Northeast Indians

B'lore: The cop called me a nuisance, says Manipur woman

Bangalore: In another case of Northeast Indians being targeted, a theatre person from Manipur alleged that she was heckled by a crowd in Bangalore, that passed lewd and racist comments and abused her. What is even more shocking is that the policeman who she turned to for help allegedly ended up shouting back and shoving her and called her a nuisance.

Talking about the incident, the woman said, "I was getting really frightened by the crowd that was inching closer to me, so I wanted to sit inside the car till my friends arrive. The policeman refused to help me. I was opening the car door and he just banged the car door. He said I was a public nuisance, the police people are coming and will take me to the police station."

She also said that there were almost 30 to 40 men who were harassing her. "The men, 30 to 40 men started doing the same thing. I didn't have a pen and a paper with me, I took a picture of the bike licence plate, so while I was taking the picture, these guys said, we will start taking off our clothes, will you take our pictures? I asked if they were daring me to do that? I said I will take your pictures. I started taking their pictures. They started escalating their sexual gestures and harassment," she said.

She said the policeman helped her only after 10 minutes of pleading and he was 

B'lore: NE Indians who left now face unemployment

Bangalore: On August 18, when three trains departed from the Bangalore City Railway Station with large number of people from the North east, as the fear of being eliminated or beaten up by antisocial elements caved in, many were not sure of their destiny. However, when the entire government apparatus turned to their support, the confidence returned and from trickle to hordes, people are coming back. Unfortunately, their problem does...  

News 360: Indians from Northeast set to return to Bangalore

Three special trains have been scheduled from Guwahati to bring back those who fled Bangalore. ...

NE exodus: 'Fled not out of panic, but for relatives back home'

There has been a sharp decline in the number of people coming back home from the boom towns of Hyderabad, Bangalore and Pune at Guwahati Station over the past two days. ...

As panic ebbs, exodus of NE Indians comes down

As panic and fear, which prompted thousands of Northeast Indians to flee various parts of the country following "rumours" of backlash against Assam violence, subsides, many of them feel they could have stayed back and and are determined to return to their jobs. ...

NE exodus: Websites say content uploaded from Pak

New Delhi: Social networking sites like Facebook and YouTube have informed the government that inflammatory content uploaded on their pages have indicated that they originated from Pakistan. "The initial response from international social networking sites indicates that such content has been hosted from outside the country and to a large extent from a neighbouring country (Pakistan)," Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEIT) said in a statement. The response of...  

Now, Northeast Indians head back to Bangalore

Guwahati/Bangalore: Reflecting a gradual return to normalcy after the panic exodus, Northeast Indians headed back to Bangalore in special trains from Guwahati. The tension has also eased in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. A spokesman for the Northeast Frontier Railway Nripen Bhattacharya said in Guwahati that three special trains had left for Bangalore on Sunday taking back in a phased manner those who had fled from the capital of Karnataka fearing...  

As panic ebbs, Northeast Indians want to return

Guwahati/Itanagar: As panic and fear, which prompted thousands of Northeast Indians to flee various parts of the country following "rumours" of backlash against Assam violence, subsides, many of them feel they could have stayed back and and are determined to return to their jobs. Most of the people, who returned to their native states in the last few days, admit they face an uncertain future as employment opportunities are limited...  

NE Indian passengers thrown out of train, 2 dead

Jalpaiguri/Katihar: Two passengers of a Guwahati-bound special train carrying Northeast Indians fleeing Bangalore were killed and seven others injured on Sunday after they were beaten up and pushed out by unidentified persons. Police and railway authorities remained tightlipped on the identity of the attacked passengers, who hailed from Assam, pending an investigation. Special trains were operated by Railways from Bangalore to ferry passengers fleeing the city over fears of attacks...  

NE exodus: Police hold night patrols in B'lore

Bangalore: Night patrols were on across several areas in Bangalore, where there is a strong presence of the Northeast Indians. Six people were arrested on Friday for spreading rumours and false SMSes. In fact, two ministers from Assam visited the railway stations, asking people to not panic and flee. But despite assurances, there were reports that apart from Hyderabad and Pune, Indians from the Northeast are also leaving Chennai, Coimbatore...