Northeastern Frontier Railways to introdue IDS to protect elephants

NFR will soon introduce a new mechanism in a bid to reduce incidents of elephants being hit by speeding trains.

Dream it to Do it: Beedi maker’s daughter clears NEET, watched YouTube videos to prepare

The daughter of a Beedi worker, who lost her father when she was six and a half years old, used YouTube videos to pass her NEET exam and secure an MBBS seat. Harika, who grew up in a small village in Telangana’s Nizamabad district, faced a lot of financial difficulties after losing her father when […]

Karnataka: Man charged Rs 10 extra for carrying laptop in state transport bus

A man in Karnataka was charged Rs 10 for carrying his laptop on a state transportation bus due to a flaw in luggage policy. The passenger was travelling from Gadag district to Hubballi on a bus operated by the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation when the driver-cum-conductor asked him to pay the extra fee […]

Arunachal : Namsai Police carries out 4 successful drug raids in 3 days; 6 arrested

Continuing the war on drugs in Arunachal Pradesh, Namsai police conducted four successful drug raids and arrested as many as six drug peddlers in the last three days. Out of the 6 peddlers, 5 were arrested in Namsai, while the other was apprehended in Chonkham. Two peddlers, Padmini Phalong and Ganesh Phalung, were arrested in […]

‘Chill mode on’: 24 elephants get ‘drunk’ in Odisha, sleep for hours

In an Odisha forest, up to 24 elephants drank’mahua,’ a traditional country liquor, and slept for hours. When villagers from a nearby village went into the forest to prepare the liquor, they discovered that a herd of elephants had already consumed the intoxicating flowers-fermented water and were fast asleep. A total of 24 jumbos, who […]

Canadian environmentalist sets record, plants over 23,000 tree saplings in 24 hours

A 23-year-old Canadian is planting thousands of trees to help restore forests. A video of his record-breaking efforts has gone viral on Twitter after being shared on Wednesday by former Norwegian diplomat Erik Solheim. Antoine Moses, an environmentalist and marathon runner from Quebec, Canada, planted 23,060 tree saplings in 24 hours last July. Also Read […]

Mizoram: BJP takes out rally against CADC management

A peaceful protest was carried out by the BJP at the Chakma Autonomous District Council’s headquarters in Kamalanagar today. The protest was held over the constant political crisis and instability, as well as several financial irregularities, corruption, and maladministration in the 10th CADC. A memorandum was submitted to the Governor of Mizoram through SDO (Civil) […]

APPSC Paper Leak row : PPA demand transparency in CBI probe

In the midst of the turmoil surrounding the APPSC paper leak scam, the People’s Party of Arunachal has expressed their resentment against the nature of the investigation into the scam. The PPA have said that the investigation is opaque and is not being conducted in a transparent manner. The PPA further stated that the CBI […]

M’laya : 2 suspected abductors shot dead in West Garo hills; Victims rescued

Following an operation to rescue two people who had been abducted and held hostage in the area, two miscreants were shot during an encounter with police in the state’s West Garo Hills district. The police team tracked down the armed miscreants near the Dibru Hills forest reserve during the operation, which began last night and […]