Posts Tagged ‘mizoram’

Mawta Famine Relief Committee (MFRC) will hold 5-day conference at Tipa V (Tuipang V) town in Siaha (Saiha) District, South Mizoram for Mawta Famine victims in Chin State, Myanmar from January 17-21 this new year. During this conference, various issues related to famine caused by mawta/mautam phenomenon will be discussed and a review of the past works carried out by MFRC ... Full story

Aizawl (PTI): For Mizoram, hit hard by rodent menace leading to a famine-like situation, 2008 was also of change -- as Congress stormed back to power with an absolute majority. Congress, out of power for the past decade trounced ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) in the 40-member state assembly elections held on December two and became the only party to score an absolute majority since Mizoram ... Full story

Mumbai: The Mizoram government has been accused of cheating and breach of trust by a city-based technology firm for not paying the first instalment towards a satellite imagery and geographic information system project it had undertaken. Full story

Aizawl, Sept 15: A team of officials from Mizoram Election department issued electoral photo identity cards (EPICs) to 98.65 per cent of Bru voters, now lodged in six relief camps of neighbouring North Tripura district. Full story

The government of Mizoram and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with regard to Urban Co-operative Banks (UCB)in the State of Mizoram on Sep. 12, 2008. Full story

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. Full story

Aizawl | September 10 : Mizoram’s Food & Civil Supplies Minister K Sangthuama has claimed that his department has received no report of famine in the state and also that an angry mob had gathered in the streets of Aizawl to show their grievances over the government for its failure to battle the famine. This is contrary to Media reports of a ‘Mautam’ (famine) in Mizoram state. Full story

Aizawl, Aug 27 : Mizo artists are virtually living the life of ‘Cacofonix’, the bard of the famous Asterix comics with no appreciation of their arts in the society. Full story

Aizawl, Aug 26 : Two independent legislators belonging to the Mizoram Congress Party (MCP) and one legislator of Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP) are likely to join the opposition Congress party soon, State PCC sources said here today. Full story

Aizawl (PTI): Doctors at the Aizawl Civil Hospital have extracted 378 kidney stones from a 62-year-old man. Full story