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Topic: Mizoram

Local church to Rashtrapati Bhavan & Ambanis’ Antilia — 9-year-old Mizoram singer’s rise

Esther Hnamte, 9, got a hero’s welcome in her Mizoram hometown after winning Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. Now the Ambanis have come calling—‘we are leaving for Mumbai.’

Through forests & mountains, how Rlys overcame hurdles to build Mizoram’s Bairabi-Sairang line

Bairabi-Sairang rail line, inaugurated by Modi, has finally put Aizawl on the national railway grid. It’s expected to boost local economy, benefit students, patients & businesspersons.

‘Extension of SoO just a pain reliever, Manipur needs political solution’—Mizoram CM Lalduhoma 

In conversation with ThePrint, the CM also spoke on Myanmar border fencing, new rail line coming up near Aizawl, and the need for a second capital for his state.

Mizoram’s Chakma council has had 7 heads since 2018. Why VK Singh won’t have the 8th as BJP loses power

The executive committee of the council, formed in 1972 under the Sixth Schedule, has been in a state of constant political flux since May 2018.

Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland districts top performers in North-East SDG Index, but challenges remain

All districts of Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura have the front runner status. Overall, 85% of NER districts are in this top category compared to 62% in 2021.

Mizo designer Hannah Khiangte is Indian fashion’s hot new buzz. Zeenat, Kareena lead the trend

The puan is a constant source of inspiration for Khiangte. She mixes it with elements of androgyny and punk, reimagining the traditional skirts into suits, knot dresses, and crop tops.

CM Lalduhoma’s ‘foreigners enter Myanmar via Mizoram’ claim a ruse to justify entry curbs—Zoramthanga

Addressing the Mizoram assembly, CM Lalduhoma said he was not opposed to the reimposition of the Protected Area Permit (PAP) regime due to unrest in the neighbouring country.

War of words as BJP ally MNF calls for Biren’s resignation, Manipur govt slams ‘constant meddling’

After Mizo National Front demanded that Biren Singh step down from CM's chair, the Manipur govt called it 'anti-national', saying the MNF has consistently opposed the fencing of the Indo-Myanmar border.

India’s hockey ace Lalremsiami wants infra to improve in home state Mizoram. ‘We only have 3 grounds’

24-year-old celebrated her 150th milestone on 14 November in Women’s Asian Champions Trophy. She took just 6 yrs to reach national side after she first took up hockey stick.

Manipuri rice & Kerala pork on the same plate—Delhi festival celebrates unity of the regions

A two-day festival, Anant Samagam, held recently at Delhi’s Travancore Palace explored the ties between Kerala and the Northeast through craft, cuisine and clothes.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.