Politics / Mizoram

AIZAWL, June 8 ? The Mizoram Home Minister Tawnluia said that disagreements on few issues had cropped up during the talks between the State Government and the underground Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) and the date for signing a peace accord could not be fixed, reports PTI. ?The pending issues would be discussed when the two sides resume their talks,? Tawnluia informed the State Assembly. In a written reply to a query by J Lalthangliana of the Mizoram People?s Conference (MPC), Tawnluia said that the date for resumption of talks could not be fixed yet though the two sides had held talks...

AIZAWL, June 3 ? The peace accord MNF Returnees Association, an organisation of former rebels, Friday said they would boycott the Peace Day celebrations on June 30, the anniversary day of the signing of Mizo Accord by representatives of Centre and the erstwhile underground Mizo National Front (MNF), in protest against ?continuing harassment of some of their colleagues,? reports PTI. More than 500 underground activists gave themselves up in 1986 after late MNF supremo Laldenga signed an accord with the then Rajiv Gnadhi government at Centre on June 30. Threatening to boycott the Peace Day...

Imphal, May 28: Yet another tussle along the Indo-Myanmar border is on the card after the Myanmarese Government have set up a shopping complex on a stretch of land adjacent of Moreh Gate number 2 that falls within the 'no man's land' between the two countries. Disclosing this, an official source told The Sangai Express that the matter has been highlighted to the Union Home Ministry by the State Home Department to press the Myanmar Government to dismantle the pucca structure and vacate the 'no man's land' zone. The Chandel DC had on earlier occasions intimated to his counter part in Tamu to...

AIZAWL, May 25 ? The fifth round of talks between Mizoram Government and underground Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) held here Thursday were inconclusive with both the parties agreeing to resume the dialogue in late August, reports PTI. State Chief Secretary and leader of the government delegation HV Lalringa told PTI the talks, which began at 11 in the morning and continued up to 4.15 pm, were held in a ?cordial atmosphere?. Wide-ranging issues were discussed during the talks, Lalringa said. However, he refused to divulge the details ?till formal agreement is reached?. The four-member...

AIZAWL, May 17 ? The Mizoram People?s Conference (MPC) youth wing has launched scathing attack against the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) accusing the party leaders of hobnobbing with the underground NSCN (I-M), reports PTI. The allegation, coming in the wake of the State Chief Minister Zoramthanga?s meeting with NSCN leadership in Bangkok, pointed accusing fingers at the State government and the ruling party in signing an agreement with Noida-based Khaibak Enterprise in marketing of ginger from Mizoram. The MPC Youth wing said that the Noida-based firm was owned by close relative of NSCN...

AIZAWL, May 8 ? Altogether 97 candidates were left in the fray for the 23-member Lai Autonomus District Council (LADC) elections to be held on May 16, reports PTI. While 27 candidates withdrew their nominations, papers of two candidates were rejected after scrutiny on Monday, Mizoram district council affairs department officials said. He Lalbiakzauva of the ruling Mizo National Front was declared elected unopposed from Lungtian constituency. The MNF is contesting all the 23 seats while the Congress fielded candidates in 21 constituencies. Lai People?s Party (LPP) is contesting in a 14 seats...

AIZAWL, May 5 ? Altogether 126 candidates were in the fray yesterday, the last date for filing nominations, for the Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC) elections to be held on May 16, district council affairs department officials said, reports PTI. The last date for withdrawl is May 7, officials said. While the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) will contest all the 23 seats of the LADC, the opposition Congress has fielded candidates in 21 constituencies. Lai People?s Party (LPP) has contested 14 seats, the BJP 12 and Mizoram People?s Conference seven, besides there are 46 Independents. LADC...

AGARTALA, April 30 ? The Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF), an outfit of Mizoram has scaled down their demand for autonomous district council to the regional council to facilitate signing of a peace accord with the Mizoram government. The president of the BNLF Thang Masha in a memorandum to Mizoram government recently said for an early solution of problems through a peace accord it has scaled down the demand to regional council for the Bru community which can be formed in the western part of the Mamit district. Masha has put forward 12 point charter of demands to the State government...

AIZAWL, April 7 ? Kawlvela, a close aide of underground Mizo leader late Laldenga, died here Friday. He was 78 and is survived by wife, three sons and three daughter. A former Indian Army personnel, Kawlvela joined the Mizo National Front led by Laldenga in 1966 when it declared independence from the Indian Union and oversaw the recruitment and training of the underground militants. When the erstwhile Mizo National Army chief Biakchhunga staged a coup against the underground government and overthrew its president Laldenga, Kawlvela opposed Biakchhunga and ultimately defeated him in 1978.

AIZAWL, March 27 ? Mizoram assembly Tuesday passed five amendment bills reducing the salaries and allowances of the ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, deputy chief whip, opposition leader and members of the assembly, reports PTI. The bills were introduced and moved by F Malsawma, minister for Parliamentary Affairs and were passed by the legislature. The former Chief Minister Brig T Sailo and Col Lalchungnunga Sailo were not present during the voting. The two Sailos were present in the House as the amendment bill envisaged that a former legislator have to chose a single pension benefit even if...