Thursday, December 20, 2012

Salary hike robs state's exchequer

Aizawl, Dec 20 (UNI) Even though Mizoram has not been doing bad in tax collection during the last ten years,the hike in salaries of government employees has eaten up major portion of the state's revenues.State finance minister H Liansailova,in his...
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Friday, December 7, 2012

Mizoram Church wants Mizo custom abolished

Aizawl, Dec 8 : Synod, the highest body of the Mizoram Presbyterian Church, has passed an agenda for abolition of Hlamzuih death from the Mizo Christian customary law. In the pre-Christian Mizo society, if a baby died before attaining one year of...
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Lone Mizoram MP not to vote for govt

Lone member of the Rajya Sabha from Mizoram Lalhming Liana on Friday said he would not support the United Progressive Alliance government when voting takes place in the upper house on Foreign Direct Investment in retail.Liana told PTI that the Congress...
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Mizoram district police takes custody of 3 Bru militants

The police in Kolasib district on the Mizoram-Assam border has secured the custody of three Bru militants, wanted in the state for murder and abduction from the jail in neighbouring Assam's Hailakandi district prison.The police said that one of the militants,...
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Monday, December 3, 2012

One-day winter session of Mizoram assembly on Dec 11

The coming winter session of the Mizoram assembly summoned by state governor Vakkom Purushothaman from December 11 would be held only for a day, state assembly secretariat officials today said.The officials told PTI that the business advisory committee...
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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Appeal for fair treatment

Aizawl, Dec 3 : Mizoram health minister Lalrinliana today appealed to the people to stop discriminating against HIV-positive people, echoing the words of Malsawndawnga, an HIV+ peer educator, at a World AIDS Day function.Malsawmdawnga, secretary of Mizoram...
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Mizoram to get Rs 81-cr projects

Aizawl, Dec 3 : Union Minister for the Development of the North Eastern Region Paban Singh Ghatowar has flagged off a number of projects at a cost about Rs 81 crore, to be implemented with funding from his ministry in Mizoram. The projects are...
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In Mizoram, sex workers are many, Little protection

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Tripura insurgents using Mizoram soil: Minister

Agartala, Dec 3 : The outlawed insurgents of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) are trying to enter Tripura ahead of next year's assembly elections through Mizoram, a minister claimed today. "The NLFT insurgents are trying to enter Tripura...
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Duhlian tawng hmang chauh Mizo an ni lo, ti

Azl; 1 Dec: Home Minister Pu R Lalzirliana’n Mizorama cheng Zohnahthlak zawng zawngte inpumkhata awm chu thil pawimawh ber a ni a ti.  Nizana Aizawl Thakthing Veng Branch YMA Platinum Jubilee lawmna a hmanpuinaah he thu hi sawiin, Mizoramah Duhlian...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Two persons killed, eight injured in accident in Assam

Aizawl: Two persons were killed and eight others injured when a maxi-cab they were travelling met with an accident near Chamring village in Aizawl district on Wednesday, police said in Aizawl on Wednesday.The Mizoram-bound maxi-cab coming from Silchar...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Abductors demand Rs 30 lakh

Aizawl, Nov 28 : The abductors of the two timber merchants and their driver have sent a ransom note demanding Rs 30 lakh for their release, police today said.“Though concrete information was yet to be obtained, the ransom note was reported to have been...
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Friday, November 23, 2012

Expert for federal agro approach

Aizawl, Nov 24 : A federal approach is the urgent need of the Northeast to achieve development, particularly in the field of agriculture.Mizoram Economics Association president Lianzela said this while delivering the keynote address at the inaugural...
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Mizoram begins rationalisation of teacher-student ratio

Zodin Sanga, Aizawl, Nov 24 : Under pressure, the Mizoram government has agreed to revalidate marching orders for over 60 teachers, the first major step towards the much demanded rationalisation of teacher-student ratio.Succumbing to pressure from the...
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Thursday, November 22, 2012

