Turning Point

The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Sadar Hills, has announced a seven-day suspension of its ongoing total shutdown in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, giving the government a final opportunity to meet its Charter of Demands. The committee has warned that the shutdown will resume with intensified agitation if the authorities fail to reach an acceptable resolution within this period. It clarified that the temporary suspension does not mean it has withdrawn or softened any of its demands. CoTU said it had agreed to suspend the shutdown to allow the government time to take concrete steps towards resolving the issues raised in its charter. It added that the government's actions, rather than verbal assurances, would determine whether the demands were being addressed. During the seven-day suspension, the committee will continue its agitation through democratic sit-in demonstrations at different locations across the district. Read more: nenow.in/north-east-news/man… #Manipur #Kangpokpi #shutdown

Kuki civil society organisations in Manipur’s Ukhrul and Kamjong districts have rejected allegations linking a Kuki leader to poppy cultivation and accused Naga organisations of targeting the community amid escalating tensions following rallies in the two districts. The Working Committee of Kuki Civil Society Organisations, Ukhrul (WCKCSOs-Ukhrul), on November 5 denied that the woman seen in a video allegedly showing poppy cultivation was Mercy Khongsai, Vice President (Administration) of KSO-Ukhrul and Media and Security In-Charge of WCKCSOs-Ukhrul. nenow.in/north-east-news/man…

More than 500 security personnel launched an extensive cordon-and-search operation in Manipur's Noney district early Thursday following a deadly gunfight between suspected members of rival Naga armed organisations that left three people dead and two others injured. The search operation follow a gunfight at Taodaijang village on Wednesday. Police said the exchange of fire began around 1.55 am, approximately 19 km east of Nungba Police Station, between the rival factions. The involvement of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) [NSCN (IM)] and the Jenchui faction of Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF-J) is suspected. The NSCN (IM), however, has not issued a statement on the incident. The ZUF-Jenchui faction identified two of the deceased as its members, M. Thaimei and G. Kamson. The outfit alleged that its cadres had been engaged in a confrontation with a combined force comprising the NSCN (IM), the Kamson faction of the ZUF (ZUF-K) and the NSCN-K (Niki Sumi). However, these claims had not been independently verified. Read more: nenow.in/north-east-news/man…