Mid-day News Nuggets

1. Sex-change racket caught in Assam, seven held

Assam police held seven persons, including six transgender people in an alleged human trafficking racket in the Lalmati area of Guwahati.

2. Meghalaya PHE Minister inaugurates Water Supply scheme at Upper Shillong

Meghalaya Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department Minister Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar, on Tuesday, inaugurated the Upper Shillong Water Supply Scheme which will provide water to 47 villages under the Mylliem constituency of Meghalaya. 

3. Assam: Tiger's carcass found near Laudubi area in Kaziranga Range

An adult Royal Bengal Tiger carcass was recovered from Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNP & TR) by forest officials, on Tuesday. 

4. Assam: Recruitment and entrance examinations to be conducted with adherence to COVID protocols

Assam govt on Tuesday allowed conducting recruitment and entrance examinations for higher education with adherence to certain conditions.

5. Meghalaya: Bomb blast reported from East Jaintia Hills

A bomb explosion was reported from Dakhiah in the East Jaintia Hills district on Wednesday.