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Aizawl landslide toll 13, more bodies likely to be extricated

With the recovery of two morebodies since last night, 13 bodies have been found from the debris following a landslide which swept away an abandoned government building and nine houses in the northern part of Aizawl on May 11.

Landslides, house collapses kill eight in Mizoram; 11 missing

At least eight people were killed and 11 are missing, while 25 others sustained injuries in Mizoram today, when nine houses were swept away in a massive landslide, officials said.

Lone RS member from Mizoram won't vote on FDI

Lone member of the Rajya Sabha from Mizoram Lalhming Liana on Friday said he would not support the UPA government when voting takes place in the Upper House on FDI in retail.

18 killed in Mizoram bus accident

At least 18 people were killed and 17 others injured when a bus carrying them fell into a gorge in Mizoram on early Saturday, an official said.

Mizoram to get back Waterloo cannons

Mizoram capital Aizawl will be getting back two Waterloo cannons that were shifted by a battalion of the paramilitary Assam Rifles in 2003. Union home minister P Chidambaram has given this assurance to state chief minister Lal Thanhawla.

No person is homeless in Mizoram

Mizoram, India’s most literate state next to Kerala, has no homeless people. This north-eastern state also scores a high – 93.4% – in sanitation. So says the 2011 census for housing, household amenities and assets.

Palm Sunday celebrated in Mizoram

Tumkau Ni or Palm Sunday, the day to commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem a week before his Passion, was celebrated all over Christian-dominated Mizoram today.

6.1 kg baby born in Mizoram

A 29-year-old woman has given birth to a baby weighing 6.1 kg at a hospital in Aizawl, officials said today.

World's largest family meets governor

The largest family in the world on Wednesday received a guest in Mizoram governor Vakkom Purushothaman at their home in Baktawng Tlangnuam village.

Father of 94 kids wants more

Many would consider it an achievement of Biblical proportions! With 39 wives and more than 120 children and grandchildren, all staying together, a tribal Christian cult leader in Mizoram could perhaps claim to head the world's biggest family.

Mizo women reprimanded for marrying non-Mizos

Two Mizo women have been told to leave hometown Bairabi for marrying non-Mizos. The village in Kolasib district is 130km north of Mizoram capital Aizawl.

Mizo CM under attack over ‘Hindu celebration’

Mizoram’s opposition party Mizo National Front (MNF) has slammed chief minister Lal Thanhawla for participating in the Hindu festivals Durga Puja and Dussehra in Kolkata this month.

Mizo man jailed for MMSing ex-girlfriend’s nude photos

Mizoram police arrested one Lalbiakzuala in state capital Aizawl on last Friday for MMS-ing his former girlfriend’s nude photos. The man is a resident of Venghlui locality. Rahul Karmakar reports.

Aizawl to host 6th Indian Panorama film fest

Mizoram capital Aizawl would be hosting the 6th Indian Panorama Film Festival from April 27 to 29.

AI plane overshoots runway near Aizawl, no injuries

In a narrow escape for 140 air passengers, an Air India plane ferrying defence personnel and their families overshot the runway and suffered tyre bursts while landing at Lengpui airport near Aizawl, airport sources said on Monday.
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