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BSF Seizes 30 Sophisticated Arms Near India-Bangladesh Border, 3 Arrested
The Border Security Force, BSF, apprehended three persons from the Tripura-Mizoram international border with Bangladesh on Monday and seized a huge cache of illegal arms and ammunitions - one of the biggest caught this year in the North-Eastern region.
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The Northeast Village Of 130 Voters Claimed By Both Tripura And Mizoram
The 130 voters in Phuldungsai, a scenic hamlet near Betlingchhip - Tripura's highest peak - have found themselves in the middle of a tussle between the Tripura and Mizoram governments, with each state claiming the village as part of their territory
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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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Biggest Challenge To Restore Public Faith: Mizoram's Poll Panel Chief
Mizoram's new chief electoral officer has said the "biggest challenge" for him has been to restore public faith in the election process after intense protests by civil society and political groups against his predecessor. Ashish Kundra, who took charge as the new CEO after S B Shashank was removed amid protests over allowing Bru voters lodged in Tr...
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Bru Tribals Likely To Vote From Border Village: Mizoram Poll Officer
Mizoram's newly appointed Chief Electoral Officer Ashish Kundra said Friday Bru voters housed in north Tripura relief camps were likely to exercise their franchise from Kanhmun village on the Mizoram-Tripura border in the upcoming assembly polls.
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6 Dead In Flash Floods, Landslides In Tripura, Manipur, Assam:10 Points
Six people have died in the last 48 hours in torrential rain and landslides in the two northeastern states of Tripura and Manipur. Four have died in Tripura and two in Manipur. Thousands of people are marooned in Assam as flash floods hit several districts in the northeastern part of the state. Four trains have been cancelled today due to floods. T...
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High Alert On Indo-Bangla Border Following Dhaka Attack
A high alert has been sounded on the Indo-Bangla border in the five states of West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assama and Mizoram in the wake of the terror attack in Dhaka with the Border Security Force(BSF) stepping up its vigil.
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Bangladesh to Set Up 40 New Outposts on India Border
Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have agreed to construct at least 40 new border outposts (BOPs) facing Tripura and Mizoram along the India-Bangladesh border to check militant activities and trafficking, a BSF official said here on Monday.
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh Visits Myanmar Border, Reviews Manipur Situation
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his deputy Kiren Rijiju visited the India-Myanmar border in Manipur on Friday, and discussed border trade with the officials.
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AFSPA Extended in Tripura for Six Months
The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives sweeping powers and judicial immunity to security forces in conflict-hit areas, was extended for another six months in Tripura, an official said on Saturday.
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Nearly two-third voters cast ballot in Mizoram
Mizoram's Chief Electoral Officer Ashwani Kumar said that the polling was peaceful and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the state that borders Myanmar and Bangladesh besides Tripura and Assam.
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India intensifies vigil along border with Bangladesh
India has further intensified vigil along its border with Bangladesh in view of the ongoing political turmoil and attacks on religious minorities in the neighbouring country, an official said in Agartala on Wednesday.
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Mizoram polls: Kolasib Deputy Commissioner removed after goof-up in printing ballots
Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer of Kolasib district on Mizoram-Assam border R. Lalramnghaka was transferred after a faux pas was detected in the printing of postal ballots to be used for the Bru voters in the Tripura relief camps.
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Security tightened at the borders of poll-bound Mizoram
Security has been tightened along the unfenced 64-km-long border near the tri-junction of Mizoram-Tripura-Bangladesh in the state's Mamit district ahead of the November 25 Assembly polls, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ashwani Kumar said.
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Three Tripura residents kidnapped in Mizoram
Within a week, three more Tripura residents, including two timber traders, were kidnapped by separatist militants from a border village in neighbouring Mizoram, police said in Agartala on Monday.
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BSF Seizes 30 Sophisticated Arms Near India-Bangladesh Border, 3 Arrested
The Border Security Force, BSF, apprehended three persons from the Tripura-Mizoram international border with Bangladesh on Monday and seized a huge cache of illegal arms and ammunitions - one of the biggest caught this year in the North-Eastern region.
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The Northeast Village Of 130 Voters Claimed By Both Tripura And Mizoram
The 130 voters in Phuldungsai, a scenic hamlet near Betlingchhip - Tripura's highest peak - have found themselves in the middle of a tussle between the Tripura and Mizoram governments, with each state claiming the village as part of their territory
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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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Biggest Challenge To Restore Public Faith: Mizoram's Poll Panel Chief
Mizoram's new chief electoral officer has said the "biggest challenge" for him has been to restore public faith in the election process after intense protests by civil society and political groups against his predecessor. Ashish Kundra, who took charge as the new CEO after S B Shashank was removed amid protests over allowing Bru voters lodged in Tr...
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Bru Tribals Likely To Vote From Border Village: Mizoram Poll Officer
Mizoram's newly appointed Chief Electoral Officer Ashish Kundra said Friday Bru voters housed in north Tripura relief camps were likely to exercise their franchise from Kanhmun village on the Mizoram-Tripura border in the upcoming assembly polls.
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6 Dead In Flash Floods, Landslides In Tripura, Manipur, Assam:10 Points
Six people have died in the last 48 hours in torrential rain and landslides in the two northeastern states of Tripura and Manipur. Four have died in Tripura and two in Manipur. Thousands of people are marooned in Assam as flash floods hit several districts in the northeastern part of the state. Four trains have been cancelled today due to floods. T...
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High Alert On Indo-Bangla Border Following Dhaka Attack
A high alert has been sounded on the Indo-Bangla border in the five states of West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assama and Mizoram in the wake of the terror attack in Dhaka with the Border Security Force(BSF) stepping up its vigil.
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Bangladesh to Set Up 40 New Outposts on India Border
Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have agreed to construct at least 40 new border outposts (BOPs) facing Tripura and Mizoram along the India-Bangladesh border to check militant activities and trafficking, a BSF official said here on Monday.
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh Visits Myanmar Border, Reviews Manipur Situation
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his deputy Kiren Rijiju visited the India-Myanmar border in Manipur on Friday, and discussed border trade with the officials.
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AFSPA Extended in Tripura for Six Months
The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives sweeping powers and judicial immunity to security forces in conflict-hit areas, was extended for another six months in Tripura, an official said on Saturday.
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Nearly two-third voters cast ballot in Mizoram
Mizoram's Chief Electoral Officer Ashwani Kumar said that the polling was peaceful and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the state that borders Myanmar and Bangladesh besides Tripura and Assam.
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India intensifies vigil along border with Bangladesh
India has further intensified vigil along its border with Bangladesh in view of the ongoing political turmoil and attacks on religious minorities in the neighbouring country, an official said in Agartala on Wednesday.
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Mizoram polls: Kolasib Deputy Commissioner removed after goof-up in printing ballots
Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer of Kolasib district on Mizoram-Assam border R. Lalramnghaka was transferred after a faux pas was detected in the printing of postal ballots to be used for the Bru voters in the Tripura relief camps.
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Security tightened at the borders of poll-bound Mizoram
Security has been tightened along the unfenced 64-km-long border near the tri-junction of Mizoram-Tripura-Bangladesh in the state's Mamit district ahead of the November 25 Assembly polls, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ashwani Kumar said.
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Three Tripura residents kidnapped in Mizoram
Within a week, three more Tripura residents, including two timber traders, were kidnapped by separatist militants from a border village in neighbouring Mizoram, police said in Agartala on Monday.
