Congress wins village council polls, BJP set foot in Chakma Autonomous District Council

via The IndianEXPRESS Borapansury/Aizawl | Updated: February 26, 2015 8:31 pm The ruling Congress has swept rural body polls in southern Mizoram’s Chakma Autonomous District while the BJP has registered its first electoral victory in two decades of it’s presence in the state. Of the 81 village councils for which elections were held on Wednesday and for which counting was being wrapped up Thursday, the Congress won enough votes to form a majority in 62 VCs (including 10 it won without contest), the BJP in 5, Independents in 3 and the state’s...

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PM Modi wishes Arunachal, Mizoram on statehood day

via IANS on February 20, 2015 New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday greeted the people of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh on their statehood day. Extending his greetings to the people of Arunachal Pradesh, the prime minister said: “Warmest greetings on the statehood day of your state. Arunachal Pradesh is a land known for its natural beauty and its warm people. I am committed to ensuring all possible support that...

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Chakma Leaders Move to BJP in Mizoram

via The IndianEXPRESS Kamalanagar/Aizawl | Updated: February 16, 2015 7:01 pm The BJP as the party's state unit has plan this week to induct more people in areas dominated by ethnic groups generally perceived to have less than friendly relations with the majority Mizos. A handful of veteran Chakma politicians in Mizoram, including the state’s first Chakma minister, have left the state’s main political parties to join the BJP as the...

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Former Mizoram legislator A B Chakma resigns from Mizo National Front

via Mizonews.Net on February 9, 2015 Aizawl : Prominent MNF leader Pu Alak Bikash Chakma, ex-MLA, has resigned from all positions/designations of the Mizo National Front Party including primary membership today. A copy of the resignation has been made available with Mizonews.Net and Pu Chakma has not revealed the reason behind his move. Pu A B Chakma was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly from Chawngte constituency...

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MZP begins construction of controversial “Zofate Chawlhbuk” at Borapansury

via Mizonews.Net on February 9, 2015 MZP Logo  Aizawl : The Mizo Zirlai Pawl, the largest students’ body in Mizoram, has started construction the controversial “Zofate Chawlhbuk” (Resting House of the Zo tribes) in Borapansury under the Chakma Autonomous District Council on Friday last. Ground leveling was done first, after which building materials were taken to the place. There was no report of any trouble and the...

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Indo-Bangla Joint Meet Begins Tomorrow

via Highlander on Feb 1, 2015 Agartala: The two-day India-Bangladesh Joint Border Conference of the collectors of six districts in Tripura and their Bangladeshi counterparts and the border guards of the districts concerned will begin from February 3. “The delegation includes six district magistrates bordering western and northern part of Tripura and the meeting is important in terms of improving relations at the grassroots level and issues...

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