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Mizoram


Rural development programmes reviewed

Sep 12th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Mizoram

Aizawl, Sept 11, 2009: District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee reviewed implementation of various rural development programmes in Lawngtlai District yesterday. The review meeting chaired by Lok Sabha MP, Mr. C.L Ruala was attended among others by 2 MLAs of the District, Mr. C. Ramhluna and Mr. Nirupam Chakma.



HIV/AIDS awareness

Sep 12th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Mizoram

Aizawl, Sept 11, 2009: Music and sports will be organized for the youth in the near future for creation of HIV/AIDS awareness to the youth. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting held today under the chairmanship of the Health Minister, Mr. Lalrinliana Sailo.



Book on Mautam

Sep 12th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Mizoram

Aizawl, Sept 11, 2009: A book on mautam (gregarious flowering of bamboo) in Mizoram published by Mizoram Remote Sensing Application Centre was released by the Principal Secretary, Mr. C. Lalsawta yesterday.



Restriction on sale of petrol and diesel oil lifted

Sep 12th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Mizoram

Aizawl, Sept 11, 2009: Food, Civil Supply Consumer Affairs Department has lifted the restriction on sale of petrol and diesel oil with immediate effect.



NEEPCO seeks clearance from Mizoram govt over Tipaimukh project

Jun 8th, 2009 | By khmonish | Category: Manipur, Mizoram

Imphal, June 7, 2009 : Amidst the objections from various circles, officials of NEEPCO will be holding a meeting with the Mizoram government on June 10 for obtaining forest clearance tag from that state which is still pending even though there has been reports doing the round that there is the possibility of intervention of [...]



Mizoram ‘floats’ on a vast oil field

Apr 13th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Mizoram

Aizawl, April 12, 2009: Mizoram, a mountainous state of the Northeast India, believed to have been formed out of ‘Tectonic Evolution of the Indian Continent,’ is literally floating on a vast oil field.



Mizoram remains unexposed to global investment

Feb 20th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Mizoram

Aizawl, Feb 19, 2009: Expressing disappointment over the misconception of Mizoram being a disturbed area, trade and commerce minister Lalrinliana Sailo has said the state is still overlooked even after ASEAN and some European countries showing their interest in investing in the North East.



Aizawl still plagued by water woes

Feb 18th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Mizoram

Aizawl, Feb 16, 2009: Despite being one of the wettest places in the country, receiving an average annual rainfall of 219 cm, Aizawl’s natural water springs go dry during the non-rainy season causing hardships to the people, while the Tlawng river, the sole source of water supply, becomes a thin line of water.



New air service

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By neitham | Category: Mizoram

AIZAWL, Dec 2, 2008 – A nine-seater aircraft yesterday landed at Lengpui Airport near here for the first time as a dedicated airline for the North eastern region began flight service in Aizawl-Imphal-Shillong route for passengers as well as cargo.



A sea route to the NE in the making

Nov 20th, 2008 | By khmonish | Category: Mizoram, Others

Shillong, November 19 (PTI) 2008 : As Bangladesh continues to deny India access to the landlocked northeast through Chittagong port, a little-known Burmese port on the Bay of Bengal has promised to solve the long-standing problem. Sittwe port on the Myanmar coast was not long ago a small village of fishing communities and farmers. Now, [...]