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This Indian state has no railway station but boasts stunning natural beauty

Image Source : Freepik.com 1/8 Despite being a tourist hub with beautiful landscapes and a growing population, one Indian state lacks a railway station. Image Source : Canva 2/8 Situated in the stunning Eastern Himalayas, Sikkim is the only state in India without a railway station within its borders, making it a unique and intriguing fact. Image Source : Canva …

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1 month ago

SACON team from TN's Anaikatti discovers new frog species in Meghalaya during two-year study

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: A team of scientists from SACON in Anaikatti, has discovered a new frog species during a two-year study in Meghalaya. They have named the species as ‘Raorchestes asakgrensis’, after the Eman Asakgre Community Reserve in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, where it was discovered, to honour the people who supported them. The team also rediscovered two more species – …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Something’s brewing in the Northeast | Entrepreneurs are taking mead and canned bitchi commercial

The Hindu

Though separated by geography and chronology, the ancient Celtics and the Sümi Naga tribe of Nagaland have something deliciously in common. “We rely heavily on the use of both local ingredients such as wild basil and the blue prickly-skinned noni fruit, and ancient honey harvesting techniques that not only provide a livelihood to the skilled harvesters, but also preserve their …

India Pet Local Meghalaya States Rice Traditional

4 months, 1 week ago

Meghalaya’s polio case derived from vaccine: Officials

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The case of polio confirmed in a child from West Garo Hills in Meghalaya on Tuesday involves what is termed vaccine-derived polio, which is not uncommon, confirmed an official from the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Wednesday. “It is a case of vaccine derived polio that has been detected in a 2.5 years old child …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

6 held for brutally thrashing woman in public in Meghalaya: Police

Hindustan Times

Shillong: The Meghalaya Police have arrested six people allegedly involved in the brutal assault of a woman in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills after a video of several men assaulting a woman on the premises of a school surfaced on social media. The viral video showed a woman being beaten up by a group of men armed with thick sticks According …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian painter and muralist Jasmine Crisp creates three-storey high portrait in Northern Italy

ABC

Surrounded by paint cans, Adelaide/Tarntanya mural artist Jasmine Crisp hovers on a crane above the streets of Mantova. Artist Jasmine Crisp's large-scale portrait is inspired by the role of women in history and her own life. Artist Jasmine Crisp has already created permanent large scale murals for festivals in Adelaide, Brisbane and Geelong. "This painting is directly informed by readings …

Art Paint Jasmine Portrait Lunetta Crisp Mantua

6 months ago

Meghalaya rewards educated farmers to inspire others

The Hindu

GUWAHATI: Building a sustainable business was not the only reason why Khrawbok Syngkli began rearing pigs three years ago. They were among the first to be groomed by the State Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Deparment’s TREYSEFA and receive seed money of at least ₹10,000 to script a farming success. This week, the Meghalaya government organised a programme specifically to felicitate …

Agriculture Meghalaya Farmers State

6 months ago

Meghalaya: Thunderstorms claim two lives, ravage homes; over 3,000 affected

Hindustan Times

Incessant thunderstorms accompanied by lightning in most parts of Meghalaya over two days has claimed two lives and affected over 3,000 people so far, the state disaster management authority said on Tuesday. According to the Rangbah Shnong of Thyllaw, Personal Kharlyngdoh, “By a rough estimate, we would say our loss is anything between ₹80 and ₹90 lakh.” On the western …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Meghalaya landslide: Four bodies recovered

Hindustan Times

The bodies of four persons, including father, mother, son and their neighbour, who were buried by landslide at their house in Meghalaya’s Nongpriang village under Shella Block near Sohra on Thursday, were found on Friday, officials said. In the Khasi-Jaiñtia Hills region, it was informed that 67 villages have been affected in East Khasi Hills, 45 in East Jaiñtia Hills, …

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7 months ago

TBSE Results 2024: Overall 87.54% pass percentage recorded in Tripura board Class 10 examinations, details here

