Mizo IAS Oficer Transferred Over Report Leak in Tripura

Agartala, Oct 23 : Tripura’s Left Front government has initiated efforts to save the officers and employees involved in the Rs 17-crore scam in Bishalgarh block.In a move to punish those responsible for leaking out the special audit report that found gross irregularities in the 36 out of the 52 gram panchayats and village committees under the Bishalgarh block to the tune of Rs 17 crore, the state...

Mizoram: No Male Vasectomy compared to over 2100 women undergoing contraception procedures in 6 months, Says Report

By Adam HallidayAizawl, Oct 22 : At least 2,171 women underwent temporary or permanent contraceptive procedures over the past six months in Mizoram while no man did, a half-yearly report of the state health Department’s Reproductive and Child Health division made public on Tuesday shows.“There are no reports of any male undergoing vasectomy or temporary procedures in the past six months,” state...

Abductors of 11 Non-Tribals Reduce Ransom Amount in Mizoram

Aizawl, Oct 22 : The abductors of 11 non-tribals in Mizoram have reduced their earlier ransom amount from Rs 30 lakh to Rs 11 lakh, police officials said here on Tuesday. The abductors, by using the mobile phone of one captive, told the latter's relatives at Patharkandi in Assam's Karimganj district last night, that they had reduced the amount of the ransom to ensure that the relatives...

Welcome to Mawsynram, the Wettest place on Earth

Winchester Lyngkhoi carries fresh meat up to his butcher's stall on market day in Mawsynram. Picture: Amos Chappele/Rex/australscope YOU might need a bigger umbrella — in fact, you might need a stash of them. And forget sunglasses because you’ll be lucky to see many rays in the...

Delhi Comes Out in Full Support For Assam

New Delhi, Oct 22 : Delhi stood firmly behind the Music Fraternity yesterday and lent its earnest support for the concert titled #FORASSAM. A packed Blue Frog witnessed the biggest names of the music industry as all the stars performed live to an enthralled audience. Spearheaded by Papon and Vishal Dadlani, the concert at Blue Frog in Delhi was held to help generate funds for the people who...

Longest Railway Tunnel in Northeast Scooped Out

Haflong, Oct 22 : The longest railway tunnel in the north east on the newly constructed Lumding-Silchar broad gauge line in Assam has been scooped out, said Northeast Frontier Railway officials.The tunnel is situated near New Haflong station building and passes below Haflong town and the underground excavation work from both ends met each other on Sunday in Dima Hasao district, said NF Railway senior...

Mizo Woman Death: Suicide Angle Under Lens

New Delhi, Oct 20 : Two days after a woman from Mizoram was found with stab wounds in her Munirka house, and later succumbed to injuries, police said they were awaiting the autopsy reports to ascertain whether the injuries were self-inflicted or if she had been murdered.Twenty-seven-year-old Juliet Zonunmawi, who hails from Aizwal, was found bleeding in her Munirka flat on Thursday night. She was...

Bangalore: Manipuri Victim Gets Death Threat on FaceBook

By Prakruti PK Cops yet to act on Michael's plea against vile torrent calling him names in Facebook Bangalore, Oct 20 : The case of the engineering student from Manipur who was allegedly assaulted for not knowing Kannada on Tuesday night has taken a new twist. The 26-year-old approached the police on Saturday requesting them to take action against a woman who allegedly...