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Thursday, May 9, 2024
TopicMizoram

Topic: Mizoram

Mizoram: Congress’ last bastion in northeast and BJP’s final frontier

For Congress, Mizoram election is far more crucial than is being talked about. It's the only state in the northeast the Congress still has a grip over.

Beyond Congress or BJP, Mizoram elections hold a lesson for post-insurgency politics

Mizoram assembly elections prove that normalisation of electoral process roots out insurgency.

IAS officer Ashish Kundra appointed Mizoram’s new chief electoral officer

The order came after civil society groups in Mizoram demanded Shashank's dismissal over a row on allowing Bru voters.

A Rahul-Modi face-off and caste equations at play – here’s what polls in 5 states entail

Political parties are battling it out in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana.

Rajasthan, four other states to go to polls in November-December, counting on 11 Dec

Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram to vote on 28 November. Rajasthan and Telangana go to polls on 7 December. Chhattisgarh elections to be held in two phases.

Centre to withdraw aid to Bru relief camps in Tripura, appeals to families to return home

Presently the Bru refugees receive free ration and subsistence allowance of Rs 5 per day per person from the Central government.

Why first phase of Bru refugee movement from Tripura to Mizoram failed

A new committee, formed on 26 July, that claims to have the refugees’ support has made demands that must be met before the process begins.

The displaced Brus of Mizoram who will return home after 21 years 

The Centre’s agreement with various stakeholders means the Brus can return home from Tripura.

Mizoram to oppose Citizenship Bill saying it would legalise illegal Bangladeshi immigrants

The government and other political parties oppose the bill saying the amendment will legalise thousands of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

BJP has begun plotting how it can win over the seventh, and last, sister of the northeast

Sources in the party who are part of the team stationed in Mizoram say they had begun work in February to build the BJP’s presence from the ground-up.

On Camera

Newspapers are pushing Modi to inside pages more and more while TV channels remain faithful

Why are PM Modi and the BJP no longer commanding the news the way they did at the beginning of the Lok Sabha campaign? Is this a deliberate pull back or has the news media changed track?

CEA Nageswaran says India’s FY24 growth could hit 8%, but World Bank warns this is ‘above potential’

Speaking at an event, World Bank country director Auguste Tano Kouamé said growth above potential would result in high inflation.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.