In the Absence of All Kuki MLAs, Manipur Passes Bill Criminalising Changing Names of Places
From the instances given by the chief minister at the House, it comes across that the law was particularly aimed at stalling the Kuki community to act otherwise. For instance, the Kuki-dominated Churachandpur being referred to as Lamka by them.
‘Shooting the Sun’: Will the sun come out and shine again in Manipur?
Nandita Haksar's 'Shooting the Sun: Why Manipur was Engulfed in Violence and the Government Remained Silent' not only lays bare the nuances of the political crisis in Manipur but also what becomes of us when our political imagination is reduced to an identity.
The Union government said the process of inclusion or exclusion from the ST list requires the proposal to originate from the concerned State government.
Centre asks to study delisting Kukis, Zomis from ST list
A representation was sent to Union Tribal Affairs Minister by the Republican Party of India (Athawale) National Secretary in Imphal. The Centre forwarded it to State.
In Churachandpur, a Brutal and Final Homecoming for 87 People
Eighty seven coffins, carrying the bodies of Kuki-Zo people killed in the violence, were buried in a ceremony of community and grieving. Some of those buried were killed in May, eight months ago.
Manipur SC-Appointed Committee: Kuki Groups Claim No Dialogue With Them, Deny Report’s Findings
The groups said the committee only met with a few tribal leaders in the hill areas but ignored the leading civil society organisations of the Kuki community.
Optics Aside, the Truth Behind Manipur's Ceasefire Agreement
The reality is that only a faction of the UNLF has participated in the peace talks – much smaller in terms of cadre capacity than the one that has decided to stay away from the latest ‘ceasefire’ with the government.
How Manipur’s ethnic violence ripped a queer friendship apart
The collapse of a deep Meitei–Kuki friendship shows how Manipur’s nascent queer movement is fraying, threatening its hard-won gains in the violence-torn Indian state.
Nine Meiteis injured in Manipur firing after alleged abduction of four Kuki-Zos
An angry Meitei mob ‘forcibly took away’ the Kukis from a check post in Kangpokpi district, said Manipur police. The incident led to a heavy exchange of fire.
Paying lip-service to the sacrifices of our soldiers and the military
Unless the senior military brass miraculously develops a spine and the mainstream Indian media starts doing journalism instead of government propaganda, soldiers should be prepared for more setbacks to their status, standing and rights under the current regime, writes Sushant Singh.
Manipur govt to look into claim of 'delisting' Kukis, Zomis from ST list? (www.eastmojo.com)
The Union government said the process of inclusion or exclusion from the ST list requires the proposal to originate from the concerned State government.