Friday, August 27, 2010

Heroin seized

Aizawl, Aug 27 (PTI) About 400 grams of heroin have been seized and six persons arresed by police and anti-drug cell of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) here, police said today. The contraband was seized from the six persons by the joint force last...
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Aizawl to conduct civic polls in October

Aizawl, Aug 26 : The first election to the 19-ward Aizawl Municipal Council is likely to be held in the third week of October, according to a senior official source in the Mizoram government’s local administration department. He said today over phone...
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Mizo youth Caught with cache of Gelatin sticks at Dimapur

Kohima, Aug 26 (PTI) A large number of gelatin sticks along with fuse wires were today seized from a house at Dimapur and four people arrested in this connection, police said. Sleuths of special branch of Dimapur police seized 1,600 gelatin sticks...
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Mizoram ready to take back Bru refugees

Aizawl: The Mizoram government was ready to take back Bru refugees from the six relief camps in North Tripura district before October this year as desired by Union home minister P Chidambaram. "The ball is in the court of the refugees," chief secretary...
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Compensation of 3 lakhs for death of a Mizo juvenile detainee is highly insensitive and inadequate

New Delhi: The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) termed the award of compensation of Rs. 300,000 by the National Human Rights Commission to the next of kin of 13-year-old child, Lalnunpuia who died as a result of torture in the Herald for Christ’s...
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Friday, August 20, 2010

Mizo dance to be staged at opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games

Aizawl, Aug 21 : Cheraw dancers of Mizoram will find their place in opening ceremony of the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Cheraw dance is a traditional and popular bamboo dance of the Mizos. Preparation for this purpose in a state-level...
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Expenditures of Mizo ministers & PS

AIZAWL, Aug 20 (NNN): Over Rs 27 lakhs has been spent by ministers and parliamentary secretaries of Mizoram of the present ministry for traveling. Mizoram Secretariat Administration Department has revealed the traveling expenses of Mizoram ministers...
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Mizo Govt receives list of Bru refugees

AIZAWL, Aug 20 – The Mizoram Government has officially received the lists of Bru refugees in six relief camps in North Tripura district, which would be analysed. The government received the lists submitted by the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum...
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Monday, August 16, 2010

Mizoram assembly summoned from Sep 20

Aizawl, Aug 16 (PTI) Mizoram Governor Lt Gen M M Lakhera summoned the session of the state assembly to commence from September 20, state assembly secretariat sources said here today. A detailed programme of the session would be chalked out by the Assembly's...
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Land survey in CHT stalled for 13 yrs

The land survey in three Chittagong Hill Districts have been stalled for the last thirteen years due to 'abduction fear' by anti social elements in the region. As a result it also delays demarcation process of the frontier with north-eastern Indian states,...
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Child sexual abuse rampant in Mizoram: Study

Aizawl, Aug 10 : Child sexual abuse is highly prevalant in Mizoram, a research has stated. A 'Study of Child Abuse in Mizoram', prepared by the Social Welfare Department and Human Rights and Law Network (HLRN), revealed that 630 cases of child sexual...
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