IN TODAY'S PAPER

Picture of the week

22nd May International Biodiversity Day 2010: State Symbols composite:
STATE TREE: Snow-leaved Rhododendron Rhododendron niveum 'Huin-paatey Gurans' (Nep), 'Kheym-mitok' (Bhu); STATE ANIMAL: Red Panda / Cat-Bear / /Firefox Ailurus fulgens 'Pude-Koondo' (Nep), 'Op-donka' (Bhu) [Courtesy: Axel Gebauer]; STATE BIRD: Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus 'Chilimey' (Nep), ''Xemu' (Bhu); [Courtesy: WWF-India]; STATE FLOWER:Nobile Orchid Dendrobium nobile [Courtesy: Ganden Lachungpa] Composite poster by Aruna Rajapurkar for Sikkim State Biodiversity Board, FEWM