Articles by Sangzuala Hmar
Mizoram: Governor’s rule imposed in Chakma Autonomous District Council
The move follows prolonged political instability and frequent leadership changes in the Chakma Autonomous District Council
Published on Jul 07, 2025 07:28 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
White-throated Rock Thrush sighted for the first time in India
To confirm its identity, the team played a recorded call of the White-throated Rock Thrush. The bird responded subtly by flying slightly closer, although it remained perched high above.
Published on Jul 07, 2025 01:28 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Over 2000 refugees enter Mizoram as fighting in Myanmar intensifies: Police
Following heavy gunfire between between two pro-democracy armed groups villagers began crossing over in masses into Zokhawthar village in India: Police
Published on Jul 06, 2025 02:34 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Mizoram CM urges refugees to respect local norms, stresses peaceful co-existence
Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma’s remarks comes after home minister K. Sapdanga said that nearly half of the crimes in the state were committed by refugees
Published on Jun 30, 2025 04:29 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Mizoram: Chakma autonomous council committee ousted through no-confidence motion
Chairman Lakkhan Chakma is being considered by the party leadership to assume the role of the next chief executive member.
Published on Jun 16, 2025 05:10 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Final stretch of Mizoram’s first train line gets safety nod from railways
The Hortoki–Sairang railway section in Mizoram lies in a hilly terrain and includes 32 tunnels and 35 major bridges
Published on Jun 10, 2025 07:18 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Water crisis hits five districts in Mizoram amid heavy rains
The Mizoram Public Health Engineering Department has urged the residents of Aizawl, Lunglei, Siaha, Mamit, and Champhai districts to strictly conserve water
Published on Jun 03, 2025 05:29 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Mizoram: 7 BJP members of Chakma Autonomous District Council defect to ZPM
The BJP-led Chakma Autonomous District Council was formed just recently on March 25, 2025 and their switch to the ZPM was unexpected
Updated on Jun 02, 2025 06:12 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
19 dead, 12,000 affected as rain triggers floods, landslides across Northeast
Rescue operations underway across Arunachal Pradesh, Assam , Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram. IMD issued red alerts, warning of more downpours in the coming days
Updated on May 31, 2025 07:20 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan PurkayasthaPriyanka Deb BarmanSobhapati SamomSangzuala HmarDamien Lepcha
How border trade restrictions are impacting lives, livelihoods in the northeast
India's trade restrictions with Bangladesh due to tensions are hurting local economies in northeastern states, impacting traders and daily wage workers.
Updated on May 30, 2025 02:30 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha/Priyanka Deb Barman/David Laitphlang/Sangzuala Hmar
Dedicated portal to register Myanmarese refugee in Mizoram soon: Amit Shah
Shah told Lalduhoma that the portal would streamline the identification and tagging of Myanmarese refugees, thereby easing challenges related to displacement and the influx of people
Published on May 25, 2025 04:23 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
IRCTC to sign MoU with Mizoram tourism to boost regional, international travel
A ‘Navratna’ public sector enterprise under the railway ministry, IRCTC was established in 1999 to provide services in ticketing, catering, and tourism for Indian Railways.
Published on May 23, 2025 02:03 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Mizoram declared fully literate state under ULLAS initiative
Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma said the state celebrates this day not as the end of a campaign, but as the dawn of a new era of opportunity, empowerment, and inclusion
Published on May 20, 2025 08:31 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Mizoram Police seize 236 kg of meth worth ₹30.7 crore near Indo-Myanmar border
Police officials claim that the seizure is the single largest haul of the narcotic drug ever recorded in the state.
