Archive for the ‘Mizoram News’ Category

AIZAWL: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has taken strong exception to the purchase of 1,500 piglets by Mizoram government as they all died soon after procurement and asked the state government to fix responsibility for the loss. Full story

Aizawl (PTI): Zonal officers and village-level committees in Mizoram have been asked to immediately attend to the reports of starvation in respective areas, state Home Minister Tawnluia said. A statement issued by Mozoram Famine Emergency Committee said instructions were issued to the famine committee officials at villages, blocks and districts to curb shortage of food and starvation in their areas. However, starvation due to mautam or famine ... Full story

Aizawl (PTI): ONGC and IOC have completed geological and geochemical survey for oil and gas exploration in parts of Mizoram. Full story

Silchar, March 7: The spectre of meningitis, the killer viral fever, looms over two remote Mizoram districts. Full story

Aizawl, Jan 24 : The Salvation Army’s (SA) Indian Eastern Territory has decided to launch relief measures for the famine-stricken people of Mizoram following the Mautam (bamboo flowering) that proliferated the rodent menace last year. Full story

Aizawl, Mar 1 : Canada-based Global Youth Network has arrived in Mizoram to ‘rescue’ famine-stricken farmers. Full story

AIZAWL (PTI): The president of underground Kuki Liberation Army, Thangcha Kipgen (40), was killed in a drunken brawl near a hotel here, police said on Friday. Full story

AIZAWL (PTI): Villagers facing food scarcity due to famine caused by Mautam or bamboo flowering will get rice on credit in Mizoram. Full story

AIZAWL, February 19, 2008 (PTI): Mizoram school education department and International Alliance for Youth Sports (IAYS), Florida, USA yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding for encouraging sports among students of the State. Full story

AIZAWL: Four Mizos, who had strayed into Myanmar and were subsequently send to jail, have been released. Full story