Manipur tightens border vigil to curb influx of illegal migrants amid regional unrestManipur is on high alert. The home department directs officials to prevent illegal border crossings. This is due to unrest in neighboring c...
23 Jul, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
Mizoram government trains officials for biometric enrolment of Myanmar and Bangladeshi refugeesMizoram is training officials to gather biometric data of Myanmar and Bangladeshi refugees. This process will begin this month. The Home De...
21 Jul, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
Fresh wave of Myanmar refugees crosses into Mizoram after armed conflictClashes between anti-junta armed groups in Myanmar have intensified, leading thousands of refugees to seek shelter in Mizoram, India, since...
07 Jul, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
Former Manipur chief minister Biren Singh raises alarm over refugee settlements in ManipurFormer Manipur CM N Biren Singh raised concerns over refugees' settlement in Manipur predating its statehood. Official records from the 196...
02 Apr, 2025, 08.06 PM IST
Mizoram CM Lalduhoma discusses Bangladeshi refugee issue with PM ModiAccording to an official statement, Lalduhoma apprised Modi about the situation during a meeting on Saturday. The CM also said that many pe...
08 Jul, 2024, 09.25 PM IST
Mizoram sees fresh influx of refugees from Bangladesh's Chittagong hill tracts, total reaches 1,901Mizoram has received nearly 30 new refugees from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of southeast Bangladesh, raising the total number of refu...
18 Jun, 2024, 07.35 PM IST
Influx from Myanmar continues; 1,430 Myanmarese take shelter in Mizoram in past 10 daysThere is renewed clashes between the army and 'pro-democratic forces in Myanmar. A senior official in Mizoram said that on Friday and Satur...
25 May, 2024, 09.27 PM IST
Manipur MLA writes to CM Biren Singh for seeking deportation of Myanmar refugeesThe MLA, Leishiyo Keishing, said the influx of illegal immigrants into Manipur since November 2023 and expressed alarm at the refugee popul...
13 May, 2024, 07.34 PM IST
Identifying all illegal migrants in Manipur: GovtFollowing fresh fighting in Myanmar, hundreds of people have taken shelter in Kamjong which alone shares a 109 km border with Myanmar. A se...
12 Dec, 2023, 01.56 AM IST
Manipur CM congratulate new Mizoram CM LalduhomaN Biren Singh and former Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga had a bitter relationship after large-scale violence broke out on May 3 and a l...
09 Dec, 2023, 07.56 PM IST
Manipur to have 'spillover' effect on Mizoram pollsThe ethnic clashes in Manipur have caused a spillover effect on Mizoram, where thousands of refugees from Manipur have sought refuge. This ...
11 Oct, 2023, 12.14 AM IST
Two North Eastern states – Manipur and Mizoram – have divergent views on Myanmar refugeesThe governments of Mizoram and Manipur, two northeastern Indian states, have taken opposite stances on allowing refugees from Myanmar into ...
26 Jul, 2023, 01.20 PM IST
We do not subscribe to the policies of NDA, not afraid of the Centre: Mizoram CM ZoramthangaThe Mizoram Chief Minister, Zoramthanga, has noted that his party is not afraid of the NDA government at the center. He said the state gove...
24 Jul, 2023, 09.13 PM IST
Manipur govt to house Myanmar refugees at designated centersFollowing the recent crossover of Myanmar’s refugees after the armed conflict between the Myanmar Army and the People's Defence Force (PDF)...
30 Mar, 2023, 08.04 PM IST
10,000 persons sought refuge in India in 2022: ReportBy 2022-end, India had about 405,000 refugees, which includes 213,578 refugees recognised/ registered by the Government of India and housed...
22 Feb, 2023, 01.22 AM IST
Need to be tougher on influx from Myanmar: Manipur CM"Inner line permit (ILP) will protect the indigenous people of Manipur. Manipur is a tiny state with a population of hardly 3 million and i...
25 Feb, 2022, 12.10 AM IST
Be humane if refugees arrive from Myanmar: Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu RioAccording to sources in Mizoram, around 1,000 Myanmar refugees are in Mizoram and around 100 were pushed back by security forces. Mizoram c...
08 Apr, 2021, 11.56 PM IST