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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, a police officer said Tuesday.

Engthanching of Ngaizawl village, located within Champhai district bordering Myanmar, was arrested from his home in an operation involving local police and investigators from the state’s Crime Investigation Department (Special Branch).

The live ammunition are all 7.62 mm bullets, which can be used in AK-47 assault rifles among others.

An arms smuggling case was registered at the Khawzawl police station on the night of March 29, the police official said, adding it remains unclear if the ammunition consignment was meant for any militant group. Investigations are on.

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 of the opposition party Mizo National Front (MNF), Lalsawta said the latest figure on debt from market borrowings could not be made available as the CAG is yet to update the facts to the state government.

He said the state government availed 'ways and means advance' and 'special ways and means advance' from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for 25 and 37 times, respectively, during 2013-2014. Again during the current fiscal, the state government availed 'ways and means advance' 38 times and 'special ways and means advance' for 31 times from the RBI, he said.

The interests on the 'ways and means advance' and 'special ways and means advance' since 2012 till date by the state government was Rs 181.73 lakh.

The Finance Minister said that till March 5, Rs 371.39 crore was kept in the civil deposit by different departments.

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, on March 16, was buried in the village cemetery on the same day.

"Tlanmawia reached home late on the night of March 15 and went to bed thinking that his mother was fast asleep," said C Zoenga, president of the Muallianpui village branch of Young Mizo Association (YMA).

When he found his mother dead the following morning, he informed neighbours and relatives.

After the woman's funeral, relatives found over Rs 20,000 missing from the house. Earlier, some YMA leaders, who attended the funeral, had reportedly found the woman's neck broken.

Following this, the relatives filed an FIR at South Vanlaiphai police station on March 19. A day later, Lalrindika (29) was arrested. Police said Lalrindika confessed to the crime. He has been remanded in judicial custody.

Lalrindika reportedly told police he was stealing money from Ngunhnemi's room when the elderly woman caught himt. He flung her off and snapped her neck.

The YMA leaders said Lalrindika had been arrested earlier for allegedly murdering a young boy in a forest near Lungtian village.

"He was released for want of evidence and has committed many a petty crime since then," the leaders said. Villagers on Monday took out a procession condemning the murder of the woman.

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 (76), his eldest brother C. Vanlalbela (50) and Vanlalbela's son Chhakchhuakthanga (11) on September 2, 2013 inside their home in Tawipui North.

The prosecution said that Lalramzauva, after committing the crime, ransacked the house to mislead the police into believing that it was an outside job.

He left the crime scene to stay with his widowed lover and pretended to learn about the incident the following morning, the prosecution said.

He, however, later confessed to the crime and said that he murdered all his family members as they objected to his marrying his lover.

Judge Marli Vankung convicted and sentenced him on Friday.

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 2014-15 presented in the state assembly by Finance Minister Lalsawta today.

The State Economic Survey said that the provisional per capita income of Mizoram during 2012-2013 was Rs 63,413 as against previous year's estimate of Rs 53,624.

Per capita income at the national level was Rs 71,593 against the previous year's estimate of Rs 64,316, the Survey said.

Services of Tertiary Sector continued to dominate the state economy in terms of contribution to the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at 57.68 per cent of the total GSDP in 2013-14, the Economic Survey said.

"Services sector has been growth drivers of the economy of the state for the past years with contribution to the GSDP hovering between 57 per cent to 63 per cent," the Survey said.

The Primary Sector comprising agriculture and allied activities contributed 16.26 per cent to the GSDP during the same period, the Economic Survey said, adding that with the livelihood of about 60 per cent of the population depending on agriculture and allied activities, faster growth in agriculture was both a necessary and sufficient condition for stronger, sustainable and inclusive growth in the state.

The industries sector contributed 26.05 per cent of GSDP during the same period with the main driving force of the sector being construction sector with a contribution of 21.91 per cent to the GSDP.

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 University, it said.

A meeting of top officials chaired by state Chief Secretary Lalmalsawma chalked out the programme for the President.

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 12^th results. It is having different education boards in the Mizoram state. It is one of the famous education boards in the Mizoram state. It is established in the year 1975. It is one of the famous boards in the Mizoram state. The Mizoram Board will provide complete facilities to all the students. There is lot of expectations in students this year. The Mizoram Board will conduct the
MBSE is also known as Mizoram Board of Secondary education. The North Indian state Mizoram released the notification for the class 12^th results. It is having different education boards in the Mizoram state. It is one of the famous education boards in the Mizoram state. It is established in the year 1975. It is one of the famous boards in the Mizoram state. The Mizoram Board will provide complete facilities to all the students. There is lot of expectations in students this year. The Mizoram Board will conduct the Mizoram HSSLC class 12^th exams every year. Good news to the students who are eagerly looking forward for the results of class 12^th.