Amid tension over the move to protect forests in the face of resistance from illegal immigrants and also the High Court s direction to include Meitei in scheduled tribes, Internet services have been suspended in the state, informed officials.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. According to the statement, the suspension comes in light of some anti-social elements using social media extensively for the transmission of images, hate speech and hate video messages. India News | Internet Suspended in Manipur for Five Days Following Fresh Violence.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday had a telephonic conversation with his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga and urged him to appeal for peace in the wake of the recent violence
Expressing concern over violence-hit Manipur, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to restore peace there.