Empowering Leaders: MBA Specializations at Rohini College of Engineering & Technology

Ranked among the top 10 engineering colleges in Kanyakumari district, Rohini College of Engineering & Technology (RCET) embarked on its educational journey in the year 2012. Nestled in the heart of Kanyakumari, this institution has emerged as a beacon of educational brilliance. Affiliated with Anna University and approved by the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), RCET stands as a symbol of quality education and holistic development.

MBA Excellence at RCET

At the forefront of RCET's offerings lies the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, a cornerstone of excellence. With a vision to equip students with avant-garde knowledge in contemporary management domains, the MBA department is dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within its students.

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Empowering Through Value-Added Knowledge

The MBA Department at RCET goes beyond conventional education. It empowers students by infusing them with knowledge that carries additional value, nurturing their entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. Students actively participate in competitions hosted by various institutions, engage in internships and in-plant training across diverse sectors, including businesses, government agencies, and institutions.

The innovative concept of the "Business Table" is instated to cultivate teamwork, entrepreneurial mindset, and managerial acumen among students. The department's yearly newsletter provides a glimpse into its vibrant activities, fostering a strong connection with students and the community.

Nurturing Excellence in State-of-the-Art Facilities

The department is backed by a reputable laboratory that enhances the practical learning experience. Here, students not only acquire practical skills but also imbibe ethical values, practical management skills, and entrepreneurial principles that enrich their lives on various fronts.

Diverse Specializations for a Bright Future

RCET's MBA program offers a bouquet of specializations, each tailored to meet the dynamic demands of the business landscape. Choose from specializations like Operations Management, Marketing Management, Financial Management, Systems Management, Human Resource Management, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, and Infrastructure & Real Estate Management.

Educational Objectives: Shaping Tomorrow's Leaders

The MBA program at RCET is designed with clear educational objectives:

• To provide a comprehensive understanding of core business aspects.
• To furnish students with management tools for problem-solving and identifying business opportunities.
• To instill a holistic approach to management functions.
• To foster ethical standards in business practices.

Educational Outcomes: Preparing for Success

Upon completion of the program, students can expect to:

• Apply gained business acumen effectively in real-world scenarios.
• Analyze and solve complex managerial challenges.
• Communicate and negotiate adeptly to achieve organizational and personal goals.
• Demonstrate self-efficacy in goal setting and accomplishment.
• Contribute positively to societal welfare.

Undertake and excel in challenging roles.

Rohini College of Engineering & Technology stands as a testament to quality education and holistic empowerment. If you're aspiring to become a future-ready business leader, RCET's MBA program is your gateway to excellence. Embrace the journey towards a brighter future today!

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Saudi Arabia dives into Ukraine war peace push with Jeddah talks

India has also confirmed its attendance in Jeddah, describing the move as in line "with our longstanding position" that "dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward."

Natalie Zaichenko, 60, tends to the grave of her son, a Ukrainian soldier who was killed in the war against Russia, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia was set to host talks on the Ukraine war on Saturday in the latest flexing of its diplomatic muscle, though expectations are mild for what the gathering might achieve.

The meeting of national security advisers and other officials in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah underscores Riyadh's "readiness to exert its good offices to contribute to reaching a solution that will result in permanent peace," the official Saudi Press Agency said Friday.

Invitations were sent to around 30 countries, Russia not among them, according to diplomats familiar with the preparations. The SPA report said only that "a number of countries" would attend.

It follows Ukraine-organised talks in Copenhagen in June that were designed to be informal and did not yield an official statement.

Instead, diplomats said the sessions were intended to engage a range of countries in debates about a path towards peace, notably members of the BRICS bloc with Russia that have adopted a more neutral stance on the war in contrast to Western powers.

Speaking on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the wide range of countries represented in the Jeddah talks, including developing countries that have been hit hard by the surge in food prices triggered by the war.

"This is very important because, on issues such as food security, the fate of millions of people in Africa, Asia, and other parts of the world directly depends on how fast the world moves to implement the peace formula," he said.

