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    America's largest reptile sanctuary wants to import gharials from India

    Washington, Jul 18: America's largest reptile bank based in Arizona has applied to the federal government to import six gharials and another equal number of mugger crocodiles from Tamil Nadu, which it says would help preserve these endangered species. The Phoenix Herpetological Society has applied...
    Assam: 1 dead, 5 injured in clash between forest guards, alleged encroachers at wildlife sanctuary
    Assam

    Assam: 1 dead, 5 injured in clash between forest guards, alleged encroachers at...

    Tezpur, Jul 17: One person was killed and five others were injured on Monday in a clash between alleged encroachers and forest guards at the Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary in Sonitpur district of Assam, officials said. Nagaon Wildlife Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Jayanta Deka said that...
    Bill to end polygamy is communal and diversionary tactics, say Assam oppn parties
    Assam

    Bill to end polygamy is communal and diversionary tactics, say Assam oppn...

    Guwahati, Jul 17: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's recent announcement that a Bill to end polygamy in the state will be introduced in the legislative assembly either in the September or January 2024 session has been dubbed by opposition parties as diversionary and communal, especially at a...
    UCC risks interference with unique matrilineal societies in Meghalaya: Sanbor Shullai
    North East

    UCC risks interference with unique matrilineal societies in Meghalaya: Sanbor...

    Shillong, Jul 17: Senior Meghalaya BJP leader Sanbor Shullai on Monday said the Uniform Civil Code "risks interference" with the unique matrilineal societies of the state and appealed to the Law Commission not to implement the UCC in scheduled areas of the state. "It is an earnest appeal that...
    Fire in battery box of Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat train; no casualty
    National

    Fire in battery box of Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat train; no casualty

    Bhopal, Jul 17: A fire broke out in the battery box of a coach of the Vande Bharat train heading from Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal to New Delhi on Monday morning, a senior railway official said. There were 37 passengers in the coach and they were shifted to other coaches immediately. No injury...
    India logs 43 COVID-19 infections in a day
    Health & Fitness

    India logs 43 COVID-19 infections in a day

    New Delhi, Jul 17: India recorded new 43 COVID-19 infections in a day while the tally of active cases has increased to 1,441 from 1,432 a day ago, according to Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll has been recorded at 5,31,915, the data updated at 8 am stated. The tally of...
    Flood situation in Assam remains grim, around 1 lakh affected
    Assam

    Flood situation in Assam remains grim, around 1 lakh affected

    Guwahati, Jul 17: The flood situation in Assam remained grim as around 1 lakh people were affected by the deluge in 10 districts, an official bulletin said. According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Sunday, over 98,800 people were affected due...
    Assam Opposition parties criticise CM’s ‘Miya’ remark
    Assam

    Assam Opposition parties criticise CM’s ‘Miya’ remark

    Guwahati, July 16: Spiralling vegetable prices in Assam’s largest city Guwahati has triggered a war of words between political opponents, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s blaming ‘Miyas’ for the escalating rates drawing sharp reactions from opposition parties. While AIUDF chief Badruddin...
    7.2-magnitude quake strikes Alaska Peninsula, tsunami warning issued: USGS
    International

    7.2-magnitude quake strikes Alaska Peninsula, tsunami warning issued: USGS

    Washington, July 16: A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). According to initial reports, a tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake. There were no immediate reports of...
    Uprooted electric poles, GI pipes converted into weapons in Manipur hills
    North East

    Uprooted electric poles, GI pipes converted into weapons in Manipur hills

    Sugnu, July 16: Guns fabricated from parts of uprooted electric poles or galvanized iron (GI) pipes formed a major chunk of arms seized by security forces during search operations to recover weapons looted from police armouries in Manipur, officials said. Besides these guns, the arsenal of the...
    1000-yr-old Tripura archaeological site, 2 others beckoning tourists
    North East

    1000-yr-old Tripura archaeological site, 2 others beckoning tourists

    Agartala, July 16: Pilak, an over 1000-year-old archaeological site in Tripura, is set to woo more travellers as the state government has initiated steps to develop it as a historical tourism circuit with two other places. The place, nestled in Jolaibari, about 100 km from here, formed part of a...
    Guwahati: Two held, smuggled gold bars worth Rs 34 lakh seized
    Guwahati

    Guwahati: Two held, smuggled gold bars worth Rs 34 lakh seized

    Guwahati, Jul 15: Two persons were arrested after suspected smuggled gold bars worth about Rs 34 lakh were seized from their possession here, a police officer said on Saturday. The gold, which was seized during a special operation on Friday, is suspected to have been brought illegally from...
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