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20 May

Major Drug Bust in Mizoram: Meth Tablets Worth ₹19.21 Crore Seized, 2 Arrested

nanika EditorMizoram

A major drug trafficking attempt has been successfully foiled by law enforcement in Mizoram’s Saitual district. In a massive operation, police intercepted a vehicle on the outskirts of the Keifang junction, leading to the seizure of methamphetamine tablets valued at over 19 crore rupees. Acting on suspicion, police stopped a white car traveling from Manipur toward Aizawl. A detailed search of the vehicle exposed a sophisticated smuggling setup. Officers discovered twenty bundles containing over two lakh methamphetamine tablets hidden in cleverly concealed compartments at the rear of the vehicle, specifically beneath the spare tire section and behind the mudguards. The…

29 Apr

Heavy rain and windstorms have caused a lot of damage in Mizoram

nanika EditorMizoram

Mizoram is still dealing with the effects of bad weather. Heavy rain, strong winds, and landslides have caused a lot of damage in the state over the past two days. The state Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Department says that at least 77 homes have been damaged since the bad weather started on Monday. Four of those homes were completely destroyed. Mizoram is currently reeling from the impact of severe weather as heavy rainfall, powerful windstorms, and landslides have caused widespread destruction across the state over the past two days. According to the state Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Department, at least…

03 Dec

Fighting Surges Across Chin State; More Civilians Cross Into Mizoram

Sonakshi SarkarMizoram

A fresh group of displaced Myanmar nationals has entered Mizoram’s Champhai district amid escalating clashes between the military junta and rebel forces across Myanmar’s Chin State. The latest arrivals mark a renewed surge in cross-border movement ahead of the junta-announced elections scheduled for December 28. According to village authorities in Vaphai, 47 people from 11 families of Falam township crossed into Saikhumphai hamlet over the past few days. The first batch reached the area on Friday night, while the remaining families entered late on Monday. Initially housed in a local school building, the refugees have since been shifted to Vaphai,…

01 Sep

CC Tea inks anti-cancer research collaboration with Dr B Barooah Cancer Institute

editor0 CommentsArunachal Pradesh, Health, MizoramCC Tea, Dr B Barooah Cancer Institute, Health

CC Tea has signed three-year anti-cancer research collaboration to assess the efficacy of CC Tea extract on molecular pathways in lymphocytes and other blood cells of cancer patients of North-East India. The three phased research undertaking will begin with CC Tea extract tested on blood cells taken from cancer patients to concluding with the product being tested on patients directly.According to the report, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh recorded the highest incidence of new cancer cases in the country among females and males respectively. The company recently concluded a 6 months anti-viral and immune modulatory research with the prestigious Indian Institute…

07 Aug

Interstate border violence perpetrated by Mizoram Police: Assam Assembly team in report

editor0 CommentsAssam, Mizoram

The latest violence in Cachar district, alongside the Assam-Mizoram border, was “perpetrated” by the police drive within the neighboring state, an all-party delegation of the Assembly right here that had visited the positioning of the incident stated on Friday. In its report tabled within the Assam Assembly, the group additionally stated that the incident “was nothing however a cold-blooded bloodbath”, with no effort on the a part of the Mizoram Police to regulate the mob on its facet. The delegation famous that the “Mizoram Police together with some miscreants indulged in encroachment actions” in Assam, and claimed that the border…

01 Aug

Border dispute between Assam and Mizoram to be resolved

editor0 CommentsAssam, India, Mizoram, PoliticalBorder dispute

Assam and Mizoram have been at odds over the boundary for decades, but Monday's clashes flared up over an alleged construction by Mizoram in the disputed 198-square-mile stretch on the inter-state border Lailapur under Dhalai of Cachar district in southern Assam and Vairengte in Kolasib district of northern Mizoram. Seven people, including six Assam Police personnel, were killed. On the same issue the Mizoram Chief Minister said on Twitter "As per telephonic discussion with Union Home Minister and Assam Chief Minister, we agreed to resolve the Mizoram-Assam border issue amicably through meaningful dialogue," . According to sources The Centre has told…

27 Jul

Six Assam cops killed, 80 hurt in border clash with Mizoram

editor0 CommentsAssam, MizoramAssam, border, mizoram

As many as six Assam Police personnel have died in an exchange of fire with their Mizoram counterparts, said Assam BJP MLA Kaushik Rai on Monday. Rai, who visited the Silchar Medical College where the injured are admitted said that at least 40 people were injured including three to four civilians. Tension has continued to flare along the Assam-Mizoram border after six police personnel were killed and around 80 people injured, so far. On Monday, stones were pelted, shots were fired, farmers’ huts were set ablaze, and government vehicles vandalised at the Mizoram and Assam border. The clash between the…

14 Jun

76-year-old man, believed to be head of the world’s largest family, dies in Mizoram

editor0 CommentsHealth, MizoramINDIA, international, mizoram

The head of the world's largest family has died in the Mizoram state. 76 year old Ziona Chana, the head of a religious sect that practiced polygamy, died on Sunday, leaving behind 38 wives, 89 children and 36 grandchildren. Chana reportedly suffered from diabetes and hypertension. Doctors said that Chana was rushed to hospital on Sunday evening when his condition deteriorated at home in his village, Baktawng Tlangnuam. He was however, declared dead on arrival. It's hard to say if Chana was indeed the head of the world's largest family since there are others who claim the title. It's also…

22 Jun

Earthquake of 5.3 Magnitude hits Mizoram.

editor0 CommentsMizoram

Two back to back earthquakes strike Manipur on Monday evening, according to the National Centre for Seismology.The two earthquakes were reported within 13 minutes of each other. Quoting the National Centre for Seismology, he said the earthquake happened at 4.10 am and the epicentre was at Zokhawthar in Champhai district on the India-Myanmar border. The tremors were felt in several parts of the state, including state capital Aizawl, he said. Several houses and buildings, including a church at Zokhawthar in Khawbunga, in Champhai district have been partly damaged due to the quake, he said.

09 Jun

Total lockdown in Mizoram

editor0 CommentsMizoram

The state has also decided to increase the quarantine period to 21 days from 14 days following a rise in cases. Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga on Monday announced a “total lockdown” for two weeks from June 8 midnight. The state has also decided to increase the quarantine period to 21 days from 14 days following a rise in Covid cases to 42 during the day, up from 24 on Saturday. The decision was announced after a consultative meeting on Covid-19 with representatives of MLAs, government officials, non-government hospital association, Church leaders, village council members, taskforces and…