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Aizawl, July 9: Intense fighting between rival Chin groups in Myanmar's Chin state continued for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, keeping the Mizoram border on the edge. Meanwhile, the number of refugees taking shelter in Champhai district has risen to over 4,400 since July 2, official sources stated. Security concerns deepened along the Myanmar border as the Chin National Army (CNA) and the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) continued their armed conflict near Leilet village, with no signs of de-escalation till Tuesday evening. Officials said the border town of Zokhawthar alone is sheltering 3,684 refugees from Khawmawi and Rihkhawdar, while 744 more have arrived at Saikhumphai, Vaphai and Farkawn villages from Leilet, Singai, Selawn, and Satawm. However, local leaders from Vaphai indicated that the actual figure may be higher, as people continue to cross the border amidst the gunfight. "Clashes have not stopped since Sunday, and we believe over 800 people have entered through our area," a village elder said. The latest flashpoint has been the CNA's seizure and torching of the CNDF's 'Camp Rihli' near Leilet on Monday, a day after the CNA launched a counter-offensive following the CNDF's capture of eight camps belonging to the Chinland Defence Force (CDF)-Hualngoram. A local resident at Saikhumphai said both the CNA and the CNDF continue to receive reinforcements - the CNDF from Khawmawi and the CNA from Camp Victoria, the military base of the Chin National Front (CNF), located just across the border from Farkawn. "We cannot even go to our fields along the Tiau river to weed our crops. Bullets are still flying into our side," he said. The ongoing gunfight has also stalled rescue efforts. YMA volunteers have been unable to reach the Tiau river bank to recover the bodies of four CNDF cadres who drowned while attempting to swim across the swollen river on Saturday night and Sunday morning. The body of a woodcutter, who drowned near Zokhawthar while escaping the clashes, is still to be located. Violence began on July 2 when the CNDF launched an offensive against the CDF-Hualngoram. After a week of fierce fighting, the CNDF overran all eight camps of its rival by Saturday evening, killing two CDF-Hualngoram fighters and injuring five others. Two CNDF cadres were also injured. The seven injured were evacuated to Zokhawthar for medical treatment, with one critically injured being referred to the Champhai District Hospital. The CNA-led counter-offensive began on Sunday under the Chinland Council - a coalition that includes CDF-Hualngoram and 17 other groups. The CNA captured and razed the CNDF's Camp Rihli on Monday.
Aizawl: The Advocacy Group for Peace in Chinland, a Aizawl-based team constituted under the aegis of Mizoram CM Lalduhoma, is yet making a breakthrough to bring peace between the warring Chin armed groups as both sides failed to reach a compromise to end the armed internecine conflict in western Chin state, a member of the advocacy team said on Monday, reports HC Vanlalruata.The member, speaking to TOI on the condition of anonymity, said the group has reached out to both the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) and the Chinland Defence Force (CDF) - Hualngoram as well as the Chin National Front ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, July 14 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a man, facing contempt of court for attending a virtual court hearing while relieving himself on a toilet seat, to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the court's registry after observing that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology. The incident occurred on June 20 when Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case. A video of the man soon went viral, prompting the high court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings. On Monday, the division bench of Justices AS Supehia and RT Vachhani directed the man, identified as Samad Abdul Rehm ...Read More >
Nagpur: Despite aggressive promotion of electric vehicles (EVs) under green energy initiatives, Nagpur district continues to grapple with a critical shortage of charging infrastructure. According to official data, there is just one EV charging station for every 515 electric vehicles in the district.The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL), which is the sole authority for providing power connections to EV charging points, revealed that 151 charging stations have been set up so far across the district and many of them are private and not available to public. Of these, ...Read More >
Aizawl, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nearly 3,000 Myanmar refugees, including women and children, who earlier this month crossed the unfenced International Border and took shelter in Mizoram during the armed clashes between two armed ethnic groups, have returned to their villages in the neighbouring country, officials said on Thursday. Around 4,653 refugees, including children and women, from Myanmar had taken shelter in the border villages of Zokhawthar, Saikhumphai, and Vaiphai in eastern Mizoram's Champhai district, following a series of armed clashes between the Chin National Defence Force (C ...Read More >
