Amid intense clashes between the Chin Defence Force guerrillas and the Myanmar military near the Indo-Myanmar international border, approximately 5,000 refugees,&nbsp;including 39 army personnel, have reportedly sought refuge in northeast Indian state Mizoram’s Champhai area since Sunday night (Nov 12).

The border town of Zokhawthar in India, situated just a few kilometres from the conflict epicentre in Rikhawdar, Myanmar, has become a focal point for the cross-border movement. The Tiau River is the only separation between the two towns.

On Monday (Nov 13), Manipur DGP Anil Shukla confirmed one refugee's death, with around 20 Myanmar nationals hospitalised in Mizoram. These individuals had sustained injuries in Myanmar and crossed the border for medical treatment. By Monday evening, 20 injured people were admitted to the Champhai district hospital, and an additional eight were referred to hospitals in Aizawl.

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<h2>Ongoing crisis and gunfire</h2>

Despite ongoing efforts, the situation remains volatile, with reported gunfire as late as 6 pm on Monday, according to Robert Zoremtluaga, the chairman of the Local Refugee Relief Committee, who spoke to the Indian Express.

“Everyone from the two villages of Rikhawdar and Khawmami has come to the Indian side. So, the movement of people has stopped for now… Three people who have been injured in Indian territory are people who crossed over to Zokhawthar earlier. One of them has died. He had been living on the Indian side since last year,” he told the Indian Express.&nbsp;

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Prior to this recent surge in refugee numbers, Mizoram was already hosting over 30,000 Chin refugees from Myanmar following the 2021 military coup.

Additionally, the state had accommodated more than 12,000 displaced people from the Kuki-Zomi community due to ethnic tensions in Manipur. The Mizos, Chins, and Kuki-Zomi communities share a common ethnicity, further intertwining the complex refugee situation in the region.

(With inputs from agencies)

Amid intense clashes between the Chin Defence Force guerrillas and the Myanmar military near the Indo-Myanmar international border, approximately 5,000 refugees, including 39 army personnel, have reportedly sought refuge in northeast Indian state Mizoram’s Champhai area since Sunday night (Nov 12).

Amid intense clashes between the Chin Defence Force guerrillas and the Myanmar military near the Indo-Myanmar international border, approximately 5,000 refugees, including 39 army personnel, have reportedly sought refuge in northeast Indian state Mizoram’s Champhai area since Sunday night (Nov 12). The border town of Zokhawthar in India, situated just a few kilometres from the conflict epicentre in Rikhawdar, Myanmar, has become a focal point for the cross-border movement. The Tiau River is the only separation between the two towns. On Monday (Nov 13), Manipur DGP Anil Shukla confirmed one refugee's death, with around 20 Myanmar nationals hospitalised in Mizoram. These individuals had sustained injuries in Myanmar and crossed the border for medical treatment. By Monday evening, 20 injured people were admitted to the Champhai district hospital, and an additional eight were referred to hospitals in Aizawl. Also read | China, Pakistan navies hold drills days after Russia-Myanmar exercise in Andaman Sea Ongoing crisis and gunfire Despite ongoing efforts, the situation remains volatile, with reported gunfire as late as 6 pm on Monday, according to Robert Zoremtluaga, the chairman of the Local Refugee Relief Committee, who spoke to the Indian Express. “Everyone from the two villages of Rikhawdar and Khawmami has come to the Indian side. So, the movement of people has stopped for now… Three people who have been injured in Indian territory are people who crossed over to Zokhawthar earlier. One of them has died. He had been living on the Indian side since last year,” he told the Indian Express. Also watch | Myanmar junta loses control of strategic town on China border Prior to this recent surge in refugee numbers, Mizoram was already hosting over 30,000 Chin refugees from Myanmar following the 2021 military coup. Additionally, the state had accommodated more than 12,000 displaced people from the Kuki-Zomi community due to ethnic tensions in Manipur. The Mizos, Chins, and Kuki-Zomi communities share a common ethnicity, further intertwining the complex refugee situation in the region. (With inputs from agencies)

Over 5,000 Myanmar refugees including soldiers flee to India's Mizoram for refuge amid border clashes

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At the onset, filmmaker Nicholas Kharkongor's film 'Axone' is about a group of friends trying to cook a cherished traditional north-eastern dish as a wedding present for a friend, but Kharkongor's film delves deeper and addresses prejudices that the community faces in any big city of India.

Span over a day in Delhi's Humayupur area- a popular ghetto for northeast immigrants in Delhi- the story is of Upasana(Sayani Gupta) and Chanbi (Lin Laishram) wanting to cook Pork Akhuni or Axone for their roommate Minam who is to get married later at night.

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The two girls procure 3 kgs of Pork and Axone paste- which is basically fermented soya bean paste at the crack of dawn. The challenge though is to cook the dish at their home with neighbours and landlords (Dolly Ahluwalia and Vinay Pathak) around. The paste has a pungent smell and cooking it will raise alarm and objection from everyone around. 
 
