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"Share Everything": Biplab Deb's Message At Resettlement Village For Brus
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday visited Hadukuluk, a small village in Dhalai district, where the Bru Refugees are being resettled to end over-two-decade-old impasse. The Brus fled Mizoram amid ethnic tension in 1997.
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11 Girls Trafficked From Bru Camp Rescued In Tripura
Taking advantage of the poor financial condition and the "stateless" circumstances of the Bru refugees who have been residing in relief camps in North Tripura since 1997, rampant trafficking has begun.
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Fire Service Personnel Dies In Violence Amid Ethnic Tension In Tripura
A Tripura fire service personnel, who was beaten on Saturday by those protesting against the state government's decision to settle Mizoram's Bru refugees in Kanchanpur sub-division in the state, died today, taking the death count in the violence to two.
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Ethnic Tension In Tripura Over Bru Refugees, Shutdown Called
An indefinite shutdown has been called in northern Tripura's Kanchanpur subdivision as a protest against the state government's decision to rehabilitate thousands of tribal refugees, who had fled from Mizoram 23 years ago following ethnic violence.
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12-Hour Shutdown Observed In Tripura Town Over Bru Refugees Resettlement
A dawn to dusk 12-hour shutdown was observed today in North Tripura's Kanchanpur sub-division to protest against the resettlement of the Reang or Bru refugees.
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How Solving 23-Year-Long Bru Refugee Crisis Is Shot In The Arm For BJP
An agreement signed by representatives of Bru, the central, Tripura and Mizoram governments paved way for over 30,000 displaced Bru tribals from Mizoram to permanently settle in Tripura. The deal was signed on Thursday in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at North Block in New Delhi.
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Displaced Bru Tribals From Mizoram To Permanently Settle In Tripura; Pact Signed
More than 30,000 displaced Bru tribals from Mizoram, who have been living as refugees in Tripura since 1997, will permanently settle in Tripura, according to an agreement that was signed on Thursday.
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Plan To Send Bru Refugees From Tripura Fails, 32,000 Still In Camps
The latest initiative to send Bru refugees living in relief camps in north Tripura back to Mizoram failed, as only 171 families of the targeted 4,447 returned to their homeland, officials said on Saturday when the repatriation came to an end.
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Mizoram Civil Society Groups Call Poll Boycott Over Bru Refugees' Voting Location
An umbrella body of civil society groups in Mizoram said it will boycott the Lok Sabha elections if Bru refugees living in neighbouring Tripura are allowed to vote from designated booths along the state border, instead of letting them visit Mizoram to vote at regular camps.
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Reang Refugees Vote In Mizoram Polls Despite Uncertain Future
Amid prolonged uncertainty over return to their homes, Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in Tripura for 21 years, on Wednesday voted in large numbers in the Mizoram Assembly polls.
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Poll Panel, Mizoram Groups Talks End, Election Officer May Be Replaced
The Election Commission has agreed to the main demands of civil society groups in Mizoram protesting against the recent appointment of the state's chief electoral officer, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The outcome of the talks between an Election Commission team and the groups was positive, they said.
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Mizoram Stir Called Off For Now, Chief Electoral Officer Called To Delhi
The protests in Mizoram demanding the removal of chief electoral officer SB Shashank have been called off for now, as the official has left for Delhi after being summoned by the election commission. The NGOs leading the protest say that they will decide their future course of action depending on what happens next.
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Parties In Mizoram Asked Not To Visit Bru Camps For Poll Campaigns
The top body of Bru refugees in Tripura has appealed to political parties in Mizoram to refrain from visiting the relief camps for poll campaigns, ahead of the November 28 elections to the 40-member Assembly.
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Bru Repatriation Unlikely To Begin As Per Schedule In March: Official
Repatriation of over 5,000 Bru families from Tripura is not likely to take off as scheduled from this month, as the refugees rejected a central government financial assistance proposal, a senior state home department official today said.
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Mizoram bandh called off after Election Commission defers polling date to April 11
Local groups are upset about the decision to allow Bru refugees, who fled the state 17 years ago, to cast their votes from Tripura.