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude exporter which works closely with Russia on oil policy, has touted its ties to both sides and positioned itself as a possible mediator in the war, now nearly a year and a half old.

"In hosting the summit, Saudi Arabia wants to reinforce its bid to become a global middle power with the ability to mediate conflicts while asking us to forget some of its failed strategies and actions of the past, like its Yemen intervention or the murder of Jamal Khashoggi," said Joost Hiltermann, Middle East programme director for the International Crisis Group.

The 2018 slaying of Khashoggi, a Saudi columnist for The Washington Post, by Saudi agents in Turkey once threatened to isolate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's de facto ruler. But the energy crisis produced by the Ukraine war elevated Saudi Arabia's global importance, helping to facilitate his rehabilitation.

Moving forward Riyadh "wants to be in the company of an India or a Brazil, because only as a club can these middle powers hope to have an impact on the world stage," Hiltermann added.

"Whether they will be able to agree on all things, such as the Ukraine war, is a big question."

'Balancing'

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, failing in its attempt to take Kyiv but seizing swathes of territory that Western-backed Ukrainian troops are fighting to recapture.

Beijing, which says it is a neutral party in the conflict but has been criticised by Western capitals for refusing to condemn Moscow, announced on Friday it would participate in the Jeddah talks. "China is willing to work with the international community to continue to play a constructive role in promoting a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis," said foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin.

India has also confirmed its attendance in Jeddah, describing the move as in line "with our longstanding position" that "dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward."

South Africa said it too will take part.

Saudi Arabia has backed UN Security Council resolutions denouncing Russia's invasion as well as its unilateral annexation of territory in eastern Ukraine.

Yet last year, Washington criticised oil production cuts approved in October, saying they amounted to "aligning with Russia" in the war.

This May, the kingdom hosted Zelensky at an Arab summit in Jeddah, where he accused some Arab leaders of turning "a blind eye" to the horrors of Russia's invasion.

In sum, Riyadh has adopted a "classic balancing strategy" that could soften Russia's response to this weekend's summit, said Umar Karim, an expert on Saudi politics at the University of Birmingham.

"They're working with the Russians on several files, so I guess Russia will deem such an initiative if not totally favourable then not unacceptable as well."

Ex Pak PM Imran Khan Arrested In Corruption Case, To Serve 3 Years In Jail

Imran Khan was found guilty of illegally selling gifts he received from foreign dignitaries during his term as prime minister. 

                  Ex Pak PM Imran Khan Arrested In Corruption Case, To Serve 3 Years In Jail 

Islamabad: Imran Khan, former Pakistan prime minister, was arrested today after a court sentenced him to three years in jail in a corruption case. An Islamabad trial court also barred him from participating in active politics for five year. An arrest warrant has been issued against Mr Khan.

The 70-year-old politician, also a cricket legend, was found guilty of illegally selling gifts he received from foreign dignitaries during his term as prime minister.

The gifts included watches given by a royal family, according to government officials, who have alleged previously that Khan's aides sold them in Dubai.

Islamabad's district and sessions court judge Humayun Dilawar announced the verdict in a surprise move on Saturday.

Mr Khan denies any wrongdoing and his legal team said they would be filing an immediate appeal.

"It's important to mention there was no chance given to present witnesses, neither was time allotted to round up arguments," a member of the team said.

Imran Khan's tenure as prime minister was cut short when opponents won a no-confidence vote against him last year, which Khan alleges was passed with the help of the country's powerful military. The military denies any role in the matter.

His targeting of the military has raised political temperatures, and his brief arrest in May on corruption charges sparked violent protests in the country.

Teenage girl Ann Mariya Joy, rushed from Idukki to Kochi, dies after two-month-long battle

The shifting of  Ann Mariya Joy from St John's Hospital in Kattappana, Idukki, to Amrita Hospital in Kochi had hit headlines as all roads were cleared for the ambulance to arrive in record time.

Kerala teenage girl Ann Mariya Joy.

KOCHI: The 17-year-old girl, who was rushed to Kochi from Idukki on June 1 following a heart attack, passed away on Friday night.

