Aizawl: The Presbyterian Church in Hualngohmun village, about 12 km south of Aizawl city, has started doling out cash to married couples who have children following a call by the Presbyterian Church’s Mizoram Synod to encourage higher birth rates.The ‘cash awards’ are given by church elders to the couples during Sunday morning worship services.According to…
Aizawl: Mizoram chief electoral officer Garima Gupta has been transferred to Delhi during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, according to a ministry of home affairs (MHA) order issued on Thursday. She has served as CEO since May 18Officials said her tenure had ended and she was due for transfer. One official…
Aizawl: Nirupam Chakma, appointed by Mizoram Governor Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh as chief executive member (CEM) of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC), won a vote of confidence on Thursday, with 18 members of district council (MDCs) in the 20-member council voting in his favour and none voting against him.The floor test was presided over…
Aizawl: Mizoram Police have seized heroin, methamphetamine, suspected wildlife contraband and illegally smuggled areca nuts worth over Rs 6 crore in a series of operations across the state over the past few days, an official statement said on Thursday.The largest seizure was made by the Champhai Police Special Task Force on the night of July…
Aizawl: BJP Mizoram unit president Dr K Beichhua on Thursday condemned the alleged vandalism of an under-construction Mizo Synod church at Subhasgram in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, calling it an attack on religious freedom and demanding immediate action against those responsibleIn a statement, Beichhua said he was deeply anguished and saddened by the…
Aizawl: Incessant rain over the past two days triggered landslides, rockfalls and retaining wall collapses across Mizoram, disrupting road connectivity in several areas, especially in the southern part of the state, disaster management and rehabilitation department officials said on Wednesday.No loss of life or serious injury was reported so far, officials said.In Lunglei district, four…
Silchar: Continuing its crackdown on drug trafficking, Hailakandi police seized Yaba tablets worth around Rs 2 crore and arrested an alleged drug peddler during a special operation in Assam’s Hailakandi district on Sunday evening.Acting on a tip-off, a team led by Ramnathpur police station officer-in charge Dharmendra Das intercepted a car and recovered a large…
Aizawl: Former Mizoram cabinet minister F Malsawma (78), who died of liver cancer and cirrhosis on Saturday evening, was accorded a grand funeral at the Chaltlang Presbyterian Church’s Centenary Hall in Aizawl on Sunday.A three-time minister, Malsawma is survived by his wife, Zoramthangi, and his two sons, including Vanlaldina Fanai, the present secretary to the…
Aizawl: Police have launched a manhunt after a life convict serving a sentence for murder and rape escaped from the central jail at Tanhril in Aizawl on Friday while doing outdoor work on the prison premises.The escaped prisoner has been identified as Zothanpuia, a native of Manipur. Police sources said the incident occurred at 11.30am…
Aizawl: Mizoram has 8,28,906 electors — 3,99,025 male and 4,29,881 female — as per the draft electoral roll published on Saturday for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, while the state has 4,185 service voters (4,091 male and 94 female), Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Garima Gupta said.The draft electoral rolls were simultaneously…
