Shoot-at-sight orders in Mizoram to control ethnic violence

AIZAWL/AGARTALA - The Mizoram government has issued shoot-at-sight orders to control violent mobs in the southern part of the state after over 355 houses of Reang tribals were set ablaze following the gunning down of a Mizo youth last Friday, an official said Tuesday.

Mizoram ethnic violence: paramilitary forces deployed

AIZAWL/AGARTALA - Paramilitary forces were deployed as tension prevailed in southern Mizoram and northern Tripura Monday after over 300 houses of Reang tribals were set ablaze following the gunning down of a Mizo youth last week, officials here said.

Ethnic violence in Mizoram: Thousands displaced, houses burnt

AIZAWL/AGARTALA - Mobs have set fire to over 225 huts of Reang tribals in Mizoram, displacing several thousand people as tension escalated following the gunning down of a Mizo youth, officials said here Sunday.

Eight killed in Mizoram bus accident

AIZAWL - At least eight people were killed and 34 injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in Mizoram, police said Saturday.

Tripartite meeting to resolve Reang repatriation to Mizoram

AIZAWL - Officials of the Mizoram government and union home ministry will meet tribal leaders here Wednesday to resolve the longstanding deadlock on the repatriation of 35,000 Reang refugees from Tripura to Mizoram.

Mizoram to deport non-domicile citizens without valid permits

AIZAWL - Police in Mizoram have been asked to deport non-domicile Indian citizens staying in the state without valid inner line permits, state Home Minister R. Lalzirliana said here Wednesday.

Mizoram to set up new power project, implement 6th Pay Commission

AIZAWL - With a rise in demand for electricity, the Mizoram government has signed an agreement with the state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to set up a 460 MW power project at Lawngtlai in southern Mizoram.

Over 15,000 children in Mizoram deprived of schooling

AIZAWL - About 15,000 children in Mizoram, aged six to fourteen, are deprived of schooling even though the northeastern state is India’s second most literate after Kerala, an official report said.

ADB approves $100 mn loan for Mizoram

AIZAWL - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give a $100-million loan to India’s northeastern state of Mizoram for strengthening service delivery in the social sector, officials said here Wednesday.

Huge arms cache unearthed in Mizoram

AIZAWL - A huge cache of arms, including eight US-made M-16 rifles, have been seized from the rented house of a Myanmarese national in this Mizoram capital, police said Friday.

No cash for surrendered militants: Lal Thanhawla

AIZAWL - The Mizoram government would help in rehabilitation of surrendered terrorists rather than giving them financial support, Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla said here Friday.

Rehabilitation centre for HIV-AIDS affected kids in Mizoram

AIZAWL - A rehabilitation centre in Aizawl has emerged as a big hope for many orphans affected with HIV-AIDS in Mizoram.

Mizo CM denies making racial statement in Singapore

AIZAWL - Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla has denied complaining of being racially discriminated in India.

Seven militants killed in Assam

GUWAHATI/AIZAWL - Seven militants were killed in Assam and a large cache of arms was recovered in a crackdown by security forces in the northeast, police said here Friday.

Congress wins lone Mizoram Lok Sabha seat after 13 years

AIZAWL - The ruling Congress Saturday won the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram defeating an independent candidate supported by the opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) and Mizoram Peoples’ Conference (MPC) combine, an official here said.

Mizoram to take back displaced Reang tribals

AIZAWL - The Mizoram government has agreed to take back nearly 35,000 Reang tribals living in refugee camps in Tripura for the past 12 years, officials said Sunday.

Battle lines drawn for lone Mizoram Lok Sabha seat

AIZAWL - The battle lines are drawn for elections to the lone parliamentary seat in Mizoram with the fight expected to be between the ruling Congress party and the independent candidate backed by a combine of the main opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) and Mizoram People’s Conference (MPC).

Mizoram opposition to form united front to challenge Congress

AIZAWL - The opposition in Mizoram is attempting to forge a combined front to challenge the ruling Congress in next month’s parliamentary elections and the by-poll for one assembly seat.

NTPC to set up hydroelectric project in Mizoram

AIZAWL - A 460 MW hydroelectric project will be set up by state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Mizoram, officials said here Monday.