The shifting of Ann Mariya Joy from St John's Hospital in Kattappana, Idukki, to Amrita Hospital in Kochi had hit headlines as the roads were cleared for the ambulance to travel 129 km in just two hours 39 minutes.

The people, police, taxi drivers and others from Idukki to Ernakulam joined hands to facilitate the urgent transportation of the teenager following a Facebook post of the local MLA and Minister for Irrigation Roshy Augustine, urging to clear the way.

A native of Irattayar in Idukki, Ann Mariya was shifted from Amrita Hospital to Caritas Hospital in Kottayam in July, where she breathed her last late on Friday.

Her funeral will be held on Sunday at 2 pm at her native place.

Iran To Bring Tougher Hijab Law Ahead Of Mahsa Amini Protests Anniversary

Experts said the Bill, which has yet to be passed, was a reminder to Iranians that the regime will not back down from its stance on the hijab despite the country's enormous protests last year, according to CNN. 

The anti-hijab protest was erupted in Iran after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Tehran: Just weeks before the one-year anniversary of the major protests caused by Mahsa Amini's death, Iranian authorities are preparing a new Bill on hijab-wearing that experts fear would put unprecedentedly harsh punitive measures into law, according to CNN.

The 70-article draft law sets out a range of proposals, including much longer prison terms for women who refuse to wear the veil, stiff new penalties for celebrities and businesses who flout the rules, and the use of artificial intelligence to identify women in breach of the dress code.

Experts said the Bill, which has yet to be passed, was a reminder to Iranians that the regime will not back down from its stance on the hijab despite the country's enormous protests last year, according to CNN.

The Bill was submitted by the judiciary to the government for consideration earlier this year, then forwarded to the parliament and subsequently approved by the Legal and Judicial Commission. It is set to be submitted to the Board of Governors this Sunday before it is introduced on the floor of parliament, state-aligned news agency Mehr reported Tuesday.

Iran's parliament would work on finalising the text and voting on the Bill "in the next two months," Mehr said.

Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, died last September after being detained by the regime's infamous morality police and taken to a "re-education centre," allegedly for not abiding by the country's conservative dress code, CNN reported.

While not officially disbanded, the morality police had largely pulled back following last year's protests, which have gradually waned. But earlier this month, police spokesman General Saeed Montazerolmahdi said the morality police would resume notifying and then detaining women who are caught without the Islamic headscarf in public.

The hijab has long been a point of contention in Iran. It was barred in 1936 during leader Reza Shah's emancipation of women until his successor lifted the ban in 1941. In 1983 the hijab became mandatory after the last shah was overthrown in the Islamic Revolution of 1979, CNN reported.

Iran has traditionally considered Article 368 of its Islamic penal code as the hijab law, which states that those in breach of the dress code face between 10 days to two months in prison, or a fine between 50,000 to 500,000 Iranian rials, what is today between USD 1.18 to USD 11.82.

The new Bill would reclassify failure to wear the hijab as a more severe offence, punishable by a five-to-ten-year prison sentence as well as a higher fine of up to 360 million Iranian rials (USD 8,508).

That fine is far beyond what the average Iranian could pay, as millions are below the poverty line, Hossein Raeesi, an Iranian human rights lawyer and adjunct professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, told CNN.

Another section states that in order to enforce the new law, Iranian police must "create and strengthen AI systems to identify perpetrators of illegal behaviour using tools such as fixed and mobile cameras."

Earlier this year, state media reported that cameras would be installed in public places to identify women who violate the country's hijab law, CNN reported.

Under the new draft law, business owners, who do not enforce the hijab requirement, will face steeper fines, potentially amounting to three months of their business profit, and face bans on leaving the country or participating in public or cyber-activity for up to two years.

"I Am Sorry": Bombay High Court Judge Announces Resignation In Open Court

Making the announcement in his courtroom, Justice Rohit Deo said he could not compromise on self-respect, according to a lawyer who was present. 

