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) …
Brahmaputra devours anti-poaching camps The changing course of the Brahmaputra and rampant erosion that have gobbled up large swathes of land is threatening Orang National Park. The river has swallowed at least two anti-poaching camps in recent years.
- Patrolling stepped up, Sec. 144 clamped, rescue centres set up Kaziranga National Park and Assam police have joined hands as the national park gears up to face this year
Dispur has sought help from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve tourism after the sector was accorded top priority by the new Congress government in the state. Principal secretary, tourism, Assam, H.S. Das, said a project proposal was sent to the ADB, which has given a positive nod, at …
Jorhat, May 20: A mini-Kaziranga is in the making on a sandbar along the Brahmaputra in northwest Jorhat. A herd of wild buffaloes have been sighted inside Molai Kathonibari, a wooded area 16km from Jorhat town, for the first time. The area already has a sizeable population of deer, a …
Jorhat, The increasing number of wild buffaloes in Kaziranga National Park has given rise to the problem of serious food and territory crisis among the herbivorous animals living in the sanctuary. The buffalo population has dangerously overshadowed the population of the carnivorous animals. The population of the wild buffalo in …
It used to be just a petite piece of wilderness, but now it is among the most popular haunts for nature lovers. Pobitora, the natural refuge of the Indian rhino, has emerged as a major draw for Indian and foreign tourists alike. Tour operators told The Assam Tribune that visitors …
PEOPLE on the fringes of Kaziranga National Park are anxious. They fear eviction. On January 9, the Assam gover nment issued eviction notices to 10 families in the Kohora range of the park. Others in 16 villages, marked for park extension, fear it could be their turn next. Residents of …
Guwahati, March 7: To ensure that both development and wildlife blend harmoniously, WWF India has suggested a series of mitigative measures to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) so that wildlife in the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape which bisects Lumding reserve forest is not drastically affected by the development of …
Grassland communities of Kaziranga National Park (KNP) classified as Eastern Wet Alluvial Grasslands. It comprised of tall grasses (61%) as well as short grasses (only 3%). Rapid periodic changes occurred due to recurrence of flood, erosion and alluvial depsition and have direct implications for the establishment of early successional species.
In the world famous Kaziranga National Park altogether 68 rhinos, 11 elephants and five tigers had died in the year 2010. During the same period several poachers were also killed by forest officials. The District Forest Officer revealed that in the year 2010 poachers killed five rhinos in Agortoli and …
NUMALIGARH, Feb 21: The elephant census at Kaziranga National Park is going to start tomorrow. The area of KNP has been divided into 83 parts for the census. The census will continue for seven days. During the last census in KNP in 2008, 1,293 elephants were found.
The recent removal of encroachments around Kaziranga triggered strong protests by the Kaziranga Jeep Safari Association and other stakeholders. The efforts of the Feb. 16: The efforts of the environment and forests ministry declare Kaziranga national park, which has the world
GUWAHATI, 16 FEB: Implementation of Project Tiger in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has been threatened by protests by stakeholders of the tourism and hotel industry, who fear it would adversely affect their livelihood. Kaziranga Jeep Safari Association and the Kaziranga Resort Association with support of 20 other organisations had …
Jorhat, Feb 10: Apropos the implementation of the Project Tiger in the Kaziranga National Park, 22 organizations including the Kaziranga Anchalik Students
