“They want to use dead bodies as a symbol of enmity between the Kukis and Meiteis for generations,” he said in a phone interview from Imphal. Image Indian security officers are deployed on a ...

While Kukis are just 16 per cent of the state’s population, Meiteis make up 53 per cent of the people. The toll of 181 killed includes 113 Kukis and 62 Meiteis, according to data reviewed by ...

In India’s Manipur relationships between Kukis and Meiteis were not that uncommon before violence erupted, bringing the state to the brink of civil war. Namita Singh meets families whose lives ...

The story of the Manipur conflict—the brutal ethnic clash between Kukis and Meiteis that left over 200 dead, more than 15,000 injured, and around 60,000 homeless—is being captured in a sudden ...

It's also why Meiteis are not allowed to buy land in the hills. Kukis can buy land anywhere in the state. On 3 May, Kuki tribes held rallies protesting against a move to grant tribal status to the ...

N Biren Singh resigned as Manipur chief minister on February 9, 2025 in wake of a 21-month-old ethnic conflict between the Meiteis and Kukis. Over 250 people have died in the violence.

IMAGE: Union Home Minister ... Meiteis and Kukis, so as to bridge the ethnic divide at the earliest, ... He underscored the importance of coordinated approach to resolve the ongoing ethnic conflict.

Today, Manipur is divided into two camps, with Meiteis inhabiting the Imphal Valley and Kukis living in the surrounding hill areas. Borders and buffer zones guarded by security forces separate the ...

Death toll of 181 includes 113 Kukis and 62 Meiteis, ... A one-mile stretch of a highway in the lush green foothills of Manipur has become the symbol of a vicious sectarian conflict that has killed ...

Representational image: ... While Manipur has been witnessing an ethnic conflict between the Meiteis and Kukis since May 3, no incident of violence has been reported from the Leithu village.

Hmarkhawlien in Assam’s Cachar district is a far cry from the situation in Manipur where Meiteis, Hmars and Kukis co-exist. Explore. Search Sunday, May 18, 2025. New Delhi o C. Subscribe.