Moderate intensity earthquake jolts Meghalaya
Shillong: A moderate earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale hit Meghalaya on Monday morning.
Officials at the Regional Seismological Centre here said the epicentre was at a depth of 60 km in remote East Garo Hills district.
Dec 11, 2017, 09:58 AM IST
After 30 years, 2nd woman in Mizoram council of ministers
Chief Secretary Lalmalsawma told PTI that portfolios of Chawngthu and K S Thanga were likely to be alloted on Monday next.
Sep 22, 2017, 21:42 PM IST
5 arrested on charges of smuggling heroin in Mizoram
They were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the spokesperson said.
Sep 10, 2017, 16:52 PM IST
North eastern states set to play Ranji Trophy next year
The six states Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh met Vinod Rai for one and a half hour with plea of taking part as a combined unit this season.
Sep 09, 2017, 00:12 AM IST
2 BSF personnel arrested for raping woman, killing her friend
The two BSF personnel were arrested yesterday from their place of posting at Silsury village in the district bordering Tripura and Bangladesh, Mamit superintendent of police Narayan Thapa said today.
Sep 06, 2017, 18:21 PM IST
Effort to divide Mizoram should be resisted: CM Lal Thanhawla
Addressing the ruling Congress party workers at the Congress Bhavan in Aizawl, Lal Thanhawla said that any move to divide the state on ethnic lines would be opposed.
Sep 01, 2017, 16:07 PM IST
Landslides in Mizoram snap road links, 7 buildings collapse
At least seven buildings, including a church, collapsed in Aizawl and nearby villages due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Mizoram since Thursday, officials said on Saturday.
Aug 26, 2017, 19:23 PM IST
352 km Mizoram National Highway to boost ties with Myanmar; provide new trade route
Myanmar, the only southeast Asian country which shares a 1,643-km-long border with India, serves as a gateway to the other 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Four northeastern states — Arunachal Pradesh (520 km), Manipur (398 km), Nagaland (215 km) and Mizoram (510 km) — have an unfenced border with Myanmar.
Aug 21, 2017, 19:07 PM IST
Mizoram minister Buddha Dhan Chakma resigns
Mizoram Minister of State for Fisheries Buddha Dhan Chakma today submitted his resignation from the council of ministers to the Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla.
Aug 21, 2017, 14:51 PM IST
Tuirial power project to be commissioned in October: Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla
He claimed the Congress would make a record by returning to power for the third consecutive term by winning the assembly election next year.
Aug 18, 2017, 16:49 PM IST
Sarbananda Sonowal asks Mizoram CM to protect traders from Assam
The Mizoram chief minister assured Sonowal of all possible help.
Aug 16, 2017, 17:05 PM IST
NLUP brought economic development in Mizoram: Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla
The chief aim of the NLUP, the flagship programme of Lal Thanhawla government for the past nine years, is to develop and provide all farmers of the state suitable, permanent and stable trades.
Aug 15, 2017, 12:30 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi in Assam to review flood situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was received by Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Aug 01, 2017, 10:37 AM IST
CLP urges all Mizoram MLAs to vote for Meira Kumar
Mizoram's Congress Legislature Party (CLP) today urged all the legislators in the state to vote for Meira Kumar in the presidential election, a press statement issued by CLP Secretary H Rohluna said.
Jul 14, 2017, 18:44 PM IST
Assam Rifles boosts vigil along India-Myanmar border
The para-military Assam Rifles stepped up security on the India-Myanmar border along eastern Mizoram to stop drugs and arms smuggling, an official said on Tuesday.
Jul 04, 2017, 11:31 AM IST
Earthquake hits Myanmar, northeast India
India's northeastern states shook on Sunday morning when a 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar, officials said.
Jul 02, 2017, 12:48 PM IST
Mizoram comes up with scheme for better treatment of HIV affected people
Under the 'Test and Treat Strategy', the HIV affected people would be given free Anti Retrovira Therapy (ART) irrespective of the CD4 count.
Jun 22, 2017, 18:44 PM IST
Governor leads yoga day celebrations in Mizoram
Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain, who was on a two-day visit to the state, also lauded the inclusion of Yoga in the Healthy Mizoram Campaign.
Jun 21, 2017, 12:58 PM IST
Fresh landslide cuts of Mizoram town, flood sweeps away houses
A fresh landslide on Friday cut off Champhai town in Eastern Mizoram from the rest of the country, while nine kachcha houses of a town in south Mizoram's Lunglei district were swept away by flood.
Jun 16, 2017, 20:36 PM IST
BJP allies in Christian-majority North East oppose cattle trade rules
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies in three Christian-majority states of Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya have opposed the central government`s new cattle trade and slaughter rules.
Jun 15, 2017, 20:13 PM IST
