Manipur violence: Curfew was imposed in eight districts of the state and mobile internet services were suspended in the entire northeastern state over violence during a tribal agitation on Wednesday
The Meitei community, which makes up over half of Manipur s population and primarily inhabits the Manipur valley, has been demanding a Scheduled tribe status, citing difficulties arising from
Lawmakers of Manipur's valley areas have earlier openly endorsed the demand by some Meitei groups for scheduled tribe status for the majority community, alarming tribal communities who figure in this list
Thousands of tribals Wednesday turned up at a Solidarity March called by a students body in all the ten hill districts of the state to oppose moves for inclusion of the majority Meitei community in the ST category.