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According to the AIZAWL, DEC 27 the pandemic with only 4,182 cases and Assam is a long pending issue, border skirmish with Tripura with four-cornered agreement signed and eight fatalities reported as on which has been unresolved till date. which is shares 66 km inter-state among the Centre, governments of Coronavirus pandemic battered the December 27. Several home secretary and district border when an indigenous Mizoram and Tripura and leaders of world during 2020 and Mizoram was Nevertheless, the border row administration level meetings held in organisation of that state attempted to Bru associations on January 16, over no exception. Every segment of life was resurfaced again after a two year lull October and November, 2020 to defuse construct a temple on the area claimed 35,000 displaced Bru families lodged affected by the pandemic and the fear and the disqualification of an MLA, the tension had yielded little result. by both states, prompting the Mizoram at six relief camps in Tripura since of its spread has prompted the Christian first of such incident in Mizoram, The blockade on NH-306, which government to issue prohibitory order. 1997 were allowed to settle dominated state to suspend church dominated the state's politics during is the lifeline of Mizoram linking The tension died down with the permanently in that state. However, the service since March and even cancelled 2020. The state faced twin border Assam's Cachar district, by Assam withdrawal of the prohibitory order Bru resettlement continue to face log- all religious festivals, including the disputes with neighbouring Assam and residents continued for more than two after the organisation reversed its jam in Tripura with some groups much awaited Christmas. Tripura during October and November. weeks to mount pressure on the decision to construct the temple. opposing the move resulting in massive Mizoram reported its first Covid- After massive tussle in 2018, the Mizoram government as it allegedly After the anti-Citizenship protests in the neighbouring state 19 case on March 24 and that of first border row with Assam resurfaced on refused to withdraw its forces from the Amendment Act protest on January 7 during 2020. fatality on October 28. August 9, 2020 when Assam's border citing security reason and when the state's lone Lok Sabha Following the Bru agreement, civil Mizoram, which is well known for Karimganj district administration had maintenance of peace. The blockade member C. Lalrosanga of ruling Mizo society organisations and political its regimented and self-disciplined allegedly set on fire a farm hut and bamboo huts and stalls erected by old Assam's resident in and had compelled the hilly state to import National Front (MNF) was shown black party, including Central Young Mizo society, was known to be one of the damaged plantations on the disputed residents of Assam's Lailapur village explosion of bombs on two Assam's oil and cooking gas from neighbouring flags on his arrival in Aizawl for voting Association (CYMA) asked the best performing states in the country land near Thinghlun village in west along the National Highway (NH)-306. schools near Mizoram's Saihapui "V" Manipur. The border tension, however, in favour the contentious act during a government to delete the names of Bru in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, the Mizoram's district. At least 7 people from Vairengte village in district in October and was defused after deployment of central parliament session in Delhi, the two- voters, who remained in Tripura. coveted fame it earned mainly because On August 17, a violent clash took and a few others from Assam were November. armed forces on either side of the year-old MNF government headed by In November, Mizoram's main of the massive containment measures place on the northern state's border injured in the clash prompting the Mizoram three districts- Aizawl, borders and with the lifting of blockade chief minister Zoramthanga made a opposition Zoram People's Movement taken by the government and massive with Assam's Cachar district near Centre to intervene. Kolasib and Mamit shares 164.6 km on November 11 following chief good start with a pact to end more than (ZPM) wrote to the ECI urging the poll support rendered by the churches, civil Vairengte village during which The border tension was aggravated inter-state border with Assam's Cachar, secretary level meet of both the states a two-decade old Bru imbroglio, a panel to remove names of Bru voters societies in particular and the people Mizoram residents torched makeshift by the mysterious death of a 48-year- Karimganj and Hailakandi districts. under Union Home Secretary Ajay move hailed by political parties and from the state's voter list. P3 CM discuss NE development PM's ways to ease Low-key Christmas celebrations traffic dream, many projects congestion in Mizoram due to COVID OUR REPORTER markets and malls in Aizawl for pre- celebrated indoors, some with officials AIZAWL, DEC 27 Christmas shopping though it was not neighbourhoods in rural villages held sanctioned: Amit Shah like in the previous years. Churches of worship services in group and dined For the first time since Christianity was different denominations, held online together with minimum attendees AGENCIES introduced in the picturesque state of programmes through local cable allowed by the government. IMPHAL, DEC 27 Mizoram in 1890s, the traditional way televisions and other media platforms In Mizoram, normally the of celebrating Christmas has been to convey Christmas messages to the Christmas fever is high in the villages. