Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday handed over the letter of appointment to Borsing Bey as a constable in the Assam Police, days after he displayed exemplary honesty as a home guard by refusing a bribe from drug dealers. While posted at a check gate in Karbi Anglong
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A red panda, rescued recently from a river in Shi-Yomi district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China, was released back to its natural habitat by forest officials on Saturday. The rare species of the animal was rescued from the Yargyap-Chu river in Mechukha sub-division of the district by Tony Mosing and
India said on Wednesday it has found around 40 cases of the Delta coronavirus variant carrying a mutation that appears to make it more transmissible, and advised states to increase testing. Below is what we know about the variant. What is Delta Plus? The variant, called “Delta Plus” in India, was first reported in
The Meghalaya government on Friday decided to allow 15 per cent of local taxis to operate in Shillong from June 28, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said. The taxi operators will, however, have to display their COVID-19 vaccination certificates on their vehicles. The decision was taken at a review meeting during
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said. This is the third body to be pulled out from the rat- hole mine at Umpleng which