The proposed blockade has been supported by about 30 local commercial vehicle owner and operator associations in Kolasib district. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Truckers and other commercial vehicle operators in Mizoram’s Kolasib district have called for a four-day strike from October 23 to protest the dilapidated condition of National Highway-306, the State’s … Read more
Mualkhang is one of the intermediary stations, 38.2 km from Bairabi and 13.18 km from Sairang on the Bairabi-Sairang 51.38 km new line built by Northeast Frontier Railway and under its Lumding Division in Mizoram. | Photo Credit: Anil Kumar Sastry Residents of Mizoram, particularly its capital Aizawl, hope that the 51.38 km Bairabi-Sairang (near … Read more
Zodintluanga. File | Photo Credit: Photo Credit: X/@ZodintluangaR GUWAHATI: A Mizoram-based leader of the All India Adivasi Congress Committee (AIACC) has accused the Narendra Modi government of undermining the rights of the Adivasis and hill tribes, particularly in the country’s northeastern region. Speaking at the State-level convention of the Tripura State Adivasi Committee in Dhalai … Read more
GUWAHATI The Mizoram police seized 24 exotic animals and arrested two people, both residents of Tripura, for smuggling wildlife on Thursday. The exotic animals – 18 snakes, four turtles, and two monkeys – were smuggled from Myanmar and were destined for Tripura’s capital Agartala, a Mizoram police spokesperson said. “The animals were found in a … Read more
Vanlalhmuaka, BJP’s candidate for the Mizoram Lok Sabha seat. Credit: X/@hmuakabjp Vanlalhmuaka, the BJP‘s candidate for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram, called upon the people of the State to change their perception of the party on March 25. He blamed rival parties in Mizoram for projecting BJP as a “communal” and “anti-Christian” party. … Read more
GUWAHATI An association of former extremists in Mizoram has threatened to take action if the government fails to uproot the training camps of a Bangladeshi armed group in the State. In a statement on Wednesday, the Aizawl-based Peace Accord MNF Returnees’ Association (PAMRA) claimed Chakma rebels from Bangladesh were undergoing military training in the Lunglei … Read more
A photograph of Aizawl, the capital city of India’s northeastern state of Mizoram When I was a corporator, my office was on the other side of the hill and it took me over an hour to get there. Because of the small lanes and roads in Aizawl, we have traffic jams. But we know that … Read more
Sun set in Aizawl town capital of Mizoram on November 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Polling in 40 Assembly seats in Mizoram Assembly elections is set to take place on Tuesday, November 7. More than 8.52 lakh voters will decide the fate of 174 candidates in Mizoram. According to the Chief Electoral … Read more
Wall paintings ahead of Mizoram Assembly election in Aizawl town on November 05, 2023. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Campaigning ends in Mizoram and for 20 seats in Chhattisgarh The campaign for the elections to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly and 20 Assembly segments in Chhattisgarh came to a close on Sunday ahead of the … Read more
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday exuded confidence that his party will form the next government in Mizoram. File | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday exuded confidence that his party will form the next government in Mizoram. Addressing a press conference here, the Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram … Read more