No expansion of NH-37 along Kaziranga, says Assam govt
GUWAHATI: The state government has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that no road expansion work is being carried out on the stretch of National Highway-37 that passes along the southern...
View ArticleSpeed limit reprieve for Kaziranga wildlife OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT...
Guwahati, Dec. 8: The Assam government has assured the National Green Tribunal that it would impose a speed limit of 30kmph for vehicles plying on National Highway 37, passing through Kaziranga...
View Article'Paved shoulder on NH-37 assures safety'
GUWAHATI: The state government has sought a modification in the October 9 and November 19 orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which restrained expansion and "shouldering" of the stretch of...
View ArticleAnother Kaziranga rhino killed
JORHAT/GUWAHATI: Barely five days after a rhino was killed on August 30, Kaziranga National Park lost another rhino to the poachers on Wednesday. The poachers killed the rhino in the Bagori forest...
View ArticleFlood, landslides kill 29 in Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal
Landslides triggered by heavy rain claimed 29 lives, including those of ITBP and BRO personnel in Sikkim, even as flood situation in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh deteriorated with vast areas reeling...
View ArticleFloodwaters enter Kaziranga as Brahmaputra rises
GUWAHATI/JORHAT: The unabated rise in the Brahmaputra's water level at Neematighat over the last few days has resulted in the inundation of some low-lying areas on the periphery of the Kaziranga...
View ArticleFlood situation in Assam worsens
The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated with 15 districts reeling under its impact, as large parts of Dibru-Saikhowa and Kaziranga National Parks and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary submerged and...
View ArticleFloods worsen in Assam as heavy rain continue to lash Arunachal
SHARE AND DISCUSS Tweet GUWAHATI: The flood situation in the Assam worsened further on Saturday as heavy showers continued in Arunachal Pradesh. A population of nearly five lakh in 14 districts has...
View ArticleGovt announces Rs one crore package for Kaziranga
Bokakhat(Assam): Union Environment and Tourism Minister Jayanti Natarajan announced a Rs one crore package for world-famed Kaziranga National Park today to tackle the situation arising there out of...
View ArticleOne lakh people hit in Assam flood fury
The rain-fed mighty Brahmaputra and its tributaries flowing above the danger level across Assam have hit nearly one lakh people inundating human habitations and farm land in ten districts. Dhemaji was...
View ArticleAssam Guv calls for balance in ecology, Marathon in Kaziranga
Guwahati/Kaziranga: Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik today called upon the people to take practical steps for striking a balance in ecology and environment rather than merely observing global...
View ArticleFlood situation grim in Assam, seven dead
SHARE AND DISCUSS Tweet GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam is grim with over 800,000 people affected in at least 15 of the 27 districts in the state, officials said on Sunday. Officials said that...
View ArticleScurry to procure land for highway UMANAND JAISWAL Guwahati, Feb. 15: An...
Scurry to procure land for highway UMANAND JAISWAL Guwahati, Feb. 15: An unhappy Assam government has stepped up efforts to acquire land for speedy construction of the Assam stretch of the...
View ArticleAASU firm on highway status RITUPALLAB SAIKIA Golaghat, Oct. 19: The All...
Golaghat, Oct. 19: The All Assam Students Union (AASU) today reaffirmed their stand on the retention of national highway status for NH37 between Jakhalabandha and Bokakhat in Golaghat district. The...
View ArticleLand survey on Arunachal border - Reports of encroachment by neighbour prompt...
Land survey on Arunachal border - Reports of encroachment by neighbour prompt Assam action WASIM RAHMAN Mapping up Jorhat, March 19: Dispur has decided to carry out cadastral survey of areas bordering...
View ArticleIndustry told to stay away from Kaziranga ROOPAK GOSWAMI Guwahati, Feb. 16:...
Industry told to stay away from Kaziranga ROOPAK GOSWAMI Guwahati, Feb. 16: The National Green Tribunal has directed the state government not to grant permission to any new stone-crushing unit and...
View ArticleKaziranga park to be separated into four divisions, says minister
With a view ‘to strengthen the management system and boost operation efficiency’ in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), the Assam government has decided to divide the park into four divisions with...
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal asks Assam to regulate traffic to save Kaziranga animals
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday asked the Assam government to put barriers, speed cameras and challan rash vehicles to regulate traffic on a stretch of National Highway 37 passing...
View Article'Inspect industries around Kaziranga'
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has sought a report from the Ministry of Environment and Forest on industrial units functioning in the vicinity of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Asking...
View ArticleThe morning after in Kaziranga
Desperate situations often call for remedial measures. The Kaziranga National Park (KNP) authorities learnt it a hard way following the havoc caused by recent floods in Assam that left a trail of...
View ArticleFlood fury continues in India’s Assam state, nearly one lakh people hit
Incessant rainfall in the catchment areas of the stateˈs upper reaches and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh has raised the water level of the Brahmaputra throughout the state and it was flowing above the...
View ArticleFlood fury continues in Assam, nearly one lakh peo
Guwahati: The rain-fed mighty Brahmaputra and its tributaries flowing above the danger level across Assam have hit nearly one lakh people inundating human habitations and farm land in ten districts...
