Mizoram, Act Fast!

By Elf Hmar My father often narrated to me that the first Council office and the entire budget of Mizo District Council, at the outset, was run with funds borrowed from Mr. Pasung (or Pachhunga), known to be the richest man in the area in those days. Mr. Pasung was a...

Creation of Sinlung Hills Autonomous District Council in Mizoram

By Elf Hmar As we intend to expose the purpose for creation of Sinlung Hills Autonomous District Council (SHADC) in northern Mizoram, it is pertinent for the government of Mizoram to know beforehand the background and other policy matters linking with the subject. To begin...

Review of the MoU on Tipaimukh Dam

By Elf Hmar The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) made on the April 23, 2010 amongst the government of Manipur (GoM), the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Limited and the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited, for the construction of Tipaimukh Dam, was signed...

Injustice, Lies and More Lies Endangers Peace

Elf Hmar, 10 April 2007 In the last fifteen months or so, human rights in Manipur has brought about a new dimension on the issue and also evoked a lot of murmurings. Most of them were, unfortunately, of disbelief on the role of the “new” actors of crime against...

Tipaimukh Hydro Project: Environmentalists cry foul play, the common man is ...

::By Robert L Sungte:: Rupees 8,000 crores, 1500 Megawatt, 293.56 sq.km, 162.80 meters and Tipaimukh Dam makes no sense to one Mr Thanglien (name changed) who hails from Tipaimukh village, in the border village of Manipur and Mizoram. When asked by this writer on what he...

Popular Christian singer disgraced with sex scandal

The Aizawl based Newslink has reported that the Manipur-based Hmar gospel singer Lalruotmawi who took the state of Mizoram by storm last year  has been allegedly involved in a sex scandal.   According to The Morning Post, the New Life Ministry, a...