The death toll of adults suffering from Japanese encephalitis in the state is being considered exceptional in the global context.

Despite Kaziranga National Park's mounting notoriety as a poaching haven, not a single poacher has been convicted since 2009.

The Arunachal health department said it has taken steps to prevent the spread of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the state and is closely monitoring the current situation.

GUWAHATI: As the state government considers a proposal to acquire sufficient amount of the attenuated SA 14-14-2 Chinese-made Japanese Encephalitis vaccine, Assam continues to reel from the epidemi

GUWAHATI: Even as the Kamrup (Metro) district administration continued its eviction drive to clear river channels and water bodies, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday asked the additional chief

GUWAHATI: Western Assam's Manas National Park which also covers a part of Bhutan has excited conservationists.

The Kamrup (Metro) district has recorded at least 19 cases of Japanese Encephalitis and two cases of dengue since June. With the monsoon here, there are fears of more such outbreaks.

The Centre has assured Arunachal Pradesh of resuming coal mining at Namchik-Namphuk coalfield in the troubled Changlang district where the activity was suspended on May 10, 2012.

Assam's roads have been termed 'unsafe' by a 2013 National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, with the state recording the fifth-highest number of deaths caused by road accidents in the country.

GUWAHATI: Premchand Shah (60) has no option but to look to the government for financial help after his family's sole bread winner, his 18-year-old son Bivek, drowned in the overflowing Bharalu rive