Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Kidnapped HPCL official released

SILCHAR: An official of the Panchgram-based Cachar Paper Mill (CPM), who was abducted from the Rangamati area of Assam's Karimganj district on Saturday evening, was released on Tuesday. The mill is a unit of the state-owned Hindustan Paper Corporation...
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Monday, April 28, 2014

Mizoram asked to give higher compensation

NEW DELHI, April 29 – In a significant development, the Government of Mizoram was forced to pay an additional compensation to victims of an accident in Mizoram on the specific direction of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).According to NHRC...
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Sunday, April 27, 2014

Drafting of Mizoram Lokayukta almost completed

AIZAWL: Mizoram Law and Judicial Secretary, P Singthanga has informed that the constitutional anti-corruption ombudsman at state level Lokayukta for Mizoram is on the verge of completion. He also said that DoNER has in principle approved Rs 9 crore...
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Twelve houses gutted in Mizoram

Aizawl: At least 12 houses, belonging to the Bru community in Putlungasih village in south Mizoram's Lunglei district were completely gutted today, official sources said.No one was killed or injured in the fire which broke out at around noon reportedly...
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Mizoram to get its first medical college soon

AIZAWL: A 100-seat medical college will come up soon in the northeastern state of Mizoram, an official said on Saturday."Mizoram government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Union health ministry recently to set up the first ever medical...
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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Death of church leader continues to haunt Mizoram CM

Aizawl, Apr 25 : The 2007 controversial death case of a well known Mizo church leader continues to haunt former Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga.Pastor Rev Chanchinmawia, the then president of the Mizoram People's Forum, a Church sponsored organisation...
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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Life at stake

None to care ZODIN SANGA IN AIZAWL Why cancer is the most important election issue but neither parties nor the public ...
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UDF wants Election Commission to transfer Aizawl DM, SP

AIZAWL: A pre-election alliance of eight parties in Mizoram has demanded the Election Commission to immediately transfer Aizawl district deputy commissioner and its superintendent of police, alleging bias against them. "The DC and SP of Aizawl district...
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545 grams of heroin seized in Mizoram

At least 545 grams of heroin was seized by the Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department since Monday.Some people were arrested in this connection, but their names were yet to be revealed due to fear of hampering the investigation, the officials said.The...
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

For some, Malaysia is a land of passage

Mapui is Mizo and he is leaving for the United States. He has lived as a refugee for years in Malaysia. He is departing with this girlfriend who is a Hakha, a closely related but different ethnic group from the border of Myanmar and India. Though...
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Sunday, April 6, 2014

Bru votes to be counted in Tripura instead of Mizoram

AGARTALA: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to retain the boxes containing postal ballots polled by Mizoram's Bru (Reang) refugees in Tripura itself, fearing disruption by Mizoram-based NGOs if it tried to transport them to Mizoram. The votes...
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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Police seize 47g of heroin in Mizoram, 2 held

Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department officials seized 47g of heroin from two different places in Aizawl yesterday, officials said.Two persons were arrested in this connection and were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
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