                   "I Am Sorry": Bombay High Court Judge Announces Resignation In Open Court 

Nagpur: Justice Rohit Deo, a judge of the Bombay High Court, on Friday, said he resigned due to personal reasons.

Making the announcement in his courtroom in Nagpur, where the high court has a bench, Justice Deo said that he could not compromise on self-respect, according to a lawyer who was present.

Following the announcement, the matters listed before him for the day stood discharged.

"Those who are present in the court, I apologise to each one of you. I scolded you because I want you to improve. I don't want to hurt anyone of you because you all are like family to me and I am sorry to tell you that I have submitted my resignation. I can't work against my self-respect. You people work hard," Justice Deo was quoted as saying in the courtroom by the lawyer.

Speaking to reporters later, the judge said he has quit due to personal reasons and sent his resignation letter to the President of India.

In 2022, Justice Deo acquitted former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba in an alleged Maoist links case, setting aside the life imprisonment awarded to him and noting that the trial proceedings were null and void in the absence of valid sanction under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

The Supreme Court later stayed the order and ordered the Nagpur bench of the High Court to hear the case afresh.

Last week, Justice Deo stayed the operation of a Maharashtra Government Resolution (order) of January 3 through which the state was empowered to cancel punitive proceedings initiated by the revenue department related to the illegal excavation of minor minerals by contractors engaged in the construction of the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway.

Justice Deo was appointed as a judge of the Bombay High Court in June 2017 and was due to retire in December 2025.

Before that, he was the Advocate General of Maharashtra in 2016.

Rahul Gandhi To Be MP Again, Can Contest Polls After Supreme Court Order

Modi Surname Case: The trial judge has awarded the maximum sentence of two years in the case, the top court observed in its judgement, adding that it would not have attracted disqualification if the sentence was a day lesser. 

                   Rahul Gandhi To Be MP Again, Can Contest Polls After Supreme Court Order 

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark was put on hold by the Supreme Court today, which said that while his remarks were not in good taste, his disqualification from parliament would affect his constituents.

The trial judge had awarded the maximum sentence of two years in the case, the top court observed, pointing out that it would not have attracted disqualification as an MP if the sentence was a day lesser.

Rahul Gandhi had in April told a sessions court in Surat his conviction by a magistrate's court in the 2019 defamation case was erroneous, patently perverse, and he was sentenced in a manner so as to attract disqualification as a Member of Parliament. He had said he was treated harshly by the trial court, which was "overwhelmingly influenced" by his status as an MP.

No doubt that the utterances by the petitioner were not in good taste, the Supreme Court said today, "and the petitioner ought to have been more careful in making speeches".

"The ramifications of disqualification not just affect the right of the individual but also the electorate," it said.

This was Rahul Gandhi's last chance before acquittal, and will allow him to attend the parliament and contest elections, his lawyer earlier argued in the court, adding that the High Court had reserved its judgement for 66 days, and due to conviction in the case, Mr Gandhi has already lost two Parliament sessions.

A Supreme Court bench of Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha, and Sanjay Kumar was hearing Rahul Gandhi's request for a stay on his conviction. The Gujarat High Court had earlier refused to stay his conviction in the criminal defamation case.

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Rahul Gandhi, said the trial has been completed, and Mr Gandhi has even been convicted, yet there is no evidence so far.

Mr Singhvi said this is the first time 30 crore people have held to be an identifiable class. "They are amorphous, non-homogenous...communities, castes, and groups with appellation 'Modi' are totally different," he said.

Justice Gavai had at the beginning of the hearing said Mr Gandhi will have to make out an exceptional case for a stay on conviction, to which Mr Singhvi said he was not arguing conviction today.

Mr Singhvi argued the complainant Purnesh Modi's original surname is not Modi, and he had changed it.

"The complainant Purnesh Modi himself said that his original surname was not Modi. He belongs to Modh Vanika Samaj," he argued, and claimed not a single of the persons Mr Gandhi had named during his speech have sued him.

"Interestingly, everybody who is aggrieved in this very 'small' community of 13 crores, the only people suing are BJP office-holders. Very strange," Mr Singhvi said.

