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Fence Mizoram-Myanmar border to check illegal migrants: Manipur MLA to Amit Shah

A Manipur BJP legislator has appealed to Home Minister Amit Shah to fence Mizoram’s border with Myanmar in view of the Mizoram government’s decision not to collect the biometrics of refugees from the civil war-torn neighbouring country. In his letter on October 3, Rajkumar Imo Singh said Manipur needs to…

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Centre extends deadline for Manipur to record details of illegal migrants

The Union Home Ministry has granted the Manipur government time till the end of the financial year to capture the “biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants”.

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Mob tries to storm Manipur CM’s home

A mob tried to storm the residence of Manipur CM N. Biren Singh in Imphal East on September 28 evening, amid simmering anger over the murder of two Meitei students who went missing in July.

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Manipur, Mizoram differ on Myanmar ‘refugees’

Mizoram govt. decides against collecting biometrics of Myanmar refugees; Manipur seeks more time due to Kuki-Meitei conflict. 40,000 Chin people have crossed over to Mizoram and Manipur. MHA asked both States to capture biometric details by Sept. 30. Manipur started process in July, seeks extension due to conflict. 718 Myanmar…

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Women Reservation Bill: In 20 States & UTs less than 10% MLAs are female | Data

The BJP government introduced the Women’s Reservation Bill in the new Parliament House, and it was passed by the Lok Sabha on September 20, 2023. The bill proposes to reserve one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women. However, it can only be implemented after…

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Meghalaya CM accused of link with Mizoram drug kingpin

Mukul Sangma accuses Conrad Sangma of links to drug kingpin; Conrad denies allegation. Photo shows Conrad, wife and kingpin at high-profile event in Delhi. Mukul says politicians must be careful of who they associate with. Conrad says forming opinion based on photo is illogical.

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Scooters, phones and more in poll-bound states: Telangana on top, Mizoram outlier amid ‘freebie frenzy’

Last month, when Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced subsidised LPG cylinders as a “rakhi gift” for women, he wasn’t the only leader seen as having announced a scheme with an eye on voters in a poll-bound state.

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43 lakh children below the age of five identified as obese or overweight: official data

43L children 0-5 years of age in India identified as obese/overweight; 13 States/UTs surpassing national average of 6%. NFHS-5 data shows Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, J&K highest, MP, Bihar, AP lowest.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 288: Cervical cancer in Mizoram, protests for tribal status

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by The Quint’s Himanshi Dahiya and independent journalist Anand Dutta.

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Explained | How the amended Forest (Conservation) Act imperils the Northeast

The Mizoram Assembly has passed a resolution opposing the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023. Aside from special Constitutional protections in Mizoram and Nagaland, the Act is applicable in the rest of India’s Northeast. In 1996, the Supreme Court expanded the term ‘forest land’, such that the Forest Rights Act also…

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Mizoram Assembly polls | Opposition Zoram People's Movement forms alliance with Hmar People's Convention

An agreement was signed between the two parties- Zoram People’s Movement and Hmar People’s Convention- in Sakawrdai village in the northeastern part of the State on August 29.

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Myanmar’s striking civil servants: Displaced, forgotten, but holding on

The Civil Disobedience Movement remains a pillar of resistance to military rule, but the cost is high for those involved

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West Bengal Governor meets families of migrant workers killed in Mizoram bridge collapse

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose visited Malda district to meet the families of those who died in the Mizoram railway bridge collapse.

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Mizoram bridge collapse leaves Malda residents in grief

Malda families distraught over collapse of bridge in Mizoram; political slugfest erupts over migrant workers' deaths. CM Mamata Banerjee demands job for kin of victims; Oppn leader Suvendu Adhikari blames lack of job opportunities in WB. State Cong pres Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury visits families, assures help. 300 people died in…

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Web control, crime patrol or Real pawns in cybercrime

The Hindu’s Telangana Spotlight: 30 IT employees duped, scam worth $10K/day uncovered in Hyderabad. Police raid uncovers 115 CPUs, 7 laptops, 94 monitors, 4 routers, 120 mobiles, ₹2.55 lakh in cash. Employees from Gujarat, Assam, Delhi, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. Victims duped via VOIP calls.

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Daily Dose Ep 1436: India on the Moon, govt assurance on northeast special status

Saeeduzzaman brings you the news from Andhra Pradesh, Supreme Court, Mizoram, and Russia.

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Mizoram: 17 workers killed as under-construction railway bridge collapses in Aizawl

At least 17 workers were killed after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed in Mizoram’s Aizawl district on Wednesday morning. Read further on dynamite News.

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18 killed as an under-construction railway bridge collapses in Mizoram

At least 18 workers were killed after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near Sairang area of Mizoram and several others are feared trapped at the site.

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MNF has 10 'safe' seats, will retain power in next Mizoram Assembly polls: Zoramthanga

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga exuded confidence that his party MNF will retain power in the next Assembly polls and has 10 “safe” seats where the opposition’s strength is “negligible”

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Gehlot defends Sachin Pilot’s father on Mizoram bombing controversy

The BJP’s attack on the late Rajesh Pilot over the 1966 Mizoram bombing controversy became an occasion for Congress rivals in Rajasthan to close ranks, as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot lambasted the BJP for insulting the Congress leader, who had served in the Indian Air Force and died in 2000.

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'Wrong dates, facts': Sachin Pilot slams Amit Malviya over claim that Rajesh Pilot dropped bombs on Mizoram

In a post on X, Amit Malviya had claimed that Rajesh Pilot and Suresh Kalmadi were flying the Indian Air Force planes that bombed Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, on March 5, 1966.

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40,000 Kukis from Myanmar in Mizoram since 2021, never created any problem: Mizoram MP counters Amit Shah

Rajya Sabha MP K. Vanlalvena, from Mizoram said that though his State had sheltered more than 40,000 “refugees” from the neighbouring country since 2021, they had never created any problems, countering Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement

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Manipur CM appeals for peace in his Independence Day speech while blaming ‘outside forces’ for trying to destabilise the State

The Mizos are ethnically related to the Kuki-Zomi people who have been affected the most by the ethnic violence in Manipur. Read more on The Hindu

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NDA ally Mizo National Front to back INDIA’s no-confidence motion

MNF, a partner of NDA, to back no-confidence motion against BJP-led Govt. at Centre. MNF deeply hurt over condition of Zo ethnic people in Manipur. MNF Rajya Sabha MP to raise voice in Parliament. PM Modi to give reply before voting in Lok Sabha.

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Leaving Manipur, finding home and hope in Hyderabad

Young man from Manipur, Khailalthang, escapes violence, travels 370 kms to Mizoram, then to Hyderabad. With help from Kuki Students' Organisation, 130 people reunite with families, find jobs, schools, and host families. Retired Subedar Major Letkhothang Kuki saves villagers, reunites with family in gated community. Voluntary organisations help displaced find…

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