India, Feb. 24 -- Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and briefed him on the steps the new state government has taken to bring peace and harmony in ethnic violence-hit region.

In a post on X, the Manipur government called the meeting an important milestone in continued efforts to accelerate the growth and holistic development of Manipur. It added Khemchand briefed Modi on the measures undertaken to restore peace, stability, and communal harmony across Manipur.

Khemchand's deputies, Nemcha Kipgen and Losii Dikho, accompanied him for the meeting with Modi, the first since the new state government took office. The three invited Modi to visit the state.

Khemchand has had a series of meeting w...