TIMES OF MIZORAM

GUWAHATI, Aug 27: The 114-year-old third building of the historic Christ Church here is undergoing restoration. Christ Church, Guwahati is the oldest church of the NE region and services in this church started about 173 years back in 1844. The church is located between the Panbazar Nehru Park and the Office of the Lower Assam Commissioner. It is facing the Cotton College Centenary Gate. Its first building was completed in 1845. The first service in this building was held on October 26 that year. This building collapsed under the impact of the 1856 earthquake. The second building was built in 1861 and this imposing structure collapsed under the impact of the 1897 earthquake, which had a magnitude of 8. 

This necessitated the construction of the Assam-type third building and construction work for the purpose started in 1901. Construction of this Assam-type structure was completed in 1903. This beautiful Tudor Roof structure had galvanised CI sheets on its roof. It had timber pillars, brick half-walls and bamboo mesh walls. The walls were mud-plastered.

Forces of the elements and termites had eaten into its vitality and some renovations of the structure were carried out around 40 years back in 1978. During this renovation process, the mud plaster of the walls was replaced by concrete plaster. However, such renovations could not add much to its vitality and hence the present restoration works have been undertaken, said Jayanta Sarma of the Heritage Conservation Society of Assam (HeCSA), a nascent State-based archaeological conservationists’ group. This group is implementing the restoration project at an estimated cost of around Rs 40 lakh. The restored building will have an additional floor area of around 500 square feet to cater to the need of the growing number of the worshipers of the church. The church has now around 120 regular worshipers. The restored church building will have a total floor area of around 2,500 square feet, said architect Ranjib Baruah and Christ Church Guwahati member Pinuel Basumatary. Baruah, who has been working on the design of the church building and supervising the restoration works, said, “We are sticking to the original design of the building and have not added any new architectural feature to it. This has been done to keep the traditional value of the structure intact.” 

The structure has its wooden doors and windows crafted in gothic style. The timbers used in this structure were mostly Sal and teak and these timbers were kept dipped in linseed oil for some days to enhance their resistant capacity against the forces of elements. In the restoration works also, treated Sal timbers are used, Baruah said. He further informed that this time, bamboo and steel meshes are used in the walls. Besides, polymer fibre and a chemical admixture have also been used to add strength to the concrete used in the plaster of the walls. The restoration works of the church started in February this year. The structure is expected to be ready for services by October 26 next. 

AIZAWL, Aug 28: Anti-corruption watchdog-turned political party PRISM today accused Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla of telling an outright lie when he claimed that his government had punished 1,500 people involved in corruption. The lies told by the Chief Minister has been confirmed by his party’s media department, PRISM said in a statement. PRISM said the CM’s bold statement came as an welcome news for the organisation that has been fighting against corruption for the last ten years. It immediately filed RTI queries with CMO office to get details about the convicted individuals. As the CMO could not furnish any information, it referred our RTI queries to Vigilance department. 

The Vigilance department also could not give us the names of individuals who were claimed to be punished, the PRISM statement said. Coming to the CM’s rescue, the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee’s Communication department issued a statement saying that 1,965 individuals have been given disciplinary action under Central Civil Service (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules. It is now clear that whereas corruption is a crime, those found guilty should be punished under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Lal Thanhawla Government has given a mere disciplinary action against corrupt officials, which shows the government’s lack of interest in rooting out corruption, its proclaimed agenda, the PRISM statement added. ‘M

Kum 2000 June ni 6 chawhma dar 10 vel a ni a, Shillong atanga KM90, Nongstoin district-a in sangkhat awmna khua Mawkyrwat khuaa State bank kawngkharpui bula ding, bank guard Pu Lalsanga Pautu chuan pawn lam a thlir mek a. An awmna lam pana chak taka motor pathum rawn tlan chuan a ngaih a ti tha lo nghal hle mai. A bula ding mek Bank Manager pawh chuan chulam chu a thlir ve nghal thuai a, an bank rawk tum hel pawl an ni tih an hrethiam nghal mai a ni.

Pu Lalsanga Pautu chuan bank hnathawk leh midang te chu biru vek turin a hrilh nghal a, ralthuam keng Ambassador car pakhat leh Jeep pahnih chak taka an bank lam pana rawn tlan te lo hmachhawn tur chuan a inpuahchah ta a ni. A silai ulhbun phirah chuan silaimu a awm em tih a han en phawt a, chutih mek lai chuan bank rawk tum ho chuan bank kawt an rawn thleng chawpchilh nghal a, AK47 leh pistol an rawn lekchhuak nghal fur mai a, car atanga chhuk tuma kawngkhar an hawng chiah tihah Pu Lalsanga chuan a mupui chuan vawi hnih a lo kap nghal a, hel ho chu an te teng tung mai a, hliam an awm nghal nual tih a hre thei nghal a ni.

