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Meghalaya: Missing Indore tourist Raja Raghuvanshi’s body found, SIT to probe case

Shillong, June 2 (UNI) The decomposed body of Raja Raghuvanshi, one of the tourist couple from Madhya Pradesh, who had gone missing since May 23 during their visit to Sohra, also known as Cherrapunjee, a popular tourist destination in Meghalaya, was recovered on Monday morning following eight days of massive search operation.
However, the whereabouts of Raja’s wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi remain unknown.
Search is on to locate Sonam amid ongoing inclement weather and difficult terrain, Vivek Syiem, the district police chief of East Khasi Hills, said.
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West Kameng Police bust fake Inner Line Permit racket; Govt employee arrested

06 Jun 2025 | 11:36 PM

Itanagar, June 6 (UNI) In a major breakthrough, the West Kameng District Police has successfully busted a fake Inner Line Permit (ILP) racket, arresting a key accused, a senior officer said on Friday.

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Assam planning elevated corridor to ensure Silchar-Guwahati connectivity: CM

06 Jun 2025 | 11:23 PM

Guwahati, June 6 (UNI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said his government is planning an elevated corridor to avoid a landslide-prone 5 km stretch of the East West Corridor for ensuring connectivity between Silchar and Guwahati.

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Odisha cabinet approves tender for a storage reservoir in Chheligada Irrigation Project

06 Jun 2025 | 9:58 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 6 (UNI)The Odisha cabinet on Friday approved the tender for a storage reservoir in Chheligada Irrigation Project" across river Badajore, a tributary of the river Vansadhara

The Chheligada multipurpose medium irrigation project is located near the village Chheligada in R. Udayagiri block of the Gajapati district

The reservoir will have a concrete dam of 266m length, including the central spillway consisting of 7 nos. radial gates of size 12m x 6m.

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Odisha cabinet approves tender for a storage reservoir in Chheligada Irrigation Project

06 Jun 2025 | 9:56 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 6 (UNI) The Odisha cabinet on Friday approved the tender for a storage reservoir in Chheligada Irrigation Project across river Badajore, a tributary of river Vansadhara

The Chheligada multipurpose medium irrigation project is located near village Chheligada in
R. Udayagiri block of Gajapati district

The reservoir will have a concrete dam of 266m length including the central spillway consisting of
7 nos. radial gates of size 12m x 6m.

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Odisha to promote use of biotechnology applications across various sectors

06 Jun 2025 | 9:47 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 6 (UNI) The Odisha Cabinet on Friday approved the ‘Development of Biotechnology’ scheme to foster collaboration between industry, academia, and research.

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