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Intruders will be shown the door, refugees given citizenship, says Shah in
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Asserting that no "intruder" will be allowed to stay in the country while refugees belonging to Hindu and some other religions will be given citizenship, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the BJP-led government will bring Nation
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Infiltrators will not be allowed to stay, refugees will be given citizensh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the BJP-led Central government will not allow any "infiltrator" to stay in the county while refugees belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi, and Christian religions will be given citize
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Greece: Migrants set fire to refugee camp; 2 killed
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], Sept 30 (ANI): At least two people were killed after a fire broke out in an overcrowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, local media reported on Sunday.
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US plans to slash refugee intake to 18,000
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Sept 27 (ANI): The US on Wednesday announced that it plans to allow only 18,000 refugees to be resettled in the United States in the 2020 fiscal year, the lowest number since Washington began its refugee program in 1980.
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Kolhapur: Polish Minister unveils memorial pillar to mark arrival of refug
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland, Marcin Przydacz, on Saturday unveiled a memorial pillar in memory of Polish families who were given refuge in Valivade during the World War II.
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Commemoration post in memory of Polish refugees to be unveiled at Valivade
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Deputy Foreign minister of Poland, Marcin Przydacz on Saturday will be unveiling a commemoration post in memory of Polish families who were given refuge in Valivade during Second World War.
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Bangladesh orders telecom operators to stop services in Rohingya camps
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Sep 3 (ANI): Bangladesh's telecommunications authority has ordered all mobile phone operators to stop telecommunication services and sale of sim cards to almost one million Rohingya refugees living in Cox's Bazar camps.
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40 people feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya's coast
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Aug 27 (ANI): At least 40 people are feared dead after another boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Tuesday, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR).
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Rohingyas mark 2nd anniversary of exodus after Myanmar crackdown
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Aug 25 (ANI): Thousands of Rohingyas on Sunday marked the second anniversary of the crackdown launched against the refugee community in northwest Rakhine state by the Myanmar military two years ago.
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UN appeals for more help to alleviate Venezuela refugee crisis
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 19 : The United Nations on Sunday appealed for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees pouring into neighbouring countries, where they are overwhelming social services and reportedly sparking local tensions.
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Art 370 repealed, over 21,000 West Pakistani families see a new life ahead
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): The abrogation of Article 370 has come as a ray of hope for nearly 21,000 families who migrated to India from Pakistan after partition.
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Karnataka flood: Former CM Kumaraswamy urges govt to ramp up rescue ops
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Belgaum (Karnataka) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday urged the government to take all possible measures to rescue and rehabilitate the people who have been rendered refugees due to the flood in the state.
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