The Supreme Court then pointed out that the trial court has also spoken about Mr Gandhi's criminal antecedents.

"They have cited 13 cases but no conviction in any of those cases. How are these cited for criminal antecedents? I am not a hardened criminal...No conviction despite...look at the chart. Full of cases filed by BJP karyakartas, but never any conviction," Mr Singhvi responded.

Advocate Singhvi then pointed out that the High Court treats this as a serious offence involving a moral turpitude.

"Not a single material of moral turpitude. Not a single judgement. This is non-cognisable, bailable, and compoundable. Not against society, not kidnapping, rape, murder...maximum sentence of 2 years... How can this become an offence involving moral turpitude?" he said.

There's no other case where two years sentence has been given, he added.

Mr Gandhi while maintaining that he was not guilty, on Wednesday requested the top court to stay his two-year conviction, enabling him to participate in the ongoing sittings of the Lok Sabha and sessions thereafter.

At a rally in Karnataka's Kolar in April 2019, Rahul Gandhi, in a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said, "How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?".

In an affidavit before the top court, the former Wayanad MP said that he has always maintained that he is not guilty of the offence and that the "conviction is unsustainable" and if he had to apologise and compound the offence, "he would have done it much earlier".

Rahul Gandhi has challenged the trial court order in the Surat Sessions court, where the appeal is pending.

Denmark beefs up border controls after Koran burnings

The Jeddah-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has also voiced "disappointment" with Sweden and Denmark for not taking action following the spate of burnings.

Protesters gather in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, following reports of the burning of a Quran carried out by a ultranationalist group in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen.

COPENHAGEN: Danish police have temporarily intensified border controls amid security concerns following several protests where Korans have been desecrated, the Danish justice ministry said on Friday.

"Authorities have assessed that for a limited time period it is necessary to intensify police efforts at Denmark's borders for security reasons," Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard said in a statement.

The measure, in effect until August 10, follows a similar move implemented by Sweden on Thursday.

The governments in Denmark and Sweden and their intelligence authorities have recently expressed concern about the worsened security situation in their countries following public desecrations of the Koran, including burnings, which have sparked widespread outrage and condemnations in Muslim countries.

Iraqi protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad twice in July, starting fires within the compound on the second occasion.

The Jeddah-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has also voiced "disappointment" with Sweden and Denmark for not taking action following the spate of burnings.

Both countries have condemned the desecrations but upheld their laws regarding freedom of speech and assembly.

They have however both vowed in the past week to explore legal means of stopping protests involving the burning of holy texts in certain circumstances, while still respecting freedom of expression.

Ukraine attack hits Russian warship at Black Sea base

Russia said it had repelled an attempted attack on the base by the Ukrainian armed forces "with the use of two unmanned sea boats".

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Ukraine carried out a drone strike on a Russian navy ship at a Black Sea base, a Ukraine security source told AFP Friday, as Moscow said it had repelled a similar attack over annexed Crimea.

The number of attacks in the Black Sea has increased from both sides since Moscow exited a deal last month that had allowed Ukrainian grain exports via the shipping hub during the conflict between the two countries.

In a video of the purported attack obtained by AFP, a naval drone is seen speeding towards the darkened silhouette of a military vessel before the connection abruptly cuts off.

A Ukrainian attack targeting the Olenegrorsky Gornyak landing ship in the Novorossiysk naval base in southern Russia was "successful", a Ukrainian security source said.

"The goal was to show that Ukraine can attack any Russian warship in that zone," the source added.

Russia said it had repelled an attempted attack on the base by the Ukrainian armed forces "with the use of two unmanned sea boats".

Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been targeted since the beginning of Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine more than a year ago, but attacks have increased in recent weeks.

"Another Russian ship is on the edge of its fall," the Ukrainian foreign ministry said on social media, alongside a video of a military vessel listing heavily to one side.

"The presence of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea... will be put to an end," Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said following the most recent drone strike.

"Ukraine will ensure freedom and security in the Black Sea for world trade."

