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COVID-19: Delhi HC disposes of plea seeking relief for Rohingya refugees,
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Delhi High Court has disposed of a plea seeking relief packages for Rohingya refugees during COVID-19 pandemic with a direction to the petitioner to approach the nodal officers concerned, who will decide on the representation within three working days.
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1 Rohingya killed during police shootout in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 29 (ANI): A Rohingya refugee was killed in a police shootout in Cox's Bazar's Ramu upazila on Wednesday, the police said.
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UN urges Bangladesh to take in 500 Rohingyas stranded at sea
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged Bangladesh to "immediately allow" two boats with 500 Rohingya refugees onboard "to come ashore and receive necessary food, water and health care."
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Telangana Police registers case against 17 Rohingyas
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Nalgonda (Telangana) [India], April 19 (ANI):The Telangana Police have registered a case against 17 Rohingyas, officials said on Sunday.
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MHA asks states, UTs to trace Rohingyas; may need to be screened for COVID
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday wrote a letter to all states and UTs asking them to trace Rohingyas after it was reported that they attended religious congregations of Tablighi Jamaat in the national capital.
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Bangladesh to send back Rohingyas who tried to sneak fearing coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 16 (ANI): Authorities in Bangladesh said on Thursday that they are ready to send back more than 300 members of Rohingya Muslim minority community, who tried to enter the country in a boat from the southern coast, amid fears of coronavirus infection.
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Four of 10 MoUs signed between India, Myanmar focus on socio-economic deve
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): At least four of the ten Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed between India and Myanmar are focused on the socio-economic development of Rakhine, the northwestern state of Myanmar which has been at the centre of Rohingya crisis, the Ministry of External A
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15 killed as boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes near Saint Martin's
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb 12 (ANI): At least 15 people were killed after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsized near Saint Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday (local time), reported CNN citing Bangladeshi authorities.
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UN rights expert welcomes ICJ ruling on Myanmar to protect Rohingyas
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 23 (Sputnik/ANI): UN human rights expert Yanghee Lee has welcomed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling that Myanmar must protect the Rohingya minority but emphasised that allegations of crimes against the community remain to be addressed, the Office of the Hi
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'If Pakistanis, Rohingyas can enter India why can't we visit Belgaum'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday slammed the BJP-led Karnataka government for allegedly barring him from visiting Belgaum district and said that if Pakistani and Rohingyas can enter India then why can't we.
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Like in Myanmar, Rohingyas carried out massacre in India, says Pragya Thak
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): BJP Lok Sabha MP Pragya Thakur has alleged that Rohingyas have carried out a massacre in India and claimed that the community was thrown out of their country because of the same reason, apparently referring to Myanmar.
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Rohingyas who came to India before Dec 31, 2014 shouldn't be excluded from
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that Rohingays and Sri Lankan Tamils who had come to India before December 31, 2014, should not be excluded from Citizenship Amendment Act.
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