Guwahati, May 15 (IANS) Two persons lost their lives in separate incidents of wild elephant attacks in Assam’s Nagaon district on Friday, once again highlighting the growing human-elephant conflict in several parts of the state, officials said.According to local sources, the first incident took place at Bajiagaon in Samaguri, where a wild elephant attacked a man identified as Shariful Islam while he was working in a vegetable field. The elephant reportedly emerged from a nearby forested area a…
Latest Nagaon district News & Updates
Guwahati, May 8 (IANS) Assam has secured three prestigious honours under the National Panchayat Awards 2025, with officials on Friday saying that the achievement reflects the growing emphasis on grassroots governance and rural development under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. According to officials, Assam received awards in different categories of the Panchayat Sustainable Development framework instituted by the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj. The state won the Nanaji Des…
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, Dec 29 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated the Rs 227-crore redeveloped Batadrava Than, the birthplace of Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankardeva, in Assam’s Nagaon district. He said that the teachings of Vaishnava saint Srimanta Sankardeva continue to guide India’s cultural and spiritual unity.Addressing a large public gathering at Batadrava Than, HM Shah said the great saint’s ideals of harmony, inclusiveness and cultural renaissance remain deeply relevant …