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In a bid to stop ethnic violence in Manipur, around 20 MLAs belonging to the warring Meitei and Kuki communities of Manipur met in New Delhi on Tuesday for the first time since ethnic violence broke out in the northeastern state 17 months ago. The meeting which was part of efforts to iron out differences between the Meiteis and Kukis in the northeastern state, was attended by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra and three MLAs from the Naga community.Over two hours long meeting was convened by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).However, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh were not present in the meeting. Centre's interlocutor, A K Mishra, and other senior officials were present.MHA in a statement said that a group of elected members of the Manipur...

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday put a definite time-limit on proceedings of the Justice Ajai Lamba commission set up in June last year to probe the causes and associated factors of the ethnic violence that broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023, asking it to submit its report latest by November 20.Amending its notification dated June 4, 2024 setting up the three-member commission of inquiry — which also comprises retired IAS officer Himanshu Shekhar Das and ex-IPS officer Aloka Prabhakar — the home ministry, in a fresh notification issued on Friday, stated: “The Commission shall submit its report to the Central Government as soon as possible but not later than the 20th November, 2024.”The original notification had capped the term of the commission at six months.However, the order to regulate ...

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Manipur Meitei, Kuki MLAs hold first joint meeting with Centre in peace bid | India News – Times of India

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