The village of Umden-Diwon was declared as the first Eri Silk Village of Meghalaya, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma announced.
Read MoreIt was further decided that all the activities for the purpose would be co-designed and implemented keeping the Rong Asar amei (traditional village council) as key village-level institutions.
Read MoreTop central and Tripura intelligence officials interrogated Imran Hussain, 25, an Imam, Abul Kashem 32, a teacher, and Hamid Ali, a farmer, who were arrested from Jatrapur, a village in Sepahijala district of Tripura along India-Bangladesh border.
Read MoreThree villages on which claims were withdrawn by Arunachal Pradesh will remain with Assam and the location of six villages which could not be located on Assam side and if at all, these villages exist on Arunachal Pradesh side will continue with Arunachal Pradesh.
Read MoreThe poaching of rhinos in India has always been a major problem in respect of conservation of the species besides posing a threat to the national security because of the prevalent vicious collaboration among rhino poachers, rhino horn traders, drug lords, insurgent and arms smugglers.
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