CIPHET signs MoU with Mizoram for providing cost effective storage

LUDHIANA: Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) here today  licensed the technology of Evaporative Cooled (EC) room structure to state of Mizoram.Director CIPHET U.S Shivhare signed a memorandum of understanding with...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Meeting with Bru refugees before voter list revision

Aizawl: A six-member team of election officials from three districts in Mizoram left for Tripura Tuesday to conduct hearing on the ongoing summary revision of electoral rolls among the Bru refugees lodged in six relief camps in Kanchanpur Sub-Division...
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Mizoram villagers donate land for Sainik School

In Mizoram, 61 families of Chhingchhip village, about 50 km from Aizawl, have donated land for setting up the state’s first Sainik School. While the land donated by 44 families will be part of the campus, that donated by the 17 others will be used...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

CM lauds Mizoram journalists

Aizawl, Nov 15 : Chief minister Lalthanhawla lauded the state press for the selfless service they have rendered for the past four decades. He encouraged the gathering of journalists to show more perseverance and courage in their pursuit of factual reports,...
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Trio arrested at IGI airport for smuggling drugs

Three persons were arrested today from the IGI airport here for allegedly smuggling narcotic drugs worth more than Rs 60 lakh in domestic market.The trio, identified by security agencies as C Lalchhal (28), C Znanghak (27) and Zorema (21), hailing from...
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Mizoram to sign Rs 151.15 cr loan with ADB

Aizawl, Nov 14 : With project-1 under the North Eastern Region Capital Cities Investment Programme (NERCCDIP) having been implemented, Mizoram is soon to sign another loan deal worth Rs 151.15 crore with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to execute project-2.Urban...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Arrested PLA cadres quizzed in Aizawl

Three hardcore militants of Manipur-based People's Liberation Army, arrested at Saitual in Mizoram on Saturday, were questioned by sleuths of investigation agencies, including the National Investigation Agency. Police sources said 'SS 2nd Lt' Moirangthem...
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Narcotics worth over 1cr seized

 GUWAHATI: In one of the biggest seizures of narcotics in the region, customs sleuths on Monday succeeded in seizing a huge consignment of pseudoephedrine tablets worth over Rs 1 crore from a godown in the city's Boragaon area. Two persons have...
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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Mizoram chief minister's biography released

The biography of Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, authored by journalist-turned-writer David M Thangliana, was released here today. Releasing the book, Home Minister R Lalzirliana said Lal Thanhawla was a man of principle. "He is a good...
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Myanmarese drug cartels find new route via Mizoram

Mizoram, which shares a 404-kilometre porous border with Myanmar, has become a favoured passage for cross-border ‘party drug’ cartels based in the neighbouring country. A recent spurt in seizures of pseudoephedrine-based drugs from Aizawl, majority...
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Mizoram hydro projects violating safeguards

 AIZAWL, Nov 12 – Two major hydro electric projects in Mizoram have gone ahead without following any of the safeguard mechanisms under the Environment Impact Assessment notifications (1994 and 2006).While the construction for the resurrected 60...
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Women dominate workplaces in Mizoram

Woman working at a meat shop in Aizawl. Post Photo Zodin Sanga, Aizawl (Nov 12 ): From meat shop to stone quarry to government offices, the womenfolk dominate workplaces in the otherwise traditionally strict patriarchal tribal society in...
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Mizo boy who conquered Mount Gorichen to be awarded Rs 1 lakh

Aizawl Nov 8 : A Mizo boy who conquered the 6,488 metre Mount Gorichen in Arunachal Pradesh will be given Rs one lakh by the Arunachal Pradesh government, an official statement said here today.The statement said that Zoramsanga was the first to reach...
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Monday, November 5, 2012

Mizoram Hmeithai Association received national award

New Delhi, Nov 6 : Four voluntary organisations were today conferred the Durgabai Deshmukh awards by President Pranab Mukherjee here today for their contribution to women’s development.Mukherjee gave away the award for 2005 to joint winners — Mizoram...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Mizoram Staffer jailed for swindling funds

A woman cashier of the Cooperation department under the Mizoram Government was sentenced yesterday to two-year imprisonment for swindling public money to the tune of Rs 26 lakh way back in 1994. Official sources said the Court of Additional District...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Aizawl civil hospital moves out of town

