Mizoram

India betting big on Rs 1,700 cr project to foster growth in NE

Mizoram - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 10:38
India is betting big on a Rs 1,700 crore project to develop an alternate route through Myanmar to transport goods to the North-East, as against the current congested passage via Guwahati, to promote relations with Asean countries and develop the northeastern region.
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The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Opinion

Mizoram - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 20:54
For roughly two months in every year I live with my family on a Scottish island, and as I write one of our finest summers here is coming to an end. Tomorrow our bikes will be wheeled into storage, our small boat taken from the water and laid up for t... |
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29 teens picked for IMG-Reliance Scholarship

Mizoram - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 11:25
Mumbai, Sep 4 (PTI) Five tennis players, eight cagers and 16 footballers from across the length and breadth of the country have been picked as full-time scholars under the IMG Reliance Scholarship for India Programme.
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Justice Mereeno opens ECI photo exhibition

Mizoram - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 05:38
Itanagar, Sep 04 : A three-day photo exhibition organized jointly by Election department, Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity regional office, Guwahati and state Information department at Nirvachan Bhawan from September 3 to 5 was inaugurated by Justice K Mereeno, Judge, Gauhati High Court, Itanagar bench, here last evening amidst a gathering of Election officials, DAVP, government ...
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Robert hat-tricks as GTC tame Indian Tigers

Mizoram - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 01:50
Chandigarh, Sep 2 (UNI) Riding on the hat-trick by L Robert Metai, Gorkha Training Centre of Shillong began their campaign by handing out a 10-0 drubbing to Indian Tigers of Mumbai in the 8th Administrator’s Challenge Cup All India Under-17 Football Tournament being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department at the Sector 42 Football Ground here today.
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Mizoram announces health care schemes

Mizoram - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 00:40
Aizawl, Sep 3 : The state government today announced that the revived Mizoram Health Care Schemes came into effect from September 1.
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Tagore's Gitanjali to be translated to Mizo

Mizoram - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:08
Kolkata, Sept 3 : The School of Languages and Culture, Rabindrabharati University Kolkata is collaborating with the University of Mizoram to translate Gitanjali into Mizo language, said a top official on Friday.
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Robert hat-tricks as GTC tame Indian Tigers

Mizoram - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:50
Chandigarh, Sep 2 (UNI) Riding on the hat-trick by L Robert Metai, Gorkha Training Centre of Shillong began their campaign by handing out a 10-0 drubbing to Indian Tigers of Mumbai in the 8th Administrator’s Challenge Cup All India Under-17 Football Tournament being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department at the Sector 42 Football Ground here today.
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UN to support Mizoram in dealing with HIV/AIDS

Mizoram - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:30
The United Nations (UN) will support Mizoram in prevention of HIV/AIDS and in management of prisons in the northeastern state, an official said here Thursday.
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Sonia Gandhi to be re-elected as Congress President

Mizoram - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:30
The process of re-electing Sonia Gandhi as Congress President was set in motion on Thursday with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi proposing her name for the top post along with a host of other party leaders.
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Mizoram aims green revolution

Mizoram - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:29
Aizawl, Sep 2 : Mizoram Agriculture Minister H Liansailova today said the state government was aiming to achieve an agricultural revolution with the ambitious New Land Use Policy (NLUP) to boost the state's economy.
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Robert hat-tricks as GTC tame Indian Tigers

Mizoram - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 08:48
Chandigarh, Sep 2 : Riding on the hat-trick by L Robert Metai, Gorkha Training Centre of Shillong began their campaign by handing out a 10-0 drubbing to Indian Tigers of Mumbai in the 8th Administrator's Challenge Cup All India Under-17 Football Tournament being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department at the Sector 42 Football Ground here today.
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BSNL scraps 5.5 mn GSM tender to allow Chinese vendors

Mizoram - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 02:23
With the government allowing Chinese vendors to supply equipments, state-owned BSNL has decided to scrap the 5.5 million lines tender for expanding its GSM operations and invite fresh bids for the same.
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BSNL to re-tender 5.5 m GSM lines to make room for Chinese vendors

Mizoram - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 20:58
State-owned BSNL has decided to re-tender its 5.5 million lines order to expand its GSM operations as the government has lifted ban on the import of Chinese equipment.
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BSNL to scrap 5.5 mn GSM tenders

Mizoram - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:18
The move may prove a shot in arm for the Chinese firms such as Huawei and ZTE, who were not allowed to put in bids for the 5.5 million tender due to security concerns.
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Five tribals abducted from Tripura village

Mizoram - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 05:02
Agartala, Sep 1 : Banned militant outfit National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) has kidnapped five innocent tribal villagers demanding year-long financial support from each family of the village in remote Shukraichari of Dhalai district.
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Mizoram's food PSU workers to go on strike

Mizoram - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 16:03
United News of India Aizawl, Aug 31: Employees of MIFCO, a Mizoram PSU, have decided to go on indefinite strike from September 1 due to non-payment of salaries.
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BJP slams govt for 'failure' in tackling floods, drought

Mizoram - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 13:59
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday created an uproar in the Lok Sabha over the government's 'failure' to provide long-term solutions to the recurring problems of droughts and floods in various parts of the country. "I assure the House that the inter-ministerial group and central teams will carefully look into the reports of floods and droughts and take a view sympathetically and ...
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Bru committee suffers setback

Mizoram - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 11:25
Agartala, Aug 30 (PTI) The representative body of displaced Reang/Bru people living in refugee camps in Tripura, suffered a setback today as six of its executive members resigned alleging inaction.
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Heavy rain likely in south Gujarat, Konkan

Mizoram - Sun, 08/29/2010 - 15:23
Pune, Aug 29 : Heavy to very heavy rain are likely to occur at most places in south Gujarat, Konkan and Goa and at many places in north Gujarat and Madhya Maharashtra.
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