NHatky (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Along with the rest of the country, smoking has been banned in all public places across Mizoramfrom today. Officials of the state Tobacco Cessation Clinic said that the ban is important for Mizoram as the state has the highest cancer incidence in the world. "Banning smoking in public places would ...
India eNews (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Poll fever has already gripped Mizoram with parleys on among political parties ahead of the Election Commission's formal announcement for holding assembly elections.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 21/09/2008
NEW DELHI: Three goals by H. Lalnufela helped Government Central Higher Secondary School (Mizoram) to a 4-1 victory over NCC, West Bengal and Sikkim, in the quarterfinals of the junior section in the Subroto Cup football tournament at the ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
NEW DELHI: Latanzuala and Joseph scored one goal each as Government Central Higher Secondary School, Mizoram, defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh, 2-1 in a pre-quarterfinal league match of the junior category in the ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
NEW DELHI: Government Kolasib High School (Project Veng, Mizoram) defeated The Air Force School (Subroto Park) 11-1 in the sub-juniors section of the Subroto Cup football tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium, here on Saturday. Lalnunthara ...
Poverty News Blog (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
from NDTV by Mohuya Chaudhuri At least 39 children have died in the last month of malaria and diarrhoea in a refugee camp in Tripura. The camp, where Reang tribals took shelter after being driven out from Mizoram has been around since 1997. Neither Mizoram nor Tripura wanted them. Since then they've been living in camps, which are meant to be temporary shelters. However, with no one willing to accept...
India eNews (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in India has commenced a food security project called MIZOFAM, in response to the rice famine that is affecting approximately 1 million people throughout the northeastern state of Mizoram which borders Myanmar.
India Press Release (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
/India PRwire/ - The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in India has commenced a food security project called MIZOFAM, in response to the rice famine that is affecting approximately 1 million people throughout the northeastern state of Mizoram which borders Myanmar. The famine is caused by a plague of rats, and usually occurs every 48 years, as the bamboo that is native in the state and...
Naxal Terror Watch (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, SEPT 9 — Goa is one of only six States in India that do not have a naxalite presence, according to a report submitted by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to the Union Home Ministry. The other five States that have no naxalites are Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh. This is in direct contradiction to Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar’s...
merinews (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Reangs are the tribals spread over different states on Northeast India. A good number of people of this community left Mizoram where they had to face inhuman torture by hooligans of different communities
BwT (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
*Indian anti-terror school amazes US Soldiers * Vairengte (Mizoram): Last week when Captain Greg Adams and Staff Sergeant Cote along with 28 US Special Force commandos arrived at this hilltop village in India's north eastern state of Mizoram, they were far from thrilled. *But after a week at the...
Big News Network.com (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Agartala, Aug 28 (IANS) Refugees from Mizoram camping in Tripura have threatened to boycott the assembly election in their state if they are not repatriated to their home soon.
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
Around 2000 Khami people from Palatwa township in Chin state have been forced by food shortages to migrate to Saiha and Lawngtlai provinces in India's Mizoram state.
Aviation India (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Calcutta : A passenger with ammunition in a bag went through routine airport security procedures, including the X-ray baggage scan, without being caught but an extra pre-boarding check ensured he did not get on the plane. Mizoram resident Lalma Lalsama Zasai, 40, was carrying two 7.65-mm bullets in a bag that he converted into hand baggage on being told at the Air India check-in counter on Saturday...
Tobacco kills (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Ban likely on 'Tuibur' - a Mizoram tobacco product Aizwal, Mizoram 15 August 2008 [To read this posting in Hindi language, click here] ------------------------------------------------ Mizoram Pollution Control Board on Monday said that the distillation and manufacturing of ‘tuibur’, a unique tobacco-based nicotine liquid should be banned, as the process, undertaken in the streams polluted the
