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Intense Skirmish Rocks Indo-Myanmar Border

Recent reports highlight a significant clash near the Indo-Myanmar border, pitting suspected cadres of the Kuki National Front (Burma) [KNF(B)] against operatives of a proscribed Northeastern outfit. The confrontation, erupting around 12:40 am on Saturday, May 11, near Kamjong district and Myanmar Border Pillars No. 90 and 91, intensified into a fierce exchange of gunfire. […]

Human-Elephant Conflict Intensifies in Goalpara District

The conflict between humans and elephants reached a distressing climax as wild elephants intruded into two family homes in the Upartala-Bijoypur village of Dudhnoi, Goalpara district. The incursion, which occurred during the night of May 4, resulted in extensive damage as the elephants consumed stored paddy and rice, disrupting the lives and livelihoods of affected […]

Former UK PM Addresses House of Lords on Religious Conflict in Manipur

Former UK Prime Minister and current British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, delivered a speech in the House of Lords addressing the issue of religious conflict in Manipur, India. In response to a question from the Lord Bishop of Winchester regarding the state of religious freedom in India, Cameron acknowledged the religious dimension of the strife. […]

Manipur Burns Due to Non-Tribal & Tribal Conflict

Guwahati: Manipur is on fire as tribal and non-tribal people battle over the government’s attempt to grant non-tribal and dominating Meiteis the status of tribe. Due to violence during a tribal agitation on May 3, curfew was enforced in eight districts of Manipur and mobile internet services were halted throughout the entire northeastern State. Violence […]