Aizawl -Kolkata BSNL direct connection in 2 months

Aizawl, April 23: A meeting was held under the leadership of Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla at his office yesterday over bettering Telecom Service in Mizoram.

D.P.Singh, CGM, NE-I Circle, BSNL, Shillong, Lalram Thanga, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, R.K.Gupta, Secretary (Power & Electricity) and C. Lalhmachhuana, Secretary (Information & Communication Technology), and other important officials attended the meeting.

Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla said that Mizoram can be the most progressing among the North East state in the field of IT and asked BSNL leaders to work for providing good mobile service in peripheral areas and Border Area.

IT helps a lot in the fight against Corruption for which various e-Governance projects are being carried out in the fastest possible manner, CM Hawla said. He mentioned how after tax collection has increased after Taxation Department introduced Online Tax Payment.
BSNL leader D.P. Singh on his part said that Aizawl -Kolkata BSNL direct connection, 10 Gbps, shall be ready within 2 months.

This will besides BSNL mobile service enhance Internet broadband service, he said.
A discussion on OPGW (Optical Fibre Ground Wire) Power line connection was also held to enhance better telecom service in all the districts of the state.

Central YMA to keep Aizawl free from drug addicts and prostitutes

Aizawl: In a bid to keep Aizawl city clean from Drug addicts and Prostitutes, largest NGO in the state, Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA) has carried out a massive drive of cleaning up people with immoral behaviour such as drug addicts and prostitutes living in Aizawl city and so far 143 have been caught, CYMA report said. 

CYMA SRS has carried out the clean-up drive since 11 April, 2015 (5:30 a.m.). As of 20 April, 2015 today, 104 No.4 (drugs) addicts, 7 prostitutes (KS) and 31 immoral persons because of intoxicants and others, in total 143, have been nabbed.

These 143 people include 86 men and 57 women and 3 gay prostitutes, CYMA report mentioned. Except 8 of them who were taken to Homes- 6 to New Life Home Society Jeriko, Durtlang and 2 to Protective Home Hunthar Veng, Aizawl, all were taken back to their respective family after informing YMA branch leaders of their locality. 

 

Those taken to New Life Home Society Jeriko, Durtlang and Protective Home Hunthar Veng, Aizawl are given Counselling by the Counsellors from IKO. CYMA acknowledged Presbyterian Kohhran Dawrpui Hmeichhia Committee and College Veng Branch YMA who have donated Rs. 5,000.00 and Rs. 2,000.00 respectively towards the SRS initiative.  

Hmar leaders meet BJP president over long standing political issue

Aizawl, April 17: The Hmar leaders on Thursday met visiting BJP president Amit Shah at Aijal Club and apprised him of political grievances of the Hmar living in Mizoram.

The delegation of Hmar leaders that included leader of Mizoram Hmar Welfare Committee (MHWC), HPC party and Hmar Student Organisation (HSA) submitted representations to Shah regarding the long standing political problems of the Hmars in North East especially in Mizoram. The leaders told BJP president that the minority Hmar were being neglected and denied political rights by the government of Mizoram since the Mizo union movement (1946) and MNF movement (1966) despite the former being actively participated in the movement to include all Hmar dominated area in Manipur and Assam within the then Mizo district which was cherished as the main slogan by both Mizo Union movement and MNF movement. The Hmar people were however neglected and their aspiration for inclusion of Hmar dominated area within Mizoram was dashed to the ground when Mizo district came into form and the state of Mizoram was created in 1987.

The leaders said that not to speak the Hmars living in Manipur and Assam, even the Hmar community living in north Mizoram were denied political rights and were deprived of developments enjoyed by their brother like Lai and Mara in south Mizoram. Moved by political frustration during Mizo Union and MNF movement the Hmar who had once offered Regional Council by Manipur premier PB Singh provided they alienate and secede from Mizo Union movement, formed political organisation called HPC and later entered to underground demanding ADC in Hmar dominated area in northern Mizoram. 

In 1994 the erstwhile HPC rebel signed peace accord with the government of Mizoram which resulted in the creation of Sinlung Hills Development Council (SHDC) with 2 years interim period. The provision of the peace accord envisages the upgradation of SHDC to a full fledged district council under sixth schedule of Indian constitution. The government of Mizoram however, did not commit to its promise even after the lapse of more than 20 years since the signing of peace accord, Hmar leaders told Shah.

The Hmar leaders told Shah that they have great faith in the BJP government and asked him to find solution to the Hmar political problems. While Shah on his part told the leaders that he will go through the representation and look into the grievances of the Hmar people.

RTI awareness increasing in Mizoram:State Information Chief

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Aizawl, Oct 11: An increasing number of people in Mizoram have started using the Right to Information (RTI) Act since its enactment in October 2005. This is evident from the increase in RTI queries over the last five years.

