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[email protected] Dated 03.08.2021 TODAY’S IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS UPSC-IAS|IPS|IFS (PRELIMS+MAINS FOCUS) IN NEWS: HALAM SUB-TRIBES CLASHES EXAM POINT OF VIEW – GS (2) – Government Policies & Interventions What is the present fact? People of Halam sub-tribes, who took refuge in Assam following clashes with Bru refugees in north Tripura, are returning to their village Damcherra in North district of Tripura. Why such clashes? The Brus came to Tripura in 1997 to escape an ethnic clash in Mizoram and started staying at six relief camps in the North District. Let we discuss about Halam Sub-tribes shortly, Ethnically, Halam communities (categorised as a scheduled tribe in Tripura) belong to the Kuki- Chin tribes of Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group. Their language is also more or less similar to that of the Tibeto-Burman family. BENEVOLENT IAS ACADEMY, COIMBATORE (DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS) Halams are also known as Mila Kuki, though they are not at all Kukis in terms of language, culture and living style. Halams are divided into several sub-clans which are referred to as “Barki-Halam”. The Halam community are various tribes native to the state of Tripura and Assam, Mizoram in India. The Halam are further divided into 12 sub-tribes, namely Chorei, Molsom, Hrangkhol, Kaipeng, Kalai, Ranglong, Sakachep, Thangachep,Marachepang/Morsephang Saimâr, Bongcher, Korbwng, Dab and Rupini. As per 2011 Census, their total population is 57,210 and distributed throughout the State.