Published on May 06, 2025 10:33 AM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Protesters block highways in Mizoram for 3rd day; hundreds of vehicles stranded
The Mizo Zirlai Pawl, the state’s apex student body, launched an indefinite road blockade three days ago, demanding the restoration of ₹44 crore meant for the maintenance of the ATL Road
Updated on Apr 30, 2025 05:19 PM IST
SANGZUALA HMAR
Mizoram: Villagers, NGOs build a new nest for the rare Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant
Nestled near Farkawn, a village near the Indo-Myanmar border, Mount Lurh has now become a focal point of conservation activities
Published on Apr 30, 2025 12:47 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Former Mizoram Rajya Sabha MP Ronald Sapa Tlau passes away in Delhi
The Congress politician from Mizoram was 71 and had recently undergone an open heart surgery at New Delhi’s AIIMS, his brother Sangzela Tlau said
Published on Apr 30, 2025 12:30 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
3 killed, 1 injured as rock falls on moving car near Aizawl airport in Mizoram
A massive rock fell onto a moving car travelling from Lengpui Airport to Aizawl around 3 pm, and three passengers, including two women, were killed on the spot
Published on Apr 28, 2025 06:52 PM IST
SANGZUALA HMAR
CISF takes over security at Lengpui Airport in Mizoram
The deployment is part of the Government of India’s broader strategy to enhance security across all civil aviation hubs in the country
Published on Apr 24, 2025 07:41 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Mizoram: Crackdown begins on refugee-owned Chinese Kenbo bikes
According to Lunglei superintendent of police (SP) Jerome Lalmuankima Hmar, 60 Kenbo 125 cc motorcycles have been seized in the district since Friday
Published on Apr 19, 2025 06:20 PM IST
SANGZUALA HMAR
Locals, refugees and simmering strife
Since Myanmar’s military coup in 2021, over 40,000 Chin refugees have crossed over to Mizoram.
Updated on Apr 16, 2025 05:54 AM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Mizoram: Over 10,000 govt workers under centrally sponsored schemes begin strike
The AMCECC, which claims to represent over 10,000 members, has long been urging the state government to regularise their services.
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 03:14 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Over 1,000 pigs died in a month due to African Swine Fever in Mizoram
African Swine Fever has been detected in 41 villages and localities in Mizoram with the southern districts of Lawngtlai and Siaha bearing the brunt of the outbreak
Published on Apr 14, 2025 09:04 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Bonds fractured as tensions between Mizo, Chin refugees grow
Damno Lian, who fled Matupi in Myanmar in 2022 to the Sihhmui relief camp, said they took refuge in Mizoram because they had no choice
Updated on Apr 14, 2025 04:43 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Myanmarese national arrested, Meth worth ₹54 Cr seized in Mizoram
The apprehended individual and the recovered narcotics was handed over to Bualpui Police Outpost, Lawngtlai for further legal proceedings
Updated on Apr 13, 2025 05:26 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Forest fires affected one-ninth of Phawngpui National Park in Mizoram: Official
The forest fires had broke out at a slash-and-burn (jhum) cultivation in the Archhuang village area on March 11, 2025, and spread into the park’s forest zones
Published on Apr 10, 2025 07:15 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
‘Have asked MHA to set up Mizo Territorial Army’: Mizoram CM tells NCB chief
Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma said “we need more manpower and better policing infrastructure along the international border”
Updated on Apr 08, 2025 06:34 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Mizoram: Assam Rifles seize narcotics, arms, foreign liquor; 1 Myanmar national held
Mizoram shares a porous, unfenced 510-km international border with Myanmar, which has increasingly become a hotspot for various illegal activities.
Updated on Apr 07, 2025 03:44 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Mizoram’s Melthum, Lawngtlai towns restrict Myanmarese refugees’ local trade
The restrictions come in the wake of an incident in Champhai district, where a Myanmarese refugee allegedly assaulted a village council member in Venglai village
Published on Apr 06, 2025 12:54 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
FMR revised to prevent illegal activities across the border: Mizoram governor
Mizoram governor Vijay Kumar Singh reassured that the FMR is not being abolished and clarified that the new regulations are a response to the current instability in Myanmar
Published on Apr 03, 2025 03:03 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar