Thursday, January 31, 2013

Land Customs station remains unutilized

CHAMPHAI, 31 Jan – The Zokhawthar Land Customs Station complex, meant to facilitate bilateral trade with Mynamar, is not yet functional as the premises have not been formally handed over to the Customs Department by the State Trade and Commerce Department.Built...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Mizoram's Counter Insurgency School awarded

New Delhi, Jan 31 Army's prestigious Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School in Mizoram was today awarded a unit citation for its role in training the force to handle anti-terrorist operations."Training Command chief Lt Gen K Surendranath today conferred...
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Four candidates so far for Mizoram bypoll

All political parties in Mizoram have announced their candidates for the by-election to the Chalfilh assembly constituency in Aizawl district slated for February 23, with the exception of the ruling Congress party which is still awaiting Delhi's approval....
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

CADC term extended by a month

Mizoram governor Vakkom Purushothaman today extended the term of Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) in south Mizoram for more than a month, an official statement today said.The state district council affairs department, in a statement, said that...
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Friday, January 25, 2013

Mizo Guv asks voters to exercise franchise

Mizoram governor Vakkom Purushothaman today asked all voters in the state to exercise their franchise in the elections and election officials to ensure that all eligible people be enrolled as voters.In a function held on the occasion of Voters Day here...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

One killed in maxicab accident in Mizoram

 One person was killed and ten others injured when a maxicab plying between Churachandpur in Manipur and Aizawl rolled down into a deep gorge near Keifang village in Aizawl district today.Aizawl district Additional Superintendnet of Police Lalruaia...
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Monday, January 21, 2013

AR nab foreigner with arms in Mizoram

Following a search operations, troops of 28 Assam Rifles under 23 sector nabbed a Myanmarese foreigner with arms at Saiha in southern Mizoram near the Myanmar border around 1830 hours on Saturday, a delayed report said. Assam Rifles sources said Mungchina,...
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65 Karimganj villages want merger with Mizoram

NILAMBAZAR, Jan 22 – Sixty five villages in the Charagi area in karimganj have expressed their interest to merge with neighbouring states of Mizoram. The residents of these villages have blamed the State for turning a deaf ear to their woes. The villagers...
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HRD Minister, Rural Development Minister and Mizoram CM will visit Jamia

New Delhi: Human Resource Development Minister Dr. MM Pallam Raju will inaugurate the new premises of the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research at Jamia Millia Islamia on January 22. Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Rural Development and...
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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Mizoram: A ‘silent’ state

A noise- and pollution- free Diwali, Christmas and New Year have become a reality in Mizoram, thanks to the endeavours made by the government David M Thangliana | My earliest memories of Christmas and New Year festivities consist of presents and...
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Friday, January 18, 2013

Rs. 6.5 cr for Mizoram Peace Memorial

Mizoram art and culture minister P.C. Zoram Sangliana said that the Central government has allocated Rs. 6.5 crore for setting up a Peace Memorial Park in the state.The detail project report is also being prepared, he added.The minister said this at...
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Cancer on the rise in Mizoram

Cancer is on the rise in Mizoram with 600 to 650 people dying of cancer annually in the state, according to the Population-based Cancer Registry (PCR) of the Civil Hospital here.PCR officials said that around 1,300 new cancer cases were being detected...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Mizoram rural areas still lack IT infrastructure: Zodintluanga

“Mizoram’s rural areas are lagging behind in all sphere of life due to lack of access to three essential resources necessary for development viz., Information, Infrastructure and Services,” Minister for urban development, poverty and alleviation Zodintluanga...
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85 yr old woman burnt to death

An 85-year-old woman was killed when the two-storied building she was living in Mizoram-Assam border Kolasib district's Bukpui village was completely gutted yesterday.The police said that the house belonged to Laibati and the only one staying in the...
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