In a two seperate operation, the Assam Rifles and other law enforcing agencies have seized drugs and Indian currencies valued over Rs 3 crore and arrested six drug peddlers including four Myanmar nationals in Mizoram.
Chief Minister of Mizoram, Lalduhawma, currently on a visit to the national capital, called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Space and Atomic Energy Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi today and discussed a wide range of State related issues including placement of Civil Servants and officers in the State.
In a significant operation, the Assam Rifles has intercepted a substantial cache of explosives and bomb-making materials in Mizoram, leading to the arrest of two individuals, including a woman.
In a crackdown against contraband items, two people from Assam's Cachar district have been arrested for possessing heroin in west Mizoram's Mamit district.
The local resident of Lawngtlai and Siaha districts of southern Mizoram strongly opposed to the fencing of the India-Myanmar border proposed by the Centre and on this regard, they visited Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena, on monday, expressing their concerns about the potential impact on their livelihoods.
According to officials, the Myanmar Air Force's Y-8 cargo plane overshot the tabletop runway of the airport and crash-landed into a bush following a snag in the engine
