R. Lalrinawma set to elected Dy Speaker of Mizoram
Aizawl: Chairman of the state Law Commission in the last ministry R. Lalrinawma is set to be Deputy Speaker of the Mizoram Assembly as the legislature takes up the election for the post tomorrow. State assembly secretariat officials told PTI that Lalrinawma was on the only one who filed his nomination papers for the election till this afternoon. The opposition Mizoram Democratic Alliance sources said that the party would not contest the deputy speaker election. Hiphei of the ruling Congress was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the state legislature on Monday. (PTI)
Girl charred to death
Itanagar: In a tragic incident, a three-year-old girl was reportedly charred to death while her father and a one-year-old brother sustained minor injuries. The incident took place at Sangrungwa Yangfo village, about 2 km from Seppa in East Kameng district, when a devastating fire engulfed the house of Rungse Yangfo on Sunday, a delayed official report said here on Tuesday. The physically challenged victim has been identified as Latung Yangfo. Her ailing father Rungse and brother Hari were at home when the mishap occurred. Before the father could go back to the spot after moving Hari to a safer place, the girl was charred to death. The victim’s mother was away at Seppa town for the past few days on medical ground, the sources added. (PTI)
PPA demands compensation for land losers
Itanagar: The People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) on Tuesday demanded that the state and central governments pay compensations at the earliest to the villagers whose lands have been allegedly occupied by defence forces in West Kameng and Tawang districts in the state. “Since the occupied lands are mainly agricultural, horticultural and pastoral fields, it is therefore extremely unfair to delay payment of compensation to the deprived,” the party said in a release. The land belonged to the Bugun, Monpa and Sherdukpen communities, it said. The party also blamed former BJP MP Khiren Rijiju for “keeping mum on the issue” during his tenure as MP from 2004-2009. (PTI)