Mizoram Churches Yet To Make Facilities For Disabled

Aizawl, Dec 4 : Mizoram Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities B Sairengpuii today lamented that while different denominations constructed big and expensive churches, they were yet to create facilities for people with disabilities in the churches.Addressing a function here on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Sairengpuii said that there should be facilities...

As ethnic tensions rise over kidnapping of Mizos, Bru leaders send envoys to gain release

Aizawl, Dec 4 : With Mizo groups' pointing out of Bru militants' involvement in the Nov 23 kidnapping of three men near the Indo-Bangladesh border getting shriller, Bru leaders have pooled money to finance a team of four interlocutors who entered Bangladesh Tuesday to speak to the kidnappers and get them released.In a joint resolution with the Mamit unit of the Young Mizo Association, Bru leaders...

Village Chiefs reject bill to restrict entry of outsiders to Meghalaya

Shillong, Dec 4 : Tribal village chiefs today rejected the proposed bill aimed at containing entry of outsiders and illegal immigration by regulating tenancy in Meghalaya, saying it was not relevant to the issue."We resolved to reject the proposed bill outright as it is not related or relevant to the influx issue, but instead provides more scope for infiltration into the state," General Secretary,...

NGOs Being Used To Spread Political Propaganda

Aizawl, Dec 3 : The Zoram Nationalist Party has expressed "sadness" for what it says is Mizoram's major NGOs being used to spread political propaganda just before the Mizoram Assembly polls that concluded on November 25. Speaking at a meeting of party workers at the party headquarters in Aizawl on Monday, ZNP Vice-President K Liantlinga said the state's powerful NGOs "need to rethink" on their actions...

'Brus in Tripura Should Be Given Last Chance To Return'

Aizawl, Dec 3 : Bru refugees in Tripura should be given one last chance of returning to Mizoram, failing which they would forfeit the chance of returning to the state, Mizo and Bru civil societies at Mamit district have demanded."The meeting of Mizo and Bru leaders decided that the Bru refugee issue should be resolved once and for all and that one last effort should be made by the government to...

Look Northeast

It came a little late, but New Delhi’s realisation that its long neglect of the northeastern States had proved costly both for nation-building and India’s strategic interests has led to a more proactive approach to the region in the last decade. These efforts, though, are still nowhere near what they should be. During his three-day tour of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, President Pranab Mukherjee...

India's Athlete Factory

By Salil Bera Manipur is riddled with ethnic conflicts, insurgency and AIDS, but the people find hope in sports WARRIOR PRINCESSES: Girls at an archery class in Imphal.     PACKING A PUNCH: Mary Kom trains boxing enthusiasts for...

Zauka Takes Over As Head Of Vanawia Pawl Sect of Mizoram

Aizawl, Dec 2 : Vanawia, the high priest and topmost spiritual leader of the Vanawia Pawl sect of Mizoram, was accorded a tearful farewell by his followers on Saturday. Vanawia (78) passed away on Friday following a battle with lung cancer. He is survived by 15 wives and many children and grandchildren. Vanawia was known throughout Mizoram for his religious belief which was to stay away from the...