PM Modi greets people of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram on their Statehood Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on their Statehood Day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on their Statehood Day.
Patanjali Foods plans to set up an oil palm mill in Mizoram, boosting local cultivation and supporting farmers in southern districts. The project aims for completion within a year.
In a crackdown on drug trafficking, Mizoram authorities have arrested three Myanmar nationals and an Assam resident for allegedly smuggling large quantities of banned narcotic substances, including methamphetamine tablets and heroin, in two separate operations.
The Assam Rifles has seized heroin worth Rs 34.5 lakh in Champhai district of Mizoram.
Former army chief General Vijay Kumar Singh took oath as the 25th Governor of Mizoram in a ceremony held at the circular lawn of the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday.
According to Election Commission data, 69.87 per cent voters had exercised their franchise by 3 pm in the northeastern state.
The polling started at 7 am for ten seats - Mohla-Manpur, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Keshkal, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Konta.
As voting gets under way in Mizoram and Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called upon the people of the two states to exercise their franchise and strengthen the festival of democracy.
On polling day, Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) candidate Lalnghinglova Hmar said that the biggest promise his party has made before the Mizoram electorate is a corruption-free government.
Mizoram recorded 12.80 pc voter turnout till 9 am as voting kicked off in the Northeastern state from 7 am, the Election Commission of India stated.
