Over 3,000 refugees from Myanmar’s Chin state have fled into Mizoram’s Champhai district following intense clashes between rebel groups CDF-Hualngoram and CNDF. Mizoram CM’s adviser Lalmuanpuia Punte visited the India-Myanmar border on Sunday to mediate. Refugees, including the injured, are…
Mizoram’s Home Minister K Sapdanga reaffirmed efforts to resolve the border conflict with Assam peacefully. Addressing the Mizoram State Boundary Committee meeting, he expressed hope for a permanent solution in upcoming talks on April 25. A study group has gathered…
Over 15,000 Mizoram employees under Centrally Sponsored Schemes began a three-day strike demanding job regularization. The AMCECC accused the government of delaying implementation of a 2023 regularization scheme. Protesters also opposed the "No Work, No Pay" rule and outdated conduct…
The Young Mizo Association (YMA) has intensified its push for the Mizoram government to establish structured shelter mechanisms for over 42,000 refugees from Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Manipur. The CYMA's Central Coordination Committee reviewed draft proposals and urged the state to…
Mizoram social activist V.L. Thlamuanpuia has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to address the rising influx of Myanmar refugees, illegal documentations, and cross-border crimes in the state. Since the 2021 Myanmar coup, around 35,000 refugees have entered Mizoram, straining…
The Mizoram Assembly passed an amendment permitting the production, sale, and supply of wine and beer made from locally grown fruits like pineapple, passion fruit, and dragon fruit. The move aims to boost farmers' income while maintaining the ban on…
The Assam Rifles arrested three people, including two women, and seized 4,980 sticks of emulsion explosives (around 622.5 kg) on Aizawl's outskirts, Mizoram, on February 21. Acting on intelligence inputs, the Assam Rifles set up a vehicle check post in…
The Zo Re-Unification Organization (ZORO) will protest across Mizoram on January 29 against the abolition of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and the introduction of a new border pass system along the Indo-Myanmar border. The protests, led by President R…
Two Myanmarese nationals were arrested in Mizoram's Siaha district with ₹1.48 crore in foreign currency by Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police. Meanwhile, BSF foiled another smuggling attempt in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar, seizing foreign currency worth ₹89 lakh, including $103,800…
The Centre has enforced a border pass requirement for residents within 10 km of the 510 km-long Mizoram-Myanmar border. Effective from December 31, the pass aims to regulate cross-border movement. Issued by security agencies, it impacts six districts in Mizoram…