Baryl Vanneihsangi, who became the youngest woman MLA to be elected to the Mizoram Assembly at the age of 32, on Tuesday made a compelling argument for the involvement of more women in the system of governance after winning from the Aizawl South-III constituency.
After the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) registered a landslide victory in the state elections, ZPM leaders, including Baryl Vanneihsangi - the youngest woman MLA of Mizoram, participated in a worship service at the party office in Aizawl on Tuesday.
Squadron leader Manisha Padhi, a 2015 batch Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, on Monday became the first woman in the country to ascend to the post of Aide-de-Camp (ADC).
While the ECI has not yet declared the result of the seat, trends indicate that incumbent Chief Minister Zoramthanga is set to lose his Aizawl East - I seat to ZPM's Lalthansanga. After three out of three rounds of counting, he is trailing by 2101 votes.
Ahead of the counting of votes for the Mizoram assembly election, which will be held on December 4, chief ministerial face of the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) and party candidate of Serchhip Assembly Constituency, Lalduhoma attended a special prayer at a church in Mizoram's capital city,
"Our counting day will be Monday, which is December 4, so counting will begin at 8 am and all our preparations are in place because we were prepared for Sunday. We have 12 counting halls and six returning officers. In each hall, depending on the size of the hall and the number of polling
Lalnghinglova Hmar, Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) leader and party candidate from Aizawl West-II has expressed his happiness after the Election Commission of India revised the date for counting of votes in Mizoram Assembly elections for December 4.
According to an official release from Assam Rifles, "Assam Rifles, along with Special Narcotics CID Crime, Aizawl, Mizoram recovered 9 soap cases Heroin worth Rs 47,34,000 in General Area Bawngkawn South, Aizawl, Mizoram and apprehended two individuals on 27 November."