Curfew was imposed in Manipur's Imphal on Saturday and internet services were suspended in some parts of the state
| | | Curfew was imposed in Manipur’s Imphal on Saturday and internet services were suspended in some parts of the state as tensions arose over the abduction of six members of a Meitei family and the subsequent recovery of three bodies, even as the state government urged the Centre to withdraw the recent reimposition of Afspa. | THE DAILY QUIZ This country is home to the deadly funnel-web spider, blue-ringed octopus and taipan snake. Now, its government deems social media dangerous too. Which very large island nation is banning it for kids under 16, mate? a. Afghanistan
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d. Australia TAKE THE FULL QUIZ | | THE BIG STORY Imphal under curfew after shops torched by protesters Authorities in Manipur reimposed a curfew in the Imphal valley and suspended internet in at least seven districts on Saturday amid simmering tensions over the abduction of six members of a Meitei family and the subsequent recovery of three unidentified bodies, even as the state government urged the Centre to withdraw the recent reimposition of Afspa in parts of Manipur. The reimposition of restrictions comes in the backdrop of fresh attacks on civilians and renewed gunfights between forces and militants in the state, where 240 people have died in clashes that started roughly 18 months. Read more. | | THE BIG QUESTION Sukhbir Badal resigns as Akali Dal president, what next? Sukhbir Singh Badal resigned as president of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday, paving the way for the election of a new party chief months after the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, declared him guilty of religious misconduct. Party vice president Daljit Singh Cheema said that Badal submitted his resignation to the working committee of the party. Read more. | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | | FROM THE FIELD Five Maoists shot dead in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh Security forces shot dead at least five Maoists in an encounter in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, officers aware of the matter said — the latest in a string of operations against Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in the region. The gunfight broke out after a joint team of the District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force, and Border Security Force launched a search operation along the Abujhmad forest on the border of Kanker and Narayanpur districts on Friday night. The encounter took place days after Union home minister Amit Shah chaired an inter-state coordination meeting in Raipur with the chief ministers and officials of the states affected by Maoist violence. Read more. | | | | PHOTO OF THE DAY | | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | | Written and edited by Vaishali Gurnani. Produced by Md Shad Hasnain. | | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |  | |
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