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  Mizoram: Two Myanmar nationals among four held with unaccounted cash in Siaha district

  April 07, 2024 20:15 IST

  Mizoram news: The Assam Rifles said that the currency notes and the four accused were handed over to the state police at Tuipang for further legal process.

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  Mizoram government fully implemented its 100 days' programmes, says Lalduhoma

  April 06, 2024 14:22 IST

  Lalduhoma had outlined various initiatives, including austerity measures, anti-corruption efforts, and agricultural development following his swearing-in on December 8.

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  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: AAP to support Congress candidate in Mizoram

  April 03, 2024 19:54 IST

  Earlier, the AAP and the Congress had announced an alliance in five states and Union Territory — Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Chandigarh and Goa to take on BJP in the Lok Sabha Elections.

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  Houses, churches damaged by heavy rainfall, hailstorm in Mizoram

  April 01, 2024 19:37 IST

  The India Meteorological Department had on Sunday issued an 'Orange Alert' and forecast 'heavy to very heavy' rainfall across several states of the northeast.

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  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Six candidates remain in fray for lone Mizoram seat

  March 31, 2024 17:50 IST

  Mizoram registered one of the highest voter turnouts in India in the assembly polls, held in November last year, while the polling percentage in the last Lok Sabha elections in 2019 was "even lower than the national average of 67 per cent", a statement said.

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  Mizoram CEO holds meeting to devise strategy to ensure high voter turnout

  March 30, 2024 18:02 IST

  The state recorded a 63.13 per cent voter turnout in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, which was much lower than the over 80 per cent turnout registered in the state assembly elections last year.

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  BJP Lok Sabha candidate in Mizoram urges people to 'change perception' of party

  March 25, 2024 19:36 IST

  He claimed that other parts of the Northeast, particularly Meghalaya, Nagaland and the hill areas of Manipur, which are dominated by Christians, work together with the NDA and are on the path of development.

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  34-yr-old woman arrested for killing shop owner in Mizoram

  March 18, 2024 18:58 IST

  The accused has been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including murder, causing the disappearance of evidence of the offence, and theft.

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  2,991 posts lying vacant under Mizoram School Education dept

  March 12, 2024 21:57 IST

  The government would take rationalisation of teachers and importance will be given to those schools, which have shortage of teachers.

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  Over 3300 proxies working as govt employees in Mizoram

  March 11, 2024 14:40 IST

  Chief Minister Lalduhoma had recently said that the state cabinet will consider the cases of substitutes being hired by government employees and take a final decision.

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  Mizoram: Heroin, explosives valued over Rs 47 crore seized, three held

  March 09, 2024 7:08 IST

  Mizoram news: In a separate joint operation by Assam Rifles and the police, heroin weighing 1,376 gm valued at Rs 9.6 crore was recovered from the same Zokhawthar area on Thursday.

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  Myanmar national held with heroin worth Rs 9.6 crore in Mizoram's Champai district

  March 07, 2024 14:40 IST

  The security forces recovered the drug from 100 soap boxes and arrested the 35-year-old Myanmar national. The man smuggled the contraband into India from the neighbouring country.

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  Ethnic violence in Manipur fuels drug smuggling in Mizoram, reveals Minister

  March 05, 2024 17:24 IST

  Mizoram's Excise and Narcotics Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar raised alarm over a surge in drug smuggling linked to ongoing ethnic strife in Manipur. He revealed the narcotics transit route through Mizoram exacerbating tensions in the region.

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  Mizoram: Assam Rifles recovers contraband worth over Rs 1 crore along India-Myanmar border

  March 03, 2024 18:17 IST

  The forces recovered 95 grams of heroin worth Rs 66.50 lakh in Zokhawthar and 155 grams of heroin and 10 cases of foreign origin Beer worth Rs 1.08 crore during the search operation.

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  Mizoram Assembly passes bill to increase stamp duty

  March 01, 2024 22:42 IST

  The bill, after its enactment, will curb the “increasing practice” of fixing land prices at “exorbitant rates”, as prices would be calculated based on the value chalked out by a valuation committee, Lalchhanzova said.

