The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Monday announced that it will take over the responsibility of securing Lengpui Airport in Mizoram from Thursday, marking the force's first-ever unit in the northeastern state.
The Governments of Assam and Mizoram are set to resume official-level talks on April 25 in Guwahati in a renewed bid to resolve their decades-old border dispute.
Due to the end of the financial year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled a scheduled holiday on March 31 to keep banks operational for year-end financial transactions.
In a boost to India’s floriculture exports, especially from the North Eastern Region (NER), the first consignment of Anthurium flowers from Aizawl, capital town of Mizoram, has made its way to Singapore.
The Mizoram government has reported that 41,355 refugees are currently residing in the state, according to the latest official data.
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.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday urged people in Mizoram, especially the youth, to come out and vote in large numbers, as every vote will lay the foundation of a developed and prosperous Mizoram.