Hindustan Times

TBSE Tripura board 10th, 12th Results 2024: The Tripura Board of Secondary Education on Friday announced the Class 10 board exam results. TBSE Tripura board 10th, 12th results 2024 live updates TBSE Results 2024: 87.54% pass Tripura board Class 10 examinations. Meanwhile, the TBSE also announced the results of TBSE Class 12, TBSE Tripura board Fazil, and TBSE Tripura board …

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7 months ago

MBOSE Results 2024: Garo Hills’ schools secure top slots in SSLC and HSSLC (Arts) 2024 results of Meghalaya Board

Hindustan Times

Results of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate examinations 2024 conducted by the Meghalaya Board of Secondary Education have been declared, with a pass percentage of 55.80 per cent. MBOSE Class 10, 12 results 2024 live updates MBOSE Results 2024: Garo Hills’ schools secure top slots in SSLC and HSSLC 2024 in Meghalaya board results. The top spot was shared jointly …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

None of 26,000 rat-hole mines closed yet, Meghalaya HC told

Hindustan Times

None of the 26,000 abandoned rat-hole mines in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya has so far been closed despite an order, posing a threat of loss of life to humans as well as livestock, according to an interim report of a committee formed to monitor the mining and transportation of coal in the north-eastern state. The National Green Tribunal …

Meghalaya Mining Coal Report Mines Hills Closed

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Garo hills minors rape case: Meghalaya police arrest 8 including prime accused

Hindustan Times

Shillong: The Meghalaya police in the past week have arrested eight people, including the prime accused, who was arrested on Saturday, in connection with the alleged brutal assault and gangrape of a minor village girl in the South West Garo Hills district on April 16, 2024. A first information report was lodged by the Koch Students’ Union on April 18 …

Meghalaya Rape Men Accused Fir Arrested Arrest

8 months ago

The road to Election 2024 in photos: April 18

Hindustan Times

The road to Election 2024 in photos: April 18 A look at polling preparations as India gears up to vote in the Lok Sabha elections on April 19.. 1 / 10 View Photos in a new improved layout An election official carrying an Electronic Voting Machine to a polling station, disembarks a boat on the eve of the first round …

Photos Election Polling View Improved Layout

8 months, 1 week ago

Matrilineal Meghalaya bets on women frontrunners

The Hindu

GUWAHATI If the candidates of the ruling National People’s Party win, matrilineal Meghalaya would be India’s first State with more than one Lok Sabha seat to have all-women Members of Parliament. Months before the elections were announced, the NPP nominated Health Minister Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh and Agatha K. Sangma from the Shillong and Tura seats encompassing 36 and 24 Assembly …

Northeast Meghalaya States Congress Party Lok Sabha State

8 months, 1 week ago

A suitcase full of clouds | Stocking up on chubitchi brew and smoked pork in Iewduh, Shillong

The Hindu

My last stop before I fly back home from a holiday is always the fresh produce market. And when it is the incredible Iewduh in Shillong, Meghalaya — one of the largest and busiest markets in the Northeast — one must bring cloth shopping bags and an open mind. I love the hustle: hawkers with carts piled high with local …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 60 products from across India earn GI tags

The Hindu

Over 60 products from across India, including the famous Banaras Thandai, have been given the Geographical Indication tag. Six traditional crafts from Assam — Asharikandi terracotta craft, Pani Meteka craft, Sarthebari metal craft, Jaapi, Mishing handloom products, and the Bihu dhol — have bagged the GI tag. Thirteen other products from Assam have been given tags, including the Bodo Dokhona, …

India Assam Products Traditional Tags Given Tag

9 months, 1 week ago

Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in most tribal areas in Northeastern states, here's why

India TV News

Citizenship Amendment Act: The Citizenship Act, 2019, which came into effect on Monday, will not be implemented in most tribal areas across Northeastern states, including those designated with special status under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution. "The tribal areas, where autonomous councils were created under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution, were also exempted from the purview of the …

India Citizenship Rules Amendment Act Caa Northeastern States

9 months, 1 week ago

What is Citizen Amendment Act?

