Manipur violence LIVE updates: DCW chief Maliwal says she is in Manipur to assist people, wants PM's visit

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Sunday said that she had come to Manipur to assist people and would appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani to visit to the state to look into people's suffering. Maliwal, who came Sunday afternoon to the ethnic strifetorn state, also said she reached here not to indulge in politics and would go back if those who should be here visited the state. I have not come here to do politics, but to assist people I would appeal to the PM and Union Minister for WCD to come and visit the state, the feisty DCW chief told reporters at Imphal airport.

Jul 23, 2023 5:48 PM

Manipur violence LIVE updates: There won't be any movement towards peace in Manipur till N Biren Singh remains CM: Cong

The Congress claimed on Sunday that there would be no movement towards peace in Manipur as long as N Biren Singh remains the chief minister as it urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to act now and not "deflect, distort and defame to cover up" the "collapse of the socalled double engine governance" in the northeastern state.

Jul 23, 2023 4:47 PM

Manipur violence LIVE updates: NE gender activists seek action, not politicisation

Gender activists from across the North East, including Manipur, have called for action against the perpetrators of sexual assault and parading of two women naked as seen in a video, but said parties should not politicise the issue. The incident that came to light via the viral video is ''shocking, unfortunate and a gross violation of human rights'', Manipur gender activist and secretary of Women Action for Development (WAD) Sobita Mangsatabam told PTI.

The video, shot in Kangpokpit district in ethnic strife affected Manipur on May 4 but surfaced on July 19, attracted condemnation across the country.

Jul 23, 2023 4:09 PM

Manipur violence LIVE updates: My head hangs in shame. Not just Manipur, don't have words to express my pain, says Kerala Gov Arif Mohammed Khan

Jul 23, 2023 3:17 PM

Manipur violence LIVE updates: 'Not here to do politics': DCW chief Swati Maliwal

A day after the state government asked her to postpone her visit to Manipur, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal on Sunday landed in Imphal to interact with survivors of sexual assault while appealing the government to allow her to do that.

"I will directly go to the CM's Office. I want to meet chief minister, N Biren Singh. I want to meet the sexual abuse survivors and see if they have got legal aid, counselling or any compensation," Maliwal said while speaking to ANI after landing at Imphal airport.

Jul 23, 2023 2:36 PM

Manipur violence LIVE updates: Strip-parade inhuman; PM must intervene to bring peace in Manipur: Irom Sharmila

Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila Sunday described the incident of strip-and-parade of two tribal women as "inhuman" and "very disturbing" and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately intervene to address the situation in her home state.

The 51-year-old award-winning activist said she could not hold her tears after watching the video clip that showed two women being paraded naked and molested by a group of men in Kangpokpi district of the northeastern state on May 4.

Jul 23, 2023 2:16 PM

Manipur violence LIVE updates: Manipur's ethnic conflicts have 'genesis in faulty politics' of Cong: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has alleged that the ethnic conflicts in Manipur have "genesis in faulty politics" of previous Congress governments in the state. He also accused the Congress of displaying "duplicity" in its interest in Manipur now vis-a-vis when its leaders "didn't even utter a word" when the northeastern state was in turmoil under the grand old party's regimes at the state and Centre.

Jul 23, 2023 1:55 PM

Manipur violence LIVE updates: Temporary shelter homes being constructed for displaced families in Thoubal district

Jul 23, 2023 1:53 PM

Manipur violence LIVE updates: Zero FIR against 'unknown miscreants', Meira Paibes

A zero FIR has been filed against "unknown miscreants and Meira Paibes" over the abduction, assault, and rape of an 18-year-old Kuki woman in Manipur.

The charges include sections 354 (outraging a woman's modesty), 307 (attempt to murder), 364 (kidnap), 376 (gang rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and relevant sections of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Jul 23, 2023 1:19 PM

Manipur violence LIVE updates: It is state's responsibility to take charge & reduce crime against women, says Union Minister Anurag Thakur

Jul 23, 2023 1:01 PM

Manipur violence LIVE updates: Manipur video extremely shameful, got no place in democratic society: Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai

Jul 23, 2023 12:59 PM

Manipur violence LIVE updates: Assam Rifles files sedition case against Manipur civil society group

We have registered an FIR against COCOMI against Jitendra Ningomba, convener of COCOMI, at Churachandpur police station, under Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), pertaining to sedition; Section 153 A IPC, promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc, a police officer confirmed. Sources alleged that many women protestors were assaulted by the Army in Moirang of Bishnupur on June 30.

The army, however, has denied the allegation.

Jul 23, 2023 12:41 PM

Assam Rifles files sedition case against Manipur civil society group

The Assam Rifles has registered a sedition and defamation case against the chief of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an influential civil society group in Manipur's capital. A highlyplaced defence source said a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against COCOMI on July 10, after the outfit gave a call to people not to surrender weapons.

Jul 23, 2023 12:00 PM

Stalin invites Manipuri sportspersons to train in TN; govt assures necessary facilities

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday invited sportspersons from violencehit Manipur to train in his state, with his son and sports minister Udhayanidhi assuring all facilities for them in this connection.

Jul 23, 2023 11:56 AM

Manipur: Chidambaram slams BJP for comparing Manipur with Rajasthan, West Bengal

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit out at the BJP for comparing the situation in Manipur to that of Bihar, West Bengal and Rajasthan, alleging that the government in the northeastern state has "collapsed" while the Centre is in a "selfinduced coma".

Jul 23, 2023 11:55 AM