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Guwahati: Scientists have discovered a rare fish species native to the Tibetan and Chinese plateaus in a high-altitude lake in Arunachal Pradesh, marking its first recorded presence in India.Researchers from ICAR-Central Institute of Coldwater Fisheries Research (ICAR-CICFR), Bhimtal, confirmed Schizopygopsis waddellii in a lake in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district bordering China.Ten specimens collected in July…

Aizawl: Mizoram Police have seized drugs valued at over Rs 14.47 crore in four operations since Monday, arresting six people.Champhai police seized 994 grams of methamphetamine worth Rs 79.52 lakh from a maxi-cab passenger at the Chalbawia Junction check gate on Wednesday. The passenger, Hrang Thawm Hnim (39) is from Myanmar.In another operation that day,…

Heavy rain triggered soil erosion on the evening of Sept 3, damaging the track between Jamira in Assam and Bairabi in Mizoram Aizawl: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) expects to restore the rain-damaged Jamira-Bairabi track by Sept 14, an official said Thursday.NFR chief public relations officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said, “Restoration work at the affected location…

A meeting on the project was held in Khawzawl district on Thursday Aizawl: A meeting on the conservation and restoration of catchment areas of the Barak river in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland was held at the deputy commissioner’s conference hall in Khawzawl district on Thursday.The meeting on the project, titled “Conservation & Restoration of…

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu on Thursday honoured 30 state-level toppers under the state’s Golden Jubilee Meritorious Students Awards.The awardees, from Classes III to XII, were recognised for the 2024-25 academic session. Around 840 students were honoured at district-level events.Instituted in 2022 to mark 50 years since the state was named Arunachal, the awards…

Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu Itanagar: Politicians across Arunachal Pradesh are riding social media’s throwback-to-the-’80s trend, turning their present-day portraits into retro avatars.CM Pema Khandu joined the trend by sharing an AI-styled photograph of himself in 1980s-inspired attire.“Everyone’s doing it, so here I am. Good old days, 80s edition. #80sVibes #80sEdition #BackToThe80s,” Khandu posted on…

Agartala: Tripura has set a target of achieving 500 megawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030, power minister Ratan Lal Nath said at the launch of the Tripura Clean Energy Roadmap, Green Skilling programme and TREAT initiative.Nath said renewable energy, particularly solar power, had emerged as a key driver of economic growth, technological innovation, employment…

Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has held that Talaq-e-Hasan is a valid form of divorce and is not prohibited in India, while directing a Barpeta man to approach the jurisdictional marriage and divorce registrar for registration of the divorce he claimed to have pronounced on his wife.Justice Arun Dev Choudhury, while disposing of a writ…

Wildlife experts have expressed concern that the tyre could cause wounds, restrict the elephant’s movement or lead to other health complications. GOLAGHAT: A wild elephant was spotted with a tyre lodged around its neck in a forest area of Assam’s Golaghat district on Thursday, prompting the forest department to monitor the animal and assess the…

Guwahati: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has written to his West Bengal counterpart, Suvendu Adhikari, seeking the state govt’s assistance in purchasing music legend Bhupen Hazarika’s former residence on Golf Club Road in Tollygunge, Kolkata, and developing it as a heritage property.Sharing the letter on his X handle late on Tuesday night, Sarma wrote: “Kolkata…