The Mizoram government is taking expeditious steps to shift five departments from Aizawl civil hospital in the heart of the city to yet-to-be completed Falkawn Referral Hospital on the southern periphery of the city. Members of working committee on operationalisation...
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Man burns himself to death in Mizoram

Vanlalhruaii, a woman in Kolasib in northern Mizoram, was terrified by the sight of charred body of a man inside her kitchen garden this morning.She became extremely shocked when it was discovered that it was her husband. Police source said Vanlalsiama,...
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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Man jailed for raping daughter in Mizoram

Aizawl: A court in Aizawl has convicted a man of raping his own 13-year-old daughter and sentenced him to four-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000.The 43-year-old Lalchhuanthanga was awarded light sentence on Friday by the court of the Additional...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

`Mizos in Manipur an integral part of the state`

By Alex GuiteLAMKA, October 25 : The Mizo ZillaiPawl, MZP Manipur today celebrated its diamond jubilee at its Hmuia veng, Lamka Churachandpur joint head quarter hall.Speaking on the occasion, chief guest Commissioner Lungmuana Lakher said Mizos are an...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Mizos get off to flying start

Playing his first match of the tournament, Ramdintluanga pumped six goals as Government High School, Kawnpui from Mizoram, crushed a hapless Motilalal Nehru Sports School 11-0 in their Pool E match of the 30th Nehru sub-junior (U-15) hockey at Shivaji...
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Mizo Zirlai Pawl, MZP, Manipur, celebrating Golden Jubilee - At YMA Hall Hmuia Veng - - 24 Oct 2012

The Mizo Zirlai Pawl, MZP, Manipur, is celebrating its Golden Jubilee on the 24th October from 11 : 30 am at YMA Hall Hmuia Veng under the theme "Unity is Strenght" The main days programme will be attended as chief guest by L. Lakher IAS...
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Barak Valley delegation meets Mizoram CM

AIZAWL, Oct 22 – In a move to bridge the already widened gap between Assam and Mizoram following the recent boundary dispute, Barak Valley Peace Delegation recently met Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla at his residence and held a discussion with...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Peoples Conference to merge with MNF in Mizoram

The Peoples Conference has reportedly agreed to merge with the main opposition party - the Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram, PC party sources said today.Sources in the PC party said that the high command deliberated on merging with the MNF and decided...
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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Four die in landslides in Mizoram

Four people have died and several places remained inaccessible due to road blockade caused by landslides during the past 24 hours as heavy rains lashed Mizoram since Wednesday night, police said.The driver and operator of an excavator and the driver...
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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Barak Valley Peace Delegation meets Mizoram CM

Aizawl, Oct 8 : In a move to bridge the already widened gap between Assam and Mizoram following the recent boundary fiasco, Barak Valley Peace Delegation today met Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla at his residential bungalow, and held a discussion...
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300 Assamese workers to be allowed into Mizoram sans inner-line permit

SILCHAR: In a bid to ease tension along its border with Assam, Mizoram authorities have decided to ease the Inner-Line Permit (ILP) norms for at least 300 workers from Assam's Cachar district to enter the hill state.The issuance of the ILP, which is...
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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Assam-Mizoram talk to resolve border dispute

Senior officials of Assam and Mizoram today decided to increase interaction between the two sides with a view to resolving the border dispute and de-escalate tension which has gripped Cachar-Kolasib belt during the last few days.This was resolved at...
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Friday, October 5, 2012

German Football Coaching tips for Mizoram

On their current trip to Mizoram, German coaching instructors Lutz Pfannenstiel and Felix Imm of the German Football Association (DFB), have stated that Mizoram can produce footballers of world class if the abundant talent among young footballers...
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Opposition slams Mizo government

Aizawl, Oct 4 : Opposition parties slammed the Lalthanhawla-led Congress government for neglecting the tense situation in the town of Vairengte on the Assam-Mizoram border.The town is under siege because of the threat of a blockade, led by the All Barak...
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Tribute to the Father of the Nation

