Indian Paralympian and high jumper Nishad Kumar hailed the efforts of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to host the first-ever Khelo India Para Games.
Lalthiamsanga Sailo, Joint Secretary of the Mizoram Home Department told ANI over the phone that so far 104 Myanmar army personnel who entered Mizoram and surrendered before the Mizoram police/Assam Rifles were sent back to their country.
The Asian Games gold medallist Pramod Bhagat welcomes the government's initiative of hosting the first-ever Khelo India Para Games; believes this will boost the medal tally of the Indian contingent in upcoming major multi-discipline Para Games like the Olympics and Asian Games
The ruling Junta in Myanmar has been losing vital military locations and border towns to well-armed ethnic militias that have collaborated with resistance forces to launch massive new offensives in recent weeks, CNN reported.
First-ever Khelo India Para Games 2023 logo and mascot Ujjwala was launched in New Delhi today by Anurag Singh Thakur, Honourable Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and several eminent athletes and para-athletes
Haryana will field the largest contingent of the Games with 242 para athletes while Rajasthan will send a strong contingent of 140 para athletes and Uttar Pradesh will send a contingent of 125
The recent census report conducted by the Champhai district administration revealed that 6201 Myanmar refugees are taking shelter in different refugee camps and relative's homes in Zokhawthar village, which is the last bordering village of Champhai district and shares an unfenced border with
Since the start of a major anti-junta offensive late last month in Myanmar, border crossings in northern Shan State to China, including Muse and Chin She Haw, have been closed.
The refugees have walked for several days crossing mountains and dense jungle with their meagre belongings. Living off the land on bamboo shoot and game they make their way into Mizoram.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday said that security has been reinforced along the India-Myanmar border in Manipur in view of the recent conflict between the rebel groups and the military junta in the bordering areas of Myanmar.
"In view of the evolving security situation in Myanmar, all Indian nationals are advised to avoid non-essential travel," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release on Tuesday.