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  Mizoram to strengthen police force: State Minister K Sapdanga

  February 27, 2024 17:58 IST

  According to the minister, 50 posts are now lying vacant for Group A, 20 for Group B (Gazetted), 381 for Group B, 3,528 for Group C and 289 for Group D.

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  Northeast a significant partner in India's development: Jagdeep Dhankhar at Mizoram Assembly

  February 26, 2024 20:32 IST

  Dhankhar lauded the legislators for maintaining discipline and decorum in the House, which according to him, is emulated by others. He also said that Mizoram has enormous potential in tourism, horticulture, local arts and products that need to be fully exploited.

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  Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to address Mizoram Assembly tomorrow

  February 25, 2024 18:55 IST

  Dhankhar will arrive on Monday on a day visit to the northeastern state and he will return to Delhi after attending the convocation of MZU and addressing the assembly, officials said. He will be the second Vice President after M Venkaiah Naidu to address the state assembly.

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  Mizoram: 3 Myanmar nationals held with unaccounted cash worth over Rs 1 crore

  February 24, 2024 13:22 IST

  In another operation, the Assam Rifles seized 277 gram of heroin worth Rs 1.93 crore and apprehended three persons, including a Myanmar national, at Siahatla in Siaha district on Thursday.

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  Methamphetamine seizure in Mizoram: Two Myanmarese nationals apprehended

  February 22, 2024 6:52 IST

  Two Myanmarese nationals were arrested in Mizoram's Champhai district for possession of methamphetamine tablets following an operation by state excise and narcotics officials in Tlangsam village near the India-Myanmar border.

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  Mizoram: NGOCC protest in Aizawl against scrapping of FMR, fencing India-Myanmar border

  February 21, 2024 22:19 IST

  NGOCC is a conglomerate of five major civil society organisations and student bodies headed by the Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA).

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  PM Modi extends greetings to people of Mizoram on Statehood Day

  February 20, 2024 13:34 IST

  Amit Shah also extended his greetings to the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on their statehood day and wished that the state will touch new heights in development

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  Mizoram Governor Kambhampati greets people on eve of 37th statehood day

  February 19, 2024 21:55 IST

  Mizoram was conferred the status of a full state after signing of a memorandum of settlement, also known as the Mizoram Peace Accord, between the Central government and the Mizo National Front, on 30 June 1986.

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  49-year-old Myanmar national arrested with methamphetamine in Mizoram

  February 18, 2024 22:02 IST

  The drugs, smuggled into Mizoram from Myanmar, were supposed to be transported to other places outside the state.

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  Mizoram opposes fencing along Indo-Myanmar border: CM Lalduhoma

  February 17, 2024 18:03 IST

  CM Lalduhoma said he had urged the home minister not to construct a fence on the Mizoram side even if the Manipur side of the Indo-Myanmar border is fenced. Lalduhoma expressed optimism that the Centre may not fence the 510-km-long Mizoram-Myanmar border.

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  Drugs worth Rs 130 crore seized in Mizoram in last 45 days: Assam Rifles

  February 16, 2024 16:06 IST

  Assam Rifles recovered heroin weighing 480 grams worth Rs 3.36 crore and apprehended one individual in the general area crossing Point-I, Zokhawthar Champhai district, in Mizoram on February 14. The apprehended individual was handed over to the police.

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  Govt approves 4-lane highway in Mizoram, sanctions Rs 1,742 crore, says Nitin Gadkari

  February 14, 2024 18:29 IST

  The highway will be constructed between N Kawnpui – Sairang section on National Highway-6. Once completed, it will de-escalate congestion in urban zones.

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  Heroin worth Rs 1.75 crore recovered in Mizoram, 3 held

  February 13, 2024 12:37 IST

  The entire consignment and the three accused were handed over to police in Zokhawthar for further legal proceedings.