Prices of essential items soar in Manipur as imports hit in violence

Prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed in Manipur since ethnic violence started some three weeks ago, as import of products from outside the state has been affected, with several items......

Assam probes fund misuse during Kovind's visit to Kaziranga

The Assam government on Sunday said it has directed an additional chief secretary to 'examine' the alleged diversion of funds under tiger conservation and other projects to the visit of former......

Sangma rejects Assam CM's claim, says Mukroh is part of Meghalaya

Dismissing his Assam counterpart's claim, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday asserted in the assembly that Mukroh village on the disputed inter-state border, where a violent clash......

Assam's eviction drive ends, 1900 hectare land freed; Oppn calls it illegal

An Assam Congress MLA on Thursday attempted to stall the state government's anti-encroachment exercise for a brief period on the third and final day of the drive to clear nearly 1,900 hectares of......

Newbies dream to become oil barons in limbo

22 companies won bids for the 31 contracts on offer; 15 were new entrants to the oil and gas business. Three years on, none of them have started production. When the first round of auctions for......

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

These plantations are not only eating into the land occupied by the region’s native forests, they could also disturb the ground water reserve and soil quality, says Ankur Paliwal. Rubber......

How to build a business in the Himalayas

The Alams saw the magical spot while on a drive to the hills.A few years later they set up home and a small hand woven shawl business, hiring local weavers, using local wool and natural colours......

Vultures get restaurant in Raigad

The Maharashtra government has launched a "restaurant" to save the vulture, nature's most efficient scavenger. The 20-acre restaurant is located in the Fansad sanctuary in the Raigad district which......

CWG: India win historic GOLD in women's four lawn bowl

IMAGE: India's Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey celebrate winning the gold medal in the Lawn Bowls women's Fours event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.......

'Everyone knows about Dhoni, hope people know about us too'

'The balls are not made in India, they have to be imported from Australia and England. The facilities are effectively non-existent. Hopefully that will change after this' Photograph: Kind courtesy......