Order of the High Court of Tripura in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Others dated 09/01/2025. The HC was informed that National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has granted approval for establishing two new Facility-integrated ART Centres (Fi-ARTC) …
At least 33 migratory Greater Cormorant birds have died in Kaziranga National Park in upper Assam since yesterday, Park authorities said but claimed Avian Flu was not the cause. The fish eating birds, locally called Monihori, were found dead in Barseleka beel (water body) in Bagori Range of the Park …
The 21st International Conference on Bear Research and Management (IBA 2012) will open in New Delhi on Monday. Experts from 35 countries will present 180 research papers in the five-day conference. The conference is being held for the first time in India which has four of eight bear species found …
Scores of tourists from England and Japan along with domestic tourists visited Kaziranga National Park (KNP), a 'world heritage site' and the famous abode of one-horned rhinoceros, yesterday as the park was thrown open for tourists. The current tourist season will last in Assam till March 31. Another tiny rhino …
Guwahati: As the picturesque World Heritage Site at Kaziranga National Park (KNP) was thrown open for tourists for the season on Thursday scores of tourists from England and Japan along with several groups of domestic tourists visited the ‘world heritage site’ known as abode of one-horned rhinoceros. The tourists season …
GUWAHATI: The visitors at the 12th International Leo Expo have appreciated the role of the organizer to create awareness among the public with their ‘Save Rhino’ mission. The expo which underwent on October 26 with number of participants from several countries, has been able to draw a good number of …
Jorhat, Oct. 25: The age-old adage, it takes a thief to catch a thief, may be proved true once again if these 20-odd former poachers manage to curb rhino poaching in and around Kaziranga National Park. The ex-poachers got together at Dhubawati Bheloguri village near the park’s Agoratoli range today …
KALIABOR, Oct 25 – The Kaliabor subdivision is primarily a huge agriculture-based area, where about 80 per cent of the families are dependent on agriculture. This year, due to favourable weather conditions villages of Sakmothigaon, Bharaligaon, Dolpukhuri, Bamuni, Dulgaon, Garikuri, Akhiranga, Danigoji, Kuwaritol, Puthania, Sonarigaon, Roumari, Barun Chowk have witnessed …
Guwahati: Expressing serious concerns over the spate of brutal rhino killings in Assam, the International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) Monday urged authorities to take immediate action to prevent further targeting of the animal. According to the IFAW-WTI, 14 rhinos have been reportedly poached in and around …
Guwahati: Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, which is closed for tourists annually from June to October due to the rains, is to be opened from Nov 1, the park director said Friday. Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in Assam for …
BOKAKHAT, Oct 19 – After pit poaching, electrocution and firing methods, poachers have now started to follow another method to take away rhino horns. On October 13, poachers cut off the horn of a female rhino near Sohola Beel under Agaratoli Range of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP). Forest department …
Guwahati, Oct. 18: Gauhati High Court today directed Dispur to file a detailed affidavit before November 19 about the steps taken by the state government to check poaching of rhinos and also to spell out its stand on allegations of widespread encroachment of government land in Kaziranga National Park. A …
GUWAHATI, Oct 15 – Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) today demanded immediate release of a white paper on rhino poaching and urgent steps to bring an end to all such nefarious deeds. AGP working president Atul Bora (Junior) told this newspaper that the Government’s much trumpeted announcement that it would soon …
GUWAHATI, Oct 15 – With the number of rhino poaching in and around Kaziranga National Park reaching a scary high, conservation groups and some senior Forest Department officials agree that a serious rethink is required for protecting the Indian one horned rhino and its habitat that also sustains a diverse …
September 22 is World Rhino Day. At sanctuaries across the globe, the species wallow in royal treatment to mark the occasion. At the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, however, it is death and destruction for the one-horned rhinoceros. From September 22 to 25, at least seven rhinos were killed as …
The Kaziranga National Park in Assam will get a remote-controlled aircraft and a satellite-based electronic eye for round-the-clock surveillance of rhinos, tigers and other animals in the park to protect them from poachers, Union Minister for Environment & Forests Jayanthi Natarajan announced on Wednesday during her visit to the national …
KOHORA, Oct 10 – Union Environment and Forest Minister Jayanthi Natarajan today made an on-the-spot assessment of the impact of floods on the Kaziranga National Park cum Tiger Reserve and announced a slew of measures to augment security there. Natarajan was accompanied there by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. Addressing mediapersons …
Guwahati: Union Minister for Environment and Forest , Janathi Natarajan on Wednesday announced a grant of Rs one crore for taking immediate measures to repair the damages caused by three successive waves of floods in the rhino sanctuary known all over the globe for its diversity of faunal resources. Natarajan …
Union Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Wednesday announced a fund of Rs 1 crore for the infrastructural development of Kaziranga National Park’s (KNP) tiger reserve area. She also assured 24-hour security arrangements in KNP for protection of wildlife, providing nine speed boats and a battery-powered aircraft. Natarajan, accompanied …
Guwahati: Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP), the abode of one-horned rhinoceros, is all set get an un-manned remote-controlled aircraft and an electronic surveillance system for protecting the rhino and other wildlife animals in the park. This was announced by Union Minister for Environment and Forest, Jayanthi Natarajan today during her …
DERGAON, Oct 8 – The killing of rhinos at Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has been widely condemned by nature lovers across the State. The local people of nearby areas of KNP as well as several organisations including AASU, KMSS, etc., have registered their protest over the issue. While talking to …
