Acting on credible intelligence, Assam Rifles recovered a sizeable cache of weapons, ammunition, explosives, and other war-like stores during a search operation in Saikumphai village of Champhai district in Mizoram.
Mizoram is preparing for a historic milestone as the Bairabi-Sairang railway line nears completion, bringing the state capital Aizawl onto India's national railway map for the first time.
The intense convection can also be seen over parts of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh.
Based on specific intelligence on the trafficking of narcotics, Assam Rifles has launched a joint operation along with personnel of the Special Narcotics Police Station, Aizawl, in the general area of Zemabawk South, Aizawl district.
In a joint targeted operation, Assam Rifles on Wednesday recovered opium worth Rs 1.25 Lakhs from the Shitlangpui village of Mizoram's Lawngtlai district, officials said. Two individuals were apprehended during the joint operation.
Assam Rifles has renamed the NIEDO centre at Zokhawsang in Mizoram as the Bevela Centre of Excellence in honour of Rifleman (Late) Bevela Lushai, an Ashok Chakra awardee, during a ceremony held on Monday.
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma today laid the foundation stone for the Prime Minister's Ekta Mall (Unity Mall) at Chawnpui, Aizawl, sanctioned at an estimated cost of ₹127 crore under the central scheme.
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the state's first railway station at Sairang on September 13.
"The total weight was found to be approximately 50 kilograms, amounting to 5,00,000 tablets approximately. In addition, three soap cases containing 36 grams of Heroin were also recovered. The combined value of the seized narcotics is assessed at over Rs 75 crore in the illicit market," it sa
the operation was launched in the early hours of August 20 based on specific intelligence inputs in the general area of Saikhumpai, Champhai district. Multiple Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) were deployed, with columns moving from Vaphai to Saikhumpai.
Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday said that exploration of critical minerals is currently underway in the northeastern states of Mizoram and Assam.