Don’t let social media fan communal flames: PM (Second Lead)
September 8th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday flagged the use of social media and bulk SMSs to aggravate social tensions as the new challenge before the ... Read more...
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Special Guwahati-Bangalore train to run Sep 1
August 29th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 29 (IANS) A special train from Guwahati to Bangalore will run Sep 1 to help people from the northeast return to their places of study or work in ... Read more...
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Assam legislator held for role in ethnic violence (Lead)
August 23rd, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 23 (IANS) An Assam legislator was arrested Thursday for his role in the ethnic violence in the state, police said. Pradip Brahma belongs to the Bodoland Peoples' ... Read more...
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48 killed in Kenya ethnic clashes
August 22nd, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Aug 22 (IANS) At least 48 people, including 11 children, were killed in a clash involving two communities in Kenya, police said Wednesday.The clash between the Pokomo and Orma ... Read more...
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Central team to visit Assam for rehabilitation efforts
August 20th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) A central team of officials will pay a three-day visit to Assam from Tuesday to assist the state administration in the rehabilitation of over 2 ... Read more...
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Assam prays for peace this Eid
August 20th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IANS) Peace remained the central focus of Eid in Assam Monday with thousands of people offering Namaz-e-Eid at mosques across the state, including in the troubled Kokrajhar, ... Read more...
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Common duty to work for Assam: Shinde
August 9th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) It was not the first time Assam saw violence, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Thursday, stressing that it was the duty of all political parties ... Read more...
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Pakistan concerned over Muslim deaths in Myanmar
August 7th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday expressed deep concern over the loss of life and property of Rohingya Muslims in ethnic clashes in Myanmar.The clashes took ... Read more...
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Chidambaram to visit Assam Monday
July 29th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit the violence-affected areas of Assam Monday to review the situation, an official said Sunday.During his two-day visit ... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan court bans ‘extremist’ rap song
July 25th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bishkek, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A court in the Kyrgyz city of Osh, where violent ethnic clashes claimed hundreds of lives in 2010, has banned an Uzbek-language rap song for ... Read more...
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PM speaks to Assam CM, directs him to monitor situation
July 24th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday spoke to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and directed him to "monitor the situation closely" and to "ensure safety ... Read more...
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Repatriation of Mizoram refugees from Tripura fails again
April 27th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kanchanpur (Tripura), April 27 (IANS) The much-awaited repatriation of Reang tribal refugees from Tripura to Mizoram has failed to kick off yet again as they are unwilling to return ... Read more...
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Manipur parties in poll mode for Jan 28 battle
December 25th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Dec 25 (IANS) With polls to the 60-member Manipur assembly scheduled to be held Jan 28, parties in the northeastern state are gearing up to reach out to ... Read more...
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Blocklade-hit Manipuris find solace in cultural fest
November 28th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Nov 28 (IANS) Affected by the more than 100 days of gruelling economic blockade and ethnic clashes, people here are trying to find some solace in the ongoing 10-day ... Read more...
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UN: South Sudan rebels kill nine civilians during weekend attacks
November 2nd, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations (UN) has dispatched peacekeepers and medical staff to northern South Sudan after deadly attacks during the weekend by members of a rebel group.The attacks ... Read more...
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Refugee repatriation to Mizoram begins
April 12th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 12 (IANS) The long-awaited repatriation of tribal refugees from Tripura to neighbouring Mizoram began Tuesday but there is still uncertainty over whether all the migrants here will ... Read more...
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Tripura orders probe into Mizoram refugee camp fire (Lead)
March 21st, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 20 (IANS) The Tripura government late Sunday ordered a magisterial inquiry into Saturday's fire that devastated a refugee camp in the state's north, killing 16 people and leaving ... Read more...
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19 die in Tripura refugee camp fire (Lead)
March 19th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 19 (IANS) At least 19 people, including children and women, were Saturday burnt to death when a fire ravaged a refugee camp in Tripura home to Reang tribals ... Read more...
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14 burnt to death at Tripura refugee camp
March 19th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 19 (IANS) At least 14 people were Saturday burnt to death when a fire broke out at a refugee camp in north Tripura where Reang tribal migrants of ... Read more...