Pu Lalsanga hian silaimu panga chiah a nei a, pahnih a kap chhuak tawh a, pathum chiah a la nei. Hel ho zingah hian AK 47 keng mi 6 vel an awm a, a bak zawng chuan pistol an keng vek bawk a. A silaimu chu ren thiam taka a hman loh chuan hel ho mi 15 lai mai chu rei a dang thei dawn miah lo tih a hrechiang hle mai. Pawn lam atangin bank kawngkhar leh darthlalang te chu an rawn tlir nghal thawt thawt a.

Bank chhung lai taka concrete ban ding chu phenin a silaimu chu hmanhmawh takin a thun leh mawlh mawlh a, siren ti ri turin a au nghal tuar tuar bawk a. Chutih mek lai chuan hel mi pahnih chu bank chhungah an rawn zuang lut a, bank manager siren hmet mek chu a khel bawrah pakhat chuan a kap a, a rawn lehhawi leh chiah chuan Pu Lalsanga chuan a silaimu a lo thunfel hman chiah a, a dul bawrah a mupui chuan a han kap a, chupa chu a thlep hnawk mai a. A thianpa zawk chu baklengin pawn lamah a tlanchhuak nghal a. Duh selang chuan tlanchhe mek chu a kaphlum thei nameuh mai a, mahse silaimu pahnih chiah a nei tawh a, awmze nei a hman a ngai tlat. Kawngka puia rawn luh tum chu hlah miah lo turin ban phenin a ding a, a kahthlukpa pistol chu a chhar bawk a, silai pahnih a nei tawh a, rilru a thlamuang deuh sawt.

Heng hunlai hian helho an inluling em em mai a, a khat tawkin bank an rawk fo va, tuman an dang ngam ngai lova, awlsam takin an rawk mai thin. Ralthuam an nei tha em em a, mipui mimir leh police thlengin helhote hi an hlau em em vek mai a ni. Pu Lalsanga te bank atanga metre 100 vel leka hlaah Police station a awm a, siren tih rik a ni a, minute 20 vel an inkap tawh a, tumah an la rawn lang ngam lo. Bank guard Pu Lalsanga Pautu bakah hian Police silai keng pahnih bank chhungah hian an duty ve bawk a, hlau leh khurin an ni pahnih pawh hi an biru ve ringawt mai a, Pu Lalsanga'n kap ve tura a auh tuar tuar pawhin an silai an hmet puak ngam thlawt lo.

In chhung lamah an thianpa kahthlukin a awm tawh a, pawn lamah mi pali vel hliampui tuar an nei bawk a, inchhungah chuan an ngam loh val mi pakhat a awm tih an hrechiang hle mai a, an sinsaseng ta a ni.

Hel ho an insaseng fel ta tihah police te chuan hla fe atangin bank building chu an rawn veh phei a, inzar pharhin bank chu an hual a, inchhunga awm bank hnathawk te pawh an rawn ding chhuak tawh hlawm a, police pahnih duty ve te a han hmuh chuan Pu Lalsanga chuan an dulah a silai kaw hmawra nawr pahin "in silai kha kah tura siam a ni lovem ni" tiin a kamkhat a ni. Police ho lah chuan bank chu an la hual mek a, Pu Lalsanga bawk chuan " Hetah misual an awm tawh lo, hliam pali te nen an tlan chhia a, va um rawh u, in la um phak ang, bank hi hual a tul lo" tiin pawn lama police te chu a han au a, tumah hel ho um ngam an awm lo zuk nia.

Bank chhunga rawn zuang lut, Pu Lalsanga'n a kah thluk pa kha a thi nghal mai bik lova, a ril tla hnuang chungin tukvehah a vak liama, bank kawmchar piah lama hnimbuk zingah thih sualin a rum halh halh reng a. Chupawh chu an ngaihven ngam lo. Pu Lalsanga bawk chuan chu mi hliam pa chu a va pawt chhuak a, tual zawlah a mut a, a chatthla zui ta a. In ti huai takin a thi tawh hnu chu a luah te an pet vel a, Pu Lalsanga thinin a tuar lo, "A hun laiin engmah in ti ngam lova, mi thi tawh sawisak kha enge a sawtna, zah pawh in zak lo em ni" tiin a hau a.

