Mizoram’s first solar power plant was put into service in Tlungvel, about 58 km from here, an official said on Saturday. The 2-megawatt grid-connected solar photovoltaic (SPV) plant was inaugurated by the state’s energy minister, R Lalzirliana, on Friday, he said. Speaking on the occasion, Lalzirliana said that Mizoram has …
Read More »Former IPS officer in charge of the security of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi disqualified as an independent MLA
A former IPS official, who was in charge of security for former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was disqualified as a member of the Mizoram assembly on Friday under the anti-desertion law. Mizoram Assembly Speaker Lalrinliana Sailo disqualified Lalduhoma, who was chosen from Serchhip as an independent candidate in the 2018 …
Read More »Anti-Bru resettlement crash takes another life when firefighter succumbs
A fire service personnel succumbed to serious injuries received in the clash between police and protesters against the resettlement of Bru in the Panisagar subdivision in the northern district of Tripura on Saturday, bringing the death toll to two. Up to 23 people, including 15 police and security personnel, were …
Read More »Tripura 1 dead, several injured as police shoot violent protesters in Tripura
At least one person was killed in Tripura when the police fired on protesters against the rehabilitation of the Bru tribes. Guwahati: At least one person was killed and several others injured, five seriously, in northern Tripura when police opened fire after a protest allegedly turned violent on Saturday. Reinforcements …
Read More »Mizoram Man, 66, Dies From Coronavirus As State Reports First Covid Death
Covid: As of Wednesday morning, Mizoram recorded 2,607 positive cases. (Play Aizawl, Mizoram: A 66-year-old coronavirus patient died today in Mizoram as the northeastern state recorded its first death related to the highly contagious virus, which has affected nearly 80 lakh people in India so far. While the country has …
Read More »The only state in India that does not report any deaths from Covid-19 so far, records the first death
Amid the decline in the number of cases and deaths from the new coronavirus across the country, there is quite unexpected news from the only Indian state that has yet to report a single virus-related death. Mizoram, which is the only state in the country that has not reported a …
Read More »Will get supplies from abroad if Assam border blockade is not eased: Mizoram
There have been no new acts of violence, but tension persists in the border districts. Guwahati: No progress has been made in ground-level talks between Mizoram and Assam to resolve the interstate border dispute in the Barak Valley region, where several people were injured in a standoff on the issue …
Read More »Disputes on the Northeast Border: Everything You Need to Know – Cities
Border disputes can get nasty. The northeast of the country, which shares borders with several countries such as China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan, has had its brush with some of these border disputes. However, not everything is going well between the states of the region. The recent blast along …
Read More »Tension on the Assam-Mizoram border, many injured in violent confrontation
The situation is now under control in the area, which is on the border between the Kolasib district of Mizoram and the Cachar district of Assam, they said. A meeting, chaired by the Union’s Interior Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, will be held on Monday between the two states to assess …
Read More »Assam and Mizoram top ministers speak after border clash and center calls are gathered
Assam and Mizoram deployed large numbers of security personnel to keep the peace. Guwahati: The Assam and Mizoram governments called the center on Sunday to discuss the situation at the state border after a violent clash in which several people were injured. The situation is now under control in the …
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