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has kept shunned as low-key celebration people. People would construct bamboo the northeast in his heart and thus marked the big event Friday due to Presbyterian Church, the largest makeshift halls for congregational showered the region with a huge amount COVID-19 protocols in place across the denomination in the state, organised singing, make monetary contributions of central funds, tamed the decades-old state. Christmas live crusade through local for community feast and dine on terrorism and established peace, Union Traditionally, church service, cable TV on Christmas eve and banana leaves in the evening. While Home Minister Amit Shah said on carols, congregational gatherings Christmas day delivering sermons and majority churches dedicated December Sunday. called 'Zaikhawm' in local parlance singing Christmas songs to cheer up the 25 to church service and usually held "Development of northeast region is been agitating for the ILP for many OUR REPORTER (singing Christmas songs and hymns mood of the people. community feast on December 26, a the mantra (vision) of Modi ji, hence years." AIZAWL, DEC 27 in group) and community feast form On Friday, different churches section of churches used to organise he (Prime Minister) and the government The ILP was enforced in the entire an integral part of Christmas organised online church service community feast since Christmas day led by him excelled all-round state of Manipur on December 11, Chief Minister Zoramthanga visited the celebration in the Christians dominated through TV and zoom applications. apart from church service and development of the region -- connectivity 2019 for the protection of the Transport Department office in Chaltlang Mizoram. Churches like Presbyterian Church 'Zaikhawm'. to infrastructure and economic indigenous people. The ILP is an to discuss plans to ease the traffic and This year the state government has of , Baptist Church of Mizoram, Streets in Aizawl and other towns upliftment of all sections of people," official document issued by the state vehicle congestion in the city. banned all such practices to prevent United Pentecostal and Roman Catholic wore a deserted looks on December Shah said after laying the foundation government concerned to allow visit He said when the Covid19 pandemic further spread of coronavirus. aired Christmas programme through 26 though no community feasts were stone of various development projects. of an Indian citizen into the ILP situation gets better, it will be necessary As per the updated health bulletin, local cable TVs on rotation on held. Addressing a gathering at the Hapta promulgated areas or state for a to promote the use of public the tiny Northeastern state of Mizoram Christmas. As community feasts were not Kangjeibung ground here, he said: stipulated period and for a specific transportation to ease the traffic has reported 4,182 coronavirus cases In most places, celebrations were possible this year, some churches "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has purpose. congestion in the city. As such it is so far and a death toll of 8. held in family circles. donated their contributed money (for visited all the states of the region around The ILP also now in force in three necessary that we take effort to promote However, the yuletide or Christmas However, sounds of Christmas community feast) to the needy while 40 times so far. The BJP government led other northeastern states -- Mizoram, and improve public transportation, he spirit did not die down in the heart of songs and praying were echoing from other churches used it for buying meat by Modi ji has given a fresh identity to Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh said. the Mizos despite subdued of celebrating the birth of Jesus, a almost every households since for church members. the region. while various local parties and NGOs The Chief Minister inspected the site celebrations. retired pastor HK Sumkam said. Christmas eve to convey the message Some families collected Christmas "After the BJP led NDA government are agitating to promulgate the law in for construction of Bus terminus with COVID-19 on the other hand has Defying coronavirus protocols, of peace and joy brought by the birth offerings, which they donated to the came to power, the northeastern region Meghalaya. PWD officials and TCI consultants. resulted in a different and