As many as 718 Myanmar nationals, including 301 children and 208 women, have entered into Manipur's Chandel district due to the ongoing clashes between the Army and the civil forces in the country, an official said on Monday.The state .
Manipur has been on the boil since May 3 when violence broke out at a 'Tribal Solidarity March' organised to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. So far, more than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities in the northeastern state., India News, Times Now
To flush out the militancy and their hideouts, the Army and other central forces continued their counter-insurgency operation and to avoid mistrust, executive magistrates will accompany the forces during the operations.
Officials on Thursday said that based on a request, received from the Army authorities in Manipur regarding the requirement of executive magistrates in the five valley districts and Kangpokpi for conduct of combing operations, Home Department advised the Deputy Commissioners to detail the executive magistrates as AFSPA has been lifted earlier from many police stations falling in these six districts.The