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India imposes direct rule in Manipur after chief minister's resignation
India's federal government imposed direct rule in the restive northeastern state of Manipur, four days after Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh tendered his resignation, officials said Friday. The decision was announced Thursday evening through a notification from the federal home ministry that the president's rule in the state has been imposed under Article 356 of the Indian Constitution.
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N Biren Singh tendered his resignation as Manipur chief minister on Sunday (February 9). The move comes amid rising dissent against him from within the BJP for his handling of the ethnic violence that has been ongoing since May 2023.
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N Biren Singh's resignation as Manipur Chief Minister came amid growing dissent within the BJP over his handling of ethnic violence, an impending no-confidence motion, forensic examination of an inflammatory voice clip,
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Chief of violence-hit Indian state of Manipur resigns
The chief minister of India's northeastern state of Manipur resigned on Sunday, bowing to pressure to quit amid ongoing ethnic clashes that have cost at least 250 lives since they broke out nearly two years ago.
Direct rule in violence-hit Indian state after chief minister quits
The Indian government has brought the troubled north-eastern state of Manipur under direct federal rule days after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned. Singh, from India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),
India imposes presidential rule in conflict-hit Manipur after CM’s resignation
Ethnic violence between Meiteis, who make up slightly more than half of the population, and the minority Kuki community has killed more than 250 people and displaced about 60,000 since May 2023.
India imposes direct rule on its restive Manipur state
The Indian federal government took over direct control of the restive northeastern state of Manipur on Thursday after the region's chief minister resigned amid ethnic violence that has killed at least 250 people over two years and displaced thousands.
President’s Rule imposed in violence-hit Manipur days after Biren Singh stepped down as Chief Minister
President’s Rule imposed in violence-hit Manipur days after Biren Singh stepped down as Chief Minister.
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