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Mizoram man held with gold worth Rs 3 crores at Kolkata airport

Mizoram man held with gold worth Rs 3 crores at Kolkata airport

[dropcap]Kolkata[/dropcap], August 5, 2017: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials arrested a 27-year-old man at Kolkata airport for allegedly trying to smuggle gold worth Rs. 3 crores from Myanmar. (more…)

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Drug cartels fueling heroin epidemic; Heroin worth Rs 10 lakh seized

Drug cartels fueling heroin epidemic; Heroin worth Rs 10 lakh seized

[dropcap]Aizawl[/dropcap], August 4, 2017: Mizoram youths are becoming vulnerable to porous borders and this time the Mizoram police recovered 318 grams of heroin from a motorcycle in Lunglei district and arrested two Myanmarese nationals in this connection. (more…)

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Mizoram calls off sale of its lottery in Kerala

Mizoram calls off sale of its lottery in Kerala

[dropcap]Thiruvananthapuram[/dropcap], August 05, 2017: Mizoram government called off sale of its lottery in Kerala, a report by News18 channel on Friday said. (more…)

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Mizoram govt making efforts to rein in HPC(D) Sanate faction

Mizoram govt making efforts to rein in HPC(D) Sanate faction

[dropcap]Aizawl[/dropcap], July 31, 2017: Mizoram government was making efforts to rein in the Hmar People’s Convention (Democratic) faction led by Lalhmingthanga Sanate to ensure that they also come overground, a senior Home department official said today. (more…)

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Meet held ahead of SoO talk

Meet held ahead of SoO talk

[dropcap]Kangpokpi[/dropcap], August 04, 2017: Following the scheduled third round of the tripartite Indo-Kuki political talks at New Delhi on August 9, a Kuki leaders’ consultation meet was held yesterday at KNF designated Camp, Natheljang with United People’s Front leaders. (more…)

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Disease outbreak at Henglep Situation under control, says SDO

Disease outbreak at Henglep Situation under control, says SDO

[dropcap]CCPur[/dropcap], August 04, 2017: The outbreak of mosquito borne diseases in and around Henglep sub-divisional hqtrs since July that set the buzzer rolling in Imphal due to its sheer inaccessibility has been steadily normalising with officials maintaining that the situation is now under control. (more…)

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India, Japan announce coordination forum to push infra development in North East

India, Japan announce coordination forum to push infra development in North East

[dropcap]New Delhi[/dropcap], August 4, 2017 (IANS): Amid a face-off with China in Doklam, India has involved good friend Japan for a major infrastructure push in the sensitive northeast region. (more…)

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Drug abuse a silent killer in Mizoram

Drug abuse a silent killer in Mizoram

[dropcap]Aizawl[/dropcap], August 4, 2017 (NNN): Over 1,400 people have died due to drug abuse in Mizoram since 1984 when the first drug-related death was detected in the State. This was highlighted in the consultative meeting on drug menace organised by the central committee of the Young Mizo Association (Central YMA), involving ministers, top Government officials and church leaders, here on…

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Aadhaar number will be required for death certificates, to come into effect from October 1

Aadhaar number will be required for death certificates, to come into effect from October 1

[dropcap]New Delhi[/dropcap], August 4, 2017: Aadhaar numbers will be required for issuing death certificates from October 1, a government notification said today. (more…)

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Mizo nationalist writes to Karnataka MP to provide land to Chakmas

Mizo nationalist writes to Karnataka MP to provide land to Chakmas

[dropcap]Aizawl[/dropcap], August 3, 2017: A Mizo nationalist on Wednesday wrote to Karanataka’s BJP Rajya Sabha member Basawaraj Patil begging him to provide land to the Chakmas if he is so generous and sympathize with them. (more…)

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Mizo student body slams Karnataka MP as he backs Chakma

Mizo student body slams Karnataka MP as he backs Chakma

[dropcap]Aizawl[/dropcap], August 3, 2017: Mizoram’s apex student body, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) on Thursday came heavily on Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka Basawaraj Patil for sympathetically backing the Chakmas in Mizoram by raising their issues and ignorantly slamming the student body and Mizoram government as discriminating the Chakma tribals during a zero hour in the parliament. (more…)

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Top KNLF cadre killed in Manipur

Top KNLF cadre killed in Manipur

[dropcap]Imphal[/dropcap], August 3, 2017 (PTI): Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) general secretary Lalmoi Haokip was killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in the hill district of Churachandpur in Manipur, the police said today. (more…)

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Recommend ST status for Meiteis: STDCM to Govt

Recommend ST status for Meiteis: STDCM to Govt

[dropcap]Imphal[/dropcap], August 03, 2017: The Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee, Manipur (STDCM) has urged the State Government to form a committee, collect necessary documents and recommend the Government of India to include Meitei/Meetei in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category under the Constitution of India. (more…)

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Northeast India receives uneven rains

Northeast India receives uneven rains

[dropcap]Guwahati[/dropcap], August 3, 2017 (IANS): The mountainous northeast India has so far experienced uneven monsoon rains even as Assam and other northeastern states witnessed flood fury, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. (more…)

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Manipur Government to ‘consider’ lifting of Disturbed Area status

Manipur Government to ‘consider’ lifting of Disturbed Area status

[dropcap]Imphal[/dropcap], August 2, 2017 (NNN): The State Government of Manipur will ‘consider’ lifting of the Disturbed Area status from other assembly constituencies/segments. However, there is no concrete decision of the State Government in this regard. (more…)

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Myanmar not setting up trading zone at India border

Myanmar not setting up trading zone at India border

[dropcap]Nay Pyi Taw[/dropcap], August 3, 2017 (IANS): The Myanmar government will not set up a trading zone on its border with India due to insufficient basic requirements and poor potential trading, a top commerce official told the House of Representatives here. (more…)

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Donate land for a govt job: Meghalaya CM

Donate land for a govt job: Meghalaya CM

[dropcap]Shillong[/dropcap], August 3, 2017 (IANS): The Meghalaya cabinet has approved a proposal to provide government jobs to people who donate land for various developmental projects, Chief Minister Mukula Sangma has announced. (more…)