A team of herpetologists have discovered a new species of venomous snake Trimeresurus mayaae or Maya’s Pit viper from Umroi Military station in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. Named in honour of Col Yashpal Singh Rathee’s late mother – Maya, the snake looked very similar to Pope’s pit viper but the
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said he will be using an electric vehicle (EV) to commute to his office. The CM also asked other departments and citizens to start using electric vehicles because it is one step towards going green and ensuring that “we are able to do our part
Incessant rainfall has wreaked havoc in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar. Massive landslides have struck the Ganga Basti area in Itanagar. Huge portions of houses were washed away in the landslide which took place last night. In another video captured from Ajing Colony near Polytechnic College in Itanagar. Residents of a
Following allegation from former minister and IPFT MLA Mevar Kumar Jamatia that it was IPFT president NC Debbarma who had signed an agreement with the Pradyot Debbarma-led Tipra Motha for a merger, the veteran IPFT leader today admitted that an agreement was indeed signed. N C Debbarma, however, claimed that
The death toll due to landslides in Arunachal Pradesh increased to eight after the body of a woman who went missing was recovered here on Friday, police said. The body of 35-year-old Kusum Rai was retrieved from the debris in the backside of Punjabi Dhaba in the city after six