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65-day blockade brings state of Manipur to its knees

A litre of petrol at Rs.200 in the black market and a cooking gas cylinder for Rs.1,500 or more... after two months of a blockade in Manipur, world boxing champion Mary Kom says she's at her wits' end

Six loaded trucks set afire in Manipur

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Six loaded trucks were set afire by suspected supporters of the ongoing economic blockade at Oinamlong area in Manipur's Tamenglong district, official reports said here on Saturday.

Reports said the

Economic blockade may lead to 'civil war' in Manipur: group

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A major women's association in Manipur on Monday appealed to the organisers of economic blockades on two national highways in the state to lift it immediately as it could lead to a 'civil war'.

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Manipur blockades create hardship, fresh one announced

With two crippling economic blockades for over a month on national highways hitting hard the people particularly in the valley districts of land-locked Manipur, one of the sponsors on Saturday called

Anna campaign ‘somewhat artificial’: Irom Sharmila

Irom Sharmila, who has been on fast close to 11 years to demand the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, feels Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption is ‘somewhat artif

Irom Sharmila seeks Hazare support for AFSPA repeal

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has been urged to support the demand for repeal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 by Manipuri social activist Irom Sharmila, who has been

Four killed in Manipur blast

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At least four persons including a student were killed and a few others injured when a powerful bomb exploded near an educational institution in Imphal West district of Manipur this afternoon.

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Mob set afire man's house for trying to rape a girl

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A mob set afire the house of a man, who attempted to rape a 13-year-old girl at Kairenbikhok village in Manipur's interior Thoubal district, official sources said today.

Naorem Basudev accosted th

Nagaland CM arrives in in Manipur

Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio on Saturday arrived in Manipur's Senapati district to attend a ceremony to launch a unit of his party Naga People's Front (NPF) Manipur unit, official reports from Senapati district said.

Rs 130 spent to get a litre of kerosene in Manipur

A villager normally spends Rs 130 as bus fare to get a litre of kerosene and a few kgs of rice in an interior hilly hamlet in Manipur's Senapati district.

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