Tripura CM Biplab Deb visits Bru resettlement colony in Dholai

Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb on Thursday visited a Bru resettlement colony in the state’s Dholai district to assess the development work being carried out there. Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, Deb claimed that it was because of the foresight of these two leaders that the decades-old Bru problem […]

Centre makes Aadhaar mandatory for Bru migrants to avail benefits under rehabilitation scheme

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday made the Aadhaar identification mandatory for availing benefits under the Central scheme of ‘Grant in Aid to Government of Tripura and Mizoram for rehabilitation of Bru Migrants’. Under this scheme, financial assistance will be provided to the eligible Bru persons and their family members through the State […]

Protest over Bru refugee rehabilitation turns violent in Tripura, 1 killed, several injured

An anti-Bru agitation has taken a violent turn in Kanchanpur in North Tripura district, with at least 1 killed and several injured in clashes, forcing police to fire. A fire service personnel, as well as a civilian identified as Biswajit Deb Banna and Srikanta Das respectively, were killed in the clashes. The incident occurred after […]

Mizo civil society bodies for immediate deletion of Bru voters

Civil society organizations and students’ bodies in Mizoram have asked the central and state governments to expedite the process of deletion of names of Bru voters living in relief camps in Tripura. The NGO coordination committee said that the Centre and Mizoram government has made at least nine attempts to repatriate the Bru refugees but […]

Finally a solution to 22-year-old Bru crisis; pact signed for their settlement in Tripura

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and representatives of Bru refugees have signed an agreement to end the over two decade old crisis of Bru refugees who fled Mizoram and took shelter in Tripura back in the year 1997. The Agreement was signed in presence of Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb and Mizoram Chief Minister […]

‘Brus to be resettled in Tripura’

In a big revelation, Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga on Monday said that over 34,000 Bru refugees who were supposed to be repatriated to Mizoram will now be resettled in Tripura. The Chief Minister said that he will have a meeting with his Tripura counterpart Biplab Deb in New Delhi on January 16, under the chairmanship […]

Tripura Royal Scion writes to Amit Shah appealing for rehabilitation of Bru refugees

Pradyot Deb Barman has shot off a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealing for resettlement of Brus in Tripura. In the letter, the former Tripura congress chief expressed his concern and anguish over the suspension of ration supply to the Brus and mentioned that in accordance to the Rajamala, the Bru community stands […]

Bru body puts death toll at 6 after demise of an infant; MBDPF holds authorities responsible

The death of a four-month-old girl in a relief camp in Tripura has taken the number of deceased to 6, as per claims from the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum. According to the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum all six died due to shortage of food leading to starvation. Earlier, five people including two elderly […]

Five Bru refugees die in Tripura relief camps due to alleged starvation

Five people have died in a Bru relief camp in Tripura allegedly due to starvation. It may be mentioned that the Bru refugees had been staging an indefinite road blockade demanding the Centre to resume supply of free ration and cash dole which have remained suspended since October 1 to facilitate the Bru repatriation process […]