Malaria deaths decline in Mizoram
Aizawl: With no malaria death recorded during the first quarter of this year, malarial infection has considerably declined in Mizoram compared to last year. Health officials said that 35,801 blood samples tested during the last three months, 582 malaria cases were found, which constituted 1.63 percent of blood samples tested. The information, education & communication (IEC) under the National Health Mission attributed the decline in malaria cases to the extensive use of long lasting insecticide nets (LLIN) and cooperation from the public. The IEC said LLINs were distributed to 731 villages in 2016. Officials expressed the hope that with the current rate of decrease in malaria deaths, the state might be able to completely eradicate malaria soon despite being malaria prone area. (UNI)
Bandh paralyses life in Moreh
Imphal: Life was paralysed by a 24-hour bandh in the Indo-Myanmar border town of Moreh in Chandel district of Manipur on Tuesday to protest against the killing of a woman by suspected militants.All business establishments, markets, offices and educational institutions were closed. Vechicles were also not plying in the town, police said. A large number of Manipur police personnel has been deployed to prevent any untoward incident, they said.The bandh which started from 8 pm last night was called by the Meetei Council Moreh. The 49-year-old woman, identified as A Shanti, was killed when two suspected militants who came on a bike fired indiscriminately on the civilians of the area on Monday. (PTI)
Nagaland Cong alleges irregular appointments in agri dept
Kohima: In continuation of what it called “hitherto unexplored facts and figures on backdoor appointment in the state,” the Nagaland Congress (NC) claimed that as of October 13, 2016, only 10 per cent of total regularised employees in the Agriculture Department Nagaland were appointed through NPSC.According to a release by NC on Tuesday said another 0.4 per cent was appointed through combine recruitment exam and 1 per cent on compassionate ground & on deputation. “The rest 90 per cent regularised employees were appointed either directly or through questionable departmental process,” alleged the NC. (UNI)
