FIR LODGES AGAINST ASSAM POLICE OVER STEALING OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 

A theft case has been registered on Sunday against Assam police at Mizoram Bairabi police station for allegedly stealing away construction materials belonging to Mizoram from the inter-state border area. According to Kolasib deputy Commissioner H. Lalthlangliana the Assam police personnel have entered Mizoram territory at Zophai area near Bairabi town in Kolasib district where the Assam police created problems with the workers and stole some construction materials, including iron rods, from the construction site. However, sources from Bairabi said that the construction materials were handed over to the workers by Assam police on Sunday. Meanwhile the DC also wrote to his Hailakandi counterpart on Saturday to take necessary action and told that the bridge construction was a government project to connect the main road with the paddy field belonging to Mizoram’s Chief Minister Ch. Chhunga. Lalthlangliana also added that bridge construction should not be linked with boundary issue. 

OVER 300 SCHOOLS ALLOWED TO RE-OPEN IN COVID-19 FREE AREAS

As per the new Covid-19 guidelines issued by the state government on 8 August the school education department has allowed to re-open over 300 schools for primary to higher secondary level in Covid-19 free areas outside the jurisdiction of Aizawl Municipal Corporation for the new academic session 2021-2022 following strict standard operating procedure.  Director of School education department James Lalrinchhana maintained that at least 376 schools in seven districts, including Aizawl district, have been allowed to re-open and more schools will be re-opened in the next few days. The director also told that the schools, which have been permitted to re-open, are mostly located in remote rural villages where internet connectivity is very poor. The re-opening of school in such villages has immensely helped students, who could not get good internet access. Online classes are still going on for schools in Covid-19 areas, he added. 

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MIZORAM REPORTED 4 MORE COVID 19 DEATHS 

According to department of information and public relations the state has reported four more Covid 19 deaths and 292 new positive cases in the last 24 hrs, pushing the tally increased to 52,472. The latest bulletin mention that 12 positive cases were found during TrueNAT test, 280 cases were detected by Rapid Antigen Test. The state currently has 5,982 active cases with 13.95% positivity rate, of which 27,110 Male and 25,362 female. The deadly virus has claimed 200 lives in the state so far.

On Wednesday, the newly sworn 23rd Governor of Mizoram Brigadier Dr B.D. Mishra pledged to work for the progress and welfare of the people in the state. In a statement, Mishra said he is looking forward to working with all sections of society and strive together for the development of the state. “Even though Mizoram is a small state with numerous constraints and challenges the state are blessed with abundant resources, valuable peace and well-knit society, therefore the elected representatives of the people, the administrators, the bureaucrats, the farmers, the teachers, the manufacturers, to fully realize our immense potential in blazing the trail of development,” he said.

CIVIL HOSPITAL NEW ICU TO BE READY SOON IN AIZAWL

Amidst increasing positivity rate of Covid-19 in the state, Intensive Care Unit prepared by the Chief Minister and Health Minister to let the patients of Covid-19 to be looked after in ICU was visited by Dr ZR Thiamsanga, MLA, and Chairman of Covid19 Medical Operational Team. The officials said that as the patients of Covid-19 positive increases, the ICU in Zoram Medical College is full anytime and hence ICU in Civil Hospital needs to be ready soon. Thiamsanga while visiting the hospital told that Nurse and Grade IV for the new ICU will be recruited in an honorarium base.

Medical equipment for Covid-19 distributed in Serchhip

As the state faced its worst Covid-19 rate of infection, various associations and organisations under the initiatives of Deputy Commissioner Kumar Abhishek and through Corporate Social Responsibility has donated various medical equipment and on Wednesday the aid received from AIR Foundation and World Vision was handed over to Chief Medical Officer, Superintendent of Police, six 4Cs, 55 VLTFs and Quarantine Facility Caretaker at Serchhip DC Meeting Hall. It includes 30 OxygenCylinder, 21 Regulator, 30 Oximeter, 15 Nebuliser, 500 N95 Mask, 70 Thermometer and 700 Gloves were received from AIR Foundation. And 300 Mask, 50 Oximeter, 100 PPE set, 200 Face shield and Gloves were received from World Vision.

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New ICU at civil hospital to be ready soon in Aizawl

The health department official on Wednesday told that at least 115 inmates of a rehabilitation centre in Aizawl are among 863 people, have been diagnosed with Covid19 pushing the state’s tally to 46,320. The official’s state that 115 inmates of Operation Kingdom Ministry Home were found infected with the virus during a mass testing drive on Tuesday. The number of Covid-19 active cases now stands at 11,746, while 34,402 people have recovered from the infection, including 680 people on Wednesday. Mizoram has tested more than 6.95 lakh samples for Covid-19 till date.