Aizawl: Over 3,000 Myanmar nationals from Chin state have fled Khawmawi and Rihkhawdar villages located adjacent to Mizoram and are taking shelter in Zokhawthar village of Champhai district bordering Myanmar due to fighting between two Chin armed groups since Wednesday, police said on Sunday.A senior Champhai district police officer told TOI that 2,845 people fled Khawmawi and Rihkhawdar villages and have taken refuge in Zokhawthar village from Saturday morning till Sunday, following clashes between the armed Chinland Defence Force -- Hualngoram (CDF-Hualngoram) and the Chin National Defence F ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) To curb illegal mining and transportation, the Uttar Pradesh government is deploying advanced technologies under the Integrated Mining Surveillance System (IMSS), a release said on Thursday. Mining activities are already being monitored through drones, geo-fencing, RFID tags, and AI-powered check gates. Now, the state is set to introduce 'Weigh-In-Motion' (WIM) technology to accurately track vehicle overloading. Also Read | 'Arvind Kejriwal Used Government Funds to Buy Mobiles Costing Up to INR 1.63 Lakh', Claims Delhi Minister Ashish Sood. According to the official re ...Read More >
Aizawl, Jul 6 (PTI) More than 3,000 people from Myanmar's Chin state have fled to India and taken shelter in Mizoram in the past four days following fierce clashes between two ethnic groups, an official said on Sunday. Mizoram already has more than 32,000 refugees from Myanmar. Also Read | BRICS Remains a Powerful Force for Economic Cooperation and Global Good, Says PM Narendra Modi. The official said that the Myanmarese nationals, mainly from three border villages in Chin state, started entering Zokhawthar area of the northeastern state's Champhai district since July 3. Two anti-junta for ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Mizoram government has decided to collect biometrics and biographic data of Myanmar refugees taking shelter in the northeastern state after a military coup in the neighboring country in February 2021. Earlier, Manipur had carried out this exercise. A Mizoram Home Department official, who did not want to be named, told ET, "Towards the end of July, the work of collecting biometric and demographic data of around 35,000 Myanmar refugees would start. The biometric exercise would be conducted using the Foreigner Identification Portal and would be carried out in all 11 districts of th ...Read More >
Aizawl: With 148 more refugees leaving for Chin state of Myanmar on Sunday, there are hardly over 1,300 refugees taking shelter in India-Myanmar border trade centre in Zokhawthar village of Champhai district bordering Myanmar, a village leader of Zokhawthar said.Zokhawthar village council president Laldinthara said only a few refugees are left in Zokhawthar as the large majority of those who fled Khawmawi, Rikhawdar and nearby villages of western Chin state since last Saturday have returned to th ...Read More >
Aizawl: Over 1,000 refugees from Myanmar's Chin state have taken shelter at Zokhawthar village in Mizoram's Champhai district following fierce clashes between two Chin groups in the neighbouring country. The clashes between Chinland Defence Force - Hualngoram (CDF-Hualngoram) and Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) cadres at Rihkhawdar village and Khawmawi have resulted in the death of a CDF-Hualngoram cadre, a leader of Young Mizo Association (YMA) unit in Zokhawthar said.Medala, a YMA leader, told TOI over the phone that gunfire began on Saturday at around 8:45am (IST) and continued until app ...Read More >
Zokhawthar, a village of around 5,000 people, alone hosts over 8,000 refugees. Many households are accommodating up to 25 refugees. "We do not even have time for ourselves and are sheltering almost double our village population," Ngurchhawna said. Residents say Tlawmngaihna, a central tenet of Mizo culture, relating to selflessness, altruism, and a commitment to helping others, drives them to open their homes to strangers fleeing violence. They are now stretched thin and facing difficulties such ...Read More >
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], July 8 (ANI): Following intene clahe between the Chinland Defence Force-Hualngoram (CDF-H) and the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) inide Myanmar, the Mizoram Police and Aam Rifle have been deployed with heightened alertne along the Indo-Myanmar border to prevent any breach, according to Mizoram Home Miniter Pu K Sapdanga. The violent conflict between the two Chin armed group began on the night of July 5 in Khawmawi, the lat village on the Myanmar ide of the border. The fighting ha ince intenified, forcing hundred of civilian from Khawmawi and urrounding area to fl ...Read More >
Aizawl, July 6: A fierce gunfight along the Myanmar border claimed the life of a CDF-Hualngoram cadre on Saturday, with stray bullets from the fighting whizzing into Zokhawthar village in Mizoram, damaging at least five homes and a parked car. The clashes erupted between the Chinland Defence Force-Hualngoram (CDF-Hualngoram) and the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) near Rihkhawdar and Khawmawi -- just a few kilometres from Zokhawthar -- around 8.45 am and raged until 2.30 pm. Amid the hail of bullets, a desperate plea rang out over a loudspeaker in Zokhawthar: "Your bullets are flying into ...Read More >
Aizawl, July 7: With the number of refugees fleeing Myanmar's Chin state crossing 3,000, Mizoram Chief Minister's political adviser Lalmuanpuia Punte on Sunday rushed to the tense India-Myanmar border and crossed over to hold talks with leaders of the warring Chin rebel factions in a bid to defuse the escalating crisis. Since Saturday, more than 2,845 civilians from Khawmawi and Rihkhawdar villages have crossed into Zokhawthar in Champhai district. Local officials believe the actual number is higher, with many children and the elderly still unaccounted for amid the chaos. "They are coming i ...Read More >