The port of Novorossiysk also hosts the terminus of a pipeline that carries most Kazakh oil exports through Russia.

The fuel artery's operator Caspian Pipeline Consortium said it was continuing to ship oil to moored tankers at the terminal, Russian state media reported Friday.

Crimea attack

The Russian defence ministry meanwhile said it had downed 13 drones over the Crimean peninsula, without recording casualties or damage.

Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, has been targeted by Kyiv throughout Moscow's Ukraine offensive but has seen more intense attacks in recent weeks.

Ukrainian drone strikes on Crimea in July blew up an ammunition depot and damaged a strategic and symbolic bridge linking Russia's mainland to the peninsula.

Earlier this week, Russia's defence ministry said it foiled a Ukrainian drone attack targeting patrol boats in the Black Sea.

Three drones were trained on ships navigating in waters 340 kilometres (210 miles) southwest of Sevastopol, the base of Russia's Black Sea fleet in Crimea.

Also announced Friday was Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's visit to a combat zone in Ukraine to inspect a command post and meet senior military officers.

Shoigu got an update on the situation on the front and "thanked commanders and soldiers... for successful offensive operations" in Lyman in eastern Ukraine, the army said, without mentioning when the visit took place.

Frontline under microscope

Shoigu last visited the front at the end of June after an aborted rebellion by the Russian paramilitary group Wagner fighting along with Moscow's forces in Ukraine.

Ukraine began its long-awaited counteroffensive in the same month but has made modest advances in the face of stiff resistance from Russian forces on the front line.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that the counteroffensive was difficult, reporting "very violent" fighting in the key areas on the eastern and southern fronts.

Late summer and early autumn 2022, Ukraine retook swathes of territory around Kherson and Kharkiv in rapid counteroffensives.

But Ukrainian forces are now contending with well-entrenched Russian defensive positions built over several months.

In the southern sector, Ukrainian troops were "gradually but persistently moving forward", deputy defence minister Ganna Malyar said on Telegram.

Violence takes a toll on mental health of kids in relief camps in Manipur

They started arriving at the relief camps in early May, with the children highly traumatised. Despite repeated counselling, they have not fully recovered.

FILE - In this picture taken on July 25, 2023, children look on at a relief camp for displaced tribals in Churachandpur. 

GUWAHATI: Faced with an uncertain future amid the ethnic violence, displaced people in strife-torn Manipur, particularly children, are slowly slipping into depression, officials said.

They started arriving at the relief camps in early May, with the children highly traumatised. Despite repeated counselling, they have not fully recovered.

“We have started noticing symptoms of depression in people displaced due to violence, especially children. There are some who do not want to venture out of their rooms — a telltale sign of depression,” said Yurembam Indramani, District Child Protection Officer, Imphal West.

“There is violence almost every day. Anxiety has set in among the inmates. They wonder for how long they will have to stay in relief camps and if they would ever be able to return to their villages,” he said.

A team from NIMHANS Bengaluru will visit the relief camps and assess the nature of the children's mental health. They will also hold a workshop for counsellors from August 7-10.

Sandhyarani Mangshatabam, programme officer of the State Child Protection Society, said, “The Manipur Social Welfare Department has a child protection unit in every district. Each district has a counsellor.”

“We also have childcare institutions in every district. The counsellors of all these institutions are working in tandem,” she said, adding, “I can’t say the children’s mental condition has improved. Elderly inmates often discuss violence. The children get to hear their discussions. This is greatly affecting them.”

“The children are still traumatised. Their fear somewhat reduced after they started going to schools,” Indramani said.

About 11,000 displaced children are lodged in 337 relief camps 167 of them are set up in Imphal East, Imphal West, Kakching, Thoubal, Jiribam and Bishnupur (Meitei-majority districts) 170 are placed in Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Tengnoupal (Kuki-majority districts)

More than 160 people have lost their lives and several hundreds have been injured since ethnic clashes broke out in Manipur on May 3, after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur's population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals -- Nagas and Kukis -- constitute little over 40 per cent and reside in the hill districts.