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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...

At least seven people have been killed, and 15 others were injured as a fresh spate of violence erupted in Manipur's Jiribam district. As per police, suspected Kuki insurgents attacked Nungchappi village in the district, killing a 63-year-old man identified as Yurembam Kulendra Singha. The attack came a day after an elderly man from the valley-dominant Meitei community was killed while offering prayers, in a rocket-propelled bomb attack by Kuki insurgents in Manipur's Moirang town. The five others were reportedly also killed in a gunfight between armed groups of the Meitei community and the hill-dominant Kuki tribes. Amid violence, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh met Governor L. Acharya on Saturday evening and briefed him on the situation. CM's meeting with LG came after an emergency ...

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