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New Delhi, May 31, 2007: The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs.37.51 lakhs as part payment of first instalment of the Central share under the `Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana’ (SGSY) during the year 2007-08 to 8 DRDAs of Mizoram. Details of the allocation are as under:

30 May 2007 (Khonumthung News): A mysterious throat pain has afflicted many children in eight villages in Thantlang Township Chin state, Myanmar. And the number of children being affected is on the rise.

Aizawl, May 30, 2007: Prohibitory orders were issued in different districts of Mizoram to stop import of chicken from neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar in the wake of avian flu scare, official sources said on Tuesday.

Guwahati, May 29, 2007: No more multitasking for Assam’s beleaguered police force. The Tarun Gogoi government intends to bifurcate the police department into three wings with specific work profiles. One will maintain general law and order, another will look after VIP security and the third will be for counter-insurgency operations.

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Imphal, May 29, 2007: Reacting strongly to the press statement issued by the Women and Children Welfare Council, Imphal regarding the reservation issue that had appeared in a section of an Imphal based newspaper on May 27, the All Tribal Students Union, Manipur (ATSUM) termed it as the most unfortunate, uncalled for, malicious [...]

29 May 2007 (Khonumthung News): Being fined by the authorities is way of life in Myanmar. Two months salary of teachers who could not attend a month’s training has been loped off in Chin state. Two months salary is at least Kyat 70,000.

29 May 2007 (Khonumthung News): A steep increase in bus fares between Hakha and Thantlang Road in Chin state is on the cards. It is going to go up to Kyat 1,500 from Kyat 1,000 because the road is damaged.