An employee of the Mizoram Public Health Engineering department died while cleaning a water tank at a place near the river Tlawng on the outskirts of the state capital, official sources said today.Rohmingthanga (47) was sucked inside a pipe while cleaning...
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Mizoram PHED employee dies while cleaning water tank
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Mizoram court convicts meth smuggler
A special court in Mizoram state capital here has made its first
conviction against a smuggler of party drugs called methamphetamine or
'crystal meth' that has thrown up a new challenge to anti-drug fighters
in the state. The special court for...
Arrest warrant issued for police intel inspector in drug trafficking case; granted interim bail
Myanmar is considered Asia' biggest source of methamphetamine, a highly
addictive narcotic popular as a party drug due to it's energy-enhancing
effects but for which there is till now no known medical treatment
worldwide. (Source: IE) ...
Mizoram: Massive search operation underway for missing constable
The search operation at Zo Ngaw, the forest through which the Aizawl-Mamit road passes. (Source: IE)
Summary
Massive search operation underway in Mizoram for police constable who went missing...
Four bodies, including two pre-teens, fished out of two rivers in Mizoram
Lalrinpuia and Lalrosanga had gone missing on Saturday evening on the banks of the Tuirivang river.Four bodies – including of two pre-teens – were fished out from two swollen rivers in Mizoram on Monday by volunteers that have been searching for the...
Monday, July 28, 2014
50 kg ganja seized
Mizoram Excise and Narcoticsdepartment officials seized 50 kg of ganja at a hamlet in the Mizoram-Manipur-Myanmar border, excise department sources said here today.Two persons were also arrested during the raid at the Khuangphah hamlet yesterday.The...
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Trader killed near Assam-Mizoram border
SILCHAR: A trader was hacked to death by suspected miscreants at Lailapur in Assam's Cachar district, 55 km from here. Locals spotted the body lying in a pool of blood at a playground near an Army camp at Lailapur near Assam-Mizoram border on Sunday.Police...
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Former Mizoram CM Brig Sailo ill, hospitalised
Aizawl, Jul 24 (PTI) Former Mizoram Chief Minister Brig
Thenphunga Sailo (92) suddenly fell ill tonight and was
admitted to the Intensive Care Unite (ICU) in a hospital in
Aizawl, family sources said.Dr. Larinliana Sailo, son of the former Chief Minister
and...
Heroin seized near Aizawl, one arrested
Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department officials have seized 47 grams of heroin at Zemabawk near Aizawl and arrested one person in this connection, state excise department officials today said.The accused Thanliandinga (21) of Vaikhawtlang in the Myanmar...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Centre focussing on Seri potential in Mizoram
Aizawl, Jul 24 : Mizoram, being one the best suitable places to have sericulture farms, the Central government has given more attention to the state for rearing silkworm, said C.Zothankhumi, MSS.C.Zothankhumi, Secretary Sericulture Department today paid...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
10,000 'Meth' tablets seized in Mizoram
Aizawl, Jul 22 (PTI) Ten thousand tablets of
pshychostimulant drug 'Methamphetamine' were seized from three
persons at Vaivakawn locality here, Mizoram Excise and
Narcotics Department Commissioner L Hmunsanga said today.The tablets smuggled from Myanmar...
Monday, July 21, 2014
Squash cultivation booming in Mizoram village
Aizawl, Jul 22 :
Cultivation of Squash or Chayote, locally known as Iskut, continues to
be a boon for farming community of Sihphir, a village before reaching
Aizawl from Silchar.In 2013 alone, the farmers in Sihphir
cultivated huge quantity...
Mizoram: Woman Allegedly Gang Raped in Front of Husband
A woman was allegedly gang raped in front of her husband by two youth at Ropaiabawk locality here, police said today.
The incident took place yesterday when Zarzoliana (19) and P C
Lalhruaitluanga (20), both residents of Chawlhhmun, overpowered the...
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Mizoram man held for killing python
AIZAWL: A resident of Falkawn village near Aizawl was arrested and sent to jail for killing a python on Thursday.State environment and forest department officials said Lalramliana killed the 13-feet-long python near Darkhuang river on July 16. "Lalramliana...
