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Guwahati, May 20: Four elephant reserves of the Northeast, including two in Assam, have caught the attention of the Nairobi-based Monitoring Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE), a highly-rated international agency working in the field of elephant conservation.

The four elephant reserves that have come under the organisation?s scanner are Chirang-Ripu and Dibru in Assam, Deomali in Arunachal Pradesh and the Garo Hills elephant reserve in Meghalaya. Six other elephant reserves elsewhere in the country have been included in the programme.

MIKE functions under the Convention of International Trade...

NEW DELHI, May 20? The very existence of Majuli ? the largest river island ? situated within the two arms of the mighty Brahmaputra, is under threat with acute erosion engulfing chunks of it, scientists have said. If no corrective measures through proper scientific planning and management are taken, Majuli, will soon be engulfed by Brahmaputra and become extinct from the world map, scientists from the Regional Research Laboratory and Dibrugarh University, said.

?When the river floods the state every year, the entire population of Majuli Island fears that it may be engulfed by the mighty...

AIZAWL, May 20 : Special Judge for Prevention of Corruption Court P Singthanga has denied allegations by the Mizoram People?s Party Youth general headquarters of having been approached by former CM Lal Thanhawla?s representatives, Lalkhama, a retired IAS officer and former CS of Mizoram and his (Singthanga?s) first cousin sister in connection with the corruption case against Lal Thanhawla.

According to the MPCY, Lalkhama and Singthanga?s cousin had met him on April 27, Sunday, between church services. However, the Special Judge denied this and said except for officials concerned with the case...

GUWAHATI, May 20 ? Lack of awareness among the people regarding preservation of the aesthetic beauty of ancient monuments coupled with paucity of fund makes it a tough task to preserve and maintain the archaeological sites in the State. As on date the State has a total 93 archaeological sites which are manned by only 35 monument attendants as the department doesn?t have budgetary provision to engage at least one attendant per monument. Obviously the archaeology department in the State needs active support from the community to preserve and maintain these monuments. Unfortunately that is what...

SHILLONG, May 20 ? NCP General Secretary P A Sangma today said he was working as a ?facilitator? of talks between the Centre and some insurgent groups of Meghalaya with the knowledge of the Union Government, reports PTI. ??I am doing my bit as a facilitator to bring some insurgent groups for a dialogue with the Centre and I reiterate that I am doing it with the knowledge of the Government of India??, Sangma, a Lok Sabha member from Meghalaya, told reporters here without naming the militant outfits. He said if any politician took any initiative to bring insurgent groups to the negotiating table...