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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 the return of the refugees to their villages. According to officials, of the 4,653 Myanmar refugees, 3,867 had sheltered in Zokhawthar, and 786 in Vaiphai and Saikhumphai villages in Champhai district. Approximately 500 refugees had taken shelter in relief camps, while the remaining were accommodated in the houses of relatives and friends, the official said. Recently, a fresh batch of refugees has started arriving since July 2. Gun battles erupted between the Chin National Defence Force and the Chinland Defence Force-Hualngoram over control of Chin State in Myanmar. Since a military coup in Myanmar in February 2021, refugees, including women and children from the neighboring country, have been coming to Mizoram seeking shelter, and their numbers have now increased to around 35,000. The refugees, mostly from the Chin tribes, share almost full ethnic and cultural similarities with the majority Mizos of Mizoram. They are currently sheltered in camps across most of the 11 districts in the northeastern state, which has an unfenced 510 km border with Myanmar.
Aizawl: The Mizoram government is making massive efforts to collect biometric and demographic details of over 35,000 Myanmar refugees taking shelter in the state, a senior official from the Home Department said on Sunday. The senior official said the enrollment exercise is expected to begin in the last week of July. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! He added that the enrollment will be done online using the Foreigner Identification Portal and will first be carried out in towns and villages where there is good internet connectivity. He said all ...Read More >
Aizawl, June 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) All the government and private schools in Mizoram remained closed on Monday due to heavy rains that triggered landslides, rockfalls, and waterlogging in different parts of the mountainous state, officials said. A senior official of the School Education Department said that Deputy Commissioners of all 11 districts issued separate notifications closing the schools on Monday as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of the students. After the beginning of the current spell of heavy rain, earlier, schools were closed across the state for two days on May 29 a ...Read More >
Aizawl, Jun 27 (PTI) Mizoram Home Minister K Sapdanga on Friday said that more than 50 per cent of criminal cases in Mizoram in recent times were linked to people who came from outside and took refuge in the state. More than 30,000 refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh and Internally Displaced People (IDP) from Manipur are currently taking shelter in the northeastern state, according to officials. Also Read | YouTube Channel Claims Govt Is Giving INR 4,500 Per Month To Unemployed Youth Under 'PM Berojgari Bhatta Yojana'? PIB Fact Check Debunks Fake News. While chairing a review meeting here, ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Nearly 4,000 people from the Chin community in Myanmar fled to Mizoram's Champhai district in the wake of a fierce gunfight between two ethnic armed groups. The refugees arrived in the Zokhawthar and Vaphai villages through a border bridge and by crossing the Tiau river that separates the two countries in the area. Most of them are taking shelter in their relatives' houses, while others are lodged in schools and community halls. Chins, Mizos, Kukis, Zomis, Hmars, and Kuki-Chins (Bangladesh) are ethnic cousins, belonging to the Zo community. Most Chins and Mizos living in places nea ...Read More >
The crackdown, spanning from March 25 to March 31, resulted in the arrest of 8 people, including two Myanmar nationals, four from Manipur and one from Assam, Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) H Ramthlengliana said. The most significant operation took place on the morning of March 25, when the CID (Special Branch) operation team intercepted a truck at Tuirial Bridge near Aizawl. A meticulous search of the truck, which was proceeding towards Aizawl from Seiling in Saitual district, revea ...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 >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the 13-day-long Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district that will begin on July 28. Deputy Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh reviewed security in Poonch and stressed ensuring the safety of the devotees. "The first batch will depart from the Bhagwati Nagar basecamp in Jammu on July 28, moving towards the Mandi tehsil in Poonch in a regulated convoy amid full security arrangements," a spokesperson said. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and Inspec ...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 >
LONDON (AP) - India collected four wickets and England stumbled to 98-4 by lunch on a lively fourth morning of the third test at Lord's on Sunday. Mohammed Siraj took two wickets and Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep got the others. Joe Root was 17 not out at the interval with captain Ben Stokes on 2 and England was leading by 98 runs in its second innings. The pitch was offering plenty for the seamers with deliveries flying off a length, rearing up almost dangerously. It was such a minefield that England seemed fortunate to lose only two wickets in the first hour while Jasprit Bumrah and S ...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 >
Aizawl, Jul 13 (PTI) The Mizoram government is preparing to launch a large-scale exercise to collect biometric and demographic data of more than 35,000 Myanmar refugees currently taking shelter in the state, a senior official of the home department said on Sunday. The official said the process is expected to begin in the last part of July. He said the enrolment will be done online using Foreigner Identification Portal and it will be carried out first in towns and villages where there is good internet connectivity. He said all Myanmar refugees, including those who entered in 2021 following a ...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 >
Guwahati: Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera Director General Assam Rifles said that under new Free movement Regime (FMR) policy the Myanmarese nationals entering India through crossing points are now being mapped and since December 2024, 42,000 individuals have been mapped with the help of biometrics. During a seminar at Manipur University on Wednesday, Lakhera shared insights on the new FMR policy of the government under which the Myanmarese nationals are now being mapped. The General Officer had stated, "After the new FMR policy came into effect, the Myanmarese nationals entering India through crossing ...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 >
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: Mizoram Police have dismantled multiple trans-border smuggling networks in a series of operations over the past week, seizing narcotics valued at Rs 25.01 crore and arresting eight persons, including two Myanmar nationals. The crackdown, carried out between March 25 and March 31, targeted trafficking routes across the state. Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) H. Ramthlengliana said those arrested include four individuals from Manipur and one from Assam. The largest seizure was made on March 25, when a CID (Special Branch) team intercepted a truck at Tuirial bridge near Aizawl ...Read More >
Aizawl, Jul 12 (PTI) Assam Rifles personnel seized a huge consignment of Meth tablets worth Rs 112.40 crore from Mizoram Champhai district near the Myanmar border, a statement issued by the paramilitary force said on Saturday. During an area domination patrol Assam Rifles personnel observed two individuals carrying rucksacks at Zokhawthar village near the Myanmar border on Friday, it said. On inspection of the rucksacks, the Assam Rifles personnel recovered 3.33 lakh tablets of Methamphetamine, it said. The two individuals jumped into the Tiau river, which flows along the Indo-Myanmar borde ...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 >