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Agartala, June 30: The Young Mizo Association (YMA) and the Jampui Mizo Convention (JMC) have decided to launch an agitation in Jampui hills of North Tripura to protest the state government’s apathy towards the problems of the Mizos living in the state. As part of the programme, the two organisations will call a 24-hour bandh in the 10 Mizo- dominated villages in Jampui hills bordering Mizoram.

This was decided at a meeting of the YMA held in Saboal village on June 15.

Former member of the district council Lianjuala Sailo alleged that the area was totally cut off from the rest of the state...

MARIANI, June 29 – Socio-economically the border town of Mariani had a close relationship with Nagaland ever since the latter was carved out in 1963. At the same time, the region has often hit the headlines, be it for Naga encroachment or for illegal drugs business. Lately, the region is developing into a new base for trafficking of arms and ammunition by outlawed organisations like the NSCN and ULFA. No doubt, that arms transactions were under progress through the region earlier also but recent incidents like CRPF’s seizure of cartridges from a local bus, reaffirms the bustling nature of the...

Imphal, June 30: Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh will return to Imphal tomorrow from the national capital equipped with the list of MLAs to be included in the new council of Ministers after the Ministry down-sizing exercise. The list is reported to have been prepared by a three member All India Congress Committee panel constituted to oversee down-sizing formalities of the Congress party. With the down-sizing exercise coming into effect from July seven six Ministers who were at New Delhi to lobby to the Chief Minister for berths in the new Council of ministers have arrived to the State capital...

Kokrajhar, June 30: An Adivasi woman was allegedly gangraped by three army jawans at Padmapukri under Gossaigaon police station in the district last night. The jawans of the 11th Jammu and Kashmir light infantry regiment, stationed at Habrubil in Gossaigaon, allegedly raped the pregnant woman at gunpoint inside her house in the presence of her husband.

Gossaigaon sub-divisional police officer S.R. Mili said the jawans, who were here to receive several colleagues returning from leave, allegedly crossed over to the village adjoining the railway station and committed the crime.

The victim was...

AIZAWL, June 30 – Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga was re-elected unopposed as president of the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) on the opening day of the three-day party general assembly on Tuesday, reports PTI. Zoramthanga, the undisputed leader of the party since the death of former Chief Minister Laldenga in 1990, retained the presidentship while Home Minister Tawnluia and Health Minister R Tlanghmingthanga were also re-elected unopposed as vice-president and treasurer of the party respectively.

The MNF assembly expressed its happiness over the trust bestowed on Zoramthanga by the...