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Dispur: Tea production is a cornerstone of Assam's economy. The tea from this northeastern state has procured its place in the world market. Traditional methods as well as modern technology are used for tea production. In the old days, people used to prepare tea by hand. Although the invention of machinery and advancements in research over time have changed the methods of producing tea leaves, many people in Assam continue to prepare and use tea leaves by hand even today. Meet Moina Kramchapi, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav on Saturday criticised the Rekha Gupta-led BJP government in the city over the worsening pollution levels in the Yamuna River, calling it a "grave concern". Referring to the July pollution report by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Yadav said that pollution levels in the Yamuna have worsened since March. This, he said, clearly exposes the BJP's hollow promises on cleaning the river. He alleged that the government has only made tal ...Read More >
KOLKATA: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday described Travel & Tourism Fair (TTF) Kolkata as a vital platform to explore avenues for collaboration between Jammu & Kashmir and West Bengal and promote mutual growth in the tourism sector. Inaugurating the Travel & Tourism Fair (TTF) Kolkata-2025, India's oldest and most trusted B2B travel trade show, at Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan, Kolkata, the Chief Minister emphasized that the fair would encourage all stakeholders to contribute meaningfully ...Read More >
Meghalaya is a major tourist destination in the northeast ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Tourists must hire authorised guides for trekking in East Khasi Hills district in MeghalayaA businessman from Indore was killed by his wife during their honeymoon in MeghalayaSocial media reactions questioned Meghalaya's safety and affected its tourism reputation Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Guwahati: Meghalaya has made it mandatory for tourists to hire authorised a ...Read More >
Shillong, July 1 (UNI) Weeks after a murder that shook Meghalaya's tourism sector, the state government has announced that registered guides must accompany visitors undertaking treks and outdoor activities. The directive comes following the high-profile killing of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon in Sohra (Cherrapunjee), allegedly orchestrated by his wife in collusion with a group of accomplices from Madhya Pradesh. The incident, which led to the arrest of eight p ...Read More >
Hyderabad: International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on June 30 every year to raise public awareness of asteroids and the importance of defending Earth against potential threats from the asteroid belts. This day has been sanctioned by the United Nations. Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Even though these rocky remnants are the leftovers from the formation of our solar system that occurred about 4.6 billion years ago, they still orbit around the sun like planets. There a ...Read More >
Shillong, June 30 (UNI) Meghalaya Police is closer to unravelling the web of betrayal and conspiracy that led to the brutal killing of Raja Raghuvanshi in Sohra. The case took a decisive turn when a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Meghalaya Police, with support from Madhya Pradesh police, raided the home of arrested property dealer Silom James in Ratlam district. During the raid, officers recovered crucial evidence, including Raja's missing gold chain, laptops belonging to both Raja an ...Read More >
Shillong, Jun 29 (PTI) In a significant breakthrough, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Meghalaya Police on Sunday recovered key evidence, including a missing gold chain of Raja Raghuvanshi, who was killed in Sohra last month. The recovery was made during a raid at the residence of arrested property dealer Silom James in Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh, police said. The operation led to the seizure of gold jewellery, laptops belonging to Raja and his wife Sonam, and other incriminating m ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Meghalaya police search team on Wednesday recovered a raincoat during their ongoing search operation. Police are searching for tourist Sonam Raghuvanshi (from Indore) in the Mawkma area near Sohrarim. Raja Raghuvanshi, a resident of Indore decomposed body was found in a deep gorge near Weisawdong Falls in Meghalaya's Sohra (Cherrapunjee). Police have confirmed that he was murdered using a dao (machete). The discovery follows the couple's mysterious disappearance on May 23 while v ...Read More >
Guwahati: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday announced that he has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the disappearance of an Indore-based woman in Meghalaya. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, in a public statement, stated that he has already discussed the grave matter with Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! He added that police off ...Read More >
Shillong, Jun 7 (PTI) A tourist guide on Saturday claimed that the honeymoon couple from Indore, Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam, was accompanied by three men on the day they went missing from Meghalaya's Sohra area. An official confirmed that the guide had provided this information to the police. While the couple went missing on May 23, Raja's body was found in a gorge on June 2 while a search for his wife was underway. Speaking to PTI, Albert Pde, a guide at Mawlakhiat, said he had seen ...Read More >
Shillong, Jun 7 (PTI) A tourist guide on Saturday claimed that the honeymoon couple from Indore, Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam, was accompanied by three men on the day they went missing from Meghalaya's Sohra area. An official confirmed that the guide had provided this information to the police. Also Read | Anti-Naxal Operation in Chhattisgarh: 7 Maoists Killed in Encounters in Indravati National Park Area of Bijapur District. While the couple went missing on May 23, Raja's body was fou ...Read More >
Bhopal, Jun 7 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a CBI probe into the disappearance of an Indore-based woman in Meghalaya a fortnight back. The woman - Sonam Raghuvanshi (25) - went missing along with her husband Raja Raghuvanshi (29) on May 23, hours after they checked out of a homestay at Nongriat village in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district during their honeymoon. On June 2, Raja's body was found in a deep gorge n ...Read More >
