Assam mother nursed a wild civet cub like her third child. 17 years later, when her son opened NCERT book, he couldn't believe what he sawAn Assam family's act of kindness in rescuing and raising an orphaned civet cub, Bhakat, in 2009 has unexpectedly found its way into an NCE...
16 Jun, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Assam Floods: 131 wild animals dead, 97 rescued in Kaziranga National ParkAt least 131 wild animals have died in floods in Kaziranga National Park, with 96 others rescued. Dead animals include six rhinos, 117 hog ...
08 Jul, 2024, 11.40 AM IST
Assam Finance Minister to table state budget for 2024-25 todayThe Assam cabinet approved the creation of 352 posts in the Assam Secretariat Service and the Assam Secretariat Subordinate Service to stre...
12 Feb, 2024, 09.49 AM IST
Assam cabinet introduces bill to ban 'magical healing'The Assam cabinet unveils the Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Bill, 2024, to curb deceptive magical healing methods. Those exp...
11 Feb, 2024, 09.40 AM IST
Assam floods: Around 40 highlands constructed for providing shelter to animals'The new highlands have been designed scientifically with provision for adequate grass, and plants yielding fruits such as elephant apple a...
19 May, 2022, 01.30 PM IST
Consignment of exotic wildlife intercepted in Silchar, AssamThe forest authorities here disclosed that a truck coming from Mizoram side was intercepted by forest personnel at around 11:30 pm on late ...
29 Jul, 2020, 05.27 PM IST
Hand-raised rhinos translocated to Manas National Park from KazirangaThe translocation was carried out by a joint team of Assam Forest department, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Wildlife Tru...
23 Jan, 2019, 02.52 PM IST
Six baby rhinos saved from flooded KazirangaSix rhino calves, displaced in the current floods in the famous Kaziranga National Park in Assam, have been rescued, a forest official said...
28 Jul, 2016, 03.50 PM IST
Indian team to bring back stranded elephant from BangladeshOfficials of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said yesterday that they had received the political clearance for...
27 Jul, 2016, 11.23 AM IST
Kaziranga model to save villagers from wild elephantsWorld Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and UP forest department would now work in tandem to prevent destruction of crops and threat to human live...
12 Sep, 2013, 05.45 AM IST
Elephant rescued from flooded Brahmaputra diesA two-year-old male elephant, rescued from the flooded Brahmaputra in a serious condition, has died at the CWRC in Panbari near Kaziranga N...
08 Jul, 2013, 06.34 AM IST
- Four tokay geckos rescued in Manipur’s foothills
A joint team of Imphal West district police and People for Animal (PFA), Thoubal rescued four tokay geckos kept in a cage at a taxi stand i...
26 Oct, 2012, 03.01 PM IST
Two rhinos translocated to Manas National ParkMaju and Raja, two rescued rhinos, have found a new home at Manas National Park.
10 Mar, 2012, 10.11 PM IST
- Royal Bengal tiger operated in Assam zoo
An injured male Royal Bengal tiger was successfully operated upon in the veterinary department of the Assam state zoo here today.
20 Feb, 2010, 05.20 AM IST
- Three "orphan" bears released in Manas sanctuary
Three orphaned Asiatic black bears, hand-raised by the International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India, were recently release...
01 Jun, 2009, 06.30 PM IST
- 3 poisoned Himalayan vultures successfully treated
Three Himalayan vultures who had consumed poisoned carcasses have been successfully treated and released in the wild.
15 May, 2009, 08.32 PM IST
- Assam flood scene grim, one washed away
One person was drowned and seven embankments were washed away as the flood situation in Assam remained grim on Sunday even as the army used...
31 Aug, 2008, 09.04 PM IST