Mizoram would soon be the sixth COVID-19- free state out of the eight states in northeast India as the state’s lone corona patient tested negative while after five days, a fresh positive case was found in Assam, Minister and officials said on Tuesday
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Mizoram Boy receives award for taking chicken to hospital after mistakenly running over it
Derek C Lachhanhima’s holding the award is winning hearts
Mizoram: Kid accidentally runs cycle over chicken; wins hearts by rushing it to hospital with meager savings
We are bound to say out loud #InnocenceAtItsPeak after watch a viral picture of a Mizoram kid who accidentally ran his bicycle over his neighbour chicken but rushed it to a nearby hospital with whatever money he had in his pocket. A Facebook user recently shared a now-viral post according to[Read More…]
Lok Sabha 2019: Why RJD in Bihar is a formidable force?
Ajay Kumar Singh Venturing out into an unknown territory when you rely on your compass, it indicates you the North. And if its dark and you have no compass at hand, your only guide is that brightest North Star. The Indian Political compass has always been affected by this phenomena.[Read More…]
Mizoram NGOs body to boycott Republic Day celebrations
“The NGO Coordination Committee (NCC) would go ahead with its previous decision to boycott the Republic Day celebrations in Mizoram on Saturday to protest the passing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha earlier this month,” NCC Chairman Vanlalruata said. On Thursday, state Home Minister Lalchamliana urged the[Read More…]
Election Commission website slowed down for 2 hrs over 60-character name
The Election Commission of India website remains un-updated for as long as two hours on Tuesday, December 12. The glitch which was resolved in almost an hour of effort was apparently due to a 60-character long name! One of Mizoram’s political party had this long of a name. In the[Read More…]
Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Seat wise results
Aizwal: Mizoram assembly election results are out. Mizo National Front won 26 seats out of 40. Ruling Indian National Congress (INC) has a lot of disappointments and managed to win only 5 seats. Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) for the first time open its account in the state. BJP’s Buddha Dhan Chakma open[Read More…]
Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018 Poll of Polls Results: Fierce contest between Congress and MNF
Mizoram is one of the four states/UTs where Congress is in the ruling. Currently ruling in Mizoram with 34 MLAs, a straight fight between Congress and Mizo National Front. BJP has decided to go alone in the state. Axis C-Voter – Republic TV MRC Chanakya INC 14-18 MNF 16-20 Others[Read More…]
Exit Polls: Pollsters give Rajasthan to Congress; Close contest in Chhattisgarh, MP; KCR to retain Telangana
LIVE UPDATES: Poll predictions for Chhattisgarh: TIMES NOW-CNX BJP – 46 Congress – 35 JCC+BSP – 7 Others – 2 INDIA TODAY-AXIS BJP – 21-31 Congress – 55-65 Others – 4-8 NEWSX-NETA BJP – 43 Congress – 40 Others – 7 REPUBLIC-CVOTER BJP – 39 Congress – 46 Others –[Read More…]
Mizoram Elections 2018 Live Updates: 42 VVPATs, 25 ballot units replaced
42 VVPATs, 25 ballot units replaced in Mizoram Forty-two VVPATs, 25 ballot units and 19 control units were replaced, following malfunctions at various polling stations across Mizoram, Chief Electoral Officer Ashish Kundra said. 49% voter turnout until 1 pm: EC The Election Commission said that the polling percentage in Mizoram[Read More…]
Mizoram Election: MNF Candidate asset jumped nearly 800 percent in last 5 years
Aizwal: Mizo National Front (MNF) candidate Lal Rinliana Sailo has declared his total assets rocketed to 797 percent in the past five years. Sailchos has switched over from the Congress about a month ago. According to a report by two civil society organisations released on Thursday says that the asset[Read More…]
Mizoram’s richest candidate who owns a football club wishes to keep his campaign modest
Robert Romawia Royte is the richest candidate in Mizoram‘s assembly elections having declared assets worth Rupees 55 crores. He has a variety of sports cars to his name and also owns a popular football club. Royte says he wishes to keep his election campaign modest with mostly relying on door-to-door[Read More…]
Mizoram: Govt may postpone polls amidst the objection over CEO appointment
Aizwal: Amidst the ongoing controversy over the appointment of Mizoram’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), the government is expected to change the polling date in the state to December 7. As per government sources, the final decision will be made by the Election Commission (EC) in coordination with the state government.[Read More…]
Mizoram: 204 candidates for 40 members assembly in the election fray
