Category: Northeast

Mizoram Police rescues 468 exotic animals

Mizoram Police rescues 468 exotic animals

Mizoram Police rescued 468 exotic animals suspected to be smuggled from Myanmar in Champhai district, an officer said. Acting on specific inputs, police rescued the animals at Khawkawn check gate in Champhai district bordering Myanmar and arrested five persons for smuggling the wildlife species. The rescued animals included four tortoises,

Sikkim becomes COVID-free after two years

Sikkim becomes COVID-free after two years

Sikkim on Friday became a COVID-free state after two years with the last two patients recovering, the Health Department said. Sikkim did not report any new cases with 84 samples being tested in the last 24 hours, it said. The state has reported 39,165 COVID-19 cases altogether. Of them, 37,966

Alcohol in Meghalaya gets costlier

Alcohol in Meghalaya gets costlier

Meghalaya cabinet on Wednesday hiked taxes on Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) by 1-9 percent, which will inflate the price of alcohol in the state. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma informed his Twitter followers on Wednesday that the cabinet has decided to increase taxes on ‘few’ IMFL brands to increase revenue