Manipur has experienced widespread violence since May 3. Read more at straitstimes.com.
GUWAHATI - Indian authorities said on Sunday they had started to relax a curfew imposed in violence-hit Manipur after 45 days of civil unrest in the north-east state, seeking to reduce anger spilling onto the streets and restore normalcy.
sparked by resentment over economic benefits and quotas for government jobs and education reserved for Kukis, an ethnic group, who mostly live in the hills. Last week’s federal Home Ministry records showed 83 people have been killed and more than 60,000 residents displaced since May in the violence.He hails from the majority Meitei community.
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