Manipur: Relentless gunfire has delayed the all-important paddy crop.
According to the state agriculture department’s data, at least 5,127 hectares of agricultural land in 149 villages across the state are currently barren.
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According to the state agriculture department’s data, at least 5,127 hectares of agricultural land in 149 villages across the state are currently barren.
On May 29, CM N Biren Singh had said that around 40 ‘militants’ had been shot dead by security forces, a claim contested by Kuki civil society groups.
Old ethnic faultlines have fed into new demands.
Mark T Haokip’s arrest has pitted Kukis against Meiteis. Allegations of bias on the part of the state government have added to the bitterness.
Our Correspondent Imphal, June 6 (EMN): Manipur-based umbrella bodies — Co-ordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (Cocomi) and United Naga Council (UNC) — demanded a “scientific and reliable data on the population of native people as well as bonafide citizens of the state” to ascertain the legality of citizenships and the landholdings. Informing that a joint memorandum has been submitted to Chief Minister N Biren Singh in this regard, L Ratankumar Singh, Co-ordinator of Cocomi, an umbrella body of several civil society organisations (CSOs), while addressing media in Imphal o...