Mizoram - The Purbottar

14 Oct

Mizoram Travel Fest 2026 Highlights Plan for Music-Led and Sustainable Tourism

Preeti SinghMizoram

Mizoram is aiming to capitalise on the growing concert economy by creating opportunities for local musicians and encouraging private organisers to host large-scale music events across the state, Tourism Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar said during the Mizoram Travel Fest 2026. Speaking on the sidelines of the three-day event, Hmar said the state recognises the significant economic potential of music festivals and concerts but wants growth to be driven organically, with local artists playing a central role. “Concert economy is a huge opportunity, but we want to ensure that local talent remains at the heart of its development,” he said. As part…

04 Oct

Mizoram NCC Cadets Experience Military Life at Premier Jungle Warfare School

Preeti SinghMizoram

Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS), Vairengte conducted an intensive training programme for 83 NCC cadets from Mizoram from September 21 to October 4.The training provided young boys and girls an opportunity to train in the professional environment of one of the Indian Army’s premier training institutions.The two-week programme was conceived to take the cadets beyond routine NCC training and expose them to the discipline, physical standards, field skills and team spirit of military life. The cadets underwent drill, physical training, firing, map reading, fieldcraft, survival training, first aid and team-building activities, while also receiving an introduction to jungle…

02 Oct

Tourism Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar Flags Off Anthurium Festival to Boost Local Economy and Tourism

Preeti SinghMizoram

Anthurium Festival is being organised in Mizoram after a gap of three years, with the three-day programme combining floriculture, adventure, and indigenous culture and music events, officials said.This festival serves a dual purpose, a celebration of the enchanting anthurium flower and a heartfelt invitation to explore Mizoram's natural treasures.Organised by the state Tourism Department in association with the Horticulture Department, the festival, which is being held at Reiek and nearby Ailawng in Mamit district from October 1 to 3, seeks to showcase anthurium cultivation, besides the state's hilly landscapes, traditional games, local cuisine, handicrafts and community-based tourism.Tourism Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar…

26 Sep

Mizoram Police Arrest 31-Year-Old in Army Man’s De*ath Case

Sonakshi SarkarMizoram

One more person has been arrested in connection with the killing of an Army man in Mizoram’s Kolasib district, taking the total number of arrests in the case to nine, police said on September 25. The latest accused, a 31-year-old man from Kawnpui town in Kolasib district, was arrested and subsequently sent to judicial custody, a police officer said. Army personnel Zakaria Lalhriattluanga, 29, who was serving with the Assam Regiment and deployed in Jammu and Kashmir, was allegedly beaten to death by a group of youths in Kolasib on September 20. He was reportedly returning to his native village,…

21 Aug

MZP Meets Governor Vijay Kumar Singh Over Education, National Integration Tours & Drug Awareness

Preeti SinghMizoram

Mizoram's influential student body, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), has urged state Governor Vijay Kumar Singh to intervene in the admission issue involving seven engineering seats allotted to the state under the Central pool quota.A delegation of MZP led by its president Dr C Lalremruata met Singh at Lok Bhavan here on Thursday evening and discussed issues related to education, national integration tours for Mizo students and drug awareness and prevention campaigns, the organisation's general secretary Lalhmingsanga Chhangte said on Friday.During the meeting, the MZP delegation informed the governor that five civil engineering and two electrical and electronics engineering seats…

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…