One arrested with heroin
One person was arrested and 31.5gram of heroin was seized from him at a place near Seling village in Aizawl district, officials said today.The officials said that Lalnunmawia of Thuampui was arrested arrested last night and booked under relevant sections...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Mizoram registers lower growth of GSDP
Aizawl, July 14 2014: A summarized version of the more important issues of the Audit Repots related to the Government of Mizoram for the year ended on March 31, 2013 has been released by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG).Three Audit...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Governor leaves Mizoram
Mizoram Governor Vakkom B Purushothaman today left the state after a hurriedly organised farewell at the Lengpui airport near here.The farewell was attended by Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, two of his cabinet colleagues and top officials.Raj Bhavan sources...
Socio-Economic & Caste Census underway in Aizawl
Aizawl, Jul 10 : The process for preparing final list of Socio-Economic & Caste Census 2011 is being on in Mizoram.In connection with the same, training was organised today at I&PR Auditorium here for Ward Level Officers and Assistants in Aizawl.Socio-Economic...
Mizoram assembly passes vote on account for four months
Vote-on-account for four months (August to November, 2014) amounting to Rs 2,377.88 crore as presented in the Mizoram assembly by the state Finance minister Lalsawta was unanimously passed by the legislature today after a brief discussion.Lalsawta said...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Mizoram FM Lalsawta presents second vote-on-account for four months
Mizoram Finance Minister Lalsawta presented the second vote-on-account for four months commencing from August amounting to Rs 2,377.88 crore in the state assembly on the first day of the monsoon session today.Lalsawta said that he had presented and obtained...
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Zoram Nationalist Party alleges Congress Govt
Aizawl, Jul 7 :
Opposition party Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP) came down heavily on the
Lal Thanhawla led Congress government for the alleged practice of
nepotism in Mizoram.The regional party, that act as an
opposition party along with other...
Role of Mizo women lauded
Aizawl, Jul 7 : Mizo Hmeichhia Insuihkhawm Pawl (MHIP) Day, literally meaning Mizo Women Association Day, was observed today at Electric Veng YMA Hall in Aizawl organized by Electric Veng MHIP.Mizoram Health Minister Lal Thanzara graced the function...
Mizoram Medical College to be operational by Aug 15
AIZAWL, July 7 : The Mizoram State Medical
College will come to full operation by August next year with intake
capacity of 50 seats for First batch. Subject to the improvement of the
medical college, the intake capacity is to be increased from 50...
Friday, July 4, 2014
Presbyterian Church asks local churches to hold mass prayer
Mizoram Synod of the Presbyterian Church of India has asked all the local churches to organise mass prayer on Sunday night on the issue of prohibition.The powerful church which was against replacement of the existing prohibition law, in a statement said,...
Thursday, July 3, 2014
GSI survey centre in Mizoram
Silchar, July 4 : The foundation of a field training centre of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) was laid at Durtlang village near Aizawl by the state’s industries minister H. Rohluna late last week.The centre will be the first specialised body in...
Lightning leaves 2 dead in Mizoram
Lightning struck a 58-year-old woman and her 20-year-old son to death in Hmunnghak village in Aizawl district today.Sources said Lalthari and her son Samuel Vanlalpeka were hit by the lightning as they were hiding from heavy rains in a jhum hut...
3 arrested with arms, ammunition near Mizoram-Myanmar border
A huge cache of arms and ammunition was seized and three suspected Myanmarese nationals were arrested on a highway between Aizawl and Champhai town along Mizoram-Myanmar border, police said today.Four AK-47 assault rifles, two AK-56 rifles, three G-3...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Heroin seized in Aizawl
Aizawl1 Jul 2014Mizoram excise and narcotics department officials today seized 15 grams of pure heroin in Aizawl, commissioner of the department L Hmunsanga said. Lallianthanga, also known as Pumthanga, of Khawmawi in Myanmar, who allegedly smuggled...
Mizoram governor takes additional charge of Tripura
Agartala: Mizoram Governor Vakkom B. Purushothaman on Monday took additional charge as the governor of Tripura.Purushothaman was sworn-in by Tripura High Court Chief Justice Deepak Gupta at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan here.Purushothaman,
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