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Rare “Lipstick Plant” Rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh

Rare “Lipstick Plant” Rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh

Researchers at the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have rediscovered a rare plant, which is sometimes called the ‘Indian lipstick plant’, from remote Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh after more than a century. The plant (Aeschynanthus monetaria Dunn) was first identified by British botanist Stephen Troyte Dunn in 1912, based

FIR Against Assam CM Sarma In PPE Kit Row

FIR Against Assam CM Sarma In PPE Kit Row

The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Assam unit on Monday filed an FIR against Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma over the irregularities in procuring PPE kits in the state in during Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The Guwahati Chapter of the party’s state unit also held a protest rally against CM

Assam: Two arrested for smuggling rhino horn

Assam: Two arrested for smuggling rhino horn

Police arrested two smugglers and recovered a rhino horn weighing about 1.158 kg from their possession in the Titabor area of Assam’s Jorhat district. Based on intelligence input, a police team of Jorhat district led by the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Titabor Sub-Division had launched an operation on Sunday