India Today

The much-debated Citizenship Act, ratified in 2019, has recently seen its regulations officially unveiled, just as the country gears up for upcoming elections. Specifically, an immigrant must have resided in India for at least one year in the preceding 12 months and a cumulative total of at least five years within the past 14 years. This exemption extends to specific …

India Citizen

1 year ago

The young food ambassadors of the Northeast

The Hindu

Every tribe and family in India’s Northeast makes food that’s ever so slightly different from each other. This May, she returned to the capital — operating from home and cooking food that represent the hill communities, which includes ingredients such as fermented pork, bitter passion fruit leaves, and tender bamboo shoots. It imparts a special flavour to the food.” Kashmiri …

Food Delhi Pork Nagaland Nath Sema Khasi

1 year, 5 months ago

Why the Garo tribe of West Bengal’s Alipurduar feels betrayed by the ballot

The Hindu

The roads to Garo Para in Uttar Panialguri village are just layers of mud and pebbles. West Bengal panchayat polls 2023 | Unceasing violence and political muscle flexing Nothing much has changed here for decades, say the villagers, mostly from the Garo tribal community, except for the Anganwadi Centre that was set up 16 years ago in a hut, where …

Bengal Village Bdo Garo Sangma Marak Garo Para

1 year, 5 months ago

Illegal Coal Mining: Meghalaya High Court Mulls CBI Probe, Asks State To Show Cause Why Police Administration Should Be Trusted

Live Law

Contemplating demands for CBI probe into the issue of illegal coal mining in Meghalaya, the High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to show cause why it should still have any confidence in the police or the administrative machinery. Today, the petitioner presented compelling video showcasing illicit coal-mining activities and the transport of illegally-mined coal across various districts. Unconvinced, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

BJP allies in northeast oppose Uniform Civil Code

The Hindu

The largely tribe-based allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party have taken a stand against the bid to impose the Uniform Civil Code. A day after the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party aired its “strong and firm opinion” against the UCC, the National People’s Party said a common set of personal laws on marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, and succession would be against …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Meghalaya tribal council resolves to oppose UCC

The Hindu

A tribal council in Meghalaya has unanimously passed a resolution to oppose the implementation of the proposed Uniform Civil Code in areas within its jurisdiction. Moving the resolution on June 24, Pyniaid Sing Syiem, the chief executive member of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council, said that the UCC would affect the customs, traditions, practices, inheritance, marriage, and religious freedom …

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This Indian state has no railway station but boasts stunning natural beauty

SACON team from TN's Anaikatti discovers new frog species in Meghalaya during two-year study

Something’s brewing in the Northeast | Entrepreneurs are taking mead and canned bitchi commercial

Meghalaya’s polio case derived from vaccine: Officials

6 held for brutally thrashing woman in public in Meghalaya: Police

Australian painter and muralist Jasmine Crisp creates three-storey high portrait in Northern Italy

Meghalaya rewards educated farmers to inspire others

Meghalaya: Thunderstorms claim two lives, ravage homes; over 3,000 affected

Meghalaya landslide: Four bodies recovered

TBSE Results 2024: Overall 87.54% pass percentage recorded in Tripura board Class 10 examinations, details here

MBOSE Results 2024: Garo Hills’ schools secure top slots in SSLC and HSSLC (Arts) 2024 results of Meghalaya Board

None of 26,000 rat-hole mines closed yet, Meghalaya HC told

Garo hills minors rape case: Meghalaya police arrest 8 including prime accused

The road to Election 2024 in photos: April 18

Matrilineal Meghalaya bets on women frontrunners

A suitcase full of clouds | Stocking up on chubitchi brew and smoked pork in Iewduh, Shillong

Over 60 products from across India earn GI tags

Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in most tribal areas in Northeastern states, here's why

What is Citizen Amendment Act?

The young food ambassadors of the Northeast

Why the Garo tribe of West Bengal’s Alipurduar feels betrayed by the ballot

Illegal Coal Mining: Meghalaya High Court Mulls CBI Probe, Asks State To Show Cause Why Police Administration Should Be Trusted

BJP allies in northeast oppose Uniform Civil Code

Meghalaya tribal council resolves to oppose UCC