Exodus wanes as calm settles in
There were fewer people who were fleeing the city at the railway station on Sunday. Since there were no special trains to Guwahati from the city, there was a rush on trains to Chennai as there are dir
‘Don’t blame one community for NE exodus’
Like many others in the community, he is a leader involved in creating political awareness and communal harmony. Masud Abdul Khadir, convenor of Karnataka Muslim Muttahida Mahaz, a confederation of 28
Thousands more flee on panic trains
The exodus of people from the North-East continued on Thursday as over 10,000 more flocked to the city railway station to catch trains to their hometowns even as law minister Suresh Kumar camped at th
Worried families call Assamese back home
As rumours of alleged attack on the people from the Northeast triggered panic, people started fleeing the state on Thursday. In the last three days there has been an exodus of Assamese people, majorit
Cops try to stem exodus to Assam
The police rushed to assure Assamese residents and other people from the Northeast that they were safe, even as people continued to return to their homes fearing attacks. The police has tightened secu
‘People should understand fleeing is not the solution’
About 20 representatives of different associations from the North-East in Bengaluru met CM Jagadish Shettar and top police officials on Thursday at the CM’s office. Monika Khangembam, member, N-E Foru
Train to safety
The city railway station resembled a refugee camp as over 10,000 people from the north eastern states, began to converge on it from early Thursday morning although the trains to Guwahati were schedule
Colleges apply balm, assure students of safety
Colleges and educational institutions are trying to calm their frightened north east students in different ways as several want to take their loved ones and go home where they will be safe. At the St
Threat messages engineered to trigger riots: Intel
The threatening text messages asking people from the North-East to “leave Bengaluru before August 20” and MMS messages depicting ethnic violence in Assam have been “engineered for political or communa