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Kuki-Zo members gather in Imphal for a peace protest.

Kuki-Zos sign peace pact with Centre, promise calm in Manipur

September 4, 2025, 04:32 PM - 4 min read

Kuki-Zo groups KNO and UPF signed a fresh Suspension of Operations agreement pact with the Centre, agreeing to uphold Manipur’s territorial integrity, relocate camps, and reopen NH-02 for free movement.

Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla. (File photo)

'Peace returning slowly to Manipur,' says Governor Ajay Bhalla

July 26, 2025, 06:45 PM - 4 min read

Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has hailed joint efforts by the government, armed forces and civil society to restore peace following over a year of ethnic unrest and violence.

Kuki-Zo tribal community members gather at Kangpokpi during a mass protest on December, 29, 2024, against perceived government neglect, calling for the withdrawal of central forces and immediate attention to their demands.

Manipur: CoTU escalates protest, extends shutdown by 24 hours

January 3, 2025, 01:00 PM - 2 min read

The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) has extended its shutdown in Manipur by 24 hours, protesting alleged neglect of Kuki-Zo tribal rights. The action comes amid escalating tensions over the deployment of central forces to Saibol, deemed provocative by the tribal body.

Tensions Rise as Kuki Women Confront Security Forces.

Security Forces and Kuki women clash in Manipur

December 31, 2024, 07:29 PM - 4 min read

The recent clash between security forces and a mob of Kuki-Zo women in Manipur's Kangpokpi district has escalated tensions in the already strife-torn state.

Manipur erupts in fresh violence, civilians flee as ethnic tensions flare

April 29, 2024, 02:26 PM - 2 min read

The incident unfolded before dawn in the volatile border area between the Meitei-dominated Imphal West district and Kuki-Zo-dominated Kangpokpi district.

JNU professor and Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Inner Manipur constituency A Bimol Akoijam.

Dividing Kukis and Meiteis defies Indian ideals, rues Manipur Cong LS nominee Akoijam

April 16, 2024, 12:08 PM - 2 min read

An associate professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Social Sciences, Akoijam asserted that as long as the two communities continue to be citizens of the country, they will have to live and work together.

Kukis-Meiteis united on one point: Not the right time for elections in Manipur

April 13, 2024, 06:59 PM - 2 min read

Elections for two Lok Sabha seats in Manipur will be held on April 19 and 26. While Inner Manipur and some segments of Outer Manipur will vote in the first phase, the remaining segments of Outer Manipur will go to polls on April 26.

Leaders from the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities have approached the Election Commission regarding the issue. Displaced individuals outside Manipur assert their stake in the state's future, advocating for postal ballots if alternative arrangements prove unfeasible.

Displaced Manipuris eager to return home for LS polls

April 9, 2024, 03:36 PM - 2 min read

According to officials in the state government, it is not possible to extend the vote facility to those outside the state.

Manipur: Kuki-Zo-Hmar women's body announces Lok Sabha poll boycott

March 27, 2024, 04:48 PM - 2 min read

This decision follows a consensus reached by the Young Kuki, a group representing Kuki youths, along with Kuki volunteers and the Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) Presidential Council.

ITLF calls for civic participation, discourages Kuki-Zo candidacy in LS election

March 25, 2024, 08:36 PM - 2 min read

ITLF urges Kuki-Zo community to vote but advises against contesting the Outer Manipur MP seat, citing community challenges.

Manipur's displaced Kuki-Zo community in Mizoram.

Manipur's displaced Kuki-Zo community struggles to secure voting rights in Mizoram for LS polls

March 20, 2024, 02:09 PM - 2 min read

According to a Mizoram election official, discussions are underway among Election Commission officials to facilitate voting for Internally Displaced People (IDPs) from Manipur, but no written order has been issued yet to allow them to vote from Mizoram.

Student body to protest against tribals.

Will expel Meiteis if Mizos, Kuki-Zo are deported from Manipur: Student body

February 19, 2024, 10:37 PM - 2 min read

The student body’s diktat follows Manipur CM N Biren Singh’s recent statement that his government will “identify and deport” anyone who entered the state and settled there after 1961.