Category: Northeast

4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Meghalaya

4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Meghalaya

A minor earthquake struck the northeastern state of Meghalaya in the early hours of Monday, June 13. As per the national centre for seismology (NCS), Tura happened to be the epicenter of the earthquake. The national body that keeps records of earthquakes, informed that tremors were felt at around 6.32

Panchayat by-poll for 131 seats in Arunachal on July 12

Panchayat by-poll for 131 seats in Arunachal on July 12

The Arunachal Pradesh State Election Commission Tuesday announced by-poll to 130 gram panchayat seats along with one zila parishad seat on July 12. Election to 40 gram panchayat seats and one in zila parishad in Vijoynagar administrative sub-division under Changlang district have, however, been kept pending due to law and

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

Heroin worth Rs 8.75 lakh seized in Mizoram, one held

Heroin worth Rs 8.75 lakh seized in Mizoram, one held

A 29-year-old man has been arrested from a village near the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram’s Champhai district after heroin worth Rs 8.75 lakh was seized from his possession, according to an official release. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the excise department officials apprehended the drug peddler from a