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New plant species found in Arunachal Pradesh
North East

New plant species found in Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar, June 21: A team of researchers from the Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre (APRC), Botanical Survey of India (BSI) has discovered a new plant species in the Mandala area of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh. The team has described the new herbaceous plant species, named Petrocosmea...
All tourists in North Sikkim safely evacuated
North East

All tourists in North Sikkim safely evacuated

Gangtok, Jun 20: On the final day of evacuation efforts in Mangan, North Sikkim, 158 stranded tourists from Chungthang and the northern regions of the district were successfully rescued.The operation, overseen by Mangan District Magistrate Mr. Hem Kumar Chettri, was a coordinated effort involving SP...
Tripura: 15 students hospitalised after consuming food in hostel
North East

Tripura: 15 students hospitalised after consuming food in hostel

Agartala, Jun 20: As many as 15 students were shifted to GB Pant hospital for treatment as they fell sick shortly after consuming the breakfast meal served in their hostel.The incident took place at around 11 a.m. on Thursday at the Bodhjung Girls Higher Secondary School campus.According to...
Meghalaya: Landslides and flash floods halt traffic on National Highway 6
North East

Meghalaya: Landslides and flash floods halt traffic on National Highway 6

Shillong, June 18: Multiple landslides along National Highway 6 have brought traffic to a standstill and efforts are on clear the highway. East Jaintia Hills Deputy commissioner, Abhilash Baranwal said, due to incessant rain for the past couple of days there have been several landslides and...
Amit Shah chairs high level meeting to review Manipur security situation
National

Amit Shah chairs high level meeting to review Manipur security situation

Guwahati, Jun 17:The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, chaired a high-level meeting on Monday in New Delhi in order to review the security situation in Manipur.The meeting comes after Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uike met Amit Shah in his office and was reportedly briefed on the situation in Manipur as...
Anti-elephant solar fence turns tool for women empowerment in Meghalaya village
North East

Anti-elephant solar fence turns tool for women empowerment in Meghalaya village

Borogobal (West Garo Hills), June 17: In a tiny tribal hamlet in the West Garo Hills area of Meghalaya bordering Assam’s Goalpara district, a small group of women, mostly housewives, habitually keep a watchful eye on a single-strand solar-energised fence that shields their village and homes from...
Assam: Man nabbed for allegedly assisting terrorists in Manipur
Guwahati

Assam: Man nabbed for allegedly assisting terrorists in Manipur

Guwahati, Jun 16: In a successful operation, the Special Task Force (STF), Assam in Guwahati arrested a person with drone parts that were to be transported to Manipur.The individual, identified as Sanjib Kumar Mishra, a resident of Noonmati locality, was arrested in the Rupnagar area with drone...
Manipur: Ex-IAS officer’s house burnt down in major fire in Imphal
North East

Manipur: Ex-IAS officer’s house burnt down in major fire in Imphal

Imphal, June 16: Amid tight security within a secure zone, an abandoned house located in Old Lambulane, Imphal, caught fire on Saturday evening.Police said the abandoned house belonged to the former Chief Secretary of Goa, the late Thangkhopao Kipgen. Kipgen died on March 3, 2005, and the house had...
Assam: 2 women, 1 man working as domestic help rescued from Arunachal
Assam

Assam: 2 women, 1 man working as domestic help rescued from Arunachal

Sonitpur, June 15: In a successful rescue operation, two young women and an elderly man aged 55, hailing from Assam’s Sonitpur district, were rescued from a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday.Based on specific inputs, a team of Itakhola police led by Officer-in-Charge Bhaskar Jyoti Saikia...
Sikkim: Over 1200 tourists stranded including 15 foreign nationals due to heavy rainfall
North East

Sikkim: Over 1200 tourists stranded including 15 foreign nationals due to heavy...

Gangtok, Jun 13:Heavy rainfall and landslides in the Mangan District of Sikkim have left approximately 1,215 tourists stranded, including 15 foreign nationals from Thailand, Nepal, and Bangladesh.The Sikkim Tourism Department has confirmed that all tourists are safe.Local authorities have urged the...
Dogs allegedly set on man by Meghalaya Police, lawyer files complaint
North East

Dogs allegedly set on man by Meghalaya Police, lawyer files complaint

Shillong, Jun 14: A 65-year-old man sustained severe injuries after Meghalaya police officials allegedly tied him to a pole, bound him with dog collar belts and unleashed dogs on him.The incident occurred on Wednesday evening after the victim, Sonil Suting, was taken to Dawki police station and was...
Sikkim CM’s wife resigns after taking oath as MLA
North East

Sikkim CM’s wife resigns after taking oath as MLA

Gangtok, Jun 14:Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang’s wife, Krishna Kumari Rai, the newly sworn-in MLA from Namchi Singithang, resigned from her legislative post on Thursday after taking the oath.On the other hand, the chief minister has vacated his Soreng Chakung seat while retaining his...
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