacks By Suspected Kuki Insurgents
For a second time, Thangjam Basant, 34, had to flee his village, Koutruk, in Manipur's Imphal West district bordering the Kuki tribes-dominated Kangpokpi district.
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Get Ready For Combing Ops, Manipur Government Tells Police: 10 Points
Intermittent firing began at 5.30 am in an area between Imphal West district's Sekmai and Kangpokpi district's Phailen village today, sources said. The state government has ordered the police chief to conduct combing operations along the foothills.
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"Bond Of Trust": On Raksha Bandhan, Manipur Women Tie Rakhis To Soldiers
Amid the situation in Manipur, women from the valley areas such as Bishnupur and Imphal East and hill areas of Kakching, Ukhrul, Kangpokpi and Leimakhong found a culturally inspiring way to express their solidarity and trust in the army.
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In New Strategy, Manipur Chief Minister Looks To Redraw District Boundaries, End "Political Convenience"
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has indicated the state government will work with all communities and civil society organisations to discuss redrawing district boundaries based on "administrative convenience" and not on "ethnic lines".
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Bomb Blast At Home Kills Former MLA's Wife In Manipur
A former MLA's wife was killed in a bomb blast in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, officials said on Sunday.
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3 Insurgents Arrested After Gunfight, Say Manipur Cops. They're Village Volunteers, Say Kuki Groups, Hold Protest
Three members of an insurgent group were arrested after a gunfight in Manipur's Kangpokpi district today, the police said in a statement.
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Union Minister's Response To 4 Questions In Parliament On Manipur Illegal Opium Poppy Cultivation
Kangpokpi district reported the largest area under illegal opium poppy cultivation in Manipur at 17.49 square kilometres (sqkm), or 4,322 acres, in 2023-24, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said.
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Manipur Government's Attempt To Reopen Public Transport Hits Kuki Roadblock
Civil society groups of Manipur's Kuki tribes in Kangpokpi called a shutdown of the district after the Manipur government announced public buses would run from the state capital Imphal till this district, and towards Bishnupur and Churachandpur.
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Manipur Government To Open Bus Service With Police Escort Between Key Districts, Warns Against Violence
The Manipur government has decided to again operate inter-district public vehicles under tight security from Imphal to hill districts from Wednesday amid a lull in ethnic violence in the state, according to an official order.
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Man Goes Missing From Army Camp In Manipur's Leimakhong, Residents Protest
A man from the Meitei community who has been working as a supervisor for a civilian contractor at an army base in ethnic violence-hit Manipur has gone missing, leading to tension in the town in Kangpokpi district, some 40 km from Imphal.
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Manipur Cops Walk 3 Hours To Raze Illegal Poppy Farms, Face "90 Armed Miscreants", Turn Back: FIR
A Manipur Police team that went to destroy illegal opium cultivation in the hills of Kangpokpi district were stopped by "80-90 armed miscreants" and forced to return without clearing the illegal farms, a police officer said.
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"Uphold Rule Of Law": Parents Of Jailed 'Activist' In Manipur Deny Hostage Swap Demand Reports
The family of a terror accused in Manipur has refuted reports that claimed two men from the Meitei community, who were kidnapped last week, were being held hostage to swap with their jailed son.
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"They Have No Demand, Want To Return Home": CRPF Top Officer At Manipur Relief Camp
Families living in a relief camp in Manipur's Kangpokpi district want to return home, provided there is guarantee of their safety, a senior officer of the central paramilitary force CRPF told news agency ANI.
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Mourning, 5-Point Declaration Mark Kuki-Zo Mass Rally in Kangpokpi
Thousands of people from the Kuki-Zo tribe came out on the streets of Kangpokpi district headquarters today, protesting against the proposed removal of the 9 and 22 Battalions of Assam Rifles Kangpokpi and Churachandpur.
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"Was Surprise Attack, We Responded, Forced Them To Go Back": Top CRPF Official On Kangpokpi Firing
A day after personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) thwarted an attack by armed gunmen on their camp in Manipur's Kangpokpi, a senior CRPF officer said there was "rapid and random" firing on the roof of the camp.
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Ground Report: In Manipur's Foothill Village, No 2nd Chance To Rebuild Lives After Drone Attacks By Suspected Kuki Insurgents
For a second time, Thangjam Basant, 34, had to flee his village, Koutruk, in Manipur's Imphal West district bordering the Kuki tribes-dominated Kangpokpi district.
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Get Ready For Combing Ops, Manipur Government Tells Police: 10 Points
Intermittent firing began at 5.30 am in an area between Imphal West district's Sekmai and Kangpokpi district's Phailen village today, sources said. The state government has ordered the police chief to conduct combing operations along the foothills.
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"Bond Of Trust": On Raksha Bandhan, Manipur Women Tie Rakhis To Soldiers
Amid the situation in Manipur, women from the valley areas such as Bishnupur and Imphal East and hill areas of Kakching, Ukhrul, Kangpokpi and Leimakhong found a culturally inspiring way to express their solidarity and trust in the army.
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In New Strategy, Manipur Chief Minister Looks To Redraw District Boundaries, End "Political Convenience"
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has indicated the state government will work with all communities and civil society organisations to discuss redrawing district boundaries based on "administrative convenience" and not on "ethnic lines".
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Bomb Blast At Home Kills Former MLA's Wife In Manipur
A former MLA's wife was killed in a bomb blast in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, officials said on Sunday.
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3 Insurgents Arrested After Gunfight, Say Manipur Cops. They're Village Volunteers, Say Kuki Groups, Hold Protest
Three members of an insurgent group were arrested after a gunfight in Manipur's Kangpokpi district today, the police said in a statement.