The North-Eastern states have grossly been misrepresented in Bollywood for years. The only prominent face, Danny Denzongpa has played the quintessential bad guy in many of his popular films. In reality, the community has been called names, is often singled out in cities like Delhi and Bengaluru. In 'Axone' the food serves as a metaphor to how segregated the community feels in cities. 
 
Upasana, Chanbi along with their friend Zorem want to time their cooking in such a way that there are fewer people in the building and hence no objection. But fate has other plans as the group has to keep shifting their party venue and make do with makeshift kitchens to cook the coveted dish.

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Amid chaos and confusion, the story deftly highlights the everyday racism, misogyny that these group of friends face from locals- who unable to understand them and accept them are quick to label them. 
 
Shot on actual locations of Delhi, the film shows a very different side of the capital- that has cramped bylanes, narrow alleys, and localities bustling with people, cars, and bikes. It's a Delhi that most living outside would not have seen in films, devoid of the famous monuments. It's a Delhi, where hoards of students from states of the northeast come and inhabit and make it their home year after year. 
 
The film has a few popular mainstream faces like Sayani Gupta, who plays Nepali girl Upasana, Dolly Ahluwalia as the tyrant landlady and Vinay Pathak as her son-in-law. But the rest of the cast comprises of relatively new faces- actors from various states of the northeast which is refreshing to see in a Hinglish film. You may recall Tenzin Dalha who plays Zorem from Netflix film 'Guilty' and Lin Laishram from 'Mary Kom'.

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The beauty of 'Axone' is that it never gets preachy and shows how society is without taking any sides. If there are prejudiced north Indian neighbors in the colony making life difficult for the friends, there is also an over-friendly, over-enthusiastic Shiv (Rohan Joshi), the landlord's grandson who is more than willing to help them out just to be a part of the gang. It quietly highlights the fact that often the people from the north-east are unwilling to interact with anyone else outside their community- they too segregate in terms of country and region (A Nepali is not welcomed initially). In a poignant scene near the climax, Chanbi can be seen telling her boyfriend that not all are bad, and that how he has never made an effort to interact with anyone outside his community. 
 
Pitched as the first Hindi film about the north-east community- the film beautifully handles issues as serious as racism in a slice of life comedy. At 1 hour 40 minutes, the film has so much to offer. Lessons on love, acceptance, friendship and gives you a sneak peek into the lives of the people who are often left on the sideline in mainstream Bollywood. 
The film is streaming on Netflix. Go and watch it and fill your heart with love and warmth.

At the onset, filmmaker Nicholas Kharkongor's film 'Axone' is about a group of friends trying to cook a cherished traditional north-eastern dish as a wedding present for a friend, but Kharkongor's film delves deeper and addresses prejudices that the community faces in any big city of India.

At the onset, filmmaker Nicholas Kharkongor's film 'Axone' is about a group of friends trying to cook a cherished traditional north-eastern dish as a wedding present for a friend, but Kharkongor's film delves deeper and addresses prejudices that the community faces in any big city of India. Span over a day in Delhi's Humayupur area- a popular ghetto for northeast immigrants in Delhi- the story is of Upasana(Sayani Gupta) and Chanbi (Lin Laishram) wanting to cook Pork Akhuni or Axone for their roommate Minam who is to get married later at night. The two girls procure 3 kgs of Pork and Axone paste- which is basically fermented soya bean paste at the crack of dawn. The challenge though is to cook the dish at their home with neighbours and landlords (Dolly Ahluwalia and Vinay Pathak) around. The paste has a pungent smell and cooking it will raise alarm and objection from everyone around. The North-Eastern states have grossly been misrepresented in Bollywood for years. The only prominent face, Danny Denzongpa has played the quintessential bad guy in many of his popular films. In reality, the community has been called names, is often singled out in cities like Delhi and Bengaluru. In 'Axone' the food serves as a metaphor to how segregated the community feels in cities. Upasana, Chanbi along with their friend Zorem want to time their cooking in such a way that there are fewer people in the building and hence no objection. But fate has other plans as the group has to keep shifting their party venue and make do with makeshift kitchens to cook the coveted dish. Amid chaos and confusion, the story deftly highlights the everyday racism, misogyny that these group of friends face from locals- who unable to understand them and accept them are quick to label them. Shot on actual locations of Delhi, the film shows a very different side of the capital- that has cramped bylanes, narrow alleys, and localities bustling with people, cars, and bikes. It's a Delhi that most living outside would not have seen in films, devoid of the famous monuments. It's a Delhi, where hoards of students from states of the northeast come and inhabit and make it their home year after year. The film has a few popular mainstream faces like Sayani Gupta, who plays Nepali girl Upasana, Dolly Ahluwalia as the tyrant landlady and Vinay Pathak as her son-in-law. But the rest of the cast comprises of relatively new faces- actors from various states of the northeast which is refreshing to see in a Hinglish film. You may recall Tenzin Dalha who plays Zorem from Netflix film 'Guilty' and Lin Laishram from 'Mary Kom'. The beauty of 'Axone' is that it never gets preachy and shows how society is without taking any sides. If there are prejudiced north Indian neighbors in the colony making life difficult for the friends, there is also an over-friendly, over-enthusiastic Shiv (Rohan Joshi), the landlord's grandson who is more than willing to help them out just to be a part of the gang. It quietly highlights the fact that often the people from the north-east are unwilling to interact with anyone else outside their community- they too segregate in terms of country and region (A Nepali is not welcomed initially). In a poignant scene near the climax, Chanbi can be seen telling her boyfriend that not all are bad, and that how he has never made an effort to interact with anyone outside his community. Pitched as the first Hindi film about the north-east community- the film beautifully handles issues as serious as racism in a slice of life comedy. At 1 hour 40 minutes, the film has so much to offer. Lessons on love, acceptance, friendship and gives you a sneak peek into the lives of the people who are often left on the sideline in mainstream Bollywood. The film is streaming on Netflix. Go and watch it and fill your heart with love and warmth.

