1971.06.14, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
Spies masquerading as evacuees From Our Own Correspondent, TURA (Meghalaya). JUNE 13 – A Muslim evacuees without family who had lived in the Dimapara camp for several days furtively left the camp at nightfall on June 11 and was believed to have slipped back into...
1971.06.16, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
Evacuee influx a great strain on Meghalaya SHILLONG, JUNE 15 – During his presentation of Meghaleya’s budget for 1971-72 in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly here today. Mr. Brington B. Lyngdoh. The Finance Minister referred to the happenings across the...
1971.06.17, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
Bangla evacuees in Dhanbad From our Own Correspondent, DHANBAD. JUNE 16. – Evacuees from Bangladesh have started reaching this district also. According to an official estimate nearly 800 evacuees have reached Maithon and Panchet Dam sites. Nirsha and Bhuti township...
1971.06.17, Indira, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
Mrs. Gandhi’s visit made no impact on Assam, Meghalaya From our Gauhati Office, June 16 – Those who expected that the Prime Minister during her second visit to the Bangladesh evacuees in Assam and Meghalaya would make some historical announcement must have...
1971.06.17, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
Evacuees return doubtful : Aga Khan From our Special Correspondent, NEW DELHI, JUNE 16. – Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, the U. N. The High Commissioner for Refugees is reported to have indicated here that he cannot be quite confident of the return of evacuees if...
1971.06.18, Indira, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
PM determined to send refugees back NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 – The Prime Minister today reiterated India’s determination to send back Bangladesh refugees as soon as normality returned there, reports UNI. “I am just going to send them back, I am determined...
1971.06.09, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
DEATH WON’T WAIT The foremost task before the State administration and the Central relief agencies today is to contain the scourge of cholera among the Bangladesh evacuees. A few thousands have already died; thousands have been affected and lakhs are exposed to...
1971.06.09, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
An infructuous visit By Sankar Ghosh, The Prime Minister has come and gone. The specific purpose of her visit was not known; it will perhaps be never known. She said she had come for consultation–a purpose which hardly justifies a trip to Calcutta. Sitting in...
1971.06.09, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
Death a daily pattern By A Staff Reporter, At the hurriedly constructed, ramshackle tents for Bangladesh evacuees at Gauripur close to the Dum Dum airport, death has its dominion. Forty thousand evacuees have made their temporary homes in the area, braving the...
1971.06.09, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
3,000 bodies buried up to Monday Spared no pain to rise to the occasion. The problems of accommodation, sanitation and relief to these people were simply enormous and a lion’s share of Government employees in the district were pressed into service to tackle the...
