Quest for safe future keeps Manipur students away from home during Durga Puja
A group of Manipuri students studying in Assam's Jorhat have been unable to return home for the Durga Puja festival due to safety concerns and lack of financial resources. The students fear violence in their home state, where ethnic strife has been ongoing for months. Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur's population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals - Nagas and Kukis - constitute little over 40 per cent and reside in the hill districts.