Meet Dhiman Chakma: IAS officer suspended in Rs 10 lakh bribery case, now reinstated by Odisha govtOdisha has reinstated 2021-batch IAS officer Dhiman Chakma. He was arrested in June 2025 for allegedly accepting a bribe. Chakma now serves...
07 Jun, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi writes to Amit Shah over Nehru Place assault case, seeks review of safety measures for North East citizensThe alleged assault, molestation and racial abuse against two women from Assam and Bihar in Delhi's Nehru Palace area prompted Congress MP ...
13 May, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
Tripura student’s killing sparks outrage; NEYCCC holds torch rally in Agartala, seeks justice for Angel ChakmaA torch rally was held in Agartala to protest the death of Angel Chakma. The Tripura student was assaulted in Dehradun and later died. Lead...
03 Jan, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
Tripura: Tribals, mostly Buddhist Chakmas stage massive protests against attack on minorities in BangladeshTribals, mainly Buddhist Chakmas, held large demonstrations in Agartala, Tripura, protesting attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. They subm...
21 Sep, 2024, 08.55 PM IST
Chakma leaders urge PM Modi to avoid talks with Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus amid violent attacks on indigenous tribesChakma leaders in India have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to avoid dialogue with Bangladesh's interim government chief at the UN Gene...
21 Sep, 2024, 09.58 AM IST
Bangladesh: Hundreds of Chakma community houses torched by settlersRights groups have reported that over 100 houses and shops of the Chakma community were burned down in Khagrachari, Bangladesh by illegal s...
19 Sep, 2024, 07.25 PM IST
Rijiju's Chakma-Hajong resettlement comments spark controversy, Himanta Sarma denies talksUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju clarifies his statement, stating he never said Chakma-Hajong refugees should be settled in Assam, but rather ac...
25 Apr, 2024, 09.07 PM IST
Mizoram Governor assumes all functions or powers vested in 6th schedule Chakma Autonomous District CouncilThe Governor of Mizoram assumed all functions or powers vested in the sixth schedule Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) in Mizoram.
17 Dec, 2022, 05.18 PM IST
Chakmas of Chittagong Hills: 'Indians' on Aug 15, Pakistanis two days later and 'rebels' by Aug 19On August 15, 1947, Chakmas, Tripuris and other tribals, mostly Buddhist, living in the over 13,000 square kilometers of hills and dales in...
19 Aug, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh: Chakma students’ body condemns ‘illegal census’ of Chakmas in NamsaiThe APCSU stated that this is the second attempt by EAC Rani Perme to conduct the illegal census of only the Chakmas, which amounts to raci...
29 Mar, 2022, 12.51 AM IST
NHRC seeks report from Centre, Arunachal govt on 'racial profiling' of Chakmas, HajongsIn its complaint Chakma Development Foundation of India (CDFI) requested urgent intervention of the NHRC against racial profiling of 65,000...
25 Jan, 2022, 10.33 PM IST
Chakmas and Hajongs 'won't cooperate with illegal census'"No Chakma and Hajong shall cooperate with any illegal census. Any census on them must meet the litmus test of complying with Article 14 an...
30 Dec, 2021, 11.30 PM IST
Ultimatum for Chakma, Hajongs census against SC ruling: Chakma Development Foundation of IndiaThe body urged the State government to respect the absolution prohibition imposed by the apex court against eviction or removal of any Chak...
20 Dec, 2021, 09.12 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh: PMO registers complain filed against racial profiling of Chakmas and HajongsOn 26 November 2021, Deputy Commissioner of Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh notified “Census of Chakmas and Hajongs 2021” to be con...
11 Dec, 2021, 07.55 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh plans census; Chakmas and Hajongs cry racial profilingThe Chakmas are an ethnic group who came to northeastern India from former East Pakistan in the 1960s. The Chakma Development Foundation of...
03 Dec, 2021, 08.29 AM IST
Tripura: Chakma organisations hold protest in front of Bangladesh High CommissionAmong others, the Chakma organizations demanded from Prime Minister Hasina to bring the perpetrators of Katakhali Forest Buddhist Monastery...
01 Nov, 2021, 07.11 PM IST
Proposed deportation of 60,000 Chakmas and Hajongs from Arunachal not acceptable: CDFIThe organisation claimed that on 15 August, CM Pema Khandu announced the plan to settle outside the state while Union Law Minister Kiren Ri...
23 Aug, 2021, 01.35 PM IST