Guwahati, Feb 7 (IANS) Nearly less than a month after the recovery of two tiger carcasses, another dead tiger was found in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) on Saturday, officials said. A senior KNPTR official said that one carcass of male tiger, aged nearly 12 to 13 years, was recovered from western side of Mandir Baneshwar Anti-Poaching Camp (APC) area of Burapahar Range Ghorakati. The official said that a committee was constituted by KNPTR Director Sonali Ghosh for car…
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Guwahati, Feb 3 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the proposed Kamakhya Ropeway project will significantly boost religious tourism in the state, while easing travel for lakhs of devotees visiting the revered Kamakhya Temple, one of the most important Shakti Peeths in the country.In a post on X, Sarma said the ₹213-crore ropeway project has already been sanctioned and work on it will begin soon.The project will provide a seamless and alternative mode of transp…
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that PM Narendra Modi will visit Guwahati on February 14 for a packed programme centred on infrastructure development and political outreach, marking another significant engagement of the Prime Minister with the state. During the visit, PM Modi will inaugurate the much-anticipated Guwahati-North Guwahati bridge, a major infrastructure project expected to significantly improve connectivity across the Brahmaputra. The …
Guwahati, Jan 20 (IANS) The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) has so far rescued and handled 7,397 wild animals belonging to 357 species in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), officials said on Tuesday. The CWRC was established in 2002 as a collaborative initiative of the Assam Forest Department, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). KNPTR Field Director Sonali Ghosh said that CWRC primarily focus…
Guwahati, Jan 19 (IANS) Less than a week after the recovery of a tiger carcass, another dead tiger has been found in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), officials said on Monday.An official of the KNPTR said that the carcass of a tigress, aged approximately three to four years, was recovered on Sunday afternoon from the Kathpora area of the Bagori Western Range.Following the discovery, KNPTR Director Sonali Ghosh constituted a committee to conduct the post-mortem examinati…
Guwahati, Jan 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rs 6,957-crore Kaziranga Elevated Corridor project in Nagaon district of Assam. The corridor being one of the largest wildlife-friendly infrastructure projects, is aimed at ensuring safe wildlife movement across Kaziranga National Park, reduce road accidents on National Highway, and also boost eco-tourism.Local residents thanked PM Modi for the project as they believe that this will gen…
Guwahati, Jan 18 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that he feels deeply fortunate to receive the guidance and blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the state’s ongoing development journey.In a message shared on a social media platform, the Chief Minister said the past two days had been highly inspirational for the state, marked by the launch and inauguration of several major initiatives aimed at strengthening development, connectivity and cultural outreach.CM …
Guwahati, Jan 18 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched a strong political offensive against Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, declaring that the people of Assam would no longer submit to what he termed “Pakistani agents”, while addressing reporters here following the inauguration of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor project in Nagaon district.The Chief Minister said Assam has undergone a decisive transformation and asserted that the state’s residents would not bow before “un…
Guwahati, Jan 18 (IANS) In a veiled attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised the previous governments for “handing over” Assam’s soil to infiltrators, just to secure votes.Addressing the foundation stone-laying ceremony of an elevated corridor in Kaziranga, he said that during the opposition’s rule, infiltration increased, and infiltrators, with no concern for Assam’s history, culture or faith, carried out widespread encroachments.The Prime Minister added that in…
Guwahati, Jan 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday continued his attack on the Congress party and said that the people of India have rejected the opposition party and its politics.While taking part in the foundation stone laying ceremony of an ambitious elevated corridor in Assam’s Kaziranga to protect the wildlife, PM Modi said, “Congress has been uprooted from Maharashtra in the recent municipal elections, and the opposition party has suffered a huge defeat. The Congress once r…