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Gauhati HC adjourns plea for CBI probe into delay in notifying Kaziranga ESZ. ‘Similar case pending in SC’

Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has kept pending a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed on the destruction of wildlife habitat in the Kaziranga National...

Assam flood toll swells to 46 as eight more dead, 80% of Kaziranga park submerged

Floodwaters of the rain-swollen Brahmaputra & its tributaries have affected over 11 lakh people in 28 districts, inundating roads, villages, embankments & farmlands.

2 killed in firing by forest staff after ‘trespassing’ into Assam wildlife sanctuary, inquiry ordered

A group of men had entered the sanctuary to fish. Forest officials claim personnel were forced to open fire in ‘self defence’ after the men launched an attack.

‘Visit us’ — Himanta tells Leonardo DiCaprio after actor lauds Assam’s anti-poaching effort

In an Instagram post Thursday, the Hollywood actor applauded the Assam government's effort to end the poaching of the endangered one-horned rhinos in Kaziranga National Park.

Jeep safaris only: Parts of Assam’s Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve reopen for tourists

Kaziranga is famed for being home to 2/3rd of the global one-horned rhinoceros population. The national park also has 121 tigers.

‘Law is equal for all’ — complaint against Assam CM, Sadhguru for night safari inside Kaziranga

The Assam CM said no laws were broken during the visit that 'took place' after sunset. A wildlife warden, he said, can give permission to enter a protected area even at night.

Assam woman collects plastic waste around Kaziranga, turns it into traditional handloom

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Culinary competition to bring ‘lost & forgotten cuisines’ of Sikkim to five-star menus

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Epidemiologist turns Maruti Alto into ambulance to trace Covid contacts in Arunachal district

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Kaziranga needs to flood to survive, real problem is roads & hotels in animal escape path

During floods, wild animals migrate towards Karbi-Anglong hills — an act of survival embedded in their DNA. But the animal corridors are now cramped.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.