Guwahati: Armed forest guards with rifles now stand watch over children at a govt primary school in central Assam’s Nagaon district, after a monkey attacked five students earlier this week — leaving one girl with serious facial injuries and transforming the campus into a stark tableau of human-wildlife conflict.Attendance at Garubandha Lower Primary School in…
62 pigs died on Wednesday Aizawl: Officials of the Mizoram animal husbandry & veterinary department on Thursday said 2,281 pigs have died due to African Swine Fever (ASF), while 683 pigs were culled across 6 districts between January to June 3.Earlier, on Wednesday, 62 pigs died in the state, with majority of belonging from Kolasib’s…
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AI-generated image used for representational purpose. GUWAHATI: The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) is set to implement the Cell Broadcast System (CBS) launched by the central government across the northeastern state in the near future.ASDMA said the public warning system, developed by C-DOT under the Department of Telecommunications in collaboration with the National Disaster…
Shillong: Meghalaya govt has imposed a complete ban on the slaughter of pigs and the sale of pork and pork products within infected zone villages across six blocks in four districts following an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF).According to a govt statement, the outbreak has been confirmed in villages under Pynursla and Mawlai blocks…
Agartala: The Tripura govt has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Ramakrishna Mission to facilitate the creation of the Ramakrishna Mission School of Languages & Centre for Human Excellence, aimed at skill development, value-driven education, and youth empowerment.The initiative is being taken up by the Tripura Institution for Transformation (TIFT), the state govt’s policy…
Guwahati: Alang, a female Amur falcon fitted with a satellite tag in Manipur in Nov last year, has returned to the northeast after wintering in southern Africa, adding an unexpected first to the species’ tracked migration story — a stopover in Bhutan.Researchers following the bird’s signal say Alang has covered more than 20,000 km in…
Dhubri: One person died on the spot and three students of Lakhimari High School sustained grievous injuries after being struck by lightning in the Golokganj area of Dhubri district on Wednesday afternoon.In a separate incident, seven cattle were killed when lightning struck Lalkura village under Gauripur Police Station in Dhubri district.The deceased has been identified…
Shillong: National People’s Party (NPP)-led ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA)-2.0 on Wednesday unanimously decided to field James PK Sangma of NPP as its candidate for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Meghalaya, with the election scheduled on June 18.A resolution on the common candidate was adopted at a meeting of parliamentary party leaders of all…
Shillong: The 73rd Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council (NEC), headquartered in Meghalaya’s capital, will be held on Thursday at the state convention centre in Shillong, under the chairmanship of Union home minister and NEC chairperson Amit Shah.The session will be attended by Union minister for development of north eastern region (DoNER) and NEC vice‑chairperson…
