Kaziranga
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CBI team reaches Kaziranga to probe rhino poaching
India | Apr 17, 2013, 01:30 PM ISTGuwahati, Apr 17: A seven-member CBI team has arrived in Assam to probe the poaching of rhinos, an official said Wednesday.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team is camping at the Kohora range of Kaziranga
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Forest guards open fire at poachers in Kaziranga
India | Dec 03, 2012, 05:14 PM ISTJorhat, Dec 3: Forest guards in Kaziranga National Park on Monday fired in the air suspecting the presence of poachers inside the habitat of the Great Indian Rhinoceros.Park authorities said guards fired seven rounds in
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Kaziranga, Orang National parks to open on Thursday
India | Oct 31, 2012, 06:02 PM ISTGuwahati, Oct 31 : The ‘World Heritage' site Kaziranga National Park and the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park in Assam will re-open tomorrow, while Manas National Park will welcome visitors from November 4.After its annual
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Animal death toll in Kaziranga rises to 560
India | Jul 08, 2012, 03:28 PM ISTGuwahati, Jul 8: At least 560 animals, including 14 one-horned rhinos, have perished in the world-famed Kaziranga National Park during the ongoing floods in Assam.Hog deer have suffered the most with 481 of them killed
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PM announces Rs 500 crore package for flood-hit Assam
India | Jul 02, 2012, 04:09 PM ISTGuwahati, Jul 2: Announcing a Rs 500 crore package for flood-hit Assam, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Centre will take measures to rebuild damaged infrastructure and wipe away the misery of the people.
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Drunk Elephant Damages Houses Near Kaziranga
India | Jun 20, 2011, 10:33 AM ISTGolaghat, Assam, June 19: A wild tusker created a ruckus presumably after consuming liquor at a local liquor den in Pathorigaon in Golaghat district of Assam on Sunday, reports India TV reporter Bikash Kumar Sharma.
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Elephant Calf, Worshipped As Ganesha, Discarded By Own Herd In Kaziranga
India | Dec 09, 2010, 01:37 PM ISTGuwahati, Dec 9: An elephant calf was rejected by its herd after it was smeared with vermilion and mustard oil by villagers in an apparent attempt to worship “Ganesh Baba” after it was found near