Manipur Oil Tanker Drivers Stop Service

Imphal, Apr 23 : Oil tanker drivers in the state stopped services from Monday to denounce the abduction of their colleague in Nagaland by unknown gunmen, triggering panic buying by Imphal residents at fuel outlets.This came amid a growing people's protest against the gunning down of another driver, S Babu, and torching of two loaded trucks at Charoi Pandong area along the Imphal-Jiribam highway...

20 Fake ‘Open Schools’ in Aizawl

AIZAWL, Apr 22 : There are 20 fake 'Open Schools' in Aizawl, according to Mizo Students Union (MSU) that has expressed grave concern. Fraudulent business by way of deceiving students under National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is reportedly prevalent in Mizoram. Expressing grave concern over that development, Mizo Students' Union maintained that while there are only 7 Accredited Institution...

Mizoram Bans Pig Import From Myanmar

Aizawl, Apr 22 : All the district magistrates of Mizoram, sharing international border with Myanmar, have issued prohibitory orders banning import of pigs from the neighboring country where a dangerous swine fever spreading as an epidemic.Dr L B Sailo, Director of the state Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department said that while the endemic classical swine fever in the state was subsiding, especially...

All Mizos Should Learn Hindi: Mizoram Minister

Aizawl, Apr 22 : Mizoram Education Minister Lalsawta has said that Mizos “should learn Hindi.” He said this while attending the Mizoram Hindi Prachar Sabha (MHPS) ‘Biennial General Conference-cum-Election’ at the Agriculture Conference Hall here yesterday.“Hindi is the most widely spoken language throughout India, and that due to our incompetency in speaking Hindi, the Mizos often times could not...

Manipur Rifles Man Killed, 17 Hurt in Blasts

Imphal, Apr 22 : A Manipur Rifles personnel was killed and 17 others, including a superintending engineer and nine security personnel, were injured in separate explosions in Chandel and Imphal West districts of Manipur on Sunday, officials said. They said suspected insurgents ambushed an official team, including the superintending engineer and Manipur Rifles personnel of 8th Battalion escorting...

PMO Hit Back With 'Empty Promises' in Mizoram

Aizawl, Apr 19 : With Mizoram state assembly elections around the corner, hollow promises made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chair Sonia Gandi and her would-be prime minister son Rahul Gandhi before the last polls have reverberated in the Prime Minister Office.The Mizo National 'Youth' Front, the largest opposition in the Congress-ruled state, submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister...

Foreign Models' Ffirst Foray Into Manipur Fashion Scene

By K Sarojkumar SharmaImphal, Apr 19 : Ten professional models from Russia, Brazil, Moldova and Ukraine are all set to walk the ramp in Imphal for the first time on April 27, giving a new dimension to fashion industry of strife-torn Manipur.Under the banner 'Elegance of the Indigenous- A Showcase of Manipur Ethnic Attires', the models will walk the ramp in different Manipuri ethnic designs by eminent...

More Quakes Could Hit India: Experts

By Charu Sudan Kasturi New Delhi, Apr 18 :  Tuesday’s 7.8 magnitude temblor near the Iran-Pakistan border could realign the region’s tectonic plates, potentially setting off follow-up earthquakes closer to India in the coming days and weeks, scientists have cautioned. From Ahmedabad in Gujarat to Nongpoh in Meghalaya, India was on Tuesday shaken by a ring of earthquakes that scientists...