Mizoram

Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 jolts NE, damages buildings in Mizoram

The IMD official said that the tremor hit eastern Mizoram's Champhai area, adjoining Myanmar, and several parts of the mountainous state at 4.10 a.m. on Monday morning.

Jun 22, 2020

Amid high drama, BJP wins Manipur RS seat, allies in Meghalaya, Mizoram

Less than 72 hours after being reduced to a minority, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party clinched the Manipur Rajya Sabha seat while MNF in Mizoram and Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) won their states' sole Rajya Sabha seats.

Jun 20, 2020

IBTimes Special: Meet Lalremsiami, the striker from Mizoram blazing a trail in Indian hockey [Exclusive]

International Business Times, India, catches up with Lalremsiami, the highly-talented forward who has put Mizoram on hockey map of India.

Aug 22, 2019

Heavy rains trigger floods, landslides in Northeast; 10 dead, over 8 lakh affected

While heavy rains in the region are expected till July 14, Barpeta in Assam is the worst-hit district with over 85,000 people affected.

Jul 13, 2019

Hiphei resigns as Mizoram speaker, joins BJP

Hiphei is the fifth Congress MLA in Mizoram, the only state in the northeast under the party's rule, to resign from the House since September.

Nov 5, 2018

Over 199 sitting MLAs and 7 MPs have not declared their PAN details: Report

Interestingly, out of total 40 MLAs in Mizoram Assembly, 28 have not declared details of their PAN.

Oct 27, 2018

EC announces poll dates for Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh

Addressing a press conference, Chief Election Commissioner O.P Rawat said the counting of votes will be held on December 11.

Oct 6, 2018

Election Commission to announce poll dates for Madhya Pradesh, three other states today

The poll body is likely to announce the election date in Telangana as well, where the assembly was dissolved last month.

Oct 6, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

India, Bangladesh security forces to discuss border issues

The bi-annual meeting of the Border Security Force and Border Guards Bangladesh is scheduled on Sunday. The two sides will discuss smuggling, illegal movement and work to resolve disputes over territories.

Jul 21, 2018

Mouthwatering Northeast dishes you should try at least once

Assamese meal is considered incomplete without the local favourite Khar.

Aug 27, 2017

Rainfall warning for Odisha, North-East as Cyclone Mora intensified in Bay of Bengal

Cyclone Mora, the first storm of its kind of the season, may bring a lot of rain in Odisha and the North-Eastern states over the next two days. Read to know what weather warnings have been issued regarding it.

May 29, 2017

This Mizoram MLA turned surgeon to save a woman's life

Dr K Beichhua, a qualified MBBS graduate from Regional Medical College in Imphal has conducted surgeries in the past and rushed to the rescue of the woman patient.

Feb 24, 2017

Delhi Police Commissioner: Amulya Patnaik replaces Alok Verma; here's all you need to know

Amulya Patnaik is credited with planning and managing security of the lone train journey ever undertaken by an Indian Prime Minister -- Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2003.

Jan 30, 2017

Aakhiri Ahuti: IndiGo, Delhi Police to ferry mortal remains of underprivileged from the North East for free

Through Aakhiri Ahuti, the mortal remains will be transported free of cost to north-eastern destinations on IndiGo's network.

Jan 12, 2017

Demonetisation row: Unique tales of turmoil from northeast states like Assam, Manipur and Mizoram

From newspapers being forced to shut to the spike in the use of Bhutanese currency and also use of 'I owe You' chits, northeast regions are uniquely affected.

Nov 18, 2016

Earthquake of 5.0 magnitude hits northeastern India

The earthquake had its epicentre in Assam's Karimganj district bordering Bangladesh.

Nov 15, 2016

Mizoram: Politicians prohibited from lecturing in colleges

A state directive has asked colleges to refrain from inviting politicians to deliver lectures on sensitive issues as such subjects upset students.

Aug 27, 2016

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