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Voting underway for Mizoram’s village and local council elections
February 12, 2025 14:43 IST
A total of 6,828 candidates are contesting the elections for 544 village councils, the SEC said.
Mizoram will continue to provide assistance to refugees from Myanmar: Lalduhoma
January 7, 2024 09:37 IST
According to officials, more than 31,000 individuals belonging to the Chin community from Myanmar have sought shelter in Mizoram since February 2021, following a military coup in their home country.
Mizoram accords general consent to CBI to probe offences
December 29, 2023 10:44 IST
According to the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, the CBI requires the consent of the state government to conduct an investigation within its jurisdiction.
Haven’t considered pulling out of NDA so far: Mizoram CM
July 25, 2023 20:57 IST
MNF is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre, and a member of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) in the region.
UCC is against interest of ethnic minorities, says Mizoram CM
July 4, 2023 22:36 IST
Zoramthanga, also the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) president, said that his party believes that UCC is in conflict with the religious and social practices of the Mizos
Over 200 Myanmarese refugees sought shelter in Mizoram’s Champhai after airstrikes: Official
January 18, 2023 22:30 IST
Champhai Deputy Commissioner James Lalrinchhana told PTI that 251 Myanmar citizens have entered India and taken shelter in three villages in Champhai since the airstrikes on the headquarters of Chin National Army (CNA).
200 Myanmar refugees in Mizoram after fleeing strikes on border campSubscriber Only
January 17, 2023 01:25 IST
The 59 families took refuge in the state’s Farkawn village after fleeing the attack on Camp Victoria in Myanmar’s Chin State, just across the Tiau river that demarcates the international border between Myanmar and India.
Mob torches six vehicles laden with ‘smuggled’ areca nuts in Mizoram
December 12, 2022 09:29 IST
The incident happened about a month after an areca nut growers' society in Mamit's Hachhek assembly constituency had demanded action on vehicles carrying smuggled Burmese areca nuts.
274 Kuki Chin Mizo refugees from Bangladesh given humanitarian aid in Mizoram: OfficialsSubscriber Only
November 22, 2022 19:18 IST
As per reports, 274 people, including 125 women and children, crossed the border and entered the Lawngtlai district in Mizoram Monday.
Some G20 meetings planned across NE region, Aizawl to host one
November 17, 2022 19:59 IST
India will assume the yearlong Presidency of G20 on December 1. Over 200 meetings will be held in India across 55 locations.
2 more bodies missing in Mizoram stone quarry collapse recovered, search on for remaining 2Subscriber Only
November 16, 2022 20:32 IST
The bodies of eight of the 12 missing persons were recovered earlier by the Border Security Force (BSF) and excavation personnel.
Mizoram stone quarry collapse: 8 bodies recovered, four still missingSubscriber Only
November 16, 2022 00:57 IST
The 12 persons went missing after a major earth slide following a blast at a stone quarry in Hnahthial district of Southern Mizoram.
12 feared trapped as stone quarry collapses in Mizoram
November 14, 2022 22:21 IST
The incident occurred at around 3 pm when labourers of ABCI Infrastructure private limited were working in the quarry at Maudarh village, Hnahthial, Superintendent of Police (SP), Vineet Kumar said.
Mizoram Police to use polygraph test in 2-year-old girl sexual abuse case
October 29, 2022 15:44 IST
Mizoram Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) John Neihlaia said that the state police is planning to administer lie-detector test on the girl's parents, who were arrested in early October for being the prime accused in the case.
YMA asks Mizoram govt to build ‘compact’ camps for Myanmar nationals
October 29, 2022 10:05 IST
More than 30,300 Myanmar nationals have taken shelter in different parts of Mizoram since February last year, as per official estimates.
Assam cops constructed huts in disputed inter-state border area: Mizoram police
October 4, 2022 11:06 IST
A clash had taken place in the same area in March 2018 when MZP functionaries attempted to construct a wooden hut there and more than 60 people were injured.
India should negotiate with Myanmar military, ethnic groups to restore peace: Mizoram CM
September 26, 2022 14:27 IST
India shares an over 1,600-km-long international border with Myanmar.
Rise in smuggling activities in Mizoram due to Myanmar crisis: Officials
September 19, 2022 07:19 IST
According to the state government's data accessed by PTI, the volume of heroin recovered by the excise department and the state police increased from 20.36 kilogram in 2020 to 34.52 kg last year.
‘Nothing to say in defence’: Mizoram CM issues apology after daughter assaults doctorSubscriber Only
August 22, 2022 10:21 IST
In a viral video, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga’s daughter was seen hitting an Aizawl-based dermatologist when the latter refused her a consultation without a prior appointment.
A novel recounts the Mizo ‘independence’ movement, and the life of a young boy caught in its turmoilSubscriber Only
August 14, 2022 18:15 IST
It is the 1960s, and Mizoram is in the throes of an armed separatist movement after the Indian government orders air strikes on the hill state. A novel tells the story of a troubled time through the eyes of a teenage boy.
Over 30K Myanmar refugees residing in Mizoram, ID cards being issued to them: Official
July 17, 2022 19:50 IST
Fourteen lawmakers are also among those who fled the trouble-torn country and moved to Mizoram, the official said, citing data compiled by the state home department.
NIA conducts searches in Mizoram in connection with seizure of explosives
June 25, 2022 14:19 IST
The case relates to the recovery of 2,421.12 kg explosives, including 1,000 detonators and 4,500 metres of detonating fuse, and Indian and Myanmarese currency from a vehicle in Zawnling area under the Tipa police station, the NIA said.
Mizoram NGOs push to replace current CS, demand Mizo official be appointedSubscriber Only
June 1, 2022 14:12 IST
The committee had called for a protest in front of the chief secretary’s office in Aizawl on Tuesday. Since Sharma was out of town, the demonstration was called off.
As Centre flags Mizoram for Covid-19 uptick, officials say rise due to ‘selective’ testing modelSubscriber Only
April 22, 2022 17:55 IST
Earlier this week, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said in a letter that cases, as well as the test positivity rate, had seen an increase in the small hill state in the Northeast.
33,417 pigs have died in Mizoram due to African Swine Fever: Minister Beichhua
February 28, 2022 21:52 IST
Mizoram had banned the import of pigs from other states and neighbouring foreign countries for about 17 months between August 2020 and January 2022.
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