360 more Indians, Nepalese enter Meghalaya from violence-hit Bangladesh
5 months ago

360 more Indians, Nepalese enter Meghalaya from violence-hit Bangladesh

New Indian Express  

SHILLONG: Over 360 more citizens of India, Nepal and Bhutan crossed over to Meghalaya from violence-affected Bangladesh, taking the total number of people taking refuge in the state to over 670, officials said. A senior home department official said that 363 people reached Meghalaya through the Dawki Integrated Check Post on Friday. The Meghalaya government has activated a helpline number, 1800-345-3644, for the state's citizens in Bangladesh to help them because of the violence in the neighbouring country. Violence escalated in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka and elsewhere over student protests demanding reforms of the quota system for government jobs.

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Indian Embassy issues helpline numbers for stranded citizens in Nepal, death toll rises to over 200
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Embassy issues helpline numbers for stranded citizens in Nepal, death toll rises to over 200

The Hindu  

Search and rescue operations continued in Nepal for the third consecutive day on Monday after monsoon-induced floods and landslides killed more than 200 people in one of the worst rain-related disasters in the Himalayan nation in recent years. The Indian Embassy in Nepal has said that the officials are in touch with the Indian nationals who have been stranded due …

Bangladesh unrest: 1,045 students return to India via Indo-Bangla border in WB
5 months ago

Bangladesh unrest: 1,045 students return to India via Indo-Bangla border in WB

Hindustan Times  

As many as 1,208 students from India, Bhutan and Nepal, studying in Bangladesh, crossed over to India through the Indo-Bangla border in West Bengal in the last three days amid the ongoing protests against quotas for government jobs in the neighbouring country. Till around 6pm on July 21, 1,045 Indian students, 152 Nepalese students and four students from Bhutan came …

Bangladesh Imposes Curfew, 'Shoot-on-Site' Orders Amid Violent Protests; India Watches Closely
5 months ago

Bangladesh Imposes Curfew, 'Shoot-on-Site' Orders Amid Violent Protests; India Watches Closely

ABP News  

Amid escalating violence in Bangladesh that has resulted in at least 115 deaths and numerous injuries, the authorities have been granted "shoot-on-site" orders as part of a nationwide curfew imposed until Sunday morning to regain control. The violence, linked to anti-quota protests, has prompted India to classify the situation as Dhaka's "internal matter" while closely monitoring the situation due to …

186 more people return to India from violence-hit Bangladesh via Meghalaya
5 months ago

186 more people return to India from violence-hit Bangladesh via Meghalaya

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Altogether 186 more people, stranded in violence-hit Bangladesh, returned to India on Saturday via Dawki integrated check post in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills district, officials said. "In the past three days, a total of 856 people from India, Nepal and Bhutan, mostly students, have crossed over to the country from Bangladesh due to agitation there," a senior home department …

202 stranded Indians escape from Bangladesh via Meghalaya check post
5 months ago

202 stranded Indians escape from Bangladesh via Meghalaya check post

Hindustan Times  

As many as 202 Indian nationals, mostly students stranded in Bangladesh due to the countrywide protests against job quotas in the neighbouring country, have crossed over to India via Meghalaya’s Dawki integrated check post. “Until today evening at 6:45 pm, 202 Indians stranded due to violence have crossed from Dawki,” said a Meghalaya home department official, who did not want …

Meghalaya organises special flights to shift people from Imphal
1 year, 7 months ago

Meghalaya organises special flights to shift people from Imphal

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI: The National People’s Party-led Meghalaya government has organised special flights to bring back people stranded in Imphal, the capital of violence-hit Manipur. The stranded citizens of Meghalaya include 60 students of the Agriculture University and Food Technology Institute in Manipur and 25 members of Shillong’s Lajong football team. A statement from the Chief Minister’s Office said the special flights …

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