Politics / Mizoram

AIZAWL, March 26 — Mizoram Assembly on March 25 unanimously adopted a resolution that the State Assembly polls in 2003 will be held in accordance with the boundaries of the existing constituencies, reports PTI. The official resolution moved by the state Parliamentary Affairs Minister F Malsawma said “This House resolves that the general election of Mizoram legislative assembly in 2003 be held in accordance with the boundaries of the existing constituencies.”

Cutting across party lines, the legislators, during discussion on the resolution said that the proposals of the delimitation...

GUWAHATI, March 11 — The Early Birds has conducted a series of elephant camps for the departmental elephants of the wild life sanctuaries of the state during the last couple of weeks press release said. The 1st camp was held at Pobitora WLS on the January 18 where seven elephants were examined, treated for periodical deworming with appropriate doses, vaccinated for immunising them against FMD for the next six months.

The second camp was organised at Orang NP from February 1-2 for its 19 elephants. The third camp was held from February 22 to 24 at Nameri NP, where all the domesticated...

AIZAWL, March 6 — Save Mizoram Committee (SMC), comprising political parties in the State and all the major non-governmental organisations has urged Election Commission consultant K J Rao to respect the wishes of the people and not change the boundaries of the 40 Assembly constituencies, reports PTI.

The committee told Rao that the revised working paper drafted by the Delimitation Commission was not acceptable to the people of Mizoram and the delimitation of constituencies should not be implemented before the State Assembly polls scheduled to be held late this year.

“If the revised working...

AIZAWL, March 1 ? The Mizoram state Assembly Speaker R. Vanlal Awia has denied having any foreknowledge of the Delimitation Commission?s proposed re-organisation of the state?s Assembly constituencies as insinuated by a local daily. The vernacular daily published a letter the Speaker had sent to the Delimitation Commission (DC) Chairman, Justice Kuldip Singh in which the Speaker had stated his desire for Hmunzawl village in the Lungpho constituency to be placed in N Vanlaiphai constituency, which is the Speaker?s constituency. The letter was dated February 13, 2003.

Awia denied having any...

AIZAWL, Feb 20 – The ruling Mizo National Front has got a majority by bagging seven seats in the 13-member Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) polls held last Friday, reports PTI.

Officials of the State District Council Affairs Department said here Monday that the Opposition Congress won five seats while one seat went to an Independent candidate, the officials said, adding the BJP, which contested all 13 seats on offer, failed to win a single seat.

The council’s executive body would soon be formed by the MNF as the party General Secretary and local administration Minister H...

AIZAWL, Feb 14 ? A meeting of all the major non-governmental organisations and political parties in Mizoram here Thursday formed a Joint Action Committee (JAC) to spearhead a movement protecting delimitation of Assembly constituencies by the Delimitation Committee, reports PTI.

The JAC spokesman told PTI that the NGOs including the Young Mizo Association and the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) or Mizo Students? Federation and representatives of all major political parties were unanimous in condemning the draft delimitation proposals. The JAC would launch a statewide procession on Tuesday next to...

AIZAWL, Feb 3 ? The number of voters in Mizoram has risen to 505584 from the previous year?s total of 481460 registering an increase of 5.01 per cent, reports PTI.

State election office sources here said the increase in the number of voters was recorded after a special summary revision of Mizoram electoral rolls. The highest increase is registered in Aizawl West-ll (ST) reserved constituency where the increase is 15.59 per cent followed by Tlabung reserved constituency near the Bangladesh border which registered an increase of 13.42 per cent.

However, four Assembly constituencies namely...

Silchar, Dec. 19: The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) will “relieve” two senior Cabinet members from “ministerial duties” and assign them full-time party work in view of next year’s Assembly polls in Mizoram.

Party president and Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga, addressing the 37th “general assembly” of the MNF in Aizawl yesterday, said home minister Tawnluia and local areas development minister K. Vanlalauva would soon be asked to quit.

The chief minister said the two ministers were chosen through a consensus for their role in the MNF.

Assembly polls in the hill state are due in November...

Agartala, Jan. 13: Tension is simmering in the arcadian Jampui Hills in north Tripura bordering Mizoram following the desecration of a Hindu temple and an image of a deity. Official sources in Kanchanpur subdivisional town, the headquarters of the Jampui Hills, said a group of Mizo youths from neighbouring Mizoram went to Bethlingsiv hilltop and desecrated an image of Lord Shiva nearly a month back. They also allegedly built a church-like structure next to the temple housing the image. Hindu tribals and non-tribals of the area are up in arms over the desecration of the stone image of Lord...

AIZAWL, Dec 30 — In a welcome break from the past, Mizoram was largely free from militancy throughout 2002 but collapse of peace talks with Bru militants and frequent agitations by state government employees demanding pay hike from a cash-strapped administration remained areas of concern during the year, reports PTI. Stray militancy-related incidents hit some of the state’s areas bordering Manipur but no civilian or security personnel lost lives due to militant activities, in sharp contrast to previous years. However, more than 70 associations of state government employees frequently launched...