Guwahati: Around 3,000 Myanmar refugees who recently took shelter in Mizoram during the armed clashes between two ethnic armed groups have returned to their country. Approximately 4,653 refugees from Myanmar had sought refuge in the border villages of Zokhawthar, Saikhumphai, and Vaiphai in Mizoram's Champhai district. The refugees came from three villages in Chin State, Myanmar -- Khawmawi, Rihkhawdar, and Lianhna -- in the first and second weeks of July. Sources along Mizoram's border with Myanmar reported that the situation along the India-Myanmar border is relatively improving, leading to ...Read More >
Mizoram is facing a fresh influx of around 300 refugees from Myanmar's Chin state due to renewed clashes between armed groups, leading to the sealing of the Indo-Myanmar gate. The state already shelters over 33,000 Myanmar nationals, along with refugees from Bangladesh and Manipur, all belonging to communities sharing ethnic ties with the Mizos.Owing to renewed clashes in Myanmar, Mizoram has witnessed fresh influx of refugees around 300 refugees have fled to to Zokhawthar village bordering Myanm ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 5: The solemn and spiritual Ashoor Muharram procession was taken out today from Newplot, Jammu, under the management of Anjuman-e-Haidary Newplot, in remembrance of the supreme sacrifice of Imam Hussain and the martyrs of Karbala. With great devotion and discipline, the procession reached Pir Mitha, where it was received and joined by the members of Anjuman-e-Imamia Jammu. The mourning procession concluded at Karbala, Wazarat Road, Jammu. The procession strictly followed the registered routes allotted by the Government and Administration, demonstrating unity, order, and respect f ...Read More >
Aizawl, Jul 6 (PTI) More than 3,000 people from Myanmar's Chin state have fled to India and taken shelter in Mizoram in the past four days following fierce clashes between two ethnic groups, an official said on Sunday. Mizoram already has more than 32,000 refugees from Myanmar. The official said that the Myanmarese nationals, mainly from three border villages in Chin state, started entering Zokhawthar area of the northeastern state's Champhai district since July 3. Two anti-junta forces - Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) and Chinland Defence Force (CDF) - were engaged in a gun battle betw ...Read More >
Guwahati: A renewed armed confrontation between two Chin rebel factions in Myanmar's Chin state has forced over 1,000 people to flee into Mizoram, seeking refuge in the border village of Zokhawthar. According to a local leader of the Young Mizo Association (YMA), a well-known civil society group, Myanmar nationals began crossing the India-Myanmar border on Friday and Saturday as violence escalated. They took shelter in Zokhawthar, located in Mizoram's Champhai district, which has previously witnessed similar influxes during unrest in Myanmar. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our qui ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, India - Thousands of refugees have crossed into India's northeastern state of Mizoram after clashes between two anti-junta armed groups in neighbouring Myanmar, Indian authorities said on Monday. Refugees have been crossing into Mizoram since July 2 when clashes between two rival Chin groups -- the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) and the Chinland Defence Force-Hualngoram (CDF-H) -- erupted over control of strategic areas in Myanmar's northwestern Chin State, a senior security official told Reuters. The official, who did not want to be named because he was not authorised to speak ...Read More >
Aizawl: Nearly 3,000 refugees from Myanmar, who recently crossed the international border and took shelter in India, have returned to their villages in the neighbouring country, a senior police officer said on Thursday. More than 4,500 refugees from the neighbouring country had entered Mizoram and taken shelter in the border villages of Zokhawthar, Saikhumphai, and Vaiphai in Champhai district, following an armed conflict between Chin rebel groups -- the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) and Chinland Defence Force (CDF-Hualngoram), backed by the Chin National Army (CNA), officials said. The ...Read More >
Guwahati: In a major haul of drugs, the Assam Rifles and other agencies, in different operations have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets and heroin valued at over Rs 113.36 crore and recovered 7,000 detonators in Mizoram. The security personnel arrested three persons in connection with the significant seizure during the past 24 hours. A defence spokesman said that acting on specific intelligence, regarding the movement of drugs in Zokhawthar areas, an Area Domination Patrol (ADP) t ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The All India Football Federation have congratulated Inter Kashi on being adjudged the I-League Champions following the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). CAS has partially upheld an appeal by Inter Kashi Football Club (Inter Kashi FC) against Churchill Brothers FC Goa, Namdhari FC, Real Kashmir FC, and AIFF. CAS has ruled that the AIFF shall declare Inter Kashi FC as winners of the I-League 2024-25. After an unsuccessful first procedure initiated by several I-League clubs before the AIFF Disciplinary Committee, the AIFF Appeal Committee ...Read More >