{
  "id": 1980536,
  "title": "Manipur shuts all educational institutions from Aug 20 to 23 amid unrest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/manipur-shuts-all-educational-institutions-from-aug-20-to-23-amid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T17:16:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/manipur-shuts-all-educational-institutions-from-aug-20-to-23-amid-unrest-101787159763046.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The government of Manipur announced the closure of all educational institutions for four days, from August 20 to 23, due to the current law and order situation, according to an official statement. The decision, made by the commissioner-cum-secretary to the Government of Manipur, applies to schools, higher education institutes, and universities, whether under the government, aided, or unaided sectors. Deputy commissioners, zonal education officers, and relevant directors have been instructed to disseminate this order to the respective schools and institutions.\n\nMeanwhile, normal life in several valley districts of Manipur remains disrupted as the 48-hour shutdown, initiated by the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD), continues. This Meitei group is demanding that the Census be conducted only after the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is completed. The Meitei groups allege that undocumented migrants settled in Manipur post-1951 from neighboring countries pose a threat to the state's original inhabitants. Conversely, Kuki organizations claim that Meiteis are attempting to label them as undocumented immigrants.\n\nIn Assam, an NRC was updated in 2019 to identify individuals who arrived in the state after 1971. The students' wing of JFD has been involved in a series of protests over the past few days, including shutting down the Directorate of Census Operations office in Imphal East and disrupting training centers for census enumerators and supervisors. Furthermore, the charge officer/Sub-Divisional Officer, Lilong, Imphal West, Moirangthem Priyaroshni Devi, announced that all appointments of supervisors, enumerators, and field trainers for the Census Training Programme have been canceled.",
  "summary": "Manipur has ordered all schools, colleges and universities shut from August 20 to 23, citing the prevailing law and order situation amid a JFD shutdown.",
  "key_points": [
    "Manipur shuts schools, colleges for 4 days from Aug 20-23",
    "Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation demands Census after NRC",
    "Kuki groups accuse Meiteis of labeling them as undocumented migrants"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}