Aizawal: 204 candidates are in the election fray for the upcoming 40 members Mizoram Legislative assembly election and 28 candidates’ nomination papers were found inappropriate said the state election department officials. Wednesday is the last day for withdrawal of nominations. Eight candidates, including Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, Zoram People’s Movement[Read More…]
Twitter records 1.2 mn tweets related to Assembly elections
New Delhi: As the nation gears up for the Assembly polls in Chattisgarh, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana, conversations and debates on Twitter in the past week alone recorded 1.2 million tweets related to #AssemblyElections2018, the microblogging site said. Among the initiatives that Twitter launched for the state elections[Read More…]
EC team in poll-bound Mizoram seeks to end standoff over sacking of official
A high-level Election Commission team on Friday held a series of meetings, including with the Mizoram NGO Coordination Committee (MNCC), which has been spearheading a state-wide protest calling for removal of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and reinstatement of the ousted Principal Secretary (Home). “The EC team headed by Deputy[Read More…]
Mizoram: Congress promises free laptops for students in the election manifesto
Aizwal: The Congress party has released its election manifesto for the upcoming state assembly polls on Thursday and promised to give free laptops to students who have passed class 10 and above if returns to power. Congress Chief Minister Lal Thanhawala released the election manifesto and pledged to continue with its[Read More…]
Mizoram Polls: BJP candidate exposes church body’s double standards of expelling him
In the poll-bound State of Mizoram, Rev L R Colney, a former pastor and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, has been expelled by the Mission for Christ (MFC), a well-known parachurch in Mizoram. Rev Colney was an executive member of the body and a full-time missionary. In the first list of candidates[Read More…]
Congress declares candidates for Mizoram assembly election
Ruling Congress party led by Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on Wednesday declared the names of its 40 candidates who will fight in the upcoming Mizoram assembly elections. Congress party in Mizoram under the leadership of Lal Thanhawala is contesting on all the 40 seats in the upcoming polls. There is a[Read More…]
BJP declares first list of candidate for Chhattisgarh, denies ticket to 14 MLAs
Bhartiya Janta Party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) on Saturday declared candidates for the forthcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana. Among the 77 candidates announced for Chhattisgarh assembly, 14 sitting MLAs have been replaced with new names, Union minister J P Nadda told media. 38 candidates for Telangana assembly[Read More…]
Setback to Congress in Mizoram as party leader resigns
Aizawl: Ruling Congress continues to get setbacks in poll-bound Mizoram as former Minister and senior Congress leader Buddha Dhan Chakma on Tuesday left the party and is likely to join the BJP soon. Chakma has resigned from the state legislature and primary membership of the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC).[Read More…]
Mizoram Assembly Polls 2018: Full schedule and dates
The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the electoral exercise for Mizoram, where assembly, comprising of 40 members, ends on December 15, 2018. Chief Election Commissioner, OP Rawat stated that “Voting in Mizoram will take place on November 28, while counting of votes will take place on December 11”.[Read More…]
EC announces assembly election dates for MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Telangana; results on December 11
LIVE UPDATES: The Election Commission Saturday announced dates for the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telangana. With the announcement of the poll dates by the ECI, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force with immediate effect. The election in Chhattisgarh will be held in[Read More…]
Centre has 15 new rail projects for Northeast: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the Centre is committed to putting all the state capitals of the northeast on the rail map and is executing 15 new projects in the region. “We are committed to bring all the state capitals of the northeast region on the rail map.[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra’s company under scanner for 11,808 cr scam
Companies under the ownership of Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra’s Essel Group are under scanner over the Rs 11,808 crore lottery scam in Mizoram in the North-East. As per reports, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India presented in the Mizoram assembly in December 2016, there was extensive negligence[Read More…]