Nongstoin district SP pawh a rawn thleng thuai a, Pu Lalsanga Pautu chu thil awmdan a zawtfiah nghal a, Pu Lalsannga chuan "Ka pu I police te silai hi check rawh, an silaimu a la kim vek ang" tiin thil awmdan chu kimchang takin a hrilh a, an SP pawh a zak hle awm e. SP chuan "Ulhbun silai pakhat leh a mu 5 chiah neiin chung helho chu i lo hmachhawn ngam tihna a ni a, i hlau miah lo emni" tiin a han zawt a, "Aw ka hlauh pawh ka hre lo, Mizo kan tlanchhe ve ngai lo" tiin a chhang a ni.

Vantlang mike in an au a, "misualin bank an rawk a, pakhat kahhlum a ni a, a duh tan en theih a ni e" an ti a, mipui tam tak an rawn pungkhawm a, bank rawk tum misual kah hlum a ni chu an lawm lutuk a, hmeichhe ho phei chu lawm avangin an tap hlawm a ni. Pu Lalsanga hi media lamin an bawr nasa hle mai a, saptawng chanchinbu leh Khasi tawng chanchinbuah te an tial nasa hle. Hemi hnua bank guard lak leh turah 'Mizoin an dil chuan midang tan dil buai a ngai lovang' an ti tawp mai zuk nia.

A tuk June ni 7, 2000 chhunah an AGM chuan Pu Lalsanga Pautu a rawn hmu a, an inkahna sulhnu te a en vek bawk a, Pu Lalsanga inphenna ban feet khat bial vel chu silaimu in a deng nasa ngang mai a, bank kawngkhar darthlalang a keh vek bakah kawngkhar bianga silaimu lut tlanglo tam tak, tang tettut a han hmuh te chuan a chek tlawk tlawk mai a, Pu Lalsanga Pautu chu enin "I silai uhbun nen chauh heng hi engtin nge i lo hmachhawn theih a" tiin a han zawt a, a ni chuan "Mizo kan tlanchhe ve ngai lo" a lo ti leh hmiah mai a ni.

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Lalsanga Pautu - By :

Vanneihthanga Vanchhawng‎

Junior class-ah hian kum 5 aṭanga kum 15 inkarte a huam a, Regular-ah hian kum 15 chin chung lam, lâm thiam tak tak duhte tana duan a ni a, technique leh choreography te zirtir an ni ang. Fitness class hi kum 21 chin chung lam tan a ni a, tlai lama office bang te tan pawn kal theih a ni a, tlai dar 5 aṭanga dar 6 inkara neih ṭhin a ni.

MDC hian class hi Thawhṭanni, Nilaini leh Zirtawpni tlai lamah te neih ṭhin a ni dawn a, class hi thla thum chhung awh tur a ni ang. Zirlaite hi kum tawpa Mizo Dance Camp Winter Showcase-a neih turah an perform ang.

Zirtawpni kalta zan khan MPL 6 khuhhawnna neih a ni a, hetah hian TBC Zaithanpuia hnenah chawimawina hlan a ni a, Feli Fanai leh Zorinzuali Khiangte te an zai ṭhain, Feli Fanai hla thar tlangzarh a ni.

TBC Zaithanpuia hnenah hian chawimawina hlan a ni a, MPL prog­ramme pawimawha Mizo hnam hla ang thawthanga ngaih theih 'Aw nang kan Lal kan Pathian' hla thiam leh hnuk tiulh ṭeuh thei khawpa sa ṭhin a ni.

MPL 6 Kick Off-ah hian Feli Fanai hla thar, en chakawm, amah pawhin sawisel pawh huam tura a siam 'Pheichheh mawi i khai ang aw' tih chu tlangzarh a ni a, hemi zan hian Feli Fanai hian a hla thar hi a sa nghal bawk. Music video-a a incheina ang rawn inchei chhuakin, lâm thiamin an rawn zui chhuak. He hla hi Zirtawpni khan Zonet Cable TV-ah dah nghal a ni a, a hla a tunlai a, mi a hîp riau.

Zorinzuali Khiangte pawh a zai ṭha a, thawmhnaw sen, amah nena inchawih tak a rawn inbel chhuak. Zorini hian Michael M. Sailo nena an hla record hnuhnung ngei mai kha a rawn thlawh chhuak. Zaithiamte tan rapper leh musician Michael M. Sailo hlut lehzualzia a lang. A hnuah Zorini hian FB aṭangin Mike-a a ngaihzia tarlangin 'MPL 6 Kick Off hnuk ulh ṭeuh chungin, U Mike-a aw mawi tak nen' tiin a au chhuak zui nghe nghe.

