Tag: mizoram
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Travellers Without Borders
[ad_1] The Northeast of India, and its neighbour Myanmar aka Burma is knitted with secret forest routes and sprawling grasslands. Borders did not exist until British imperials tired from war left drawing borders as casually as a kindergarten child would scrawl with a crayon. Champhai, nearly 200 km from Aizawl—Mizoram’s capital—from where Myanmar is a…
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As China battles baldness, ED unearths Rs 11,793 crore hair racket – Times of India
[ad_1] HYDERABAD: As China battles baldness, a Hyderabad-Mizoram-Myanmar “front” has been offering illicit ammo. An ongoing ED probe has thrown up a Rs 11,793-crore human hair smuggling racket spanning a complex money trail and alleged money laundering through the three-point-corridor.Details have emerged on how such slush money is routed back to Hyderabad from traders in…
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2 held for smuggling exotic birds & animals near Myanmar border | Guwahati News – Times of India
[ad_1] AIZAWL: Exotic birds and animals worth Rs 68.4 lakh were seized in Champhai district bordering Myanmar in a joint operation by Assam Rifles personnel and officials of the Mizoram forest department on Wednesday.Vanlalthlana (20) of Aizawl and Vanchhonia (29) of Serkawr village in south Mizoram’s Siaha district were arrested for smuggling the exotic animals.…
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Mizoram Police Must Investigate All Linkages to Stop Drug Trafficking, Says DGP | Guwahati News – Times of India
[ad_1] AIZAWL: DGP Anil Shukla on Monday said police must investigate forward and backward linkages to stop drug trafficking, which has emerged as a new challenge for law enforcing agencies in the state.Addressing a two-day training on NDPS Act, 1985, Shukla urged the trainees to actively engage in the training, not just as a professional…
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Controversy Surrounding Ramhlun in Towns Named After Ram | Guwahati News – Times of India
[ad_1] AIZAWL: A thought-provoking post by India in Pixels, curated by content creator Ashris Choudhury, has ignited a spirited discussion in Mizoram. The post featured a fascinating compilation of “every town in India that bears the name Shri Ram“.On this extensive list of 1,230 towns, the inclusion of Ramhlun locality in Aizawl captured particular attention…
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Mizoram throws up 2nd species of coral snake in NE, 10th one globally | Guwahati News – Times of India
[ad_1] AIZAWL: Researchers from the zoology department of Mizoram University along with peers from outside the state have discovered a new species of coral snake in Mizoram.“It has been named Sinomicrurus gorei after a medical officer, Dr Gore, of British India,” Prof H T Lalremsanga, one of the researchers, said. The discovery was made while…
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Silent traffic jams: How Aizawl’s road etiquette is a sign of a broader peace
[ad_1] A photograph of Aizawl, the capital city of India’s northeastern state of Mizoram When I was a corporator, my office was on the other side of the hill and it took me over an hour to get there. Because of the small lanes and roads in Aizawl, we have traffic jams. But we know…
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Adhere to Cov norms during Christmas, NY: Mizoram min | Guwahati News – Times of India
[ad_1] AIZAWL: Mizoram health minister Lalrinpuii appealed to the people of the state to strictly adhere to Covid appropriate behaviour in view of the resurgence of JN.1 sub variant of Covid-19 in almost 40 countries including India.In a message through the media, Lalrinpuii said though there is no reason for panic in the state, utmost…
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Speaker to be elected on December 12 | Guwahati News – Times of India
[ad_1] AIZAWL: The new speaker of the Mizoram state legislative assembly will be elected on Tuesday (December 12) after oaths are administered to the 39 newly elected members of the state legislature. Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Friday summoned the first session of the 9th Mizoram assembly for three days which will commence on…
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Sunday service a priority, Election Commission defers Mizoram result | Guwahati News – Times of India
[ad_1] Mizoram‘s assembly election verdict won’t be known until Monday, with the Election Commission on Friday giving in to pressure from the church, community organisations and political parties to postpone the vote count by a day to enable the Christian-majority state to attend Sunday service.Counting in the other four states that went to polls between…