David Zohmangaiha Becomes First Mizo To Scale Everest

Aizawl, May 20 : David Zohmangaiha (38) s/o K Zokhuma (L) has become the first Mizo to scale the highest mountain in the world, the Mount Everest. He, along with team members, set foot on the mountain peak at 5:30 am on Saturday. Vanlalliana, Maubawk, Head Adventure of Sports & Youth Services department of Mizoram was also in the expedition team as Base Camp Manager. Meanwhile, three persons...

Mizoram MP For Judicial Probe Into House Collapse

Aizawl, May 20 : The lone Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram Lalhming Liana on Saturday reiterated the demand of his Mizo National Front (MNF) party that a judicial inquiry and not a magisterial inquiry should be constituted to probe the collapse of a government building on May 11 which killed 17 people in northern Aizawl.Lalhming Liana said that the disaster was not a natural one, but a 'government-made'...

ISC, ICSE Results 2013: Northeast Region Students Score Well

Shillong, May 20 : Though there are only few schools in the northeast region affiliated to the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE), students from NE have fared well in both Class X and XII board examinations. The results of Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and Indian School Certificate Exam (ISC), conducted by the CISCE were declared on Friday.Sanskriti the...

6 More Northeast Climbers Script Everest Glory

Guwahati, May 20 : Six more members of the Northeast Mount Everest expedition team rewrote history as they reached the top of the world on Saturday morning. Arunachal Pradesh's Anshu Jamsenpa, a mother of two kids, scaled the Everest for the third time.Sixteen-year-old Manipuri boy Nemeirakpam Chingkheinganba, the youngest climber in the team, reached the peak at 5.15am on Saturday. He is now the...

Louis Philippe Unveils First Store in Mizoram

Aizawl, May 18 : Louis Philippe, the identity of the stylish and astute Indian gentleman launched a brand new store at Zarkawt, Aizawl. The brand new store was inaugurated by chief guest Pu Lal Thanzara, Honourable Parliamentary Secretary (CMO), Government of Mizoram. The range of products on offer is a delight for the experimentative and fashionably discerned populace of the city. Choose from...

Manipur, Mizo Groups Want Inner Line Permit Reintroduced

Aizawl/Agartala, May 18 : A Manipuri group of activists has demanded the reintroduction of Inner Line Permits (ILP) in northeastern states to “protect the indigenous and domicile” people in the region. “In the first phase of our agitation, we will not allow non-Manipuri people to enter Manipur between June 1 and June 5 if the ILP system is not reintroduced by May 31,” Sapamacha Jadumani, spokesperson...

In The Shadow Of Guns

By Irfan Ahmad Sonia Nepram. Sonia Nepram talks about her debut film “Gun and a God” Making a documentary film on a woman who is an ex-insurgent is not easy. It takes a lot of courage to go ahead with such a subject and do justice to it. Independent filmmaker Sonia Nepram took on this subject in her debut documentary Gun and a God. The documentary tells the story of Purnima, an ex-insurgent...

Cyclonic Storm Mahasen Weakens Into Deep Depression Over Mizoram

Aizawl, May 17 : The cyclonic storm Mahasen over the Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards and weakened into a deep depression and lay centred at 1730 hours today over Mizoram, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. A bulletin issued by the IMD this evening said Mahasen lay centred near latitude 24.00 N and longitude 92.50 E, about 35 km North of Aizawl.It would move northeastwards and weaken...