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
Around 95 Myanmar nationals have entered Mizoram in past one weekA senior official in Mizoram said, " We are collecting reports of fresh arrival of refugees from Myanmar, there are reports that 95 more My...
08 May, 2024, 10.40 PM IST
Polio Immunization Program extends support to Myanmarese children in Manipur relief campsThe National Immunization Day, Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization Program 2024 was initiated in Manipur's Kamjong district to provide hea...
04 Mar, 2024, 12.46 AM IST
Border with Myanmar was forced upon us: Mizoram CM to PM Modi amid fencing planMizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma told PM Modi that current border with Myanmar was forced upon the two ethnic groups without their prior co...
04 Jan, 2024, 11.33 PM IST
India should play vital role in bringing back peace in Myanmar: Zoramthanga to PMThe chief minister on Wednesday called on the prime minister in New Delhi and they discussed a wide range of issues, including the Myanmar ...
15 Sep, 2022, 12.01 PM IST
30,401 people from Myanmar took refuge in Mizoram after Feb 2021 coup: Home minOf the 30,401 Myanmarese, 29,253 are currently sheltered in the state as per reports submitted by district deputy commissioners to the home...
07 Sep, 2022, 11.44 AM IST
Mizoram starts issuing identity cards to Myanmarese refugees: OfficialThe identity cards, which will be valid only in Mizoram, will facilitate speedy and easier identification of the refugees, besides preventi...
09 Apr, 2022, 01.27 PM IST
About 20,000 refugees sought shelter, 414 arrested during 2021 in India: ReportThere is no accurate data on the number of refugees but India has about 400,000 refugees including 238,222 recognised and documented refuge...
24 Dec, 2021, 02.00 PM IST
More Myanmar refugees entering Mizoram due to clashes: PoliceAs per Mizoram Police data accessed by PTI, six border districts Champhai, Lawngtlai, Siaha, Serchhip, Hnahthial and Saitual together house...
24 Oct, 2021, 12.37 PM IST
Manipur government asks DCs to "politely turn away" Myanmar refugees, takes back orderOver 1,000 Myanmarese have taken refuge in Mizoram since the coup, and a senior government official told PTI on Monday that the state had r...
30 Mar, 2021, 11.08 AM IST
100 returnees among over 1000 Myanmar refugees seeking shelter in Mizoram: OfficialsMizoram shares a 510 km long porous border with Myanmar''s Chin state and most of the Myanmarese nationals who have taken refuge in the sta...
29 Mar, 2021, 10.24 PM IST
Armed Myanmar group seeks asylum in India, high alert in border areas of MizoramThousands of members of the Chin community of Myanmar fled to Mizoram because of the military junta since the late 1980s, officials said. T...
10 Feb, 2021, 04.07 PM IST
For first time, India deports seven Rohingya immigrants to MyanmarThe illegal immigrants were detained in 2012 and since then they had been lodged in Cachar Central Jail in Assam's Silchar.
04 Oct, 2018, 05.00 PM IST
Repatriation process of refugees to commence: Assam RiflesAssam Rifles has contacted all the stakeholders in repatriation including Myanmar Army, local Indian villagers, and refugees so as to comme...
27 Dec, 2017, 05.26 PM IST
Rohingya refugees illegal, pose security threat: Centre to SCThe Centre said that since India is not a signatory to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951, the obligations concerned t...
18 Sep, 2017, 01.53 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear on September 18 plea of Rohingyas against deportation"As prayed for by Tushar Mehta, Additional Solicitor General, let the matter be listed on September 18," the bench said.
11 Sep, 2017, 08.44 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks government stand on plea challenging Rohingyas' deportationViolent attacks allegedly by Myanmarese armymen have led to an exodus of Rohingya tribals from the western Rakhine state in that country to...
05 Sep, 2017, 01.55 AM IST