Manipur Highway Blockade
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Blockades Test Manipur's Move To Open Highways, Bring Normalcy
The Manipur government's decision to open two key highways in the state is facing resistance in the hill areas.
-
"Absolutely Inhuman...": Manipur MLA On Highway Blockade In Crisis-Hit State
The killing of two men in Manipur's Kangpokpi district yesterday by suspected insurgents had led to a shutdown call, including the blocking of National Highway 2, by an organisation of the Kuki tribes.
-
Kuki-Zo Group Again Blocks Highways In Manipur After 3-Day Ultimatum
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.
-
"Will Block Highways In 3 Days Unless...": Manipur Tribal Group Issues Ultimatum
Alleging that there is a selective blockade in the valley, preventing essential items from reaching the hills, a tribal group has threatened to block two national highways which are the lifelines of land-locked Manipur.
-
"Clear Highway Blockade, Need Food, Medicines": Manipur Civil Society Group
Meitei civil society group COCOMI has said local youth are reluctant to surrender weapons as attacks by insurgents on civilians have intensified.
-
Remove Manipur Highway Blockades To Let Food, Medicine Pass: Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to the people of Manipur to lift the blockades at the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway-2 so that basic food items and other necessary items can reach the people in the strife-hit state.
-
Indefinite "Economic Blockade" In Manipur Enters Day 2; Supply Hit
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.
-
Manipur BJP Turned Impossible To Possible, No Bandhs, Blockades Now: PM
One of the most striking highlights from the Prime Minister's poll pitch was the promise to make Manipur an important centre for East Asia connectivity after the highway connecting Myanmar-Thailand is completed.
-
Rajnath Singh To Meet Manipur Chief Minister Over Economic Blockade
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will meet Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Wednesday to discuss the protracted economic blockade along the two national highways in the state.
-
Transportation, Mobile Internet Resume In Manipur's Imphal
Cyclist Sharatchandra Singh, 17, and his teammates were among thousands stranded after the Naga Students' Federation (NSF) blocked the movement of Imphal-bound vehicles through Nagaland after violent anti-economic blockade protests by the Meitei community on December 18.
-
Manipur Blockade Leads To Fuel Crisis In Landlocked Tripura And Mizoram
Even as the economic blockade on both the highways leading to Manipur continues, there seems to be a spill-over effect in other landlocked regions of northeast India - both Tripura and Mizoram are witnessing scarcity of fuel for a week after the centre asked Indian Oil Corporation to shift the route of sending fuel tankers to Imphal on priority, le...
-
To Clear Highway Blockade, Centre Rushes 4,000 More Paramilitary Personnel To Manipur
The central government has decided to rush additional 4,000 paramilitary personnel to Manipur in its efforts to reopen a national highway which has been blocked for nearly two months by a Naga group. With this, a total of 17,500 central security personnel have been deployed in the state to assist the local administration in maintaining law and orde...
-
Kiren Rijiju To Visit Manipur Today, Urges State Government To 'Bring Back Normalcy'
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today asked the Manipur government to bring back normalcy in the state by removing the economic blockade imposed by a Naga group on its highway as he embarks on a day-long visit to Manipur.
-
50-Day Manipur Blockade Cripples Life, Nagas Demand President's Rule: 10 Points
With days to go before Christmas, life remains crippled in Manipur due to a 50-day economic blockade, protests and violence on highways following the state government's decision of creation of seven new districts. As Nagas demanded the imposition of President's Rule in the state, curfew was relaxed in parts of state capital Imphal for nine hours to...
-
Day 5 of Manipur Blockade: Government Climbs Down, Protestors Defiant
Five days after the United Naga Council imposed a highway blockade in Manipur, the state government has withdrawn prohibitory orders imposed under section 144 in the town of Ukhrul.
-
Blockades Test Manipur's Move To Open Highways, Bring Normalcy
The Manipur government's decision to open two key highways in the state is facing resistance in the hill areas.
-
"Absolutely Inhuman...": Manipur MLA On Highway Blockade In Crisis-Hit State
The killing of two men in Manipur's Kangpokpi district yesterday by suspected insurgents had led to a shutdown call, including the blocking of National Highway 2, by an organisation of the Kuki tribes.
-
Kuki-Zo Group Again Blocks Highways In Manipur After 3-Day Ultimatum
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.
-
"Will Block Highways In 3 Days Unless...": Manipur Tribal Group Issues Ultimatum
Alleging that there is a selective blockade in the valley, preventing essential items from reaching the hills, a tribal group has threatened to block two national highways which are the lifelines of land-locked Manipur.
-
"Clear Highway Blockade, Need Food, Medicines": Manipur Civil Society Group
Meitei civil society group COCOMI has said local youth are reluctant to surrender weapons as attacks by insurgents on civilians have intensified.
-
Remove Manipur Highway Blockades To Let Food, Medicine Pass: Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to the people of Manipur to lift the blockades at the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway-2 so that basic food items and other necessary items can reach the people in the strife-hit state.
-
Indefinite "Economic Blockade" In Manipur Enters Day 2; Supply Hit
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.
-
Manipur BJP Turned Impossible To Possible, No Bandhs, Blockades Now: PM
One of the most striking highlights from the Prime Minister's poll pitch was the promise to make Manipur an important centre for East Asia connectivity after the highway connecting Myanmar-Thailand is completed.
-
Rajnath Singh To Meet Manipur Chief Minister Over Economic Blockade
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will meet Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Wednesday to discuss the protracted economic blockade along the two national highways in the state.
-
Transportation, Mobile Internet Resume In Manipur's Imphal
Cyclist Sharatchandra Singh, 17, and his teammates were among thousands stranded after the Naga Students' Federation (NSF) blocked the movement of Imphal-bound vehicles through Nagaland after violent anti-economic blockade protests by the Meitei community on December 18.
-
Manipur Blockade Leads To Fuel Crisis In Landlocked Tripura And Mizoram
Even as the economic blockade on both the highways leading to Manipur continues, there seems to be a spill-over effect in other landlocked regions of northeast India - both Tripura and Mizoram are witnessing scarcity of fuel for a week after the centre asked Indian Oil Corporation to shift the route of sending fuel tankers to Imphal on priority, le...
-
To Clear Highway Blockade, Centre Rushes 4,000 More Paramilitary Personnel To Manipur
The central government has decided to rush additional 4,000 paramilitary personnel to Manipur in its efforts to reopen a national highway which has been blocked for nearly two months by a Naga group. With this, a total of 17,500 central security personnel have been deployed in the state to assist the local administration in maintaining law and orde...
-
Kiren Rijiju To Visit Manipur Today, Urges State Government To 'Bring Back Normalcy'
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today asked the Manipur government to bring back normalcy in the state by removing the economic blockade imposed by a Naga group on its highway as he embarks on a day-long visit to Manipur.
-
50-Day Manipur Blockade Cripples Life, Nagas Demand President's Rule: 10 Points
With days to go before Christmas, life remains crippled in Manipur due to a 50-day economic blockade, protests and violence on highways following the state government's decision of creation of seven new districts. As Nagas demanded the imposition of President's Rule in the state, curfew was relaxed in parts of state capital Imphal for nine hours to...
-
Day 5 of Manipur Blockade: Government Climbs Down, Protestors Defiant
Five days after the United Naga Council imposed a highway blockade in Manipur, the state government has withdrawn prohibitory orders imposed under section 144 in the town of Ukhrul.
