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According to official sources, the Union Minister took stock of the law and order situation during the phone call.In a

Lawmakers of Manipur's valley areas have earlier openly endorsed the demand by some Meitei groups for scheduled tribe status for the majority community, alarming tribal communities who figure in this list

In the order, it is mentioned that shoot at sight is to be executed in extreme cases when forms of persuasion, warning and reasonable force have been exhausted.

The Army and the Assam Rifles were continuing to conduct flag marches in violence-hit Manipur on Thursday while additional soldiers were airlifted to the northeastern state, where the situation turned volatile after thousands turned up for the Tribal Solidarity March on Wednesday to oppose the demand for inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.

Imphal, May 4 : Army and Assam Rifles have been deployed in several violence hit districts of Manipur and around 8,000 people of different communities have been evacuated by the soldiers to safer places, defence and official sources said on Thursday. 

Imphal, May 4 (IANS) The Army and the Assam Rifles were continuing to conduct flag marches in violence-hit Manipur on Thursday while additional soldiers were airlifted to the northeastern state, where the situation turned volatile after thousands turned u

According to official sources, the Union Minister took stock of the law and order situation during the phone call.In a

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on May 4 spoke to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and took stock of the situation after tribal protests turned violent.

N Biren Singh made the disclosure while launching a facial recognition system for fortifying the Inner Line Permit regime in the northeastern state to check the entry of outsiders and ILP defaulters

The protesters have been demanding that they may be given first preference to register their yellow black taxis for plying from the airport, located at Mopa