Assam government decides to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into national park

Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government on Monday decided to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into national park.

Flood waters recede, Assam Forest department faces challenges to provide security to wild animals in Kaziranga

Guwahati/IBNS: Three days of sunshine has given some relief to the people of Assam as the water level of major rivers in the state is now receding.

After COVID-19 lockdown, now flood hits Assam farmers, others to live on roads

Guwahati: 56-year-old Idris Ali and his family are now being forced to live on roads after the flood waters entered their home.

Flood waters submerge 65 percent areas in Kaziranga National Park, five animals die

Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park – the global stronghold of one horned rhinoceros- worsened on Monday after flood waters inundated more than 65 percent areas of the world heritage site.

Assam floods hit 2.60 lakh people of 16 districts

Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam continued to deteriorate on Saturday with flood waters submerged new areas and over 2.60 lakh people of 16 districts of the state have been affected in current wave of the deluge.

Assam : 30,000 people of four districts hit by fresh flood, death toll rises to 11

Guwahati/IBNS: Nearly 30,000 people of four districts of Assam have been affected in the second wave of flood as the water level of Brahmaputra river and its tributaries are rising following incessant rain in past couple of days in many parts of the state.

Assam: Poachers kill one-horned rhino in Kaziranga amid Covid-19 lockdown

Guwahati/IBNS: Amid Covid-19 lockdown, poachers killed a rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and chopped off its horn.

Assam CM directs state Veterinary and Forest department to work with ICAR to deal with African Swine Fever

Guwahati/IBNS: After 2500 pigs of the state died due to the African Swine Fever (ASF), Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the state Veterinary department and Forest department to work with National Pig Research Centre of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (RILEM), Rani  to draw a broad roadmap to save the state’s pig population from the disease.

Kaziranga festival postponed for Coronavirus scare

Guwahati/IBNS: As the Assam government sounded Coronavirus alert across the state, the organizers have postponed the first ever Kaziranga Utsav which was slated to take place in the world heritage site from Mar 12 to 15.

Assam: Stray out rhino from Kaziranga creates panic among villagers in Biswanath

Guwahati/IBNS: A full-grown one-horned rhinoceros created panic among the villagers in Assam’s Biswanath district on Monday morning.

Within a week after its capture, rogue elephant 'Laden' dies in Assam forest department's custody

Guwahati/IBNS: A killer elephant named ‘Laden’, captured by a forest team led by an Assam BJP MLA, died at Orang National Park on Sunday.

Assam: Indian army-forest personnel rescue elephant calf and mother from a water tank

Guwahati/IBNS : Indian army and Assam forest department have jointly rescued an elephant calf and her mother from a water tank located inside an army camp in Guwahati on Sunday morning.

Assam: 'Laden' finally captured

Guwahati/IBNS: Osama Bin Laden may have been killed by the US Navy SEALs eight years back, but his name continued to terrorise in some parts of Assam and finally Laden of the northeast state has been captured.

Flood hits Nagaland’s Dimapur : Indian army, Assam Rifles personnel rescue stranded villagers

Guwahati/IBNS : Around 300 families have been affected after the flood waters of Diphu and Dhansiri river submerged several colonies, villages at Dimapur in Nagaland.

Buffalo dies due to Anthrax in at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam

Guwahati/UNI: A buffalo death due to Anthrax has been reported at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam.