Although the Manipur government has restored the broadband services after nearly three months after it was banned, the mobile internet services are yet to be restored. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Manipur government on July 25 lifted the suspension on broadband internet conditionally in a “liberalised manner”, nearly three …
Read More »Manipur internet ban ‘partially revoked’, state govt allows broadband services in ‘liberalised manner’
Internet services in Manipur are being restored to a certain degree after nearly three months of blackout. According to an official communique, the state government “has made considered decision to lift suspension in case of broadband service conditionally in a liberalized manner” subject to several conditions and safeguards. As per …
Read More »manipur crisis: All must make efforts to bring Manipur out of present crisis: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
GUWAHATI: Manipur must come out of the present crisis and all must make efforts to restore peace in the state, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Friday. The incident of women being disrobed and paraded is “a serious and sensitive issue. The state is …
Read More »Manipur sexual violence video | Supreme Court ‘deeply disturbed’, orders Centre, Manipur government to act
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. File | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud summoned the government’s top law officers — the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General — on Thursday to convey that the court was “deeply disturbed” by a video showing two women being paraded naked and sexually …
Read More »SC asks Manipur govt to move HC against restoration of internet in the State
Objection raised: The High Court had ordered that Internet service could be provided on a case-to-case basis in the State. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on July 17 asked the Manipur government to approach the State High Court to reconsider its decision to restore limited internet service. Appearing …
Read More »Manipur govt launches ‘CM rehabilitation scheme’ for displaced college students
The Manipur government on Friday launched the ‘Chief Minister’s College Students Rehabilitation Scheme (CMCSRS) 2023’, to provide the required educational facilities to the displaced and affected undergraduate college students of Manipur due to the prevailing situation in the northeastern state. Manipur education minister Th Basantakumar Singh, other officials at the …
Read More »Lift ban on Internet services with safeguards: Manipur High Court directs State government
Some of the safeguards agreed to by the High Court-appointed Expert Committee for Internet access to be restored include limiting speed to 10MB/s, securing undertakings from intended users, and subjecting users to “physical monitoring”. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Manipur High Court on July 7 directed the Home Department …
Read More »Situation ‘slowly’ improving in Manipur: Govt; SC seeks report | Latest News India
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Manipur government to submit an updated status report by July 10 to furnish details of the steps taken to curb the ethnic clashes that have overrun the northeastern state since early May, claiming at least 130 lives. The top court called for the …
Read More »Supreme Court Asks Manipur Govt for ‘Detailed Report’ Amid Ongoing Violence
The Supreme Court on Monday, 3 July, sought a “detailed status report” from the Manipur government regarding the “situation on the ground” amid the ongoing ethnic violence in the state. “Let’s have an updated status report from the SG. We are not adjourning it by a long time. So we …
Read More »Supreme Court seeks detailed ground report even as Manipur Government insists situation is “improving, though slowly”
“We want to know about the rehabilitation efforts, the recovery of arms and the law and order situation on the ground. Give us a detailed report,” Chief Justice Chandrachud addressed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Manipur Government. | Photo Credit: S. Subramanium The Manipur Government insisted in the …
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