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Meghalaya CM rejects Agatha Sangma’s accusation on Rabha-Garo clashes
February 27th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has turned down accusations made by the Union Minister of State for Rural Development Agatha Sangma that the recent clashes between the ... Read more...
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Curfew lifted in Meghalaya’s riot-hit areas
January 19th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mendipathar (Meghalaya), Jan 19 (IANS) Curfew was lifted in Meghalaya's Resulbelpara sub-division Wednesday after 18 days, even as life returned to normal in the riot-hit areas bordering Assam's Goalpara district.Amid massive security ... Read more...
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Day curfew lifted in Meghalaya’s riot-hit areas
January 14th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mendipathar (Meghalaya), Jan 14 (IANS) After more than a week of tension, people in the riot-hit areas of Meghalaya's Resulbelpara breathed easier Friday as curfew was relaxed during day time.Amid massive security ... Read more...
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Fear and hope in Meghalaya’s relief camps
January 13th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Raymond Kharmujai
Mendipathar (Meghalaya), Jan 13 (IANS) Pijosh Momin, 54, a Garo tribal leader, wants to return to his ancestral home in Bherabari village in Assam's Goalapara district. He has been at ... Read more...
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1,800 displaced people returned home in Meghalaya
January 12th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mendipathar (Meghalaya), Jan 12 (IANS) Around 1,800 people, who were displaced following the ethnic clashes in Meghalaya and Assam, have returned home and no reports of fresh violence were reported in the ... Read more...
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Sangma seeks public help for riot victims
January 12th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 12 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Wednesday appealed to the public to donate generously to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to help the thousands of people displaced in ... Read more...
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Govt. to set up joint control rooms in violence-hit northeastern states
January 11th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by ANI
Goalpara (Assam), Jan 11 (ANI): In a desperate move to curb incidents of violence, the government has decided to set up joint control rooms in Assam and Meghalaya, which have witnessed major ... Read more...
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Assam-Meghalaya ethnic clash planned: Home ministry
January 10th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 10 (IANS) The ongoing ethnic clashes between the Garo and Rabha tribes on the Assam-Meghalaya border seem "very well planned and organised" but the situation is slowly limping back to ... Read more...
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103 rioters arrested in Meghalaya, toll 10 (Lead)
January 10th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 10 (IANS) More than 100 people were arrested Monday for rioting and arson in Meghalaya's violence-hit East Garo Hills district following ethnic clashes between Garo and Rabha tribes, while ... Read more...
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Meghalaya proposes joint patrols in riot-hit areas (Lead)
January 7th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 7 (IANS) The Meghalaya government Friday proposed to Assam joint police patrolling in riot-hit areas to check ethnic clashes between Garo and Rabha tribals.
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Meghalaya riot toll rises, curfew relaxed
January 7th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 7 (IANS) Curfew was relaxed in Meghalaya's Resublepara area Friday as the toll in the ethnic clashes between Garo and Rabha tribals rose to eight with the recovery of three ... Read more...
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Four killed in Meghalaya ethnic clash
January 5th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 5 (IANS) Four people were killed and eight injured Wednesday in ethnic clashes between the Garo and Rabha tribals along the Meghalaya-Assam border, an official said. "Three Rabha youths died ... Read more...
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Mizoram postpones return home of refugees from Tripura
November 30th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl/Agartala, Nov 30 (IANS) The Mizoram government announced it was suspending taking back of tribal refugees from six relief camps in Tripura, claiming obstacle from a section of the refugees and suspected ... Read more...
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“Karachi will witness ethnic cleansing like Bosnia if govt doesn’t wake up”
November 19th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 19 (ANI): Karachi may witness ethnic cleansing like that in Bosnia, if the government continues its apathy towards ethnic clashes and target killings rampant in the city, the Secretary ... Read more...
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State of emergency imposed in Guinea after ethnic clashes
November 18th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by BNO News
CONAKRY, GUINEA (BNO NEWS) -- A state of emergency was declared in Guinea on Thursday following ethnic clashes that left at least nine dead on Tuesday and Wednesday in the wake of ... Read more...
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U.S. Embassy calls for fair treatment for Azimzhan Askarov in Kyrgyzstan
September 7th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by BNO News
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan is closely following the trial of human rights activist Azimzhan Askarov and calls on the Government of Kyrgyzstan to guarantee him a ... Read more...
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