Border row: Medical supplies not entering state due to 'blockade' in Assam, writes Mizoram minister to Centre
3 years, 5 months ago

Border row: Medical supplies not entering state due to 'blockade' in Assam, writes Mizoram minister to Centre

India TV News  

Alleging that medical supplies, including Covid-19 test kits, were being blocked from entering the state from neighbouring Assam due to the imposition of a "blockade" there, Mizoram Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana on Monday wrote to the Centre urging it to intervene for lifting the purported restriction. A police officer in Vairengte, the gateway to Mizoram along National Highway-306, told PTI that no vehicle has entered the state from Assam since July 26 when a border clash between police forces of the two North-eastern neighbours left seven people dead and 50 others injured. "I have come to learn with dismay that essential medical supplies including Covid-19 test kits are blocked from entering our state due to the imposition of blockade in the Barak Valley region. Claiming that even oxygen cylinders, oxygen plant materials, and Covid-19 test kits have not been allowed to enter Mizoram, he said that the state is currently reeling under its worst Covid-19 surge and it could face an enormous health crisis if medical supplies are blocked for long.

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Economic blockade on Mizoram lifted
3 years, 5 months ago

Economic blockade on Mizoram lifted

The Hindu  

The economic blockade on Mizoram was lifted by residents in Assam late on August 7 night after more than four hours of parley between them and two Assam Ministers and officials. Officials said nine goods trucks, stranded at Lailapur in southern Assam’s Cachar district, proceeded to Mizoram on National Highway 306 after the residents were assured of justice for six …

Assam blockade lifted, over 100 vehicles enter Mizoram
3 years, 5 months ago

Assam blockade lifted, over 100 vehicles enter Mizoram

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: In a huge relief for Mizoram, vehicles started moving into the landlocked state since Saturday night following the lifting of an 'economic blockade' imposed in Assam. Official sources in Mizoram said over 100 vehicles, including goods-laden trucks which were stranded in Cachar, entered the state since Saturday night. Two trucks carrying COVID-19 items had set out from Cachar on …

Border row: Assam govt withdraws advisory issued against travel to Mizoram
3 years, 5 months ago

Border row: Assam govt withdraws advisory issued against travel to Mizoram

India Today  

The Assam government has revoked a travel advisory, which advised people against visiting the state of Mizoram due to security reasons. The state government said: "In view of the joint statement issued today by the representatives of the governments of Assam and Mizoram, the travel advisory dated 29th July is hereby withdrawn," the state government said. WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER The …

Assam govt issues advisory, asks people to avoid travelling to Mizoram amid border row
3 years, 5 months ago

Assam govt issues advisory, asks people to avoid travelling to Mizoram amid border row

India Today  

The Assam government has issued an advisory asking local residents to refrain from travelling to Mizoram amid the ongoing inter-state border row that has claimed lives of six Assam Police personnel. "Given the critical prevailing situation, the people of Assam are advised not to travel to Mizoram and the personal safety of people of Assam cannot be accepted," the advisory …

Mizoram and Assam to solve row amicably
3 years, 5 months ago

Mizoram and Assam to solve row amicably

The Hindu  

The governments of Assam and Mizoram, at a meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday, agreed to the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces in the disturbed areas along their border and National Highway 306. “Both agreed for deployment of a neutral force under a senior CAPF officer,” a Union Home Ministry official said, adding that they …

Mizoram accuses Assam of imposing economic blockade, seeks Centre's intervention
3 years, 5 months ago

Mizoram accuses Assam of imposing economic blockade, seeks Centre's intervention

India Today  

The Mizoram government has written to the Centre seeking its immediate intervention to lift an economic blockade that it says the Assam government has put in place. Mizoram home secretary Lalbiaksangi on Wednesday wrote to the Union home ministry alleging that National Highway 306 and other roads connecting Mizoram with the rest of the country had been blocked by neighbouring …

Mizoram Refutes Reports of Withdrawing Forces from Assam as Border Situation Remains Grim
4 years, 2 months ago

Mizoram Refutes Reports of Withdrawing Forces from Assam as Border Situation Remains Grim

News 18  

While the Centre continues its effort to curb down on the escalating tension at the Assam-Mizoram border, Mizoram CM Zoramthanga on Thursday expressed his displeasure over reports of withdrawing forces from the border and claimed the widely circulated report as ‘misinformation’. A meeting convened on Tuesday at Silchar DC’s conference hall along with the SPs and DCs of Cachar, Karimganj …

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