Meitei And The Kuki Communities

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  After 6 Of Family Killed In Manipur's Jiribam Massacre, Survivors Seek Death Penalty For "Kuki Militants"

  Family members of six people from the Meitei community including three children who were kidnapped and killed in Manipur's Jiribam narrated what they called the "horror" of November 11.

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  Bodies Of Meitei Infant, 5 Hostages Of Same Family Killed By Kuki Militants In Manipur Brought Home

  The bodies of six people from the same family and two senior citizens from the Meitei community who were killed in a terror attack by Kuki militants were brought home today in Manipur's Jiribam from a hospital in neighbouring Assam's Silchar.

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  Manipur On Boil, Civil Society Junks NDA Resolution, Sets 24-Hour Ultimatum

  As Manipur remains on the boil after the recent spate in violence, an umbrella body of Meitei civil society organisations has rejected resolutions passed by a meeting of NDA legislators and called for "concrete steps" against Kuki insurgent groups

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  6 Bodies Found Days After Family Taken Hostage By Suspected Kuki Militants From Manipur's Jiribam: Sources

  The police have found six bodies days after three women and three children from the Meitei community were taken hostage by suspected Kuki insurgents from Manipur, top sources in the state government told NDTV on Saturday morning.

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  2 Babies Among 6 Missing After Manipur's Jiribam Encounter, Meitei Community Unites In Solidarity

  Hundreds of members of Manipur's Meitei community came out on the streets in Delhi and other cities in a silent candlelight protest, seeking the safety of six people who have been missing since an encounter broke out between suspected Kuki militants.

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  At "Historic" Convention, Manipur's Thadou Tribe States Position On NRC, 'War On Drugs'

  Amid tension between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribes in Manipur, the Thadou tribe in the state has said it is a distinct tribe with its own separate language, culture, tradition and history.

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  Manipur's Meitei, Kuki, Naga Leaders To Hold Key Talks In Delhi Tomorrow

  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.

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  'Ethnocentric Homeland Demand Untenable, Obsolete': Manipur Academics At UN Event

  The demand for an ethnocentric homeland is untenable and obsolete in Manipur, where at least 35 communities co-exist, a group of activists and academics from the violence-hit state bordering Myanmar has said.

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  Government Talking To Meitei, Kuki Communities For Lasting Peace In Manipur: Amit Shah

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the government is talking to both the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur to ensure lasting peace and has begun fencing the country's border with Myanmar to check infiltration.

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  "Safeguard Indigenous Communities": Meitei Group's Sit-In At Manipur Bhavan In Shillong

  A civil society organisation of the Meitei community organised a sit-in protest at the Manipur Bhavan in Meghalaya's capital Shillong on Sunday, condemning the recent rocket and weaponized drone attacks in Manipur by "Kuki insurgents".

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  Row Over Assam Rifles Ex Chief's "Meitei Police, Kuki Police" Comment; Cops Say "Myopic Mindset"

  The Manipur Police have strongly reacted to what they called "immature" comments by the former Assam Rifles chief, who indicated the state force could be partisan amid the ethnic tension between the valley-dominant Meitei community and the Kukis.

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  Meitei Group Calls "Public Emergency" in Manipur After Drone, Rocket Attacks

  The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), a top body of the Meitei community, on Friday called a "public emergency" and urged the people to remain indoors, claiming "the government failed to provide security to the common people".

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  Explained: Weaponised Drones Arrive In Crisis-Hit Manipur In Major Escalation

  For the first time, crisis-hit Manipur saw the use of drones to drop bombs, signalling a major escalation in the state hit by ethnic violence between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribes.

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  Manipur's Meitei, Kuki-Zo Groups Call For Centre's Attention As Parliament Session Begins

  The first Lok Sabha session of Modi 3.0 today coincided with massive peaceful protests across Manipur by both the valley-dominant Meitei community and the hill-dominant Kuki-Zo tribes, who have been fighting since May 2023.

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  Home Ministry To Talk To Kukis, Meiteis To Bridge Ethnic Divide: Amit Shah

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will talk to both Meitei and Kuki communities at the earliest so as to bridge the ethnic divide in Manipur.