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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...
Guwahati HC upholds state's duty to clear forest encroachments, grants 30 days to vacateThe Guwahati High Court has upheld the Assam government's duty to clear reserved forests of encroachments. Alleged encroachers have been gi...
Elephant-train collision in Assam: Injured calf dies, toll rises to 8A young elephant calf has died from injuries sustained in a train collision in Assam's Hojai district. This brings the total number of elep...
Cabinet okays widening of Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of NH-715 to 4-lane highwayThe Cabinet approved widening the Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of NH-715 in Assam. This project costs Rs 6,957 crore and covers 85.675 km. I...
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 ...
One dead, seven injured in clash between forest team, encroacherssenior official said that around hundreds of people who were evicted in February had again occupied land. Forest officials were attacked wh...
Assam: 1 dead, 7 injured in clash between forest guards, alleged encroachers at wildlife sanctuaryOne person was killed and at least seven others were injured on Monday in a clash between alleged encroachers and forest guards at the Burh...
Elevated four-lane NH via Kaziranga set to get okayNational Highway 715, which passes through the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger reserve area in Assam, is likely to be decommissioned soon.
Assam: Verification underway of 2,500 rhino horns seized from poachersPrincipal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife), Amit Sahai disclosed that verification of rhino horns stored in Kamrup, Barpeta and Morig...
Hanging solar fences effectively tackling man-elephant conflict in AssamSuch a fence has been installed on the fringe of Rani Reserve Forest near Guwahati and "it has helped overcome the problem of elephants des...
Assam govt asks Special Task Force to speed up anti-poaching measures in Kaziranga National ParkAssam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked Home Department to create one post each of Additional SP and DSP under the control of SP Gol...
Lightning strike may have killed 18 wild elephants in AssamThe incident happened on Wednesday night at a hill in the Kundoli proposed reserve forest in the Kathiatoli range.
Lightning kills 18 elephants in Assam's Nagaon districtMinister for Environment and Forest Parimal Suklabaidya said that he would visit the site with PCCF (wildlife) and other officials on Frida...
Assam Congress leader Debabrata Saikia moved NHRC alleging violation of basic human rightsAlleging violation of their land rights and basic human rights of a group of people in Tinsukia and Nagaon, congress leader Debabrata Saiki...
Assam CM issues strict guidelines following the outbreak of African swine feverSonowal directed the district administration that in view of African swine fever movement of domestic pigs are restricted so as to stop fur...
90,000 affected in Assam floods, Brahmaputra above danger markFlood waters also entered the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary - the world's most dense habitat of one-horned rhinos.
Assam flood situation grim, Morigaon district condition criticalEighty per cent of Pobitora is now under the flood waters which has forced the rhinos and other wild animals there to take shelter on highl...
- Assam may ‘trim’ rhino horns to curb poaching
The Assam government has sought opinion from the people on trimming rhino horns to save them from poachers.
Over 4 lakh hit by floods in AssamThe flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim today with over four lakh people affected by the overflowing Brahmaputra.
- Defence ministry no to unmanned aerial vehicles vigil in Kaziranga
The much-awaited permission for using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as a surveillance tool at Kaziranga National Park has been turned down...