Finally, Kaziranga breathes free
GUWAHATI: Mining permissions granted without required approvals, unscientific mining and lack of a mechanism to ensure compliance with environmental safety standards. These were some of the rampant violations
Times Of India (Guwahati)
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Six killed in flash floods in Arunachal
At least six persons, including three children, died in the remote Kurung Kumey district due to flash floods, triggered by incessant rain for the past few days, officials said on Monday. The flash
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Keep pond clean: Pollution Control Board Assam to Hajo temple authorities
The Pollution Control Board Assam (PCBA) has asked the Haygrib Madhab Temple authorities at Hajo, about 50 km from here, to stop discharging waste, including temple offerings, in the pond where many fishes
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Nagaland to tap into solar energy soon, says MLA
Nagaland People's Front MLA and new and renewable energy (NRE) department adviser KhriehuLiezietsu on Friday said the department would set up mega solar projects in the state and has begun discussions
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Nagaland launches health programme
Nagaland minister for health & family welfare Imkong L Imchen launched the Weekly Iron & Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) programme for adolescents on Tuesday. Addressing a gathering, Imchen said WIFS
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Man-animal conflict: Assam 2nd in killings by animals, NCRB report says
The shrinking forest cover has not only escalated man-animal conflict in Assam, but has also resulted in increasing casualties on both sides. A recent report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
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Various bodies stage stir against unabated killing of rhinos
Activists of All Assam Students Union (Aasu), Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), All Assam Journalist Union (Aaju) and Bokakhat Press Club on Monday gheraoed
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Vietnam's demand for horns puts Assam rhinos at risk
Soaring demand for rhino horns in Vietnam is posing a threat to the long-term conservation of one-horned rhinos in the state. This year alone, eight rhinos, including one in Manas National Park, have been
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Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti agitation against brick kiln pollution
Assam state pollution control board (PCB) assured to frame guidelines to curb illegal mushrooming of brick kiln industries, after intense protest outside its state head office here on Saturday by Krishak
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Rhino Task Force targets 3000 rhinos by 2020
The Rhino Task Force set up by the state government to improve security in rhino inhabited areas of the state has reaffirmed its target to attain 3,000 wild rhinos by 2020 in the face of the ongoing killing
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Centre approves two vital roads for Arunachal
The Union minister for rural development Jairam Ramesh on Monday approved the construction of two roads in Arunachal Pradesh - Bameng to Lada (55 kms) and Miao to Vijaynagar (157 kms) - in principle under