AIZAWL, April 8: Ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) leader Manghmunga was elected unopposed as Chief Executive Member (CEM) of Mizoram's Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC) on Friday, reports PTI. Manghmunga was elected at the LADC session in Mizoram's southern town of Lawngtlai, headquarters of LADC, unopposed, as another candidate, A Rohnuna of Congress, withdrew his nominations in the morning. Former CEM Ukmang Zathang was ousted in a no-confidence motion on Wednesday when 15 out of 20 MNF members withdrew support to his leadership. MNF has 20 members, Congress six and Lai People's Party...

IMPHAL, April 8: Education Minister N Nimai today stated that absence of financial discipline and rationalisation of transfers and posting of teachers are the greatest hurdles in revamping educational set up and ushering in quality education in the state. Speaking to representatives of teachers' organisations and associations from primary to the higher secondary level at his office chamber today, the minister noted with regret that absence of financial discipline in the Education department has greatly hampered the improvement and development of infrastructure in the school. Nimai said the...

IMPHAL, April 8:The state government is preparing to challenge the ruling by Justice JN Sharma of the Gauhati High Court, which blocked the government decision to terminate 2581 jobs. It is learnt that the government will soon be appealing to a double bench of the same court to have the said order vacated so that it can go ahead with its plan. The responsibility of taking the case forward will be handed over to the newly appointed advocate general, Ashok Potsangbam, sources said. It may be recalled that the state government had made the job termination move in keeping with the 26-point action...

IMPHAL, April 8: With no help from the state government and the Centre, the residents of Molcham, Khayansssssg and Yangoulein villages on the Indo-Myanmar border are living under the shadow of threats from the Myanmarese Army. Their immediate concern is the absence of any Indian security forces in the area. Manipur's Molcham valley, which has been embroiled in controversy for the past four decades, was in the news again after the Manipur Human Rights Commission took up a case of alleged torture of Indian villagers by the Myanmarese Army. Situated in Chandel district, Molcham had always been...

NEW DELHI, April 8: In a new twist to the ongoing political stalemate, the BJP State unit today served an ultimatum on the AGP to concede to their demand for 50 seats. The BJP has asked the regional party to respond by Monday, a senior leader of the party told The Assam Tribune. The decision to serve an ultimatum on the AGP was taken at a meeting held at Union Minister of State for Water Resources Bijoya Chakraborty's house last evening. The BJP's State executive members including the State president, Rajen Gohain, member of the national executive, Kabindra Purkayastha besides the general...