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Though the number of subterranean species of fish known on Earth is about 250, they are usually minuscule - about a few inches long - and live in a world of permanent dark and scant food.&nbsp;

Breaking the norm is a cavefish from an underground chamber in northeastern India that is reported to be much bigger than its ichthyological kin. The Um Ladaw Cavefish grows to nearly half a metre in length and weighs about 10 times more than any known species. 
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The discovery answers a few questions but raises more to replace them, especially ones pertaining to the size of the fish, their feeding habits, the way they adapted to live in these extremely extensive and deep caves - some of which have not yet been explored.

Though the creature is essentially blind and eyeless, it has an ability to sense light which is yet to be explained by science.

Vegetation washed underground by rain has been assumed by researchers as the primary food source of these creatures, though none were visible at the time of discovery according to Harries, a hobbyist cave explorer and marine biologist at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The winter dry season is the only time to visit the case as the whole area floods and becomes completely inaccessible during the monsoons. Despite such knowledgeable deductions about their size and diet, how they get so large and what they feed on remains a riddle.

The two longest known subterranean fish species before this discovery were the blind swamp eel native to Mexico’s Yucátan and the blind cave eel from western Australia. Both creatures are known for their both narrow and ribbon-like physique.

Scientists have reason to believe that that the cavefish may be different enough from surface-dwelling golden mahseer to qualify as a unique species, despite the fact that they look very alike in body shape and structure.

Though the number of subterranean species of fish known on Earth is about 250, they are usually minuscule - about a few inches long - and live in a world of permanent dark and scant food.

Though the number of subterranean species of fish known on Earth is about 250, they are usually minuscule - about a few inches long - and live in a world of permanent dark and scant food. Breaking the norm is a cavefish from an underground chamber in northeastern India that is reported to be much bigger than its ichthyological kin. The Um Ladaw Cavefish grows to nearly half a metre in length and weighs about 10 times more than any known species. The discovery answers a few questions but raises more to replace them, especially ones pertaining to the size of the fish, their feeding habits, the way they adapted to live in these extremely extensive and deep caves - some of which have not yet been explored. Though the creature is essentially blind and eyeless, it has an ability to sense light which is yet to be explained by science. Vegetation washed underground by rain has been assumed by researchers as the primary food source of these creatures, though none were visible at the time of discovery according to Harries, a hobbyist cave explorer and marine biologist at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. The winter dry season is the only time to visit the case as the whole area floods and becomes completely inaccessible during the monsoons. Despite such knowledgeable deductions about their size and diet, how they get so large and what they feed on remains a riddle. The two longest known subterranean fish species before this discovery were the blind swamp eel native to Mexico’s Yucátan and the blind cave eel from western Australia. Both creatures are known for their both narrow and ribbon-like physique. Scientists have reason to believe that that the cavefish may be different enough from surface-dwelling golden mahseer to qualify as a unique species, despite the fact that they look very alike in body shape and structure.

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An earthquake measuring&nbsp;5.4 on the Richter Scale hit parts of Northeast India and Myanmar today,&nbsp;India Meteorological Department said.

The tremors were felt around the Myanmar-India (Nagaland) Border Region&nbsp;at around 4:33 pm.

No casualties have been reported so far.

This is a developing story. More details awaited.

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An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit parts of Northeast India and Myanmar today, India Meteorological Department said. The tremors were felt around the Myanmar-India (Nagaland) Border Region at around 4:33 pm.

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit parts of Northeast India and Myanmar today, India Meteorological Department said. The tremors were felt around the Myanmar-India (Nagaland) Border Region at around 4:33 pm. No casualties have been reported so far. This is a developing story. More details awaited.

5.4 magnitude earthquake hits parts of Northeast India

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