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Over 4,000 Flee to Mizoram Following Armed Clashes In Myanmar's Chin State
Fighting between two armed Chin groups in Myanmar has forced several civilians to flee into Mizoram's Champhai. At least 2,845 people from Khawmawi and Rihkhawdar villages, which border Mizoram, have sought refuge in Zokhawthar village.
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300 Myanmar Refugees Flee To Mizoram After 2 Chin Armed Groups Start Fighting
Some 300 refugees from Myanmar fled to Mizoram's Zokhawthar village after clashes between two Chin insurgent groups broke out in the neighbouring country, officials said.
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"Army Not Involved": Defence Ministry Flags Misinformation In Manipur Reports Over Churachandpur Shutdown
The Defence Ministry has strongly criticised the local media in Manipur for carrying "misinformation" that the army was involved in an "agreement" which led to a Kuki group agreeing to call off an indefinite shutdown in Churachandpur district.
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"If Suffering Is Deemed Our Right...": More Kuki-Zo Groups Call For Election Boycott In Manipur
Lok Sabha elections: The Kuki National Assembly (KNA) has condemned the killing of two "village defence volunteers" in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Saturday, allegedly by an armed group from the valley.
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Manipur Police Warn Armed Group 'Arambai Tenggol' After Attack On Senior Officer's House
The Manipur Police have named an armed group whose members call themselves "village defence volunteers" as responsible for the attack on the house of a senior police officer in the state capital Imphal on Tuesday night.
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1 Killed, 4 Injured In Gunfight Between Two Armed Groups In Manipur
A village defence volunteer was killed, and four others were injured in a gunfight between two armed groups in Manipur today.
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On Revival Of 90s-Style Militia In Jammu And Kashmir, Centre's Defence
Justifying the revival of Village Defence Groups or VDGs in the union territory, the Home Ministry told lawmakers that it has brought back more than 4,000 of these groups and not formed any new ones.
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Panic In Jammu Village After Vigilante Group Member Opens Fire
Panic gripped a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri this evening after a vigilante group member opened fire.
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After Attack, Government Revives Armed Vigilante Groups In Jammu And Kashmir's Rajouri
Village Defence Committees armed with rifles were first formed in 1990s at peak of unrest, lost value later as situation improved; now next generation ready
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Centre's Green Light To Village Groups For Extra Layer Of Defence In J&K
Groups of residents in Jammu and Kashmir's villages will be enrolled for local defence before the Union Territory's delimitation process starts, sources have said.
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Over 4,000 Flee to Mizoram Following Armed Clashes In Myanmar's Chin State
Fighting between two armed Chin groups in Myanmar has forced several civilians to flee into Mizoram's Champhai. At least 2,845 people from Khawmawi and Rihkhawdar villages, which border Mizoram, have sought refuge in Zokhawthar village.
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300 Myanmar Refugees Flee To Mizoram After 2 Chin Armed Groups Start Fighting
Some 300 refugees from Myanmar fled to Mizoram's Zokhawthar village after clashes between two Chin insurgent groups broke out in the neighbouring country, officials said.
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"Army Not Involved": Defence Ministry Flags Misinformation In Manipur Reports Over Churachandpur Shutdown
The Defence Ministry has strongly criticised the local media in Manipur for carrying "misinformation" that the army was involved in an "agreement" which led to a Kuki group agreeing to call off an indefinite shutdown in Churachandpur district.
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"If Suffering Is Deemed Our Right...": More Kuki-Zo Groups Call For Election Boycott In Manipur
Lok Sabha elections: The Kuki National Assembly (KNA) has condemned the killing of two "village defence volunteers" in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Saturday, allegedly by an armed group from the valley.
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Manipur Police Warn Armed Group 'Arambai Tenggol' After Attack On Senior Officer's House
The Manipur Police have named an armed group whose members call themselves "village defence volunteers" as responsible for the attack on the house of a senior police officer in the state capital Imphal on Tuesday night.
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1 Killed, 4 Injured In Gunfight Between Two Armed Groups In Manipur
A village defence volunteer was killed, and four others were injured in a gunfight between two armed groups in Manipur today.
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On Revival Of 90s-Style Militia In Jammu And Kashmir, Centre's Defence
Justifying the revival of Village Defence Groups or VDGs in the union territory, the Home Ministry told lawmakers that it has brought back more than 4,000 of these groups and not formed any new ones.
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Panic In Jammu Village After Vigilante Group Member Opens Fire
Panic gripped a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri this evening after a vigilante group member opened fire.
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After Attack, Government Revives Armed Vigilante Groups In Jammu And Kashmir's Rajouri
Village Defence Committees armed with rifles were first formed in 1990s at peak of unrest, lost value later as situation improved; now next generation ready
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Centre's Green Light To Village Groups For Extra Layer Of Defence In J&K
Groups of residents in Jammu and Kashmir's villages will be enrolled for local defence before the Union Territory's delimitation process starts, sources have said.
