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INSANE: Moreh | Rare Historical Photos

Where India's Border Towns Blur Every Line Between Culture, Identity, and Crossing

Moreh, Manipur: The Market That Ignores the LineThe stalls at Moreh's daily market sell Myanmarese thanaka paste three rows from Indian turmeric, and the sellers switch between Meitei, Burmese, and a stitched-together pidgin depending on who is standing in front of them. The border crossing here is a gate, technically,…

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Beyond Loktak Lake: 5 Hidden, Offbeat Places in Manipur That Most Travellers Never Reach

Ukhrul: The Shirui Lily and the Tangkhul Naga HillsAbout 85 kilometres northeast of Imphal, Ukhrul is the kind of place that makes you wonder why it never made the standard itinerary. The district is home to the Shirui Lily, Lilium mackliniae, a pale pink flower that grows nowhere else on…

Times Life

Amid recent flare-up, Manipur body calls for national focus on ‘Kuki extremists’

COCOMI seeks national attention on Kuki extremists attacking security forces in Manipur, bordering Myanmar.

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Manipur government asks MHA for helicopter assistance amid security concerns in Moreh

Manipur Government requests Ministry of Home Affairs for a helicopter due to ongoing armed conflict in Moreh.

The Hindu

Two held for killing of Moreh SDPO in Manipur

Manipur violence: Two persons arrested for killing police officer in Manipur's Tengnoupal district; suspects apprehended after firing at security personnel.

The Hindu

7 security personnel injured in Manipur gunfight

7 security personnel injured in gunfight with armed group near India-Myanmar border in Manipur; Chief Minister suspects Myanmar-based "mercenaries".

The Hindu

Manipur violence: Fresh gunfights in Moreh, curfew reimposed

Manipur violence: Curfew reimposed in Manipur's Moreh after gunfights between armed miscreants and police commandos, leaving 200 dead and 60,000 displaced.

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39 Myanmar soldiers who entered Mizoram sent back

The fighting between the country’s Army and pro-democracy groups, including ethnicity-based extremist groups, intensified close to the Mizoram border a few days ago.

The Hindu

Weapons, ammo, police vehicles looted in Imphal mob attack

Armed miscreants attempted to storm police camp in Imphal, snatching weapons, ammo, and vehicles. Three CRPF personnel injured. Police recovered three of the eight looted weapons, including AK-47s. Raids ongoing to arrest accused.

The Hindu

Situation calm but tense in Imphal day after attack by mob on Manipur Rifles camp

The situation in Manipur’s capital Imphal remained calm but tense on November 2, a day after security forces fired several rounds in the air to disperse a large mob of more than 2,000 people who tried to loot an armoury within the camp of the 1 Manipur Rifles.

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Morning Digest | SC flags possibility of electoral bonds being used to trade favours; suspected extremists kill police officer in Manipur’s Moreh, and more

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Manipur: SDPO killed, 2 cops injured in ambush near Indo-Myanmar border

GUWAHATI: Hours after the Manipur cabinet declared that sub-divisional police officer Chingtham Anand Kumar was shot dead by Kuki militants at Tengnoupal district’s Moreh town, which is along the Indo-Myanmar border, two other Manipur Police personnel received serious injuries as militants attacked a reinforcement convoy moving towards Moreh in the…

The Times of India

Suspected extremists kill police officer in Moreh; Manipur CM vows action

Kukis are in a majority in Moreh and the incident followed the demand of some organisations for the removal of the State forces from there.

The Hindu

Manipur tribals protest deployment of ‘additional’ police commandos in border town Moreh

Tribal women in Manipur's Moreh town protest against additional police commandos. Kuki Inpi & COTU claim efforts to induct more police personnel from Imphal Valley may disturb peace.

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100-km smart fencing along Myanmar border in the pipeline to boost surveillance: Home Ministry

MHA plans to install advanced smart fencing system of 100 km along Myanmar border to strengthen existing surveillance system. 137 insurgency-related incidents registered in Manipur in 2022. Free Movement Regime (FMR) exists between India and Myanmar, suspended by Manipur govt since 2020. 10.023 km fencing at Moreh, Manipur awarded to…

The Hindu

Manipur activist addresses press conference in Chennai, says ready for peace talks

Philem Rohan Singh, a traveller and activist from Manipur, called for peace talks to end the four-month communal unrest between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo tribes in the north-eastern State. He also highlighted the atrocities against women and the burning of 45 homes and shops belonging to Tamils in Moreh.

The Hindu

Tamils caught in the crossfire in strife-torn Manipur

Tamils in Manipur caught in crossfire; face pressure to pay 'tax' to militant outfits or leave. 45 homes & shops burnt down. Cost of essentials skyrocketed. Tamil community size reduced from 10,000 to 3,000. Central & Manipur govts not supporting them. Tamil community reconsidering living in NE state.

The Hindu

212 Meiteis who crossed over to Myanmar brought back: Manipur CM Biren Singh

As many as 212 Meitei people who sought refuge across the border in Myanmar following violence in Moreh town since May 3, were now “safely back on Indian soil,” Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said

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Women protesters block police in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district

The Manipur government’s efforts to send additional State police to the town along the India-Myanmar border has now been blocked by around 300-400 women protesters.

Newslaundry

39 babies born in 90 days: Grief and comfort at Manipur’s only relief camp for pregnant women

Within the varicoloured walls of the Khuman Lampak Sports Complex in Imphal, a handful of pregnant women huddle together. Wearing the traditional phanek over their kurtas, they’re discussing the news of the day – attacks in the border district of Moreh, cross-firing in Bishnupur, and the larger disruptions that have…

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Promised rehabilitation, Myanmar refugees are now trapped in the Manipur conflict

When a group of 81 refugees crossed the border from Myanmar to Manipur since 2021, they hoped for safety after a military coup toppled their government back home.

The Hindu

Manipur violence | Amit Shah visits border town Moreh, reviews security; meets community leaders

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit the India-Myanmar border town of Moreh in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district where he will meet Kuki civil society groups, besides reviewing the security measures in place.

The Hindu

Six days on, families await bodies of Tamil men killed in Myanmar

The two were reportedly shot by members of a militia aligned with the military junta at Tamu, about seven km from Manipur’s border town Moreh

The Hindu

Prohibitory orders lifted in Manipur border town Moreh

Prohibitory orders were imposed after a mob from Manipur entered Myanmar following reports that two Tamil men were killed in the neighbouring country

The Hindu

Security beefed up in Manipur town after mob torches Myanmar sentry post over killing of Tamils

Their bodies are now in Tamu hospital.

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