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Lonely at the Top: Trek up Reiek mountain in Mizoram
Even though Mizoram’s capital Aizawl is not far away, few travellers embark on the half-hour trek from the picture-postcard Reiek and Ailawng villages to the mountain-top.
Tue, Feb 09, 2016
School begins early in Mizoram and it’s not the kids who are complaining
The new timings have upset traditional schedules and led to considerable debate.
Fri, May 08, 2015
Mizoram: Anti-Narcotics volunteers round up over 200 addicts, peddlers and sex workers
Volunteers working for a revived anti-narcotics cell has rounded up huge bulks of Heroin, which is estimated to simultaneously intoxicate 1.5 lakh people in Aizawl.
Tue, May 05, 2015
Mizoram Police offers rewards for arrests of HPCD militants who ambushed convoy of MLAs
At least two of these six wanted men are residents of Manipur.
Sat, Apr 25, 2015
MNF accuses Congress of using militant group for political gains
Mizoram has for the past three decades been one of the country’s most peaceful states.
Sat, Apr 25, 2015
Mizoram: Local court sends three arrested militant leaders to judicial custody
The men have initially been charged under extortion cases in two northern Mizoram villages from last year.
Mon, Apr 20, 2015Mizoram govt to bring bill to declare ‘disturbed areas’
The HPCD has also recently issued a press statement claiming responsibility for the attacks.
Mon, Apr 20, 2015
Tripura CPM leader among 4 arrested for murder of his wife
The CPM has expelled him from the party following the incident.
Mon, Apr 20, 2015
Manipur rural polls: Facing threat, candidates in 4 more villages withdraw names
No one had filed nominations in at least 24 villages in Aizawl district and two in Kolasib district by the deadline.
Sat, Apr 18, 2015
Mizoram to introduce ‘Disturbed Areas’ bill
A law to declare Mizoram's northern regions bordering Manipur a "disturbed area" will be introduced in the next assembly session.
Fri, Apr 17, 2015
Mizoram police arrest ‘army commander’ of militant group responsible for MLA convoy ambush
The spokesperson added there are currently two warrants of arrest against Famhoite.
Thu, Apr 16, 2015
Amit Shah set for Northeast tour, 7 states plus Sikkim in 12 days
The party recorded an electoral victory for the first time in Mizoram earlier this year when it won seven village councils (equivalents of panchayats) in the Chakma Autonomous District Council
Tue, Apr 14, 2015
My Mother’s People: What it is like to be a man in a matrilineal society
Being a man in a matrilineal society does not mean that one is bereft of any role or authority, but not everybody is convinced.
Sun, Apr 12, 2015
President Mukherjee laments ‘mediocrity’ of India’s higher learning
Also hundreds of students in school uniforms had lined the street approaching Raj Bhavan to protest the Governor issue
Fri, Apr 10, 2015
Hail storms damage more than thousand houses in Mizoram, Tripura
Thenzawl town, spread across a picturesque meadow-valley 27 kms west of Serchhip town, saw at least 91 houses damaged.
Mon, Apr 06, 2015
Mizoram to declare “disturbed” areas and “unlawful” organisations
This will be the first time either of these actions is taken within Mizoram since the end of the Mizo insurgency almost three decades ago.
Mon, Apr 06, 2015
How not to waste your beef
In many places in the Northeast, beef is a lesser meat, but widely consumed.
Sun, Apr 05, 2015
Aziz Qureshi dares Centre to order judicial probe
Says ready to be hanged in public if allegations are proved.
Tue, Mar 31, 2015Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi sacked
Qureshi, who was appointed by the UPA government, was told to quit after change in Government.
Sun, Mar 29, 2015
Arms and ammunition, including seven carbines of type used by US military, seized in Mizoram
The arms smuggler told interrogators he procured the consignment from Myanmar’s border with Mizoram.
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
Amidst anti-migrant moves, Mizoram seeks to impart skills training to locals
Over the past one and a half years, 838 young people from Mizoram have completed skills training in concrete, glazed tiles and aluminium works.
Fri, Mar 13, 2015
India begins to play official role in Myanmar peace process: Zoramthanga
As New Delhi begins to play an official role in peace talks between Naypyitaw and Myanmar’s ethnic rebel armies, the neighbouring country is gearing up to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May (which would be Modi’s second visit there in seven months), said peace envoy and former Mizoram CM Zoramthanga on Monday. The former […]
Mon, Mar 09, 2015
2 days after students’ rally, Mizo govt says scholarships being disbursed
Wednesday's announcement by the H&TE Department was followed by a post on Facebook by P C Lalrinhlua.
Thu, Mar 05, 2015
The Right Spirit
As Mizoram sees the end of prohibition, an artist revisits the illusions of freedom that come with it.
Wed, Mar 04, 2015
Wild boar enters Mizoram village, attacks and injures five before being shot
As it reached a house on the outskirts, it attacked a group of women sitting on the porch.
Wed, Feb 25, 2015