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"Share Everything": Biplab Deb's Message At Resettlement Village For Brus
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday visited Hadukuluk, a small village in Dhalai district, where the Bru Refugees are being resettled to end over-two-decade-old impasse. The Brus fled Mizoram amid ethnic tension in 1997.
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11 Girls Trafficked From Bru Camp Rescued In Tripura
Taking advantage of the poor financial condition and the "stateless" circumstances of the Bru refugees who have been residing in relief camps in North Tripura since 1997, rampant trafficking has begun.
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Fire Service Personnel Dies In Violence Amid Ethnic Tension In Tripura
A Tripura fire service personnel, who was beaten on Saturday by those protesting against the state government's decision to settle Mizoram's Bru refugees in Kanchanpur sub-division in the state, died today, taking the death count in the violence to two.
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Ethnic Tension In Tripura Over Bru Refugees, Shutdown Called
An indefinite shutdown has been called in northern Tripura's Kanchanpur subdivision as a protest against the state government's decision to rehabilitate thousands of tribal refugees, who had fled from Mizoram 23 years ago following ethnic violence.
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12-Hour Shutdown Observed In Tripura Town Over Bru Refugees Resettlement
A dawn to dusk 12-hour shutdown was observed today in North Tripura's Kanchanpur sub-division to protest against the resettlement of the Reang or Bru refugees.
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How Solving 23-Year-Long Bru Refugee Crisis Is Shot In The Arm For BJP
An agreement signed by representatives of Bru, the central, Tripura and Mizoram governments paved way for over 30,000 displaced Bru tribals from Mizoram to permanently settle in Tripura. The deal was signed on Thursday in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at North Block in New Delhi.
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Displaced Bru Tribals From Mizoram To Permanently Settle In Tripura; Pact Signed
More than 30,000 displaced Bru tribals from Mizoram, who have been living as refugees in Tripura since 1997, will permanently settle in Tripura, according to an agreement that was signed on Thursday.
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Plan To Send Bru Refugees From Tripura Fails, 32,000 Still In Camps
The latest initiative to send Bru refugees living in relief camps in north Tripura back to Mizoram failed, as only 171 families of the targeted 4,447 returned to their homeland, officials said on Saturday when the repatriation came to an end.
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Mizoram Civil Society Groups Call Poll Boycott Over Bru Refugees' Voting Location
An umbrella body of civil society groups in Mizoram said it will boycott the Lok Sabha elections if Bru refugees living in neighbouring Tripura are allowed to vote from designated booths along the state border, instead of letting them visit Mizoram to vote at regular camps.
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Reang Refugees Vote In Mizoram Polls Despite Uncertain Future
Amid prolonged uncertainty over return to their homes, Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in Tripura for 21 years, on Wednesday voted in large numbers in the Mizoram Assembly polls.
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Poll Panel, Mizoram Groups Talks End, Election Officer May Be Replaced
The Election Commission has agreed to the main demands of civil society groups in Mizoram protesting against the recent appointment of the state's chief electoral officer, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The outcome of the talks between an Election Commission team and the groups was positive, they said.
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Mizoram Stir Called Off For Now, Chief Electoral Officer Called To Delhi
The protests in Mizoram demanding the removal of chief electoral officer SB Shashank have been called off for now, as the official has left for Delhi after being summoned by the election commission. The NGOs leading the protest say that they will decide their future course of action depending on what happens next.
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Parties In Mizoram Asked Not To Visit Bru Camps For Poll Campaigns
The top body of Bru refugees in Tripura has appealed to political parties in Mizoram to refrain from visiting the relief camps for poll campaigns, ahead of the November 28 elections to the 40-member Assembly.
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Bru Repatriation Unlikely To Begin As Per Schedule In March: Official
Repatriation of over 5,000 Bru families from Tripura is not likely to take off as scheduled from this month, as the refugees rejected a central government financial assistance proposal, a senior state home department official today said.
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Mizoram bandh called off after Election Commission defers polling date to April 11
Local groups are upset about the decision to allow Bru refugees, who fled the state 17 years ago, to cast their votes from Tripura.
