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KAZIRANGA NEWS

Cabinet clears 86-km 4-lane highway passing through Kaziranga at over Rs 6,000 crore

October 02, 2025 3:10 am

On either side of this stretch, the four-laning of Guwahati to Kaliabor section of the corridor is complete, while Numaligarh to Dibrugarh section is likely to be completed by February 2026.

Rs 800-crore boost to 8 lesser-known tourist sites in 6 Northeastern states

December 01, 2024 4:06 pm

The projects, spread across Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim and Tripura, were approved by the Department of Expenditure (DoE) this week.

In Kaziranga, Indo-French partnership bears fruit

December 05, 2022 7:18 am

The Kaziranga project is a part of a larger Assam Project on Forest and Biodiversity Conservation (APFBC) for which the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has committed funding of €80.2 million for a 10-year period, between 2014-2024.

Explained: Why annual floods are essential for the survival of Kaziranga National Park

July 22, 2020 11:14 am

We explain the role of floods in Kaziranga’s ecosystem, how increasing high floods can become a problem, and what can be done to keep it in check.

Top Indian animal safaris: Lions of Gir, tigers of Ranthambore, rhinos of Kaziranga... cows of UP?

December 06, 2019 11:25 am

In June 2018, members of a foundation that runs a cow rehabilitation centre near Jaipur had announced plans to start a safari where visitors would learn about “indigenous breeds”. It’s yet to start, though, with organisers now claiming a January launch.

Kaziranga's circle of life: How forest department, vets and villagers join hands to fight flood fury

July 19, 2019 6:12 pm

With 95 per cent of the World Heritage Site submerged and thousands of animal struggling to say afloat, meet the bunch of people who dive in to save the day.

In Kaziranga, now a special force to protect the one-horned rhino

July 03, 2019 5:59 pm

The Special Rhino Protection Force, which consists of 74 men and eight women, underwent 43 weeks of training and is currently deployed across the Kaziranga National Park.

Vets, villagers come together to give new wings to Assam's poisoned vultures

April 25, 2019 3:40 pm

Victims of accidental ‘secondary’ poisoning and categorised 'Critically Endangered' on the IUCN Red List, vultures in Assam are slowly being rehabilitated back to health.

Assam: One more Kaziranga Rhino poached, sixth case in 2018

December 16, 2018 10:39 am

The incident of an adult male rhino found dead with its horn removed in Kaziranga National Park draws wildlife activists to highlight lack of facilities for forest guards

Kaziranga: 30 per cent still under water, Park lost 334 animals in two waves of floods

August 19, 2017 7:17 pm

Kaziranga National Park has lost as many as 334 animals in two successive waves of floods, with the casualty list including 22 rhinos, one tiger, several elephants and buffalos and over 250 various species of deer.

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A day in Assam: PM Modi joins Jhumoir dance festival, Jaishankar leads Kaziranga safari with foreign delegates

February 25, 2025 1:59 pm

The Jhumoir dance event and international engagements are setting the stage for the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit, focused on enhancing the state’s infrastructure and investment potential.

Flood fury grips all of Assam, Army called in for rescue

July 18, 2019 6:39 am

The Brahmaputra is flowing above its danger mark in Guwahati, at Nimatighat in Jorhat, Tezpur in Sonitpur, Goalpara and Dhubri towns, and at Badarpurghat in Karimganj.

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