Manipur Mlas

Manipur minister Th Biswajit Singh has denied signing any letter seeking change of leadership in the violence-hit state, days after the contents of the purported letter which 19 MLAs gave to the central leadership surfaced in public.

Local media reports of a purported letter allegedly written by 19 BJP MLAs in Manipur to their party's central leadership has again sparked a buzz over rebellion against Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

The all-important meeting to find a way out to resolve the 17-plus-month-long ethnic strife in Manipur was held in New Delhi on Tuesday, the Union Home Ministry said in a statement.

For the first time since the ethnic violence broke out in Manipur last year, a number of MLAs of Meitei, Kuki and Naga communities are set to hold a joint meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday under the supervision of the home ministry, officials said.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today called a meeting of all MLAs to discuss the situation in the violence-hit state and the rescue of two men kidnapped by who he claimed were "Kuki militants".

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.

In a significant development in strife-torn Manipur, a section of MLAs of the ruling BJP and its allies has requested the Centre to take concrete steps that they have suggested in an eight-point memorandum.

Manipur BJP MLA Paolienlal Haokip has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah condemning a call by another BJP MLA in the state for banning a Kuki group that has been spearheading the call for a separate administration carved out of the state.

Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh appealed to the Home Ministry to ban the Kuki group Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) alleging the group has been taking financial aid to buy lethal drones.

Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh today asked the Centre to withdraw central forces from the state if their presence fails to stop violence.

Three MLAs from among the 10 who have been demanding a separate administration carved out of Manipur have clarified that they want their own tribes to be called by their correct names, instead of being associated only with the term "Kuki-Zo".

Ten Kuki-Zo MLAs who have been demanding a separate administration from Manipur have requested the Commission of Inquiry, formed by the Home Ministry, to expedite looking into a purported audio tape of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

A former MLA's wife was killed in a bomb blast in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, officials said on Sunday.

A global umbrella body of civil society organisations of Manipur's Meitei community has condemned a letter by 10 Kuki MLAs that alleged the Centre is withdrawing two Assam Rifles battalions to fan more violence in the ethnic crisis-hit state.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today said he will personally send invitations to 10 Kuki-Zo MLAs to attend the upcoming assembly session.

Manipur minister Th Biswajit Singh has denied signing any letter seeking change of leadership in the violence-hit state, days after the contents of the purported letter which 19 MLAs gave to the central leadership surfaced in public.

Local media reports of a purported letter allegedly written by 19 BJP MLAs in Manipur to their party's central leadership has again sparked a buzz over rebellion against Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

The all-important meeting to find a way out to resolve the 17-plus-month-long ethnic strife in Manipur was held in New Delhi on Tuesday, the Union Home Ministry said in a statement.

For the first time since the ethnic violence broke out in Manipur last year, a number of MLAs of Meitei, Kuki and Naga communities are set to hold a joint meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday under the supervision of the home ministry, officials said.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today called a meeting of all MLAs to discuss the situation in the violence-hit state and the rescue of two men kidnapped by who he claimed were "Kuki militants".

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.

In a significant development in strife-torn Manipur, a section of MLAs of the ruling BJP and its allies has requested the Centre to take concrete steps that they have suggested in an eight-point memorandum.

Manipur BJP MLA Paolienlal Haokip has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah condemning a call by another BJP MLA in the state for banning a Kuki group that has been spearheading the call for a separate administration carved out of the state.

Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh appealed to the Home Ministry to ban the Kuki group Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) alleging the group has been taking financial aid to buy lethal drones.

Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh today asked the Centre to withdraw central forces from the state if their presence fails to stop violence.

Three MLAs from among the 10 who have been demanding a separate administration carved out of Manipur have clarified that they want their own tribes to be called by their correct names, instead of being associated only with the term "Kuki-Zo".

Ten Kuki-Zo MLAs who have been demanding a separate administration from Manipur have requested the Commission of Inquiry, formed by the Home Ministry, to expedite looking into a purported audio tape of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

A former MLA's wife was killed in a bomb blast in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, officials said on Sunday.

A global umbrella body of civil society organisations of Manipur's Meitei community has condemned a letter by 10 Kuki MLAs that alleged the Centre is withdrawing two Assam Rifles battalions to fan more violence in the ethnic crisis-hit state.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today said he will personally send invitations to 10 Kuki-Zo MLAs to attend the upcoming assembly session.