Dry Spell Leaves Aizawl Thirsty

Aizawl, Apr 28 : Owing to prolonged dry spell, Mizoram is reeling under acute water scarcity with the state capital Aizawl being the worst hit. The nearly three lakhs population of the city largely depends on the greater Aizawl water scheme phase-1, which was started in 1983 and aimed at supplying 10.8 million litres per day to a population of 80,000 at that time. Under this scheme, water is pumped...

Polling For Lone Mizoram Lok Sabha Seat Today

Aizawl, Apr 11 : Polling for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram which is witnessing a three-cornered contest, will be held today along with the by-poll to Hrangturzo Assembly seat.The triangular contest is among ruling Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and United Democratic Front (UDF), which is an alliance of eight opposition parties.UDF comprises the main oppisition party Mizo National Front (MNF)...

Religion in Poll Worries Church

By ZODIN SANGA Ever watchful: A church in Aizawl Aizawl, Apr 11 : Religious symbolism is up a few notches this election campaign in Mizoram following the birth of an Opposition alliance that includes the BJP. The Church, whose watchful eyes have...

She’s Out To Break A 27-Year Jinx

By Adam HallidayAizawl, Apr 11 : In an assembly bypoll scheduled Friday in eastern Mizoram, the state’s Youth Congress president Lalawmpuii Chawngthu, 35, is fighting to become the first woman MLA since 1987 in a state where female voters consistently outnumber the males.OP-i, as Chawngthu is better known, is the daughter of senior Congress leader C Chawngkunga. She is contesting from Hrangturzo...

Mizoram Votes Under The Spell Of The ‘Phantom’

By Adam Halliday K Chhawnthuama The “Phantom” is back to haunt elections in Mizoram. Aizawl, Apr 11 : A video of him alleging the Congress rigged November’s assembly polls triggered protest marches last week, demanding CM Lal Thanhawla’s resignation. On Tuesday, police issued a statement...

Mizoram Campaiging For Lone Lok Sabha Seat Ends

Triangular contest will be witnessed among the ruling Congress, AAP and UDF including the Mizo National Front and BJPAizawl, Apr 10 : Campaigning for the lone Lok Sabha constituency in Mizoram, where polling would be held on April 11, ended at 5 pm today.The lone Lok Sabha seat would witness a triangular contest among the ruling Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and United Democratic Front (UDF),...

Mizoram’s Peaceful Politics Faces Refugee Hurdle

By Urmi Bhattacharjee The Election Commission of India (EC) had to bow down to the conglomerate of powerful civil society organisations in Mizoram who came together calling a 72-hour bandh to disrupt the elections for the lone Lok Sabha polls in the Northeastern state where the Congress is in power. Polling has been rescheduled for April 11 and the shut down has been called...

Polling in 4 Northeast States Ends Peacefully

Kohima/Imphal/Shillong/Itanagar, Apr 10 : Polling was held today for six Lok Sabha seats in the four North Eastern States of Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, besides Arunachal Pradesh, where Assembly elections to the 60-member House were also held, reports PTI.The Congress candidate in Konsa (W) Assembly constituency in troubled Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh was kidnapped by suspected militants,...