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,
Category: Northeast
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
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
The Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) categorically said that “the Naga national flag symbolises Naga political identity. It is not negotiable”, in the editorial of its latest news bulletin “Nagalim Voice”. It is unthinkable for NSCN-IM to accept the Naga national flag as a cultural
Air Marshal DK Patnaik, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command paid a two-day inspection visit to the Air Force Station Hasimara. He visited the Air Force Station from May 22 to 24. He was received by Air Commodore Ashish Srivastava, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station Hasimara. The Air Marshal