The annual report, released by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, also mentions positive developments on human rights and freedom of expression, including the permission granted to Shia Muslims to mark a Muharram event in Srinagar in July – the first government-sanctioned recognition of the event in Srinagar since it was banned in 1989.
India News: NEW DELHI: One person was injured in a recent gunfight between armed village volunteers and unidentified gunmen near Heirok village in Manipur's Thoub.
Kharge detailed recent developments in the state, noting that on January 24 a meeting was convened of ministers/MPs/MLAs in the historical Kangla Fort in Imphal that is heavily guarded by central and state security forces.
After a dark Diwali, Christmas in Manipur will be a sorrowful event this year with a significant number of people having no resources to go to church. Thousands of internally displaced people in Manipur have been in relief camps for almost 8 months.