Aizawl | 17 hours ago
UN to support Mizoram in dealing with HIV/AIDS
Aizawl, Sep 2 - The United Nations - will support Mizoram in prevention of HIV/AIDS and in management of prisons in the northeastern state, an official said here Thursday.Cristina Albertin, representative of the New Delhi-based United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Regional Office for South Asia -, made the announcement while addressing a week-long training-cum-brain storming session which be ... read more

New Delhi | 12 days ago
Repeal law giving army special powers: Activists
New Delhi, Aug 21 - Students and civil rights groups Saturday protested in the national capital to demand the repeal of a law that grants the military special powers, including legal immunity, during operations in country's troubled areas.A day after Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that changes proposed by his ministry in the Armed Forces - Act could be implemented after consultations with all c ... read more

Aizawl | 16 days ago
Surrounded by insurgency, Mizoram keeps its peace
Aizawl, Aug 18 - From one of the most violent states to an oasis of peace, tiny Mizoram, almost unnoticed by the rest of India, has scripted a happy story in a problem-ridden northeast with the transformation riding on people's zeal for change and development.'We are fortunate to be a peaceful state and this is primarily because of the comprehensive socio-economic development measures executed sin ... read more

17 days ago
12 militants surrender in south Assam
Silchar -, Aug 16 - Twelve militants of the United Democratic Liberation Tigers - outfit surrendered to the Indian Army in Assam, army officials said here Monday.Formed in 2008, the UDLT, a separatist outfit of non-tribals, was active in Hailakandi district of southern Assam. 'The militants led by their leader Habidur Rahman Laskar surrendered to Brig. M.K. Mukherji - in Masimpur Army cantonment S ... read more

Aizawl | 18 days ago
No scope for terror: Lalthanhawla
Aizawl, Aug 15 - Mizoram Chief Minister Lalthanhawla Sunday said there was no scope for terrorism in the state, adding that his government was determined to ensure that no one is allowed to take the law into their own hands.'The Mizoram government has remained responsive to complaints, discontent and doubts of the people... no one would be allowed to break the law,' Lal Thanhawla said at a public ... read more

New Delhi | 21 days ago
Cases of Scheduled Caste women's rape rose 2004-08
New Delhi, Aug 12 - The number of registered cases of rape of women belonging to the Scheduled Castes has gone up from 2004 to 2008, the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday.In a written reply to Om Prakash Mathur -, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment D. Napoleon said the data for 2009 was not available. For 2010, the data would be available at the end of the year. 'As per the data ... read more

New Delhi | 21 days ago
Foreign tourist arrivals dip in India
New Delhi, Aug 12 - Foreign tourist arrivals dipped in India in 2009 but domestic tourism saw a surge with some 650 million people preferring to explore the country's tourist spots, parliament was informed Thursday.In a written reply, Minister of State for Tourism Sultan Ahmed said that the number of domestic tourists in 2008 and 2009 was 562.98 million and 650.04 million respectively. He said the ... read more

Aizawl | 21 days ago
Relaxation for Mizos joining central paramilitary forces
Aizawl, Aug 12 - The union home ministry has given a special exemption in education and height for the Mizo tribals intending to join the various central paramilitary forces -, it was announced here Thursday.'Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, responding to a request by Mizoram Governor Lt.Gen - M.M. Lakhera, approved the relaxation in education and physical standards in respect of tribal candida ... read more

Agartala | 22 days ago
16 Tripura terrorists flee Bangladeshi camps, surrender
Agartala, Aug 11 - As many as 16 dreaded terrorists have fled their camps in Bangladesh and surrendered to Indian troopers in Tripura, police here said Wednesday.'The NLFT - extremists, led by their self-styled captain Kishore Debbarma and self-styled sergeant Raimohan Tripura, crossed over to India early Tuesday,' a police spokesman told reporters. 'They established contact with the BSF - and Ass ... read more

Agartala | 23 days ago
Fence border with Myanmar: Arunachal home minister
Agartala, Aug 10 - Arunachal Pradesh has asked the central government to fence the India-Myanmar border to check the movement of separatist rebels from India's northeast who have set up base in the dense jungles of the state.'Different militant groups from northeast India are using the Arunachal Pradesh jungles as their corridor to go to Myanmar and China and vice versa,' Arunachal Home Minister T ... read more