Chcha Varte
@Chchavarte
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Editor, journalist, programming student
Mizoram
Joined June 2011
"If border is fenced and FMR is scrapped, we will take it that [India has] given the Zo people independence" -- protests erupt in Zokhawthar, the Mizoram village bordering Myanmar 📸 by @Chchavarte; for context on the protests, read: https://t.co/KUUrLcvYQC
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In the pre-dawn darkness, a young Myanmar rebel approached a hill-top military camp in Chin State with dozens of comrades for an assault that opened up another front in an expanding offensive against the junta. @Chchavarte reports on the Chin onslaught:
reuters.com
In the pre-dawn darkness on Monday, a 22-year-old Myanmar rebel fighter approached a hill-top military camp in remote Chin State with dozens of comrades for an assault that opened up another front in...
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After battle with junta, Myanmar rebels take control of border point with India. India's Assam Rifles and armed Chin rebels on the Myanmar side guarded the two ends of the border bridge over the Tiau river. @Chchavarte reporting from Zokhawthar: https://t.co/C6AmQbKAZ7
reuters.com
Two days after rebel forces in Myanmar’s Chin state overran the junta’s two military bases close to the border with India, they have taken control of a border crossing point between the two countries...
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Rest of India never cared about this #Mizoram tragedy. It's anniversary had been observed for years. Now the PM said it, not because of the pain caused, nor to right the wrong. Just whataboutery. That's just sad
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks on the northeast; says, "...On 5th March 1966, Congress had its Air Force attack the helpless citizens in Mizoram. Congress should answer if it was the Air Force of any other country. Were the people of Mizoram not the citizens of my
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Didn’t want to but felt compelled to write this thread on how the horrendous rape cases in Manipur came to light. It’s everything that is wrong with the media, not just in India but the intl outlets reporting this civil war.
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Took more than a month to find a home for this story despite the longest internet shutdown in India since Kashmir in 2019. But wrote about what internet shutdown helped achieve in Manipur - deadly rumours and silencing of minority tribes
asia.nikkei.com
Shutdowns in name of safety offer few benefits, distort coverage, experts say
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#Manipur: The PRO Defence #Kohima and #Imphal clarified that, neither there has been any such clash between #AssamRifles and #ManipurPolice, nor have any casualties occurred. “The video is of a training activity of #IndianArmy held in #Punjab in 2021,” it clarified.
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Urgent: Rations are running out for all those stranded at homes in the hills as well as in the camps. Supplies from the valley will not be possible for a while now and what is expected to come from Mizoram (if at all) would likely be super expensive. Please retweet this to urge
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Appeared on @AJEnglish explaining the violent clashes in Manipur. I hate sharing my vids but this is imp so much so that I actually paid for twitter blue to post this whole goddamn video.
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Thrilled to announce that @ninglunhanghal and I won the prestigious European Hostwriter prize for our @newhumanitarian story on refugee doctors working along the Indio Myanmar border. Thanks to @IWMF for all their support
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To reduce single use plastic, Champhai Vengthar Presby Church reintroduced banana leaf for serving Christmas feast, many Churches abandoned disposable plastic plates, used steel plates instead once again!
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There is a free lunch! Church's youth organization in Champhai today Mizoram organize 'Serving Day' for the 11th time providing free lunch to Christmas shoppers. "Many people have no time or money to buy lunch, we serve them for free in the busiest shopping day of a year."
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Champhai Police recovered and seized 140 exotic animals and birds (tortoise, monkey, python, crocodile, marmoset, albino wallaby etc) worth Rs 138.8 lakhs in Champhai. The said exotic animals and birds were imported from Myanmar
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96 of Rs.500 fake currency notes recovered by the police in Champhai. It was a sample meant to be distributed through nguihluai (hawala) in Tiau. Champhai police also recovered 500 soap cases of herion, Mizoram record so far. North east record? Maybe
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Tamdil chungchanga @Mizoram_Tourism a RTI zawhna chu Sept 28 ah ka thehlut a, channa ka la dawng lova. Ni 29 a mi erawh an chhang daih tawh ang lawi a! Ka zawhna phei chu kumin bik chauh a ni lehnghal..
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As per police record: 1) Interception of smuggled exotic animal decline in Champhai district while increase in other Districts, accused are mainly from Champhai dist 2) Seizure of drugs follow this trend. Porous border and multiple smuggling routes, we all know who to blame!
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THREAD This morning I went to Sri Lanka's presidential palace that was stormed by protesters yesterday. Ordinary Sri Lankans, some with children in tow, roamed the building, with a mix of awe and anger. Security forces stood by. Quite surreal. https://t.co/WM06GHKnq0
reuters.com
Their statement comes a day after the two men agreed to resign, leaving the country in political limbo.
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