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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Mizoram: AK-47 ammo consignment seized, one arrested

Engthanching of Ngaizawl village, located within Champhai district bordering Myanmar, was arrested from his home.Aizawl : A 47-year-old man in eastern Mizoram has been arrested with 1,348 rounds of live ammunition worth an estimated Rs 2.69 lakhs,...

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Mizoram incurred Rs 5,114.21 crore debt, say CAG estimates

Aizawl, Mar 27 : Mizoram incurred Rs 5,114.21 crore as debt as per the estimates in the Finance Accounts 2012-13 report published by the Comptroller and Auditor General, state Finance Minister Lalsawta informed the legislature today.Replying to a query...

Monday, March 23, 2015

Mizo man held for killing 87-yr-old

Aizawl: Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing an 87-year-old woman, who was earlier thought to have died of a heart attack in south Mizoram's Muallianpui village in Lunglei district on March 15.Ngunhnemi, who was found dead by her son, Tlanmawia,...

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Man gets life imprisonment for murdering family members

A man who murdered all three members of his family in 2013 as they opposed his marriage to his lover been sentenced to life imprisonment by the District and Sessions court of south Mizoram Lunglei district.C. Lalramzauva (39) murdered his mother Lianngengi...

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Economy of Mizoram to grow at 8.46 per cent during 2014-2015

The economy of Mizoram was poised to growth at an impressive rate of 8.46 per cent during 2014-15 financial year with base year 2004-05 which was significantly higher than projected national growth at 7.4 per cent, according to the Mizoram Economic Survey...

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

President to visit Mizoram

Aizawl:President Pranab Mukherjee would be visiting Mizoram on April 9 and would leave the next day, an official statement said. Mukherjee, who will be on his maiden visit to the state, would be the Chief Guest at the ninth annual convocation of the...

Mizoram HSSLC Class 12th results – MBSE

MBSE is also known as Mizoram Board of Secondary education. The North Indian state Mizoram released the notification for the class 12th results. It is having different education boards in the Mizoram state. It is one of the famous education boards...

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

NLUP to continue in Mizoram : Governor

Mizoram Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi today said the New Land Use Policy (NLUP), the flagship programme of the ruling Congress in the state, would continue despite demand from some quarters to stop it. In his customary address in the state assembly on the...

NLUP to continue in Mizoram : Governor

Sitharaman to open Mizoram Customs station

AIZAWL, Mar 18 – Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industries Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate the Land Customs Station at Zokhawthar in Champhai district on March 25. As announced in a meeting, held in preparation of the programme under the...

Two arrested for killing co-worker

Chennai, Mar 18 : Two persons, hailing from Mizoram and Manipur, have been arrested in connection with the murder of a co-worker, also from Mizoram, police said today. Tanginpa alias Benjamin, a native of Mizoram and Chinlamtang alias Henry, from Manipur...

Monday, March 16, 2015

Mizoram misses liquor date

Aizawl: Mizoram government is to start sale of liquor in the state from Monday after a 17-year total prohibition, but only one wine shop could be opened instead of the intended six, because of protests spearheaded by the powerful Presbyterian Church...

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Roadmap ready for repatriation of Brus

AIZAWL, Mar 16 – Mizoram Government has chalked out a roadmap for resumption of repatriation of Brus lodged in the six relief camps in neighbouring North Tripura district and submitted a proposal for expenses of over Rs 68 lakh for the purpose,...

Film screening in Aizawl

AIZAWL, Mar 16 – A two-day Documentary Film Screening, focussed solely on art & culture came to a close here on Friday.Members of the Mizoram Film Development Society, Mizoram Art Development Society, film enthusiasts and college students attended...

Thursday, March 12, 2015

One More Tests Positive For H1N1 Virus in Mizoram

With a non-tribal from Delhi found to be infected with swine flu, Mizoram now has two cases of the H1N1 virus, Nodal Officer of the state Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) Dr Pachuau Lalmalsawma said.Lalmalsawma said the samples of the...

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Bru outfit member sentenced to life term

AIZAWL: Bru Democratic Front of Mizoram (BDFM) member Lochiram Reang has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for abducting five persons in 2013. Additional district and sessions judge, Aizawl district, in his order...

Monday, March 9, 2015

Saiha district in Mizoram selected for Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao programme

The Government of Indias Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (Save Girl-child, Educate Girl-child) programme, which was announced by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has been formally launched in Northeast and the Saiha District in Mizoram has been selected...

Sunday, March 8, 2015

3 die, 11 injured in mishap

Three persons were killed and 11 others injured as a cab overturned near Kawnpui town in Mizoram-Assam border Kolasib district today.Police said that Sushendra Roy (48) of Karimganj district in Assam and Juresh Yadav (45), head constable of the BSF posted...

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Korean envoy arrives in Mizoram

AIZAWL, Mar 5 – Republic of Korea Ambassador Lee Joongyu, accompanied by representatives of six big corporations, arrived here today on a two-day visit.Official sources said Lee will meet Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla this evening at the latter’s...

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Send back tribal refugees to Mizoram: Tripura urges centre

Agartala, Mar 4 : The Tripura government on Tuesday again urged the central government to take steps to send over 31,000 tribal refugees back to Mizoram to maintain ethnic harmony in the northeastern region.The Tripura assembly on Tuesday discussed...

Monday, March 2, 2015

Students rally demanding scholarship

Students took out a rally in Aizawl today in protest against the failure of Mizoram government to contribute its matching share of ten per cent for the post-matric scholarship.The rally, organised by Mizo Students' Union (MSU), came even after the state...