Dibrugarh: Lakhimpur and Dhemaji DCs, Aditya Vikram Yadav and Rahul Suresh Javir respectively, jointly conducted a field visit to the Bordoibam Bilmukh Bird Sanctuary and the Dulung-Subansiri Conservation Area on Friday to enhance to strengthening inter-district conservation efforts.Discussions during the visit centred on the ecological significance of these areas, boundary demarcation, inter-departmental coordination and the…
Post-poll fuel rate hike shows pattern similar to that around 2021 elections Guwahati: Days after the elections to Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry assemblies were completed, the petrol prices have surged by Rs 3 per litre, breaching the Rs 100 mark, while diesel rates also shot up by over Rs 3 per…
Customers at fuel station Guwahati: The rise in petrol and diesel prices has caused concern among citizens across the city, with many saying the increase will affect their daily expenses and overall household budgets.Currently, the cost of petrol is Rs 101.20 per litre, diesel is Rs 92.49 per litre, and premium-grade petrol is Rs 110.15…
Relentless rain batters Barak Valley; 1 dead, rail links hit after landslides Silchar: Relentless rainfall battered Assam’s Barak Valley on Friday, triggering landslides, urban flooding, and widespread disruption in rail and road connectivity across several districts. One person died of electrocution in Sribhumi district, while train services under the NFR were partially disrupted after landslides…
Heavy rain causes urban flooding in Barak Valley Guwahati: The Kamrup (Metro) district commissioner has directed all departments, including PWD, transport and soil conservation, Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), not to permit any earth cutting and earth filling activity in the hilly terrains, water bodies and low lying areas of…
“India’s first satellite-tagged Ganges softshell turtle released at Kaziranga”: Assam CM Himanta Sarma Guwahati: In a first in the nation, a satellite tagged endangered Ganges softshell turtle was released at Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), officials said on Friday.Announcing the achievement on the occasion of Endangered Species Day, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma…
Guwahati: For decades, the railway tracks running through Assam’s Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary (HGS) in Jorhat district did more than just carrying trains. It cut the forest canopy into two, turning treetop highways into dead ends and splitting families of India’s only ape species, the Western Hoolock Gibbon, inside their only home in the country.Hoolock gibbons…
Dibrugarh: Forest authorities put an end to days of terror among the residents and workers of two tea estates in upper Assam, capturing two leopards in seperate localities on Friday.In the first instance, a leopard that had been creating fear among residents and workers of the Megha Tea Estate in the Moran-Nahoroni area of Dibrugarh…
Guwahati: Tension in Manipur showed signs of easing on Friday after 28 civilians abducted by various Naga and Kuki-Zo armed groups were released in batches since Thursday night.Manipur govt in a statment said following coordinated efforts by the administration, security forces, civil society groups and community leaders the 28 civilans from various communities have been…
Guwahati: Justice Mitali Thakuria of Gauhati high court will hear the bail plea of Zubeen Garg death case accused Shyamkanu Mahanta on May 22, said special public prosecutor (SPP) Z Kamar on Friday.Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia on Friday recused himself from the bail plea hearing of Mahanta and directed the registry to list it before an…
