Three rescued elephants from Udalguri — Pompi, Nageswar and Lili — are now healthy and well adapted to Manas National Park, officials confirmed. The trio has become a major tourist attraction, often approaching visitors and accepting food gently. Forest authorities…
EMRI Green Health Services announced that the 108 Mrityunjoy Emergency Ambulance network in Assam has been fully restored and is returning to normal operations. Around 1,270 trained personnel have been deployed, supported by 300 staff from district administrations. More than…
The Central Zoo Authority has approved the transfer of 30 white-rumped vultures and five slender-billed vultures from the Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre in Rani, Guwahati, to the Bishwanath Wildlife Division, part of Kaziranga National Park. Both species are critically…
The 38th annual convention of the Northeast Frontier Railway Employees’ Union concluded on Wednesday, with members raising grievances and strongly opposing the Central government’s push for railway privatisation. All-India general secretary Dr. Raghav Bhai warned that privatisation would harm employees…
The Tea Board has issued new directives to address non-remunerative prices paid by manufacturers to small tea growers. All registered manufacturers must now maintain a detailed daily register of green leaf purchases, including supplier information, quantity and fine leaf count…
A large NDRF and SDRF search was conducted along the Brahmaputra near Kharguli after five members of a nine-person group went missing on Wednesday. Four survivors managed to escape, but Pratap, Sagar, Upesh Kumar, Abhijit and Raunak remain untraced. Rescue…
SEBI’s stall at the Assam Book Fair in Silchar has become a major attraction, offering hands-on lessons on safe investing, fraud prevention and market risks. Officials from SEBI, BSE, MCX, NSDL and financial advisors have been guiding visitors through demonstrations,…
BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary reaffirmed that the council supports granting ST status to six communities under either the valley or plains category, provided the rights of existing ST groups are protected. He said the BTC cannot have two ST categories…
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said the BJP should apologise in Parliament for what he termed the failure of its “political ancestors” to join India’s freedom movement. He stated that while BJP celebrates Vande Mataram, its historical spirit against British rule…
Forest officials arrested five individuals for illegally hunting wild birds at Bholakhat Beel in the northern range of Kaziranga National Park. A joint operation by Biswanath Ghat Range and the Crime Investigation Range caught the suspects red-handed with nets set…