Mizoram: 90 bags of poppy seeds weighing 5400 kg seized in joint operation, 2 arrested

In a joint operation, the Assam Rifles and Customs Preventive Force of Champhai in Mizoram recovered and seized 90 bags of poppy seeds weighing 5400 kg at the Zokhawthar area in Champhai district and arrested two. According to Assam Rifles, the market value of the seized poppy seeds is about Rs 19.44 lakh. A press statement issued […]

Assam Rifles recover foreign-origin cigarettes worth over Rs 2 crore in Mizoram’s Champhai

Assam Rifles recovered foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 2.38 crore in the general area of World Bank Road Zokhawthar in Champhai district, said an official statement. Based on specific information, the operation was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles in Zokhwthar with representatives of the Customs Preventive Force […]

Mizoram: MNF urges outgoing Chief Minister Zoramthanga to remain party president

The National Core Committee (NCC) and Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the Mizo National Front (MNF) on Wednesday asked outgoing Chief Minister Zoramthanga to continue as the MNF president. The decision was taken in the crucial joint meeting of MNF’s National Core Committee and Political Affairs Committee held at the party office in Aizawl on Wednesday. “After defeat in the recent assembly election […]

Mizoram: Assam Rifles recover heroin worth over Rs 47 lakh in Aizawl; 2 held

In another crackdown on smuggling activities, Assam Rifles along with Special Narcotics CID Crime arrested two persons and recovered heroin worth over 47 lakh in Aizawl, Mizoram. According to an official release from Assam Rifles, “Assam Rifles, along with Special Narcotics CID Crime, Aizawl, Mizoram recovered 9 soap cases of heroin worth Rs 47,34,000 in […]

A bridge to hope, Myanmar refugees find comfort in Mizoram but yearn to return home

Dark clouds loom over thousands of Myanmar natives who were caught in the crossfire during the latest acts of violence between the military junta and rebel groups, forcing villagers to cross over to neighbouring Mizoram in India seeking asylum. Pregnant women and elderly people lacking medical attention, to infants and young children lacking […]

Following airstrikes in Myanmar, refugees find sanctuary in Mizoram

 Esther Lalpekmawii, a Myanmar national and mother to a 9-month-old, is currently taking shelter in the Zokhawthar area of Mizoram’s Champhai district. She remains fearful due to the recent airstrikes by the Myanmar army in a neighbouring village along the Indo-Myanmar border. Esther said that the bombing started on November 12. “When we heard the sounds […]