Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Six ill after consuming poisonous mushroom in Aizawl

Aizawl: Atleast six persons of a family were taken ill after eating wild mushroom in North-Eastern area Mizoram's Keifang village and were admitted to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in nearby Saitual village yesterday.  Police said that the victims...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Mizo girl attacked in Delhi

Yet another incident of racial attack on the north east girl in Delhi sends shock and anger across the region on Tuesday.The incident took place in Tilok Nagar area where a group of five youths tried to molest a Mizo girl at night. The miscreants...
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Sunday, June 21, 2015

New political party formed in Mizoram

Aizawl: A new political party - 'Revolutionary Democratic Party (RDP) - was floated in Mizoram on Saturday.The RDF would be headed by a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and former state Chief Information Commissioner Robert Hrangdawla.The...
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Mizoram Cong opposes Yoga Day on Sunday

AIZAWL, June 22 – Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) today slammed the BJP Government at the Centre for its decision to observe the first International Yoga Day on Sunday, which is the holy day for Christians.MPCC in a statement alleged that the...
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Thursday, June 18, 2015

27 graves damaged in landslide in Mizoram

At least 27 graves of a cemetery were damaged in rain-triggered landslide in Muanna locality here, officials said today.Locals joined the rescue officials in removing and shifting bodies and skeletons from the cemetery, besides helping in the restoration...
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Mizoram: BJP says Panchayati Raj MoS to explore direct funding for village councils

The Minister of State visited Mizoram earlier this week on an official trip, and also met with the state’s BJP leaders in Aizawl.Aizawl: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Mizoram state unit has declared in a statement that MoS for Panchayati Raj Nihalchand...
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Mizoram sent samples of Maggi noodles to Assam for testing

Aizawl: Mizoram government has sent samples of Maggi instant noodles from the state to the Assam Public Health Laboratory in Guwahati, a senior state health department official on Thursday said.Joint Director (Food and Drugs Administration) Lalsawma...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Mizoram Finance Minister likely to seek second vote-on-account

Aizawl: Mizoram Finance Minister Lalsawta is likely to seek vote-on-account for the second time during the current fiscal when the Assembly session begins on July 7, a senior finance department official said on Wednesday.State Finance Secretary F Vanlalruata...
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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Green Mizoram Day – 36 lakh trees planted in 17 years

Thousands of tree saplings were planted across Mizoram as the state observed ‘Green Mizoram Day’ on 11th June. The day has been observed since 1998 and more than 36 lakh of tree saplings have been planted till last year. yourstory_green_mizoram_day Governor...
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Sunday, June 7, 2015

Mizoram govt to ban Maggi import

Aizawl, Jun 8 : Mizoram government will ban import and sale of Maggi instant noddles in the state, Joint Director (Food and Drugs administration) of the state health department Lalsawma said today.Lalsawma said that the ban came after the Food Safety...
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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Mizoram Govt to create fund of compensate disaster victims

A meeting of the Mizoram State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) chaired by Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla today decided to create an emergency fund to expedite payment of compensation to the victims of disasters.An official statement said the meeting...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Mizo Police seize over 1 lakh Methamphetamine tab, 8 arrested

Officers of the special narcotics cell of Mizoram Police have seized 1,22,800 tablets of Methamphetamine during the past one week, Superintrndent of Police, CID (Crime) Lallianmawia today said.Lallianmawia said 14,000 tablets of Methamphetamine were...
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