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Decline in tiger prey due to civil unrest, deforestation, poaching: New report

India, June 8 -- A recent report by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has raised concerns over the declining population of ungulates - hoofed mammals such as deer, antelopes, and wild boars - in o... Read More


New bat species found in Himalayas, East Asian bat mislabel corrected

India, June 8 -- The latest edition of the scientific journal Zootaxa reports the discovery of a new bat species - the Himalayan long-tailed Myotis (Myotis himalaicus) - in the Himalayan region, and c... Read More


Assam police probing 1,000 social media accounts linked to Pak, Bangladesh: CM

India, June 4 -- Around 1,000 social media accounts suspected to have links with Pakistan and Bangladesh are under investigation by the state police, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on W... Read More


Gaurav gogoi takes charge as new chief of assam congress

GUWAHATI, June 4 -- Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP from Jorhat, Gaurav Gogoi, officially took charge as the president of the party's Assam state unit at their headquarters in Guwahati on Tuesday. Go... Read More


Declared foreigners are being pushed back to Bangladesh as per SC directives: Himanta

India, May 31 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that persons with origins in Bangladesh who have been declared foreign nationals by tribunals in the state are being pushed bac... Read More


Foreign nationals being sent to B'desh as per SC order: Sarma

Guwahati, May 31 -- People with origins in Bangladesh, who have been declared foreign nationals by state tribunals are being sent to the neighbouring country following the directives of the Supreme Co... Read More


Red alert for 5 NE states; heavy rains affect region due to depression over Bangladesh

India, May 30 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued red alerts for five north eastern states, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur. Most parts of northeast... Read More


Assam: Suspected poacher killed in encounter in Kaziranga

India, May 29 -- Forest rangers in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) gunned down a suspected poacher during an encounter on Wednesday night, officials confirmed on Thursday. T... Read More


Gaurav Gogoi, his wife into anti-India activities, alleges Himanta Biswa Sarma

India, May 28 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday stepped up his attack on Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, claiming that he had documents to establish that Gogoi and his wife were "deep... Read More


SC directs Assam rights panel to investigate alleged extrajudicial killings

India, May 28 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to investigate a series of alleged extrajudicial killings in the northeastern state, saying the use of... Read More