MPL 6-ah thil thar a awm nual dawn a, MPL buatsaih nana Zonet-in kum tin nuai 25 a pek ṭhin chu nuai 30-ah tihsan a nih tak avangin MPL Club-te pawisa dawn tur zat pawh a pun phah dawn a ni. Hemi zan hian MPL Handbook leh Registration Booklet tlangzarh a ni a, club tinte jersey hak tur pho chhuah a ni a, model chhe lo tak takten an rawn pho chhuak.

August 26, Inrinni zinga Serchhip khawpuia political party zawm bik nei lo, ram veite inhmu­khawm chuan Zoram Exodus Movement (ZEM) an din.

July 6, 2017 khan Aizawla ZEM hotute chuan Serchhip hi an tlawh a, thuthar thehdarhtute nen inkâwmin, Serchhipah ZEM din turin thutlukna an siam. Inhmuhkhawm ṭum hian convener pathum - Kapliana Pachuau, Lalawmpuia Renthlei leh Jerry Lalrintluanga te ruat an ni.

Convener-te hian Ser­chhip khawpuia pro­minent citizen hrang hrangte kâwm kualin, August 26 zing hian ZEM an din ta a ni. Hruai­tu atan president-ah K Chawiliana, vice presi­dent-ah Lalchhara leh Lalbiakliana, secretary-ah Kapliana Pachuau leh treasurer-ah Lalawmpuia Renthlei-te an ruat.

Serchhip ZEM presi­dent K Chawiliana chuan, Pathian leh a kohhran tana rinawmna aia party-a rinawmna dah pawi­mawh zawk a ni ṭhin chu ngaimawhawm a tih thu a sawi a, "Serchhip ZEM hi chuan Pathian leh kohhran duh danin ram siamṭhat hna a thawk dawn a, kohhran mipui leh rawngbawltute telna tlak a ni ang," a ti. 

PRISM president Vanlalruata chuan, kum 2018-a Assembly inthlanah bial 40-ah candidate an nei dawn tih a sawi a, "Kan camndidate-te chu Zo hnahthlak vek an ni ang," a ti.

PRISM hruaitute hian August 26, Inrinni khan Aizawl Press Club-ah thuthar thehdarhtute an kâwm a; Vanlalruata chuan, kum sorkar chhung sorkara thil dik lo siamṭhat tuma an beih tawh thu sawiin, "Sorkar nawrtu nih reng ai chuan, sorkar siamtu nihi kan tum ve ta a ni," a ti a; tun dinhmun­ah candidate siam ngai thut se, an inpeih thawkhat thu a sawi.

Zawhna chhangin Vanlalruata chuan, khaw hrang hrangah unit neih an tum lo tih sawiin, chu chu ṭha zawka an hriat vang leh mipui duh dan zawk nia an hriat vang a nih thu a sawi a, "Branch 400 chuang kan neih sa pawh kan ṭhiat vek dawn," a ti. Kum 2018 inthlan tur thlirin pawl hrang hrang nen an inkawm fo thu a sawi a, "Mahse, ziaka thu thlunpui kan la nei lo," a ti.

PRISM President hian election manifesto an tlangzarh tawha huaisen taka hmalak ngaihna bik nia an ngaih a sawi lang a; chungte chu - Assam enkawl lai Inner Line Reserved Forest lak let te, hmang ṭangkai si loa ram zau tak tak neite chhuhsak te, eiruk hmangte man leh an eiruk sa chhuhsak te, sorkar hnuaia awm ṭhenkhat mimal kuta hlan te, inawp leh inrêlbàwlna ramri siam ṭhat te, department awm dan ennawn te, RTI Act Section 4 tihpuitlinte a ni.

Mizoramin hma a sawn chak loh chhan bulpui chu eirukna a ni tih sawiin, MLA leh minister-te chu eirukna laka fihlim tura an beisei dawn thu sawiin Vanlalruata chuan, "Minister leh MLA nih chakawm loh rawk khawp a ni ang," a ti. Minister leh MLA-te hlawh leh hamṭhatna tihtlem, kum tin an thil neih puanzar, Constituency Development Committee dina an thu anga MLA fund hman leh sport association vela hruaitu ni thei loa dahte an tum thu a sawi.

PRISM manifesto tihpuitlin a nih chuan, Mizoram chu ram zau zawk, chenna nuam, him leh ṭhang chak zawk a nih tur thu te, kawlphetha leh inkalpawhna kawng a ṭhat tur thu te, hnam intodelh a nih tur thu te, sorkar chak leh dan kenkawhna ram a nih tur thu te, corruption a bo tur thute an sawi bawk.