"RTI applications increased from 476 in 2006-2007 to 1045 in 2011-2012, which was positive sign," Mizoram state information commissioner Lal M Dingliana said while inaugurating RTI week at Kolasib on Monday.

Since the RTI Act was implemented in Mizoram, we have witnessed significant progress in different fields. It has enabled the people to understand more about the government's functioning and the various schemes made for them, he said. It has shortened the wide gap between the people and the government.

Speaking at the function ,Kolasib DC Niharika Rai also said that the RTI was one of the most important rights enjoyed by the citizens of India.She advised the SPIOSs to provide answers to RTI queries without delay and emphasised that the RTI Act should give us sincerity and honesty in our works.

According to sources, different departments of the state government have received 3505 RTI queries since April 2006 till September 2012. Of these , 67 RTI applicants made appeals to the Mizoram state

information commission against non- furnishing of documents of the concerned departments.

There were 371 RTI applicants during 2007-08, which decrease to 177 in 2008-09. The RTI applications increased to 695 in 2009-10 and further to 1045 during 2011-2012. The RTI week will be observed across the state during this week.

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Aizawl,Oct 3: In Mizoram the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi is observed every year as the first day of cleanliness week. In Aizawl, the main function was held in Aizawl Municipal Council Office in Thuampui on Tuesday morning. Addressing the gathering, Aizawl Municipal Council Chairman, Mr. CT Zakhuma asked the people to continue cleanliness drive throughout the year. He also said, disposal of garbage and refuge materials by the Local Councils in Public Private Partnership Mode has proved successful. The Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Nghaklianmawia also addressed the function and distributed 1 thousand rupees each to the Local Councils for launching cleanliness campaign in their respective localities. He also said, clean Govt. High Schools, localities and Hotels will be selected during observation of the week which will be ending on next Tuesday.

The function was presided over by the Executive Councilor, Mr. Lalzirliana. Penticostal Youth Dept.of UPC North East India also observed the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi as Social Work Day. Members from difference localities started picking refused and waste materials from Sikulpuikawn, KhatlaKawn, Vaivakawn, Bawngkawn, Chanmari and Bethlehem and they met together at Millenium Center where the closing function was held. The Penticostal Youth also distributed milk and eggs to the patients and workers in Aizawl Civil Hospital. Similary PYD youths

also observed the day as Social Work Day in their respective villages.

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Aizawl, Oct 3: Chief Minister, Mr. LalThanhawlawill attend a Seminar on 'Good Governance' to be organised by Ethics Committee in Saikuti Hall on Wednesday.

In the first session, the Ethics Committee Chairman, Rev. C. Rosiama will present his papers on good governance. After the presentation there will be a short discussion on his paper. In the second session,

Rev. C Lalsangliana will present his papers on good governance which will be followed by discussion. Besides religious and NGO leaders, Govt. servants from the rank of UDC are going to attend the Seminar.

Truck crushes family of three on NH 54

Aizawl, Oct 1: A family of three-a husband, wife and their only son-died tragically in a road accident as they were travelling on a scooter on their way to their farm. The three were crushed to death by a truck fully loaded with bricks around 8:30 am between Kawnpui town and Bualpui on NH 54.

As the truck was found on the wrong side of the road it was presumed to be the fault of the driver. The truck drivers with his handyman fled from the scene along with all the vehicle’s documents and were nowhere to be seen at the site of the accident. The residents of the town have boiled in anger over the tragic incident.  The people of kawnpui this morning blocked the national highway for a few hours this morning; however they dispersed within a few hours. The police are trying their best to establish the identity of the owner of the truck which has Mizoram registration plates and that of the driver.

Locals ban taxi parking in South Aizawl neighbourhood

Locals ban taxi parking in South Aizawl  neighbourhood

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Aizawl, Sept 28:The volunteers of the local council and a local vigilante group enforced the order of Mission Veng local council’s and prohibited the parking of taxis in the taxi rank starting from 5 am on Thursday. This action made the Sikulpuikawn taxi stand devoid of taxis and passengers had to board the taxi outside the stand causing traffic congestion.

The cabbies have been accused of indulging in immoral behaviour in public like selling liquor,playing cards and occasionally engaged in drunken brawl.

“The taxi drivers did not pay heed to the local authorities’ repeated warnings, forcing us to issue the ban’’, said Francis Lalrammuana, secretary of Mission  Veng Council. The taxi drivers also allegedly charged higher fares compared to other taxi ranks and also often refused to take passengers to some destinations if those destinations were not favourable to the cabbies. The cabbies were also accused of parking beyond the stand limited by city traffic authorities.