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    Religious institutions should play active role in reforming electoral politics: Meghalaya minister
    North East

    Religious institutions should play active role in reforming electoral politics:...

    Shillong, June 26: Meghalaya Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui has urged all religious institutions in the state to play an active role in reforming electoral politics, and "help people make informed choices" during polls. Churches and other religious institutes should "openly discuss" with...
    Assam BJP minister meets rebel Shiv Sena MLAs at Guwahati hotel
    Guwahati

    Assam BJP minister meets rebel Shiv Sena MLAs at Guwahati hotel

    Guwahati, Jun 26: Assam Minister Ashok Singhal visited the luxury hotel in Guwahati, where dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is camping with other MLAs from Maharashtra, and held a discussion with them, sources said on Sunday. A source close to the development told PTI that the Housing and...
    Ambubachi Mela ends, public worshipping resumes at Assams Kamakhya temple
    Guwahati

    Ambubachi Mela ends, public worshipping resumes at Assam's Kamakhya temple

    Guwahati, Jun 26: Doors of Kamakhya Temple atop Nilachal Hills here, one of the 51 Shakti peethas, were opened for devotees on Sunday morning after a gap of four days, with the conclusion of the Ambubachi festival, during which the deity at the shrine is believed to undergo her annual menstrual...
    Rare carnivorous plant found for first time in western Himalayan region
    National

    Rare carnivorous plant found for first time in western Himalayan region

    Dehradun, Jun 26: A very rare carnivorous plant species called Utricularia Furcellata has been found in the western Himalayan region for the first time, a senior official said on Saturday. The detection of the rare species was done by a research team of the Uttarakhand Forest Department in the...
    Rhino habitats in Assam facing threat from invasive plant species
    Assam

    Rhino habitats in Assam facing threat from invasive plant species

    Guwahati, Jun 26: Assam's three major habitats for one-horned rhinoceros are facing threat, not just from poachers but also from several invasive plant species that are posing a grave danger to the grasslands, prompting interventions in some areas to save the fodder for the animals. Various invasive...
    Flood situation remains grim in Assam, over 25 lakh still hit
    Assam

    Flood situation remains grim in Assam, over 25 lakh still hit

    Guwahati, Jun 26: The flood situation in Assam continued to remain critical on Sunday with more than 25 lakh people still reeling under the deluge, although water level has started receding from some areas. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, during the day, visited Silchar in Cachar district,...
    Tripura CM Manik Saha wins crucial by-election
    North East

    Tripura CM Manik Saha wins crucial by-election

    Agartala, Jun 26: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha won the by-election from the Town Bardowali seat by a margin of 6,104 on Sunday, as per the Election Commission. The chief minister, a BJP candidate, secured 17,181 votes, which is 51.63 per cent of the total votes polled. His nearest rival Asish...
    Rohit Sharma tests positive for COVID-19: BCCI
    Sports

    Rohit Sharma tests positive for COVID-19: BCCI

    Birmingham, Jun 26: India skipper Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19 in a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and placed in isolation ahead of 'fifth' Test against England, the BCCI said on Sunday. The Test match is scheduled to begin from July 1 in Birmingham and if Rohit remains in six-day...
    Bypolls: Counting of votes underway in 3 Lok Sabha, 7 assembly seats
    North East

    Bypolls: Counting of votes underway in 3 Lok Sabha, 7 assembly seats

    New Delhi, Jun 26: Counting of votes is underway on Sunday in three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats spread across five states and Delhi where bypolls were held on June 23. Counting began at 8 am under multi-tier security cover. At first, postal ballots will be counted and then EVMs opened....
    Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 92,576
    National

    Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 92,576

    New Delhi, Jun 26: India logged 11,739 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,33,89,973, while the active cases rose to 92,576, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,999 with 25 new fatalities, the data...
    150 militants ready at launchpads across LoC to infiltrate into J-K, says Army officer
    National

    150 militants ready at launchpads across LoC to infiltrate into J-K, says Army...

    Srinagar, Jun 25: There are about 150 militants present at the launchpads across the Line of Control (LoC) ready to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir while 500 to 700 more are undergoing training at eleven terror camps there, a senior Army officer said on Saturday. He said security forces have...
    HC asks Meghalaya govt to verify limestone mining licence
    North East

    HC asks Meghalaya govt to verify limestone mining licence

    Shillong, Jun 25: Meghalaya High Court has directed the state government to ascertain whether the license issued for mining of limestone as a minor mineral is being misused to export the mineral. The HC observed that a license for mining limestone as a minor mineral may only be issued if...
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