Aizawl/Agartala, May 17 : A Manipuri group of activists has demanded the reintroduction of Inner Line Permits (ILP) in northeastern states to "protect the indigenous and domicile" people in the region."In the first phase of our agitation, we will not allow non-Manipuri people to enter Manipur between June 1 and June 5 if the ILP system is not reintroduced by May 31," Sapamacha Jadumani, spokesperson...

Source : Newkerala | 23 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Aizawl

Cyclone Mahasen loses steam before reaching Mizoram

is a sigh of relief in Mizoram as the cyclone Mahasen, feared to hit the state last night, lost its speed before reaching the region, Chief Scientific Officer Vanlalzara of state Science and Technology Department said today.The state government had earlier issued a warning after receiving the weather forecast and warnings from the Cyclone Warning Division of Indian Meteorological Department in Delhi.All...

Source : Ndtv | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Aizawl

Aizawl landslide toll rises to 17

May 11, has risen to 17 after two more bodies were found on Tuesday night. The victims have been identified as(YMA) leader Zohmingliana said while 17 people have died, six were rescued alive. There are no more people underneath the rubbles, he added.Rescue work by State Disaster Response Force, assisted by trained YMA rescue volunteers, ended on Tuesday night. However, Zohmingliana said volunteers...

Source : Times Of India | 4 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Aizawl

Mizoram landslide toll rises to 15

Aizawl, May 14 : With the recovery of three more bodies Tuesday, the death toll in the May 11 landslide that swept away 11 houses in the capital of the northeastern Mizoram state has risen to 15, officials said."At least 25 people, including women, were injured and are being treated in a government hospital. A search is on for three people who were reported missing after the landslide," a Mizoram relief...

Source : Newkerala | 5 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Aizawl

Toll in Aizawl landslides rises to 15

reached 15 with two more bodies being found on Monday afternoon. So far, rescue workers have retrieved 15 bodies.Landslides triggered by a cyclonic storm and heavy pre-monsoon rain swept away 10 houses in northern Aizawl on Saturday morning. Rescue and relief work was undertaken by the disaster rescue team of the Mizoram state armed police. They were assisted by trained volunteers of different units...

Source : Times Of India | 6 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Aizawl

Aizawl landslide: Toll mounts to 17, probe announced

announced setting up of an inquiry commission to probe the circumstances leading to the disaster.Aizawl SP (Traffic) Lallianmawia said four bodies were recovered since last night, while two more bodies were trapped under concrete slabs in such a way that it was difficult retrieve them."Some parts of the two bodies are visible but it will take time to dig them out as it is a steep terrain," he said.The...

Source : Times Of India | 6 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Aizawl

'Lal Thanhawla, brother must resign on moral grounds'

MNF youth wing, in a press statement, alleged that cracks had appeared in the PWD office building in Laipuitlang locality ofon October 11 last year after which nine families were evacuated. "The state PWD failed to dismantle the building despite repeated warnings and appeals from the local council of the area. When the building collapsed on the morning of May 11, nine houses situated near it were crushed...

Source : Times Of India | 7 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Aizawl

Aizawl landslide death toll mounts to 11

Disaster Response Force and security personnel carry out rescue operations at the site of the landslide in north Aizawl on May 12, 2013. (AFP photo)AIZAWL: The death toll in the landslide which hit Laipuitlang area here has risen to 11 with the recovery of one more body from the debris on Sunday.Three more bodies have been sighted and the rescue team is engaged in extricating them, while search is...

Source : Times Of India | 7 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Aizawl

Landslides kill 10 in Aizawl, 7 missing

heavy pre-monsoon rain claimed at least 10 lives and swept away nine houses in the northern part of Aizawl on Saturday morning. Seven more people are missing.Police said 10 bodies have been found and seven people are feared to have been trapped under the debris. So far, six people have been rescued from under the rubbles.So far, three of the victims have been identified. They are Vanlalhmuaka, his...

Source : Times Of India | 8 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Aizawl

Landslides, house collapses kill eight in Mizoram; 11 missing

Aizawl, May 11 : At least eight people were killed and 11 were missing, while 25 others sustained injuries in Mizoram Saturday, when nine houses were swept away in a massive landslide, officials said."Incessant rains for the past one week caused nine houses to be swept away in huge landslides at Laipuitland locality here early Saturday morning, killing eight people on the spot," a police official told...

Source : Newkerala | 8 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Aizawl