Mizoram Minister hints at austerity measures

AIZAWL, Nov 21 – Mizoram Finance Minister Lalsawta yesterday said that he expected to announce proposals for introduction of new taxes and imposition of austerity measures during the current fiscal.Lalsawta, during discussion on the budget, expressed...

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Mizoram to announce new taxes and austerity measures: Lalsawta

Mizoram Finance Minister Lalsawta today said that he expected to announce proposals for introduction of new taxes and imposition of austerity measures during the current fiscal.Lalsawta, during discussion on the budget, expressed the hope that the government...

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663 committed suicide in nine years in Mizoram

At least 663 people have committed suicide over the past nine years in Mizoram, with depression identified as the main cause, a report said Wednesday.An Aizawl-based NGO, New Life Charity Society (NeLICS), recorded and analysed these deaths between September...

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Mizoram govt to ask Centre to set up border haat at Thingsai

Aizawl, Nov 18 : Mizoram government will ask the Centre to include Mizoram-Myanmar border village of Thingsai in Lunglei district for establishment of a Border Haat for the economic development of the area, Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla told the assembly.Intervening...

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Four men, including a Myanmar national, arrested for heroin possession

Mizoram’s main anti-narcotics agency has arrested a Myanmar national and three others in four separate seizures of heroin in Aizawl over the past day and a half, a senior official said on Wednesday.Excise and Narcotics Department investigators on Tuesday...

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Tax-free deficit Budget in Mizoram

AIZAWL, Nov 12 : Mizoram Finance Minister Lalsawta today presented a tax-free deficit Budget amounting to Rs 6,770.79 crore for the current fiscal.Lalsawta explained that he could not present the full Budget during the Budget Session in March and was...

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Twelve-day Mizoram assembly session to start Tuesday, delayed budget and four bills to be tabled

Four bills and a delayed budget is set to be tabled before the house as the Mizoram Legislative Assembly begins its 12-day winter session starting Tuesday.The session will finally see a full-fledged budget presented before legislators by Finance Minister...

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