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Manipur’s 9-year-old girl laid to rest, four days after recovery of body

Hindustan Times 25 Mar 2025
Several people have been detained for interrogation in this connection. No arrests, however, have been made yet ... More than 250 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023.
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Manipur: Political parties oppose delimitation directive, pass 5-point resolution

Hindustan Times 25 Mar 2025
“Conducting the pending delimitation process amid the ongoing clash between the Meitei and Kuki communities, based on the allegedly erroneous 2001 census data, could escalate the conflict further not ...
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‘We see no future, specially for the kids’: Life in Manipur’s Churachandpur relief camps

The Times of India 24 Mar 2025
... just displace 60,000 people and claim over 260 lives — it has stolen hope.There are 84 camps scattered across Churachandpur district, sheltering roughly 15,000 internally displaced Kuki-Zo people.
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Is it a Kuki-vs-Kuki conflict now in Manipur?

The Times of India 23 Mar 2025
... and Naga people, who live in the hills and make up roughly 42% of the state’s 28.55 lakh population (according to 2011 Census).The majority non-tribal Meitei community mostly inhabits the valley.
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Manipur’s problems can be solved through constitutional means: Justice Gavai

Hindustan Times 23 Mar 2025
IMPHAL. Supreme Court judge, Justice B R ... (PTI) ... People staying in relief camps want to return to their homes ... The judges visited relief camps in Churachandpur and Bishnupur, engaging with people from both Kuki and Meitei communities ... ....
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SC judges' visit will provide healing touch to violence-hit Manipur people: Justice Kotiswar Singh

Hindustan Times 22 Mar 2025
... Manipur people ... More than 250 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence between Imphal Valley-based Meiteis and adjoining hills-based Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023.
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Meitei judges part of delegation may not travel to Manipur hills

Hindustan Times 21 Mar 2025
... of ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities in May 2023 ... Over 250 people have died, and more than 50,000 remain displaced as tensions between the Meitei and Kuki communities persist.
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Situation in Manipur's Churachandpur district still tense; schools, shops remain shut

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
Meanwhile, several displaced people from the Kuki community in relief camps were moved to safer locations. Churachandpur town is mainly home to Zomi people, with Hmar and Kuki communities living in some areas.
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Manipur MLA Accused Of Supplying Weapons To Miscreants

News18 20 Mar 2025
More than 250 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in Manipur in ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023 ... .
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Manipur’s long road to recovery

The Hindu 20 Mar 2025
... between the Kuki-Zo tribes and the Meitei community, leaving 62,000 people displaced.
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Ethnic violence escalates in Manipur’s Churachandpur; 1 dead, shutdown imposed

Hindustan Times 19 Mar 2025
Churachandpur is a Kuki-Zo dominated area ... a Kuki-Zo dominated area. Ethnic clashes between Kuki-Zo and Meitei groups have since May 2023 left over 250 people dead and 60,000 homeless in Manipur.
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Fresh shutdown in curfew-bound Churachandpur; MLAs, tribal bodies appeal for peace

Hindustan Times 19 Mar 2025
The organisations, including Kuki Inpi, ... Notably, more than 250 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in Manipur in ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023.
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Clashes In Manipur's Churachandpur After Hmar Tribe Leader Assaulted

NDTV 17 Mar 2025
Curfew has been imposed in Manipur's Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district after the leader of a Hmar tribe organisation was thrashed by unknown people, leading to huge protests by members of the Hmar... .
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President’s rule in Manipur: A plea to use force against own citizens

Kashmir Media Service 17 Mar 2025
... and 7,000 homes and systematic persecution of Christian Kukis. The National People’s Party withdrew support from the BJP-led Manipur government, citing law enforcement failure.
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Christian-dominated Kuki community in Manipur mulls referendum for UT

Kashmir Media Service 15 Mar 2025
The draftKuki-Zo People’s Referendum Ballot,” which focuses on “the Political Future of the Kuki-Zo People of Manipur,” proposes that voting be open to Kuki-Zo citizens listed on India’s electoral rolls.
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