spiritual way people had on December 24 swamped of Jesus. While most people in towns poor. P3 has given the priority in development." Shah on his last leg of three-day The Home Minister, who came here visit to Assam and Manipur, arrived in from Guwahati on Sunday on a day's Imphal from Guwahati on Sunday visit, said that previously, Manipur was afternoon and laid the foundation of Govt. to plan eco tourism projects known for terrorism, blockades, seven projects, including a medical Over 96 % Covid-19 patients shutdown, agitations, but at present, college at Churachandpur, inaugurated most terrorist outfits have shun their the Thoubal Dam and dedicate the in Khawbung :TJ Lalnuntluanga violent activities and joined the Bishnupur-Tupul-Thoubal-Kasom recovered in Mizoram OUR REPORTER Ralte and the local community mainstream. Khullen Road, built at a cost of Rs 500 AIZAWL, DEC 27 leaders. The minister on his visit to "Those extremists remained off the crore. OUR REPORTER The number of active cases now was reported from Aizawl and Environment Forest & Climate Hla Kungpui Mual said Khawbung is track, they would also do so following The Thoubal irrigation project AIZAWL, DEC 27 stands at 128, of which 64 are in Aizawl districts, he said. Change Minister T.J. Lalnuntluanga a potential place of major tourist efforts of the BJP government," the Union would irrigate vast paddy fields and district, 31 in , 12 in One Border Security Force (BSF) visited important sites at Khawbung attraction and the Mizoram Minister said. provide potable water in several More than 96 per cent of Covid-19 district, 8 in , jawan and 2 females were among the RD Block. He was received by government plans to come up with Criticising the Congress, which ruled districts. infected patients in Mizoram have 4 each in and newly infected people, he said. Khawbung BDO Benjamin Zalawma Eco tourism projects for the area.P3 the northeastern state until 2017, Shah Shah said that the projects already recovered from the deadly virus, districts, 3 in district and 2 patients from said that it failed to solve the numerous unveiled on Sunday would bring ample an official of state health department has 2 active cases. were diagnosed with Covid-19 during problems of Manipur. employment opportunities and boost said on Sunday. The northeastern state on Sunday contact tracing, while a BSF jawan has Aizawl West I MLA distributes "During the past three years, under the GDP of the state immensely. He also Of the total 4,182 patients, 4,046 reported 4 new Covid-19 cases. returned from Bihar and it is to ascertain the BJP led government under Chief assured that a Forensic Science College have so far recovered, which is 96.75 The new cases were confirmed at a how a patient from Aizawl contracted charitable goods to homes Minister N. Biren Singh, the state is would be set up in the state and asked per cent of the total case, he said. district hospital with the help of TrueNat the virus, he added. OUR REPORTER moving ahead on the path of progress. the Chief Minister to initiate the Mizoram is less affected by Covid- facility and using Rapid Antigen Test One patient has developed symptoms AIZAWL, DEC 27 Doing justice for Manipur, Prime process. 19 as only 8 people have so far died due from various districts, he said. of Covid-19 and the remaining 3 were The Manpower Development Board Vice-Chairman and Aizawl West-I Minister Narendra Modi had given the Shah said that the youth of the state to the disease. No samples were tested at Zoram asymptomatic. MLA Zothantluanga visited various homes in and around the capital biggest gift to the people of the state by have excellent IT skills and Prime The state reported its first Covid-19 Medical College (ZMC) on Saturday. Altogether, 1,76,131 samples have city to distribute charitable goods and food. He made donations of 26 promulgating the Inner Line Permit into Minister Narendra Modi knew about case on March 24 and the first fatality 2 cases were reported from been tested till date, including 375 bags of rice to Tawng?ai Bethel Camping Centre, Sakawrtuichhun and Manipur as the people of the state had this well. P3 was reported on October 28. Lawngtlai district, while one case each samples on Saturday. 10 bags of rice to Blessing Home, Sakawrtuichhun. Aizawl FC team leaves 'Zero effect, zero defect', ensure world Mizoram for West Bengal class products: PM in 'Mann Ki Baat' AGENCIES reverberating in each and every household." population of leopards, Madhya Pradesh, OUR REPORTER NEW DELHI, DEC 27 "In such a scenario, it is time to ensure Karnataka and Maharashtra are at the top. AIZAWL, DEC 27 After being 'vocal for local' to make India that our products meet global standards. This is a big achievement. Leopards across The 39-man squad, including the coaching 'Aatmanirbhar' (self-reliant), Prime Minister Whatever is the global best, we should make the world have been facing dangers, their staff of Aizawl FC left Mizoram on Saturday Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a clarion call it in