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Home to one-horned rhinos, Kaziranga National Park in Assam is a favoured destination for nature enthusiasts. A jeep safari ride offers visitors a chance to catch a glimpse of one-horned rhinos and other animals. But a usually fun ride turned bone-chilling for a mother-daughter duo that narrowly escaped with their lives. In an undated video…
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China’s plan to build a mega dam on the Brahmaputra could make the entire ecosystem that depends on the river fragile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma warned on Wednesday, adding that India has already communicated its concern to Beijing. Last week, the Chinese government approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam, which…
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China’s plan to build a mega dam on the Brahmaputra could make the entire ecosystem that depends on the river fragile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma warned on Wednesday, adding that India has already communicated its concern to Beijing. Last week, the Chinese government approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam, which…
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A key member of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a Bangladesh-based terror group affiliated with Al Qaeda, was arrested from Assam’s Kokrajhar district, officials said on Monday. Gazi Rahman (35), is a member of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) who had been on the run. Rahman’s arrest was a part of Assam’s Special Task Force…
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Videos emerged showing several people attempting to corner and capture the snake. A 17-feet-long python, weighing nearly 100 kg, was found in Assam’s Silchar last week. The reptile was the largest ever to be discovered in human habitat in the Barak Valley. The snake was first seen near Assam University’s Silchar campus, near Girls Hostel…
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The Ganges River Dolphin is India’s national aquatic animal. New Delhi: The first-ever tagging of the iconic Ganges River Dolphin, found in the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna River system and its tributaries, has been conducted in Assam, the Union Environment Ministry said on Wednesday. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII), in collaboration with the Assam Forest Department and…
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Himanta Biswa Sarma said that infiltration from Bangladesh is a concern for us. Guwahati: In an attempt to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications to get the unique identity card will be rejected if the applicant or the family had not…
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Villagers objected to her salwar-kameez and took the decision in a kangaroo court. (Representational) Mangaldai: In a case of moral policing, a woman was socially ostracised and fined Rs 5,000 for wearing salwar-kameez in Darrang district of Assam, officials said on Wednesday. According to an official of the district commissioner’s office, the incident took place…
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Guwahati: A ward boy at a private hospital in Assam’s Guwahati has been arrested for alleged sexual harassment of a minor patient inside the Intensive Care Unit. The 40-year-old has been charged under the provisions of the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. According to reports, the ward boy at the Metro Hospital…
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expanded his cabinet with four ministers taking oath. Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday expanded his cabinet with four ministers taking oath. Assam Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya administered the oath of office to the four new ministers – Prasanta Phookan, Kaushik Rai, Krishnendu Paul, and Rupesh…
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