Experiment to bring downman-elephant conflicts in State

Two herds of aggressive elephants and a lone rogue may be sedated for a sobering effect and relocated.

NEW DELHI: Monsoon has just set in and more than 30 people have already died in floods in North East, 20 of them in Assam alone with over half a million marooned.

The three districts of Barak valley region — Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi — remained the worst affected with around 450 relief camps and relief distribution centres opened and around 1.6 lakh p

GUWAHATI/IMPHAL/AGARTALA: Five people drowned in the current spate of floods in Assam on Sunday, taking the death toll to 11 in the state since the first wave hit the state five days ago.

Looking at the present flood situation in the State, the Sivasagar district administration has asked the District Disaster Management Cell, SDRF, Water Resources Department and also the security f

GUWAHATI: Assam is scheduled to launch a cancer care foundation, the first for any State government in India, on Monday for making treatment of the disease more affordable and ensuring care for pat

Kamrup (M) Deputy Commissioner has appealed to the people for not to use plastic during Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya Temple this year.

“Need to clear encroachments inside Goalpara forest division”

GUWAHATI: Vice-chancellors of public universities of northeastern states held a brainstorming session in Tezpur University (TU) on Friday to build an integrated platform to deal with the challenges

TANGLA, May 29: The Udalguri district, administered by the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), has witnessed a steady rise in human-elephant conflict over the past decade.