It's Sangma vs Sangma again in 'abode of clouds'

By Manosh DasShillong, Mar 7 : With the announcement of Lok Sabha election dates for the two reserved seats of Shillong and Tura in Meghalaya on April 9, political parties in the hill state are now pulling up their socks in the right earnest.While the sitting MP from Shillong is former Union minister Vincent Pala of Congress, youngest MP Agatha Sangma, who had won on an NCP ticket from Tura, is...

Jung Constitutes Committee to Ensure Safety of Northeast People

New Delhi, Mar 6 : To ensure the safety of the people of North-East community living in Delhi, the Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary (Home).The Committee will identify concrete mechanisms to enhance the safety and security of persons from the North-East living in Delhi."They will solicit opinions and views of the members...

Mizo students safe in Ukraine: Envoy

Mizo students stranded in the trouble-torn Ukraine and Russian controlled Crimea peninsula are safe, according to the Indian Ambassador to the country Rajiv Chandra.The Indian Ambassador to Ukraine gave the information to the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs after chief minister Lal Thanhawla wrote to the Centre yesterday in this regard, an official statement here said.Chandra, through the Ministry...

EVMs made by BEL to be used in Mizoram LS polls: CEO

Election to the Mizoram's lone Lok Sabha seat, to be held on April nine, would be conducted with electronic voting machine (EVM) made by the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) replacing all the EVMs made by Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), state chief electoral officer (CEO) Ashwani Kumar said here today.Kumar said that the EVMs used in the last election to the 40-member state legislature...

Rapid Response Medi-Bikes To Hit Aizawl Soon

Aizawl, Mar 5 : Dealing with emergencies has always been a nightmare in Aizawl given its hilly topography and narrow roads. But now the government has come out with a solution to respond to emergencies promptly.The outgoing director of the state National Health Mission, Dr Gordon Zohmingthanga, has hit upon the idea of introducing "medi-bikes" which can ferry patients faster than the conventional...

Mizo CM for Protection of Mizo Students in Ukraine

Aizawl, Mar 5 : Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla today sent letters to Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi asking them to ensure protection of Mizo students now stranded in the trouble-torn Ukraine and the Russian controlled Crimean peninsula.Lal Thanhawla appealed to the two Union Ministers not only to take measures to protect 30...

Annual Status of Education Report 2013 for North East States released

By Dr. Syed Ahmed Imphal: The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2013, the largest household survey of children in rural India, has shown that the enrolment of children in the age of 6-14 in the North East States is quite high compared to many of the States in mainland India. In Mizoram just 0.4% of the children in the age 6-14 are out of school. The percentage of out of school children...

Mizoram opposition parties holding talks to Form United Front

Aizawl, Mar 5 : All the opposition parties in Mizoram have been holding talks to form an united front against the ruling Congress, sources in the Mizo National Front (MNF), the main opposition party today said.Leaders of the opposition parties - the MNF, the Mizoram People's Conference (MPC), the Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP), the Maraland Democratic Front (MDF), the BJP and the NCP held the second...