By Irudhaya Jothi Silchar, May 28, 2023: More than 6,000 people on May 28 attended the ordination of Auxiliary Bishop Joachim Walder of Aizawl in northeastern India. Archbishop Victor Lyngdoh of Shillong, the chief consecrator, led the ceremony held at Don Bosco School Sankar Basti, Silchar in Assam. Among theContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Aizawl April 4, 2023: The newly appointed bishop of Mizoram says his main priority is to bring Barak Valley’s diverse ethnic communities together through focused pastoral care and help them work together overcoming all their challenges. “I will visit every parish and in the Barrak Valley andContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Aizawl, November 18, 2022: The Catholic Church in Mizoram on November 20 ended the celebration of the 75 years of the presence of priests in the northeastern Indian state with Cardinal Oswald Gracias hailing the Mizo society for setting an example for the rest of the country.Continue Reading
Dinakar Peri Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga held a virtual meeting March 21 with Foreign Minister of Myanmar Zin Mar Aung amid the ongoing military crackdown following the February coup, even as India has sealed all entry points along the border with the southeast Asian neighbour and is closely monitoringContinue Reading
Imphal: On December 15 last year, 250 Indian Jews belonging to the Bnei Menashe community from Manipur and Mizoram arrived in Israel. They became the first batch to arrive in the Jewish state after a gap of two-and-a-half years. The Bnei Menashe community are believed to be the descendants ofContinue Reading
By Anuradha Nagaraj Chennai, Jan 29, 2020: A schoolgirl, who won a bravery award after she helped a child escape a trafficker, is to become the inspiration for a new anti-slavery campaign in India, officials have said. Carolyn Malsawmtluangi, from the northeastern state of Mizoram, was honored by the federalContinue Reading
Aizawl, Jan 25, 2020: The Non-Governmental Hospital Association of Mizoram (NGHAM), an umbrella body of all private and church-run hospitals in the northeastern Indian state, has expressed their willingness to implement a healthcare scheme. Officials of the state health department said the association after its meeting on January 24 informedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhopal, Dec. 16, 2018: A Catholic priest has protested the use of Christian religious activities at the oath ceremony of the new government of Mizoram. Such a practice “is not in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution,” asserts Father Anand Muttungal, national coordinator of theContinue Reading
By Armstrong Pame [The Northeastern Hill state of Mizoram exercised its voting franchise on November 28 and the state had many firsts to its credit. And while Mizoram not only has the history of holding most peaceful and fair elections, but the election expenditure is also one of the lowestContinue Reading
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