New Delhi: Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court and one who wants all judges to keep themselves abreast with commercial laws, was today appointed as the 38th Chief Justice of India (CJI). The 62-year-old judge will take over from incumbent Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan on May 12 and [...]

From Lalmalsawm Sungte Rengkai/Hmarkhawlien, April 30, 2010: Hmar language has been given due recognition by the Assam Central University. Now, students can take up Hmar MIL as an optional subject up to degree level (BA). “The Academic Council of Assam Central University on April 23, 2010 passed an agenda accepting the Hmar language to be [...]

Chawngte/Kamala Nagar: Mizoram Chief Minister Pu Lal Thanhawla assured the Chakmas in the state that their autonomy will be protected within the framework of Chakma Autonomous District Council. Addressing a function held in Kamalanaar Playground yesterday in connection with celebration of the 39th anniversary of Chakma Autonomous District Council, the Chief Minister said that the [...]

Aizawl: Two people, husband and wife, were killed in a bomb blast in Selling village day before yesterday, police said. “The couple were torn into pieces by a bomb blast in their residence. Some parts of the bodies of the husband Vanlalhnema and his wife Ramnunmawii were scattered inside the house,” Zonet reports said. However, their [...]

Aizawl: Mizoram government is convening a meeting of state senior officers on May 3 at Vanapa Hall here in the city, a press release said. Matters relating to New Land Use Policy, climate change, performance appraisal report, Civil Service Conduct Rules and mobilization of resources will be taken up during the meeting. The meeting will [...]

Aizawl: On the advice of Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla the Governor has made a minor reshuffle in the portfolio of the 3 Ministers. The Revenue and Cooperation Minister, Mr. JH Rothuama is given additional charge of Taxation and Excise & Narcotics Departments. An order to this effect was issued by Political and Cabinet Department yesterday.

Aizawl: Mizoram Oil Tanker Driver Association has called off their indefinite strike from 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon. The decision to call off the strike was taken after talks with the Director of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Mr. H. Lallungmuana in his office. In the meeting, representatives of Supply Department and MIZOFED underlined the [...]

Guwahati: Kaziranga could be the shining beacon for the beleaguered tiger caught in a grim battle for survival. A joint study carried out by Aaranyak, a society for biodiversity conservation in the North-east, and the Assam Forest Department, has credited Kaziranga with the highest density of tigers in the world with a density of 32 [...]

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that pre-marital sex is not a crime, while dismissing the 23 cases against Tamil actress Kushboo on Wednesday. “Criminal proceeding cannot be initiated against advocates of pre-marital sex and live-in relationships as it is not an offence,” the apex court said. Notions of social morality are inherently subjective [...]

California: Wikipedia has strongly rejected its departed co-founder’s accusation that the online encyclopedia is knowingly distributing child pornography in their products. “Our community abhors issues around pornography and pedophilia and they don’t want to provide opportunities for these things to take place,” The Age quoted Jay Walsh, Wikipedia spokesman, as saying. “We don’t have material [...]

By Alexander Trachtenberg The Fight for Shorter Workday The origin of May Day is indissolubly bound up with the struggle for the shorter workday – a demand of major political significance for the working class. This struggle is manifest almost from the beginning of the factory system in the United States. Although the demand for [...]

Aizawl: The Mizoram government has decided to take back 462 Bru families who fled the state in November last year, state home department officials said yesterday. Mizoram Home Secretary Lalmalsawma and senior officials left for Mamit district on the Mizoram-Tripura border to discuss repatriation plans with deputy commissioners and police officials as it was decided [...]

Here’s a collection of smart and beautiful photos of air hostesses from several world-class airlines. Air hostess as a career option remains a lucrative profession even to this day with its handsome (err… beautiful) paychecks.

{All4Women Feature} Lindsay Barnes* gives some great advice on pleasuring your man’s favourite body part… The penis is an amazing organ that can double in size when erect. Most guys penises measure about 5-6 inches (13-15 cm) long when erect, compared with 2-4 inches (5-10 cm) when unaroused. The average length of time a man [...]

FOOTBALLERS’ LIVES returns with a look at Liverpool striker Fernando Torres. The Spain hitman may be out injured for the rest of the season but we see what he gets up to off the pitch. CRIB LIVERPOOL’S forward destroyer demolished two grand houses to make way for the £4million Woolton estate where he lives with [...]

Aizawl: Review and re-evaluation of technical entrance examination result has begun in Chatlanga Higher & Technical Education office since Wednesday. The fresh team is headed by the Secretary, Mrs. Esther Lalruatkimi and the result is expected to be announced soon. Earlier, a discussion was health in the office of Education Minister, Mr. Lalsawta. Brieffing the [...]

Aizawl: Mizoram College Principal’s Council asked the Government to implement UGC Pay scale to benefit the teachers in colleges of the State. A resolution to this effect was made by the College Principal Council which was convened in Information Department’s Conference Hall on Wednesday. The Council also asked the Government to allocate more fund for [...]

Aizawl: Comprehensive training on NLUP was organized by Horticulture Department at the Central YMA Hall on April 28 here in the state capital. Inaugurating the training, the Horticulture Minister, Mr. H. Liansailova asked the officers to work hard to bring about a change in the economy of the state. He also asked them to achieve [...]

*Two accused arrested Aizawl: Mizoram Police seized fake Indian currency notes of over Rs 8 lakh from Rosy Ramdinthari of Bethlehem Vengthlang area here in Aizawl. Talking to reporters, Aizawl SP, Mr. Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said, one computer, HP printer, UPS, Computer monitor, CPU, Keyboard, 22 HP inkjet and 21 HP Inkjet 5 each, printer colour [...]

Aizawl: The stock of petrol and diesel oil in Petrol Pumps has depleted fastly following indefinite strike of oil tanker drivers since Monday. MIZOFED however continued free sale of petrol till April 28 afternoon with limited quantity and the rest of the Petrol Pump have only a little quantity reserved by the Government for emergency [...]