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For the first time, Bru refugees to have no participation in Mizoram Assembly polls
1 year, 2 months ago

For the first time, Bru refugees to have no participation in Mizoram Assembly polls

The Hindu  

Agartala For the first time Bru refugees will not participate in elections in Mizoram as they were given permanent settlement in Tripura under a Central government The Assembly election in Mizoram is slated for November 7; the first in the poll schedules for five election bound states. The office of the CEO Mizoram earlier deleted over 14,000 Bru voters from …

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A 'Bruing' crisis: 13 injured, many homeless in ethnic clash along Tripura-Mizoram border
3 years, 5 months ago

A 'Bruing' crisis: 13 injured, many homeless in ethnic clash along Tripura-Mizoram border

India Today  

At least 13 tribals were injured and several families rendered homeless in a clash between Bru refugees from Mizoram and Chorei community members in Tripura on Tuesday. Around 1,300 members of the Chorei community from Tripura were forced to take shelter in Assam’s Karimganj district after they were allegedly attacked by Bru refugees from Mizoram who are now living in …

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Tripura violence over Bru refugee settlement: All you need to know
4 years, 1 month ago

Tripura violence over Bru refugee settlement: All you need to know

Op India  

Violence erupted in Tripura on Saturday during protests against the settlement of Bru Refugees in the Kanchanpur sub-division of the state. Ratan Lal Nath, state Law Minister, said, “The magisterial inquiry will be conducted by North Tripura District Nagesh Kumar B and the probe report will be submitted within one month.” Were Bangladeshis or Bangladeshi refugees involved in the protests? …

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Bru refugees from Mizoram to be permanently settled Tripura
4 years, 11 months ago

Bru refugees from Mizoram to be permanently settled Tripura

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Home Ministry announced that it has brought to an end a 23-year old wait for over 30000 Bru tribals living in Tripura, after a “historic agreement” had been signed among the union government, the governments of Mizoram and Tripura; and the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum. Over 30,000 displaced Bru tribals from Mizoram to permanently settle in …

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34,000 Bru refugees to be settled in Tripura
4 years, 11 months ago

34,000 Bru refugees to be settled in Tripura

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday presided over the signing of a quadripartite pact of MHA with the State governments of Tripura, Mizoram and leaders of Bru community to permanently settle around 34,000 internally displaced people in Tripura. The displaced people will be settled in Tripura permanently,” Mr. Shah said in the presence of Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar …

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Mizoram govt determined to complete repatriation of Bru refugees, final repatriation process likely to begin in October
5 years, 7 months ago

Mizoram govt determined to complete repatriation of Bru refugees, final repatriation process likely to begin in October

Op India  

The Mizoram government is determined to complete the repatriation of 33,000 Bru refugees who have been lodged in six relief camps at Tripura for the past 22 years. The repatriation process of Bru people, also known as Reang people, touted to be the last repatriation process, is likely to begin in October this year. The Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum, …

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Ground Zero | The changing dynamic between minority Brus and dominant Mizos in Mizoram
6 years, 1 month ago

Ground Zero | The changing dynamic between minority Brus and dominant Mizos in Mizoram

The Hindu  

Lalvungthanga, 67, misses being Nanda Kumar Reang. Fear of ‘outsiders’ In the recent Assembly election, Bru refugees came to Mizoram to vote, unlike in the past when polling officials from Mizoram went to relief camps in Tripura to conduct the elections. Mizo organisations reacted by demanding that the Brus be left out of the State’s electoral rolls as they “are …

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Assembly elections: Bru refugees to cast vote in Mizoram’s Mamit district
6 years, 1 month ago

Assembly elections: Bru refugees to cast vote in Mizoram’s Mamit district

Op India  

After all the controversy surrounding the Mizoram Assembly polls, that led to the removal of Chief Election Officer S B Shashank by the Election Commission on November 15 due to his support for the voting rights of Bru refugees, the ECI has finally allowed Bru refugees to cast their votes in Mizoram polls. The polling for the Bru refugees, currently …

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Protests for Mizoram CEO’s removal continue in Aizawl, EC to send senior officer for talks
6 years, 2 months ago

Protests for Mizoram CEO’s removal continue in Aizawl, EC to send senior officer for talks

Hindustan Times  

Protests for the removal of Mizoram chief electoral officer SB Sheshank continued in Aizawl Wednesday, even as the Election Commission decided to send a senior official for talks with the apex body leading the stir while accepting the “broad contours” of its resolution on the CEO and Bru refugees submitted to a poll panel delegation. The Election Commission of India …

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