Aizawl: Two eminent persons from Mizoram — Lalbiaktanga Pachuau and C Kamlova — have been conferred with Padma Shri — the fourth highest civilian honour of the country.
Veteran journalist Pachuau, 94, started his career in 1953 with a local daily called Zoram Thupuan. He is currently the editor of a local newspaper called Zoram Tlangau, which he founded in 1970.
He was also the president of Mizoram Journalist Association (MJA) for three consecutive terms and co-founded the Association for Voluntary Blood Donation (AVBD) in 2001.
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