Guwahati: Meghalaya Police have released fresh CCTV footage of an Indore couple who went missing last month, as the probe intensifies to trace the wife after her husband's body was discovered last week. Notably, Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam were on their honeymoon, visiting Cherrapunjee in the East Khasi Hills when they disappeared on May 23. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! The couple had arrived in Nongriat a day earlier and last saw the ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 7 (PTI) A 26-year-old man allegedly beheaded his wife following a heated argument on the outskirts of Bengaluru after he suspected her of having an extra-marital affair, police said on Saturday. After killing Manasa, Shankar travelled with her severed head on his scooter to the nearest police station and confessed to the crime, they said. The man was later arrested, police said, adding that the incident occurred at Heelalige village, near Chandapura, Anekal taluk late on Friday. ...Read More >
Meghalaya Murder Case: New CCTV Footage Reveals Chilling Details | Image: CCTV, X New CCTV footage of Indore resident Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam, captured before they went missing during their honeymoon trip to Meghalaya, has surfaced online. The video shows the couple arriving on a scooter outside their homestay in Shillong and later leaving the homestay on the same scooter. They are seen wearing black jackets and carrying a small luggage trolley along with smaller bags. They appear ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: More than 200 people without valid inner line permits (ILP) were externed from the Itanagar Capital Region on Friday, a senior police officer said. The violators were detected during an enforcement drive conducted by the Naharlagun police across Papu Hills, Naharlagun, Nirjuli, and Banderdewa, as part of the ongoing initiative to uphold the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation. Naharlagun Superintendent of Police (SP) Mihin Gambo said that all 219 individuals were found without ...Read More >
SOHRA, June 6: A tourist guide from Mawlakhiat, the village from where Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi from Indore trekked to the Double Decker Root Bridge in Nongriat, said he saw the couple with a group of three men making their way back to the Mawlakhiat parking lot. Albert Pde, the tourist guide, gave this information to two journalists (one from The Shillong Times) who reached Mawlakhiat to investigate the case of the couple who went missing on May 23. Raja's decomposed body was found in a gorg ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jun 6 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered a stay on any coercive action, including demolition, against more than two dozen madrasas in Shravasti district of Uttar Pradesh. The Lucknow bench passed the interim order on petitions filed by Madrasa Moinul Islam Qasmiya Samiti and 26 other individual madrasas, all in Shravasti district. Also Read | Indus Waters Treaty Suspension: Desperate Pakistan Wrote 4 Letters to India, Pleading Reinstatement of IWT, Say Sources. Justice ...Read More >
Bhopal: The tragic end of an Indore couple's honeymoon in the scenic terrains of Shillong in Meghalaya still shrouded in mystery. Body of the husband, Raja Raghuvamsi (29), was recovered in a gorge near the Wei Sawdong falls in Shillong four days ago, but his widow Sonam seemed to have vanished into thin air with the rescue teams finding no trace of her even a fortnight after her disappearance. Her brother Govind Raghuvamsi who has been camping at the site for the past two weeks suspected that ...Read More >
On Wednesday, a special investigation team (SIT) was formed after the Meghalaya Police recovered the weapon in the suspected murder of Raja Raghuvanshi. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday assured that justice would be served in the case of the Indore tourist who was murdered in Sohra, while rescue operations continue to locate his missing wife. He did not comment on calls for a CBI investigation, saying the inquiry is ongoing and thorough. Speaking to media persons, Sangma said ...Read More >
Shillong, Jun 5 (PTI) Rescuers on Thursday made no headway in the search for Sonam Raghuvanshi, a tourist from Indore whose husband was found dead in a gorge a few days ago, in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district, police said. Heavy rainfall and low visibility affected the search operation in Sohra area. Raja Raghuvanshi (29) and his wife Sonam had gone missing on May 23, hours after they checked out of a homestay at Nongriat village in Sohra area. His body was found on Monday in a gorge 20 ...Read More >
Shillong, June 5 (UNI) The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and local villagers continue searching for Sonam Raghuvanshi, wife of murdered Madhya Pradesh tourist Raja Raghuvanshi, even as Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma says perpetrators would be booked and punished. "The government will leave no stone unturned in uncovering what exactly happened to the couple. Those responsible for the murder will be brought to book and punished," Sangma sai ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: As Odisha is gearing up to host the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) from January 8 to be attended by around 7,000 NRIs, the State government is making homestay arrangements for the visitors apart from hotel accommodations. The homestay owners have been provided training in guest management and safety protocols. "It is a big opportunity for the people of Odisha to host the NRIs. We will also make homestay arrangements for them apart from hotel accommodation," Deputy Chief Mi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 10 (PTI) As Odisha is gearing up to host the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas from January 8 to be attended by around 7,000 NRIs, the state government is making homestay arrangements for the visitors apart from hotel accommodations. The homestay owners have been provided training in guest management and safety protocols. "It is a big opportunity for the people of Odisha to host the NRIs. We will also make homestay arrangements for them apart from hotel accommodation," Deputy ...Read More >
Sunmei Hotels Group strengthens its global presence with the launch of Sunmei Group International, focusing on expanding in Indonesia's booming tourism market. The China Hotel Overseas Investment Conference, organized by Sunmei Hotels Group, was successfully hosted at Mövenpick by Accor in Qingdao Sunmei. During the event, Sunmei Hotels Group unveiled its newly established international business division -- Sunmei Group International (SGI) -- and launched three new overseas core brands: SHANKEE ...Read More >
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