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MSCPCR member Jinysha D. Maiong calls for collective action to protect children amid rising crimes

Shillong, May 31: Jinysha D. Maiong, Member of the Meghalaya State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR), has called for collective action to...

Rhino, Royal Bengal Tiger sightings boost calls to protect Assam’s Medela Reserve Forest

Dibrugarh, May 31: Sightings of a one-horned rhinoceros and a Royal Bengal Tiger in Assam’s Medela Reserve Forest have sparked fresh calls for stronger...

The disease never existed. So why did AI have answers for it?

A strange word recently found its way into conversations about artificial intelligence. The word was Bixonimania, a fabricated disease that never existed.

Water crisis cripples Chokpot CHC, locals allege doctors are absent from duty

A severe water crisis at the Chokpot Alagre Community Health Centre (CHC) in South Garo Hills district has triggered public outrage after local civil society groups alleged that the health facility was found virtually deserted during a surprise visit on Saturday.

From Osaka to Assam: filmmaker Abhijit SriDas sees the Northeast as the next frontier of eastern storytelling

Urmi Bhattacharjee Guwahati, May 31: The same filmmaker from Siliguri whose debut feature film became the first Indian Bengali film to be officially screened at...

DC, Kamrup stresses on community’s responsibility to fight against tobacco addiction

AMINGAON, May 30: Kamrup district commissioner Deva Kumar Mishra on Friday asked for concerted efforts of everybody to make a tobacco free society. He...

Dragged out of home and trampled in the dark – Assam’s deadly elephant conflict claims two more lives in Nagaon

In a grim reminder of escalating human-elephant conflict in Assam, a herd of wild elephants destroyed homes and properties in two villages in the Kampur area of Nagaon during the wee hours of Friday, killing two villagers and injuring others. Residents spent a night of horror.

First-of-its-kind bird survey in Nongstoin records over 75 species, spotlighting Meghalaya’s hidden avian wealth

In a major boost to Meghalaya’s eco-tourism prospects, a pioneering bird survey conducted in Nongstoin (West Khasi Hills District) has recorded an astonishing 75 diverse bird species in just two days.

Youth affairs secretary pushes full fund release, portal registration for NSS units

SHILLONG, MAY 29: Financial aid to National Service Scheme units should reach them directly and in full, not in parts, to allow effective planning...

Meghalaya pushes shooting sports outreach in South Garo Hills to spot young talent

Baghmara, May 29: In a bid to promote shooting sports among the youth and identify emerging talent from South Garo Hills, an awareness programme...

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