Bharat Express DD Free Dish

Manipur

Amid the muted election fervor, major party figures have refrained from visiting the conflict-ridden state to canvass for votes or make electoral pledges.

The Manipur Police arrested four persons in possession of a significant cache of arms from the Bishnupur district on Thursday.

The election for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases starting 19 April. The counting of votes will take place on 4 June.

In a recent incident, a serving junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Indian Army was reportedly abducted by armed men from Thoubal district and later rescued by security forces.

These incidents unfold against the backdrop of ongoing ethnic tensions between the Meitei and Kuki communities since May of the preceding year.

The reason for the removal of this paragraph was clarified by a bench of Justice Golmei Gaiphulshillu, who observed that the paragraph in question had been included in the original judgment based on a 'misconception of the law'.

Following this violent attack, the state government took decisive action, suspending internet services in the Kuki-majority district for five days to prevent further escalation.

People who work for vital services like the media, health, or the courts, as well as those who travel to airports, are not subject to the curfew, nevertheless.

In the meantime, a sizable group of Malom women from the Imphal West area blocked the airport's access road as a show of outrage over the police officers' deaths.

Congress is set to embark on the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, led by Rahul Gandhi, commencing in Manipur to shape the narrative for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls