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Mizoram logs steady progress in refugee biometric drive

Aizawl, Dec 7 (UNI) Mizoram’s ongoing biometric enrollment of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh has crossed key milestones this week, with officials reporting that nearly two-thirds of Myanmar nationals sheltering in the state have now been registered.
As of Saturday, 65.82 per cent of the 30,893 Myanmar refugees currently in Mizoram have been enrolled on the Foreigners Identification Portal.
The overall refugee population shows only a marginal dip from last week’s count of 30,908, though officials are yet to include 49 newly-arrived individuals from ‘K’ Haimual village in Tedim township, who fled intensified fighting ahead of Myanmar’s December 28 elections.
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Manik Sarkar criticises BJP led alliance over ignoring basic issues of tribal

20 Jan 2026 | 1:46 PM

Agartala, Jan 20 (UNI) The former Chief Minister and veteran CPI-M leader Manik Sarkar, emphasised criticise ruling BJP and it’s alliance partner TIPRA Motha for growing discontent over recognition of Kokborok language in the Roman script.

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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren honoured with 'white badge' at World Economic Forum

20 Jan 2026 | 1:39 PM

Ranchi, Jan 20 (UNI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren created history by becoming the first tribal elected leader from India to participate in the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos. In recognition of his leadership and the transformative initiatives undertaken by the Government of Jharkhand, WEF representatives honoured the Chief Minister with the prestigious 'White Badge', a distinction traditionally accorded to heads of state and government.

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Double engine Govt delivering time bound services to the people: Sinha

20 Jan 2026 | 1:23 PM

Patna, Jan 20 (UNI) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Tuesday said that the double engine government is committed to delivering demand-based and time-bound services to the people to make their life hassle free.

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Security forces seize arms, heroin; destroy poppy fields in Manipur

20 Jan 2026 | 12:42 PM

Imphal, Jan 20 (UNI) Security forces continued intensified operations across Manipur, leading to the recovery of arms, communication equipment, and narcotic substances, besides the destruction of illegal poppy cultivation in multiple districts on Monday.

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DONER Minister Scindia to lay foundation for Agar Cluster Processing Centre

20 Jan 2026 | 11:35 AM

Agartala, Jan 20 (UNI) The Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jyotiraditya M Scindia, is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Agar Cluster Processing Center in Baragole of North Tripura district on January 24.

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