The band members of Boomarang Artists from Mizoram and Karnataka are coming together to promote the message of peace and harmony between the two communities. Lalrinpui, president, Bangalore Mizo Association, says, "We want to spread the message...
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Monday, October 1, 2012

Tripura Police nab three dog traffickers

Agartala : Tripura Police have arrested three people for trafficking stray dogs to other northeastern states, police said here Monday."Police acting on a tip-off arrested the three tribals with seven grownup dogs tied inside jute sacks at Kamalpur, 145...
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Assam min's visit leads to tension along Mizo border

Aizawl, Oct 2 : There was tension in some areas along the Mizoram-Assam border when Assam minister Siddique Ahmed Majumdar visited the police checkgate in the border town of Vairengte with a large number of villagers.Mizoram Police officials said around...
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

CM briefs central team of poor BSNL service

Chief minister Lal Thanhawla today brought up the issue of the prevailing problems that internet users in Mizoram have been facing due to the poor services rendered by the largest service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, in a brief meeting with...
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Mizo parents are indulgent with their sons and daughters

Pagan or Christian, Mizora is Cupid’s own territoryMizo parents are indulgent with their sons and daughters and would not deprive them of the freedom they had known in their youth. The Mizo society is tolerant love peccadilloes. This does not mean permissiveness...
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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Demand to resolve Assam-Mizoram boundary dispute

Silchar (Assam), Sept 21 : A protest march was taken by several organisations here today demanding immediate solution of the long-standing boundary dispute between Assam and Mizoram.The organisations, All Barak Youth and Students Association, Dalit Sena,...
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Friday, September 7, 2012

Pangolin scales seized in Mizoram

More than 386 kg of pangolin scales were seized by the officials of Customs department from Tuirial Airfield village near here, sources said today.Customs officials said that the scales of pangolin held yesterday would cost more than Rs 2.3 crore in...
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Pangolin scale haul in Aizawl

Silchar, Sep 5 : The central customs and excise sleuths in Mizoram have seized 63kg of pangolin scales, worth Rs 1.2 crore, from Bawgkawn in north Aizawl.Sources in Mizoram central customs last night said the scales were yesterday seized from the residence...
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Mizoram finance commission office inagurated

 Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla today inaugurated the new office of the state Finance Commission which would formally function with a full-time chairman and secretary.Van Hela Pauchua, who retired on August 31 as the chief secretary and Lalthansanga,...
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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Mizoram free from female foeticide

Aizawl, Sep 3 : If child sex ratio is any indication, Mizoram with the highest child sex ratio in India, is free from female foeticide which still remains one of the biggest menaces in India.While the child sex ratio in India has dropped to 914 females...
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Mizoram plans to open ‘branded hotel’ chain to boost tourism

Mizoram Tourism Development Board under the chairmanship of Pu Lalthanhawla, Chief Minister, Government of Mizorma has plans to open up ‘branded hotel’ chain to boost tourism in the state, according to Sinlung News. The board has also decided to privatise...
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Three houses destroyed in Landslide

Aizawl, Sep 2 : Avalanche of rocks destroyed three houses in Chanmary West locality in Aizawl today, Police said. No one was killed or injured in the incident while five other families were being evacuated to safer places, the police said. ...
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

MZP demands amendment of order

Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) or the Mizo students federation today submitted a representation to the chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribe Dr Rameshwar Oroan asking him to ensure amendment of the Constitution (Scheduled tribes) Order 1950.The...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Home for HIV positive: Mizoram sets a negative trend

Aizawl, Aug 29 : Being positive is not always the best way in life. Thousands of HIV positive people of Mizoram have realised this harsh truth to their utter dismay. These people, who are not welcomed in their relatives’ homes, even for a short...
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Monday, August 27, 2012

Mizoram GDP Second in Northeast

AIZAWL, Aug 28 : As issued by the Planning Commission, the growth rate of 'Gross State Domestic Product' of Mizoram in the 11th Five Year Plan is 11%, which is higher than the national average-7.9% and the North East average- 9.95 %.In connection with...
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