AGARTALA/AIZAWL: The northeastern states of Tripura and Mizoram Sunday sounded a bird flu alert after the spread of the virus in adjoining Assam, officials said.
More than 100,000 poultry were culled in Assam during the past 10 days after a bird flu outbreak in the state.
“The Mizoram government has asked traders not to import poultry and poultry products from Assam and asked its officials to maintain a close vigil along the border,” Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary C. Sangnghina said.
He said: “There are no reports of avian flu attack in …

IMPHAL: Imphal is to be brought on the railway map through a 27-km extension approved by the Cabinet Thursday.
The existing Jiribam-Imphal Road railway line terminates at Tupul, 53 km from the state capital by road and the proposed new broad gauge line “will be providing rail connectivity up to Imphal as well as make possible direct movement of freight and passengers from this region to other parts of the country,” Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said.
He was briefing reporters after a cabinet meeting presided over by Prime …

In the pic, Participants of Miss Orange Queen 2009 poses in the screening test held at Yaisana Hotel, Imphal on December 3. The beauty contest will held on December 18 in Tamenglong headquater. (UB PHOTOS)
The orange festival cum craft exhibition is meant to facilitate the socio-economic upliftment of the people of this district, which is still experiencing the “Poverty in the midst of Plenty”, by taking advantage of the natural favourable conditions for the growth of horticulture crops.
The main objective of the festival is to promote tourism and provide an …

NEW DELHI: A four-time world champion, MC Mary Kom has never been considered worthy for Khel Ratna and disturbed by the apathy, the Manipuri — arguably world’s most successful woman boxer — is asking what more she needs to do to get the country’s highest sporting honour.
“I have won the World Championship four times on the trot. (Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh) Dhoni gets a Khel Ratna for winning just one World Cup, I fail to understand why am I being ignored then. How can anybody expect an athlete …

AIZAWL: The Mizoram Assembly elections on Tuesday saw voting over 72 per cent.
Joint Chief Electoral Officer Lalhmingthanga told The Hindu that the provisional poll percentage was 72 when reports last came in. “However, the final percentage is sure to go up as there were long queues in a large number of polling stations of Aizawl and other towns even after the polling hours were over,” he said.
Mr. Lalhmingthanga said the elections were peaceful and there was no report of any untoward incident from any of the 1,026 polling stations in …