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Python rescued from MDC’s house
Guwahati, March 22: A 5 ft. 8 inch long python was rescued from the house of the District Council Member (MDC) from Phulbari, Habibuz Zaman this afternoon.
Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) officials were at the site to…
Another spell of rain, thunderstorm from March 23 in different parts of India
Shillong, March 22: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a new forecast for thunderstorm, hailstorm, and rainfall activity from March 23 to 25 over northwest India and March 24 to 25 over central and adjacent eastern India.…
World Water Day: Significance and reason why the day is observed
Shillong, March 22: World Water Day is observed annually on March 22 to draw attention to the value of water and to the global water crisis.
The purpose of the day is to "help the accomplishment of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6:…
Delhi-NCR to receive rainfall with hailstorm, gusty winds
Shillong, March 20: An orange alert has been issued for Delhi and NCR region by The India Meteorological Department (IMD) for moderate to heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
Many cities across the country are witnessing cloudy weather and…
TN bird watchers elated as bar-headed geese spotted after two decades
Chennai, March 14: Bird-watchers of Tamil Nadu are elated on seeing the bar-headed geese in several water bodies of the state after two decades.
The bar-headed geese were spotted recently in Pulicat water bodies and in water…
Pirbi Ethnic Haat exhibits Karbi people’s root in Kaziranga Heritage Site
Guwahati, March 14: Pirbi-Karbi Ethnic Haat on the national highway at Kohora in Kaziranga National Park of Assam, is a new destination for those who have penchant for varied ethnic and organic products that bear the hallmark of…
Golden langur habitat under threat of high-power transmission lines
Guwahati, March 6: In an unwarranted development two high-voltage double circuit power transmission tower lines are being set up in the Bhairab Reserve Forest under the Nangalbibra-Bongaigaon ISTS power transmission project in Assam that is…
Trapped adult elephant succumbs to injuries
Guwahati, Mar 1: An adult elephant, which was trapped for about a month in the Rajapara area under Bondapara Forest Range of West Kamrup forest division, succumbed to its injuries, sources said.
The carcass of the female elephant which…
Aaranyak-BAT installs solar lights in hotspots of human-elephant conflict
Guwahati, Feb 19: A new initiative using solar lighting, solar fencing and community education is being rolled out in Assam’s Brahmaputra Valley to reduce human-elephant conflict in the region. Competition for space, fear and a lack of…
IAF plane carrying 12 cheetahs from South Africa arrives in MP’s Gwalior
Bhopal, Feb 18: Indian Air Force's (IAF) C-17 Globemaster plane carrying as many as 12 cheetahs from South Africa arrived in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior airport on Saturday afternoon, months after eight big cats had been ferried from…