Two killed in firing on firewood collectors in Manipur’s Imphal East
More than 10 people had gone to the hills near Nongshum around 7 a.m. to collect firewood when they were ambushed by the suspected militants, firewood collectors said
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More than 10 people had gone to the hills near Nongshum around 7 a.m. to collect firewood when they were ambushed by the suspected militants, firewood collectors said
Armed groups, including those from across the Myanmar border, carried out the attacks; Kuki, Naga groups blame extremists from the other community for deaths; Kukis also blame IRB, calling for withdrawal of biased State forces
Assam Rifles and Indian Army bomb disposal teams neutralised the devices found along the Shangkhalok-Pilong route, days after four Tangkhul Naga civilians were killed near Pilong village
Talking about the ongoing conflict in Manipur, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Meitei and Kuki communities, as well as the Naga and Kuki communities, must talk to each other to find an amicable solution
The latest notification on AFSPA, which gives special powers to the Armed Forces, comes in effect from October 1, unless withdrawn earlier; the notification said
The Working Committee of the Tangkhul Naga Long has blamed the Kuki National Army-Burma and Kuki elements backed by the Myanmar-based People’s Defence Force for the attack at Pilong village, the third such incident along the India-Myanmar border in Kamjong district