India and prove it. For that, our habitat has faced loss in the world," said Modi, for the upcoming season of the I-League to to adopt "zero effect, zero defect" policy while entrepreneur friends have to come forward. adding "in such circumstances, the continued be held in West Bengal. manufacturing Made-in-India products and Start-ups too have to come forth," Modi said. growth of the population of leopards in India According to sources, Aizawl FC will face ensure that these produces are "world class". He also suggested to focus on items used has shown a way to the entire world". RoundGlass Punjab FC at the Kalyani Speaking on his monthly radio by us in our daily lives and ensure that these Sharing a heart-touching example in Municipal Stadium on January 9 next year. programme 'Mann Ki Baat', the Prime items should be manufactured in India and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, Modi mentioned Sports minister and Aizawl FC owner Minister said "the people of India have taken support vocal for local call to make the the efforts of one Gayatri in the region who Robert Romawia Royte flagged off the team many steps forward and are getting vocal for country 'Aatmanirbhar'. along with her father arranged a wheelchair in a function held in Aizawl on Saturday. local. Our manufacturers are also thinking "We make new resolutions every new for a suffering dog, and those who helped last season. Thursday, Fleming said, “All are special. Every about making top quality products. This will year. On this new year's eve, we should take a many animals, stressing "come, let us Besides three foreigners, all the players The club has signed Princewill Emeka game will bring in new challenges. are Mizos. boost the efforts towards Aatmanirbhar resolution to use only Made-in-India encourage such acts of care with a sense of Olariche from Nigeria. Mohammedan is famous for its rich legacy.” Bharat". products," said the Prime Minister. service to others". Speaking on the occasion, Royte said it In the last season, Emeka played for TRAU “The northeastern clubs always surprise was his dream to make Aizawl DC a complete The Prime Minister said that while Modi also remembered Guru Gobind "In Delhi NCR and other cities of the FC and scored three goals in 15 appearances you with their exciting players. It’s going to focusing on Made-in-India products the Singh and his family's supreme sacrifices, country in the chilling cold many people are Mizo squad. in the I-League. be a terrific league. We’ll treat everyone with “Since a long time I was anxious to see manufacturers should not compromise with saying "I bow to the martyrdom of Guru Tegh doing a lot for the care of shelter-less animals. Stanley Rozario has been retained as the the same respect. This (I-League) is going to the quality of materials produced by them. Bahadur ji, Mata Gujari, Guru Gobind Singh They arrange for food, water, sweaters and almost a complete Mizo quad of Aizawl FC coach of the team. Aizawl FC won the I-League be a sprint, not a marathon,” he added. play I-League game,” he said. "This is the right time to work with 'zero ji and the four 'Sahibzade'." even beds for those animals. Some people title in the 2016-17 season. There are 11 teams in the upcoming I- effect, zero defect' policy." He also expressed happiness about rise arrange food for hundreds of such animals He encouraged the players to work hard Rozario was infected by Covid19, but he League season and all the matches will be and behave in proper manner so they can Speaking on the last 'Mann Ki Baat' in the number of leopards. "In India, between everyday. Such efforts should be has completely recovered from the disease. played in Kolkata. It is expected to conclude episode of this year, Modi said this is the 2014 and 2018, the number of leopards has commended." Addressing Indian youth, Modi receive blessing from the almighty. Meanwhile, RoundGlass Punjab FC coach by April next year. Royte said that Aizawl DC has good players, opportune moment to work with the ethos of risen by more than 60 per cent. In 2014, the said "I feel delighted and assured. Delighted Curtis Fleming labelled the tournament as “a The champion team will get a trophy, 'zero effect, zero defect'. "I urge number of leopards in the country was about and assured because the youth of my country coach and manager and was hopeful to win sprint, not a marathon” days before starting medals and monetary award to the tune of Rs victory in the upcoming season. manufacturers and industry leaders of the 7,900, whereas in 2019 it increased to have the 'Can Do' approach and the 'Will Do' the tournament against Aizawl FC. 1 crore and it will be alleviated to Asian country that the people have taken a firm and 12,852." spirit in them. No challenge is too big for them. Aizawl FC has retained Alfred Jaryan and During the I-League virtual media day on League. Richard Kassaga from the squad played in the bold step forward and vocal for local is "Among the states with the maximum Nothing is out of reach for them." P3