Tripura: Strike against resettlement of Bru community called off ‘temporarily’

The withdrawal came three days after two people died in clashes between protestors and security personnel in Kanchanpur.

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· Nov 25, 2020 · 11:33 am

Tripura: Toll rises to two following firing during protests against resettlement of Bru community

A Fire Services officer succumbed to his injuries on Sunday after being beaten during the demonstrations.

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· Nov 23, 2020 · 01:02 pm

Tripura: One killed, 20 injured in police firing at protest against resettlement of Bru community

The crowd had blocked the highway in North Tripura’s Panisagar area.

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· Nov 21, 2020 · 09:13 pm

Tripura: Section 144 imposed in Kanchanpur after man attacked during strike against Bru resettlement

The Joint Movement Committee blamed Bru migrants for the assault and alleged over 300 families were forced to flee their village out of panic.

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· Nov 19, 2020 · 10:32 am

Tripura: Civil society groups in Kanchanpur hold strike against resettlement of Bru refugees

Meanwhile, a delegation of Bru leaders met Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar at the state secretariat in Agartala.

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· Nov 17, 2020 · 01:33 pm

Bru refugees from Mizoram to now permanently reside in Tripura as Centre inks new pact

Under the agreement, Rs 4 lakh will be provided to each Bru family. They will also get Rs 5,000 every month for two years, a plot of land in Tripura and ration.

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· Jan 16, 2020 · 11:17 pm

CAA: Centre’s next step will be to deport Rohingya refugees, says Union minister

Jitendra Singh, minister of state in the PMO, said the Rohingya are not covered under the Citizenship Amendment Act as they are from Myanmar.

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· Jan 03, 2020 · 04:35 pm

Tripura government resumes ration supplies to Bru refugees, to continue till March 2020

Meanwhile, Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples Forum General Secretary Bruno Msha called for a ‘permanent solution’ for the Bru refugees.

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· Dec 11, 2019 · 07:58 am

Bru starvation deaths: ‘Why were ration supplies stopped?’ Supreme Court asks Centre

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde asked the government counsel to respond to the court’s directive within two weeks.

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· Dec 09, 2019 · 03:12 pm

Tripura: Bru refugees withdraw road blockade as state government promises to resume ration supplies

Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma said the daily free ration would resume on Friday.

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· Nov 07, 2019 · 09:49 pm

Tripura: Six die in Bru camp due to alleged starvation, refugee leaders warn of humanitarian crisis

The Bru refugees continued the road blockade that started on October 31 to protest the stoppage of ration and cash supplies.

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· Nov 04, 2019 · 04:05 pm

Tripura: Two die at Bru camp, refugees blame starvation after stoppage of ration supplies

The Bru refugees began a road blockade from Thursday to protest the stoppage of rations and cash from October 1.

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· Nov 01, 2019 · 09:58 pm