{
  "id": 1499543,
  "title": "2 students injured during anti-census protest in Manipur: Police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/2-students-injured-during-anti-census-protest-in-manipur-police",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:47:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2-students-injured-during-anti-census-protest-in-manipur-police-101786978066669.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two students were injured during anti-census protests in Manipur on Monday, as tensions rose when the demonstrators tried to disrupt a census training session at two colleges in Imphal's Dhanamanjuri University. Police intervened with lathi-charge to control the crowd, leading to the wounded being taken to a local hospital. The Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD), a local organization, called for a 48-hour state-wide shutdown to push for the postponement of the census until the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is implemented. JFD's leader, Jeetendra Ningomba, warned that starting the census before addressing illegal immigrants and migrants would disproportionately affect Manipur's indigenous population. Students also rallied along Tiddim Road, demanding no NRC, no census, and the resettlement of internally displaced persons before the census begins. A similar protest occurred at a CC Higher Secondary school in Imphal East, while women vendors at Khwairamband Ima Market also took part in the demonstrations. The government had announced the first phase of Census 2027 would commence from September 1 to September 30, 2026, with a self-enumeration window available for 15 days from August 17 to August 31, 2026. This latest protest joins a series of opposition activities to census-related events in the state, such as the disruption of a Census personnel training program at Moirang College in Bishnupur district on August 14. On Sunday, two more students sustained injuries while trying to lockdown the Directorate of Census Operation office in Imphal East, according to police reports.",
  "summary": "The Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD), a local organisation, announced a 48-hour total shutdown across the state to fulfil their demand",
  "key_points": [
    "Two students injured during anti-census protests in Manipur.",
    "Police used lathi-charge to control the crowd.",
    "Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation called for 48-hour shutdown."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}