In a landmark achievement for India’s biodiversity, the first-ever live photograph of a female Kaiser-i-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis, Hope 1843) has been captured from the lush temperate forests of Ravangla (Rabong) in Namchi District, Sikkim.
Political tensions in Assam escalated sharply on Thursday as over 200 Congress leaders and supporters marched toward the office of the Director General of Police (DGP), accusing the Assam Police of acting at the behest of the ruling BJP to intimidate opposition candidates in the run-up to the panchayat elections.
Leaders of the ongoing protest by 15,000 workers employed under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) in Mizoram met with Lalmuanpuia Punte, Political Adviser to Chief Minister Lalduhoma, on Thursday to press their demand for job regularisation under the state government.
The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Guwahati Mahanagar unit, staged a strong protest on Thursday against what it called the “decades-long corruption” of the Indian National Congress, with a sharp focus on the recent Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet filed against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.
In response to reports of rampant illegal fishing, the District Magistrate of East Khasi Hills has issued an order prohibiting the use of toxic chemicals and explosive substances for fishing in the Umiam River within the Umlyngka village boundary — stretching from Sdad Wah Umkhrah to Sdad Jlu.
With the monsoon season fast approaching, the Meghalaya Power Generation Corporation Limited (MePGCL) has initiated several measures to provide early warnings to public when the dam gates are opened, especially during sudden releases triggered by heavy rainfall. Among these is the installation of two high-range sirens to alert residents about water releases from the Ganol Hydro Dam in West Garo Hills district.
The Department of Tourism, Government of Meghalaya, in collaboration with Meghalayan Age Ltd, has announced ‘Culinary Cascade 2025’, a three-day food and cultural extravaganza set to take place from May 1st to 3rd at the picturesque Ward’s Lake in Shillong, from 12 PM to 8 PM daily.
Shillong, April 17: Rajabala MLA Dr. Mizanur Rahman Kazi on Thursday expressed his gratitude to the Government for the prompt action in restoring the...
Guwahati, April 17: In a significant breakthrough for biodiversity research in Northeast India, a new species of frog has been identified from the Garbhanga Reserve...
It's been little over 50 years, yet being two sides of the same coin, the twin dominant communities of Meghalaya, the Garos and the Khasis rarely see eye to eye. Left alone, derogatory terms are reserved for each other that are plain ridiculous.
