Aizawl, July 20 (IANS) Mizoram Rural Bank (MRB) has crossed the Rs 10,000 crore total business milestone for the first time, reaching Rs 10,656.08 crore during the 2025-26 financial year and registering an 11.26 per cent year-on-year growth, the highest among all Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in the Northeast, officials said on Monday. 28 RRBs are operating across the country, with MRB emerging as the fastest-growing RRB in the northeastern region during the last financial year. Each of the eight …
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Aizawl, June 19 (IANS) The smuggling of narcotics from Myanmar into India continues to pose a major challenge along the border, with security personnel seizing highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at around Rs 3 crore and arresting two drug peddlers in Mizoram, officials said. A Defence spokesman said on Thursday that acting on specific inputs received from multiple intelligence agencies regarding the likely movement of narcotics in the areas between Tlangsam and Zotlang in eastern Mi…
Shillong, June 4 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will preside over the 73rd plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Meghalaya’s capital, Shillong, on Thursday. Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is the Vice-Chairman of the NEC, will also attend the meeting.A senior NEC official said the Governors and Chief Ministers of all eight Northeastern states are expected to participate in the 55-year-old regional c…
Shillong/Aizawl, June 1 (IANS) The crucial meeting of the North Eastern Council (NEC) will be held in Meghalaya’s capital, Shillong, on 4 June, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is the Chairman of the regional planning body, likely to preside over the meeting, officials said on Monday. Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is the Vice-Chairman of the NEC, will also attend the meeting.A senior NEC official said the Govern…
Mathura (UP), May 22 (IANS) In a landmark judgment, a fast-track court in UP’s Mathura has sentenced Sukhvir Singh to rigorous life imprisonment for raping and murdering his girlfriend in a guest house in 2020. The verdict was delivered by Additional Sessions Judge, Fast-Track Court for Crimes Against Women-I, Vijay Kumar Singh.The court also imposed a monetary fine on the convict.According to the prosecution, Sukhvir Singh, 31, a resident of Nagla Pohpi under the Refinery police station area in…
Mathura, May 20 (IANS) In a major verdict in a 2017 case, a special fast-track court in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for luring passengers into his vehicle, robbing them at gunpoint, attempting to rape a young woman, and killing her brother when he resisted the assault.Additional Sessions Judge, Vijay Kumar Singh, of the Special Fast Track Court (Crimes Against Women) convicted accused Dilip, son of Bhimsen, under multiple Sections of the Indian Penal…
Aizawl, May 7 (IANS) Mizoram Governor General Vijay Kumar Singh on Thursday emphasised the importance of preserving tribal culture, heritage, and traditions while inspecting key cultural infrastructure projects in Aizawl district. The Governor visited the ongoing development works of the Tribal Research Institute and the Ropuiliani Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum at Kelsih in Aizawl district. The projects are being implemented under the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs.During the visit, General (…
Itanagar, April 16 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh has become another northeastern state to initiate preliminary work for the Census of India 2027, with the process officially commencing on Thursday, officials said.Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein actively participated in the exercise from Itanagar and Namsai, respectively.In a social media post, the Chief Minister stated: “I took part in the self-enumeration phase of the houselisting and housing census under Census 20…
Aizawl, March 27 (IANS) Mizoram Governor General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd) on Friday described the 51.38 km Bairabi-Sairang railway line as a transformative project for the state’s hilly terrain. The new railway line, inaugurated by PM Modi on September 13, 2025, is expected to significantly boost connectivity and economic development in mountainous Mizoram. The Governor, speaking with visiting media persons, said the project is set to be extended further southward over 200 km to Zorinpui in…
Kathmandu, March 13 (IANS) The door has opened for Nepal to import up to 350 MW of electricity from neighbouring Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, after a new deal was reached between officials of the two countries during a two-day meeting of a bilateral mechanism which concluded in the western Pokhara city of Nepal on Friday. Although Nepal exports electricity to India during the wet season, the Himalayan country needs to buy power from its southern neighbour in win…