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Aizawl: A meeting on the conservation and restoration of catchment areas of the Barak river in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland was held at the deputy commissioner’s conference hall in Khawzawl district on Thursday.

Aizawl: Mizoram Police have seized drugs valued at over Rs 14.47 crore in four operations since Monday, arresting six people.

Aizawl: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) expects to restore the rain-damaged Jamira-Bairabi track by Sept 14, an official said Thursday.

Mizo Zirlai Pawl denies extortion claims by petroleum dealers, says Rs 2 lakh was a voluntary donation; urges action against proxy petrol pump ownership in Mizoram.

Aizawl: A health centre was inaugurated on Friday at Zochachhuah in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district.

Mizoram tops India in tobacco use among 13–15 year olds at 58%; adult use is 58.7%, second highest. Govt urges stronger anti-tobacco drive, cites cancer risk.

Mizoram Excise & Narcotics seized 576g heroin in Champhai’s Zotlang near Indo-Myanmar border, arrested two Assam men; 19kg heroin seized Jan–Sept 11.

Aizawl: A 14-year-old budding footballer was killed and five people injured after a massive landslide swept away two buildings in Vairengte, while a six-year-old girl drowned in a rain-swollen drain in Lawngtlai as heavy monsoon rain battered Mizoram.

Rs 1.28 crore compensation distributed to 29 crime victims in Mizoram’s Kolasib under the Victims of Crime Compensation Scheme 2011, MSLSA says.

Aizawl: The state coordination committee on traffic management convened a meeting at which it reviewed the registration and use of two-wheeler and four-wheeler taxis following the launch of the Mizotaxi app. The committee also considered extending the registration deadline by three months.