View ArticleFlood fury continues in Assam, nearly one lakh people hit
GUWAHATI: The rain-fed mighty Brahmaputra and its tributaries flowing above the danger level across Assam have hit nearly one lakh people inundating human habitations and farmland in ten districts with...
View ArticleOscar Fernandes take stock of road projects in north east
Tweet Guwahati, Aug 4 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Oscar Fernandes has reviewed the progress of road projects in the north east region. DoNER Minister Paban Singh Ghatowar,...
View ArticleLandslides, heavy rains claim 27 lives in Sikkim, Assam
The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated with 15 districts reeling under its impact, as large parts of Dibru-Saikhowa and Kaziranga National Parks and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary submerged and...
View ArticleFlood situation in Assam deteriorates
The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated with 15 districts reeling under its impact, as large parts of Dibru-Saikhowa and Kaziranga National Parks and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary submerged and...
View ArticleIndustry told to stay away from Kaziranga ROOPAK GOSWAMI A rhino at Kaziranga...
Industry told to stay away from Kaziranga ROOPAK GOSWAMI A rhino at Kaziranga National Park Guwahati, Feb. 16: The National Green Tribunal has directed the state government not to grant permission to...
View Article‘MoEF, Assam failed in their duties’
SHARE AND DISCUSS Tweet NEW DELHI: The Union environment ministry and the Assam government were apparently "unaware" of the proliferation of illegal industries in the no-development zone around the...
View ArticleGogoi urges Centre to urgently take up NH projects in Assam
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today urged the Centre to urgently take up steps for expansion and upgradation of highway projects in the state as the state's highways were not of national...
View ArticleGovt plans new road-cum-rail bridge over Brahmaputra at Dhubri
Guwahati: The Centre on Friday said it would start a feasibility study to construct a road-cum-rail bridge over river Brahmaputra at Dhubri in Assam as a part of the newly declared national highway...
View ArticleGovt plans new road-cum-rail bridge
Guwahati: The Centre on Friday said it would start a feasibility study to construct a road-cum-rail bridge over river Brahmaputra at Dhubri in Assam as a part of the newly declared national highway...
View ArticleAASU slams govt RITUPALLAB SAIKIA Golaghat, Oct. 15: The Golaghat district...
Golaghat, Oct. 15: The Golaghat district unit of the All Assam Students Union has asked Dispur to put its case firmly before the National Green Tribunal, which last week put a restraining order on the...
View ArticlePlea to retain highway tag RITUPALLAB SAIKIA Kohora, Oct. 25: Traffic on...
Kohora, Oct. 25: Traffic on National Highway 37 was thrown out of gear for four hours today after 3,000 activists of the All Assam Students Union blocked the highway at Kohora Chariali in Kaziranga....
View ArticlePlea to retain highway tag RITUPALLAB SAIKIA AASU activists block NH37 at...
Kohora, Oct. 25: Traffic on National Highway 37 was thrown out of gear for four hours today after 3,000 activists of the All Assam Students Union blocked the highway at Kohora Chariali in Kaziranga....
View ArticleFind ways to protect wildlife, green tribunal says to Assam govt
GUWAHATI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in its interim order, has asked the state government to hold a meeting with the Union ministry of environment and forests and the Union petroleum ministry...
View ArticleGovt told to protect lives on highway - Ruling on park stretch OUR SPECIAL...
Guwahati, Nov. 19: The National Green Tribunal today directed the Assam government to ensure immediate protection of the environment, wildlife and human beings on the 18km stretch on National Highway...
View ArticleDon't widen national highway-37: National Green Tribunal
GUWAHATI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the state government to refrain from widening and soldering of the stretch of National Highway-37 that passes through the Kaziranga...
View ArticleMove to protect Kaziranga OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Guwahati, Oct. 31: The...
Guwahati, Oct. 31: The Assam government has informed the National Green Tribunal that it will submit a project, in consultation with the Union ministry of environment and forests, for protection of...
View ArticleGreen tribunal stops highway widening OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Wild...
Guwahati, Oct. 9: The National Green Tribunal today restrained the Assam government from widening National Highway 37 which passes through Kaziranga National Park. The tribunal after hearing a petition...
View ArticleRain-triggered landslips claim 27 lives in Sikkim, Assam
Landslips triggered by heavy rain claimed 27 lives, including those of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel, in Sikkim, even as the flood situation in Assam...
View ArticleEnvironment Ministry sanctions Rs 1 crore package for Kaziranga National Park
Bokakhat: Union Environment and Tourism Minister Jayanti Natarajan announced a Rs 1 crore package for world-famed Kaziranga National Park on Wednesday to tackle the situation arising there out of waves...
View ArticleDistrict Briefs
Varsities for NE Guwahati, Nov. 28: Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar in Gangtok today announced the setting up of a college of veterinary science in Nagaland, colleges of horticulture in Mizoram...
View ArticleSteps to protect animals along NH
GUWAHATI: With the stretch of NH-37 that traverses through the Kaziranga National Park caught in a legal battle, the Union ministry for environment and forest (MoEF) has decided to form a committee to...
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