All posts tagged: Mizo govt

May 6, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Cong govt in Mizoram

A four-member Congress (I) ministry, led by Lal Thanhawla, was installed in Mizoram. This is the first ministry the Congress (I) has formed on its own in the Union Territory. The Lt Governor, H S Dubey, administered the oath of office to Lal Thanhawla and his three colleagues. Japan’s Aid to India The Prime Minister of Japan, Yasuhiro Nakasone, said in New Delhi that his country would offer India a larger yen credit than last year. The credit would cover fertiliser and gas pipeline projects and thermal power plants. Nakasone also announced that Japan had agreed to provide grant-in-aid for education and equipment to Delhi University. EEC Blames India The European Economic Community has virtually blamed India for the stagnation in its exports to EEC markets. This happened when the leader of the 20-member EEC delegation, Ivor Richard, responded to the remarks of the Commerce Minister, V P Singh, at the third session of the Indo-EEC joint commission. He said that Indian exports had slipped even though there was no change in the conditions of …