Mizoram Refugees

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Thursday said his government will not collect biometric details of Myanmar and Bangladesh refugees.

A blaze erupted at a relief camp for refugees from Myanmar in Mizoram on Wednesday, police said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has informed Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma that the Centre won't deport Myanmar nationals who sought refuge in the state since February 2021.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has been assured by Home Minister Amit Shah that no refugee will be sent back to Myanmar until normalcy returns to the neighbouring country where the junta is fighting pro-democratic insurgents, sources have said.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhona on Thursday said that his government will continue to provide support to the over 40,000 people from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Manipur who have taken shelter in the state.

Mizoram's Chief Minister-designate Lalduhoma on Wednesday said he will meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in Delhi soon to discuss the issues of refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh.

As Army officer has said that the Assam Rifles guarding the 1,643-km Myanmar border has been given clear instructions to allow entry not only to villagers seeking refuge from the fighting in the country but even to Myanmar army personnel.

Another humanitarian crisis is unfolding as over 5,000 Myanmar nationals have taken shelter in Zokhawthar in Mizoram's Champhai district after fleeing from the violence in the junta-run nation.

At least 40 of the 43 Myanmarese soldiers, who fled to Mizoram after militia group People's Defence Force overran two military bases in the neighbouring country's Chin state, were handed over to the Myanmar military government.

The Central Intelligence agencies are keeping a close watch as the gunbattle in Myanmar triggered a fresh influx of refugees in Mizoram.

Over 5,000 Myanmar nationals have crossed over to neighbouring Mizoram in India following Monday's airstrike by the Myanmar army in its Chin state, said Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, Inspector General of Police, Mizoram Police.

The army's Assam Rifles met with village chiefs and leaders of a civil society group in settlements in Mizoram near the border with Myanmar and discussed the situation in the neighbouring country.

More than 8,100 children of refugees from Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Manipur have enrolled in Mizoram's government schools, the state's Education Minister Lalchhandama Ralte said on Wednesday.

Aizawl district administration recently said that refugees from Myanmar should not purchase property and start any business activity without prior approval from the state government

There has been a fresh inflow of Myanmarese refugees in Mizoram since September 1, official sources said, amid reports of air strikes near the India-Myanmar border by Myanmar security forces.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Thursday said his government will not collect biometric details of Myanmar and Bangladesh refugees.

A blaze erupted at a relief camp for refugees from Myanmar in Mizoram on Wednesday, police said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has informed Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma that the Centre won't deport Myanmar nationals who sought refuge in the state since February 2021.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has been assured by Home Minister Amit Shah that no refugee will be sent back to Myanmar until normalcy returns to the neighbouring country where the junta is fighting pro-democratic insurgents, sources have said.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhona on Thursday said that his government will continue to provide support to the over 40,000 people from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Manipur who have taken shelter in the state.

Mizoram's Chief Minister-designate Lalduhoma on Wednesday said he will meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in Delhi soon to discuss the issues of refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh.

As Army officer has said that the Assam Rifles guarding the 1,643-km Myanmar border has been given clear instructions to allow entry not only to villagers seeking refuge from the fighting in the country but even to Myanmar army personnel.

Another humanitarian crisis is unfolding as over 5,000 Myanmar nationals have taken shelter in Zokhawthar in Mizoram's Champhai district after fleeing from the violence in the junta-run nation.

At least 40 of the 43 Myanmarese soldiers, who fled to Mizoram after militia group People's Defence Force overran two military bases in the neighbouring country's Chin state, were handed over to the Myanmar military government.

The Central Intelligence agencies are keeping a close watch as the gunbattle in Myanmar triggered a fresh influx of refugees in Mizoram.

Over 5,000 Myanmar nationals have crossed over to neighbouring Mizoram in India following Monday's airstrike by the Myanmar army in its Chin state, said Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, Inspector General of Police, Mizoram Police.

The army's Assam Rifles met with village chiefs and leaders of a civil society group in settlements in Mizoram near the border with Myanmar and discussed the situation in the neighbouring country.

More than 8,100 children of refugees from Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Manipur have enrolled in Mizoram's government schools, the state's Education Minister Lalchhandama Ralte said on Wednesday.

Aizawl district administration recently said that refugees from Myanmar should not purchase property and start any business activity without prior approval from the state government

There has been a fresh inflow of Myanmarese refugees in Mizoram since September 1, official sources said, amid reports of air strikes near the India-Myanmar border by Myanmar security forces.