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  CBI team reaches Kaziranga to probe rhino poaching

  India | April 17, 2013 13:30 IST

  Guwahati, 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 | December 03, 2012 17:14 IST

  Jorhat, 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 | October 31, 2012 18:02 IST

  Guwahati, 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 | July 08, 2012 15:28 IST

  Guwahati, 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 | July 02, 2012 16:09 IST

  Guwahati, 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 | June 20, 2011 10:33 IST

  Golaghat, 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 | December 09, 2010 13:37 IST

  Guwahati, 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