Environmentalists celebrated the news as a ‘great victory’ though they unanimously sought the inclusion of Joypur Reserve Forest in Dibrugarh into the wildlife landscape of Dehing Patkai as ‘protected area’.
During the annual occurrence of floods, the deer population from North and South bank of Brahmaputra migrates to the hills and often stays along the edge of flooded sections in fringe villages, thus becoming easy targets for people with vested interests.
The NSCN-IM seems convinced that the Governor was "not the right person to solve the long-standing Indo-Naga problem" if he considered the Naga issue as a 'law and order' problem.
Sources said the groups are collecting anywhere between Rs 1,000 to Rs 1 lakh a day, and Rs 3,000 to Rs 7,000 from every passenger vehicle, depending on the carrying capacity.
The Army's job notification for 600 vacancies mentioned that those physically fit and in the 18-40 age group would be eligible to join as porters for a contract period of 179 days.
The major challenge for the Congress would be to win back the trust lost in 2017 Assembly elections that had yielded a hung verdict.
According to the authorities, the Assamese youth, alleged to be a member of a militant outfit, was taken into custody following a search operation by an Army unit and assisted by police.
Many cadres of various factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland have returned to their villages and others staying in the camps are preparing to leave as they are running out of ration and medical facilities.
The fire continues to burn and the effect of vibrations at the surface has added to fears that people in Baghjan are still at risk.
The Baghjan oil well located in Assam's Tinsukia district, which has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the last two weeks, caught fire on Tuesday.
This is the fifth death of leopards this year in the state. Earlier in April, during the coronavirus lockdown, four leopards were killed in Upper Assam’s Golaghat and Jorhat districts.
The sudden spurt in number of Covid-19 positive cases in Changlang district triggered the AAPSU to seek a separate tally for the Chakma refugees settled in Diyun subdivision.
Run by locals, the facility started by Speaker Yumnam Khemchand has a planned capacity of up to 300 beds, and a separate accommodation for those who have not been tested for COVID-19 yet.
As transgender activists in Assam raise the demand for a dedicated quarantine centre in the state, many from the community have found safe refuge in Kerala and are reluctant to return home.
During an operation on May 14, forest officials under Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam’s Nagaon district have rescued 13 purple moorhens trapped in cages and later released them in the forest.
