Shirui Lily fest set to return after 2 years amid tight security in restive Manipur | India News – The Times of India

Shirui Lily fest set to return after 2 years amid tight security in restive Manipur | India News – The Times of India

GUWAHATI: Manipur’s Shirui Lily fest is set to return Tuesday after a two-year pause, signalling efforts toward peace in a state scarred by ethnic unrest.The fest, set from May 20-24, celebrates the state flower Shirui Lily found only in Shirui Hills of Tangkhul Naga-majority Ukhrul district. The fest marks the 75th anniversary of Lilium mackliniae‘s…

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11 killed in suicide car bombing at security post in restive Pakistan province

11 killed in suicide car bombing at security post in restive Pakistan province

A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a security post in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 11 security forces and wounding several others, four intelligence and security officials said Wednesday. The attack, one of the deadliest in recent months, happened Tuesday evening in Bannu, a district in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A breakaway faction…

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