AIZAWL, June 24 � Atleast six persons of a family were taken ill after eating wild mushrooms in Mizoram�s Keifang village and were admitted to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in nearby Saitual village yesterday.
Police said that the victims plucked the mushroom while passing through a jungle and cooked without knowing its name or variety on Monday. Six of them complained of stomach pain and vomited the next day and the condition of Zari, her daughter Lalthapuii (36) and Lalthapuii�s husband Lalzawmliana (37) were stated as critical. � PTI
MP scribe�s killing condemned
Imphal, June 24 � The All Manipur Working Journalists� Union (AMWJU), has strongly condemned the brutal killing of journalist Sandeep Kothari in Madhya Pradesh.
The AMWJU condemned the killing at a meeting held at the Manipur Press Club yesterday, a press release said.
The AMWJU demanded that authorities should take up strong action against the culprits, the release added. � PTI