Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said miscreants spreading rumours that have led to people belonging to North-East flee from Bengaluru, Pune and other parts of the country, should be brought to book.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday described as 'reprehensible' the growing sense of insecurity among people from the North-East living in other parts of the country and promised that his government is committed to take all steps to control the situation.

To check spread of rumours which has led to exodus of north eastern people from certain states, government banned on Friday bulk SMSes and MMSes for 15 days across the country.

Driven by rumours of impending attacks, the exodus of people from the north-east spread from Bengaluru to neighbouring cities on the third day on Friday, prompting the Centre to ban for 15 days bulk S

People from the north-east have become a subject of ‘hate-campaign’ and are in a dilemma as whether to stay on or go back to places they hail from, feel a few from the region working here.

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Cracking the whip in the wake of exodus of people from the northeast, the Karnataka government on Friday arrested six persons on charges of attack, intimidation and sending 'false' SMSes to people of

Fear-struck people from the northeast continued to flee the city for the second day on Thursday as the Karnataka government assured them safety and launched confidence building measures, including police patrolling in areas largely inhabited by them.

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Claiming that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's "tall promises" to curb corruption were proving "hollow", the BJP on Saturday alleged that "scandals and scams" to the tune of Rs 58,000 crore had occurred in the North-East and demanded a time-bound probe into them.