Assam floods: Park rangers work non-stop to safeguard wildlife
June 29th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 29 (IANS) Forest officials in most rhino habitats in Assam have been working through the night to save wildlife severely affected after flood waters submerged vast areas of ... Read more...
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For the perfect trekking experience at Himachal national park (Letter from Kullu)
June 11th, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), June 11 (IANS) If you are a professional trekker and want to test your nerves in the rugged and inhospitable terrain of the trans-Himalayas, the Great Himalayan ... Read more...
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Odisha intensifies probe into jumbo killings
May 8th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) Odisha Tuesday intensified a probe into the alleged killing of elephants in the state's Similipal National Park after the recovery of decomposed body parts, bones and ... Read more...
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Endangered pheasant species multiply in Himalayan park (With Image)
May 8th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), May 8 (IANS) The presence of the highly endangered, elusive western tragopan can now be felt more clearly in the Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Now dogs to the rescue of Kaziranga rhinos
January 22nd, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 22 (IANS) Humble dogs have come to the rescue of the famed one-horned rhinoceros in Assam's Kaziranga National Park.The authorities at the park, located about 240 km from ... Read more...
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Assam forest ranger rescues leopard, gets injured
July 26th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kaziranga (Assam), July 26 (IANS) A forest ranger in Assam Tuesday was injured while saving a leopard from being lynched by villagers.Tarun Gogoi, a ranger of the Wildlife Rescue Centre ... Read more...
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Leopard enters Hema Malini’s bungalow (Lead)
May 27th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) A leopard strayed into the bungalow of Bollywood actor Hema Malini here Friday morning, triggering panic.The leopard, believed to have come from the adjoining Sanjay Gandhi ... Read more...
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European tourists found alive in Chilean volcano
April 25th, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, April 25 (IANS/EFE) Rescue teams found alive two European tourists who had gone missing on the slopes of the Quetrupillan volcano in Chile's southeastern La Araucania region, officials said.Italian ... Read more...
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Indian yoga enthusiasts harassed by Dubai park security
March 24th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Mar.24 (ANI): An Indian yoga group has lodged a complaint that they were harassed by Dubai's Al Nahda Pond park security officials while practicing yoga."We're doing a non-commercial activity here and ... Read more...
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Nepal ‘jails’ blind rhino for manslaughter
January 28th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 28 (IANS) Authorities in western Nepal have slapped a one-year "jail term" on a blind rhinoceros who killed a man last year.In remote Bardiya district in the farwest, ... Read more...
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Auckland’s Eden Park authorities ban full-strength beer in stadium
December 5th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Dec 5(ANI): Full-strength beer has been given the boot from Auckland's Eden Park for the upcoming Twenty20 international and the one-day series against Pakistan.The ban comes as fall-out continues from ... Read more...
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Yet another tiger, a cub, dies in Bannerghatta
September 18th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 18(IANS) A tiger cub died in the Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) here in the wee hours Saturday, taking to five the number of tigers that have died in the park ... Read more...
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Harry Potter Theme Park At Orlando Witnessing Record Crowd
July 11th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Florida, July 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Harry Potter Park at Universal Orlando has turned out to be a heavy crowd puller so much so that the park authorities are asking ... Read more...
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Animals flee flooded Kaziranga park
June 28th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kaziranga (Assam), June 28 (IANS) Floodwaters of the mighty Brahmaputra Monday entered the Kaziranga National Park in Assam forcing scores of endangered animals to escape to safer areas, officials said.
"A vast stretch ... Read more...
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Asbury Park To Allow Topless Women On The Beach
June 26th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
June 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Asbury Park authorities are considering to allow topless women on the city beach. The move has been highly debated because on one hand it will bring ... Read more...
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Commandos trained by NSG to combat poachers
June 25th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) At least 250 forest guards are getting commando training from the elite National Security Guard (NSG) in Assam to combat poacher gangs operating in wildlife sanctuaries, officials Friday ... Read more...
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Two killed in lightning, 10,000 displaced in Assam floods
May 16th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 16 (IANS) A newly-married couple was killed in a lightning strike while flash floods triggered by heavy rains displaced more than 10,000 people in 25 villages in Assam Sunday, officials ... Read more...
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Safari elephant attacks tourists at Kaziranga, five injured
March 15th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 15 (IANS) An elephant attacked a jeep ferrying tourists from a wildlife safari and injured all five of them at the famed Kaziranga National Park in Assam Monday.
"A jeep ... Read more...
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Wildlife law to be made stringent soon: Jairam Ramesh
March 8th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Tirupati, Mar 8 (ANI): Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has said that a Bill to amend the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, would make poaching a stringent crime. The ... Read more...
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Panther dies of old age
March 4th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 4 (IANS) An 18-year-old female panther, Rakhi, who had stopped eating four days ago, died at the Van Vihar sanctuary here Wednesday, park authorities said Thursday.
The officials cited senility as ... Read more...
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BSF to check rhino poaching in Kaziranga
February 25th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kaziranga (Assam), Feb 25 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) will be deployed at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam to check a spurt in incidents of rhino slaughtering by organised syndicates, ... Read more...
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Squirrel banned from rollercoaster ride!
February 15th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): Alton Towers theme park has banned a squirrel from its rollercoaster as its pranks posed a health and safety risk.The rodent was reportedly creating problems for operators at ... Read more...
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Tigress found dead in Kanha park
November 4th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 4 (IANS) A 14-month-old tigress who was injured in a fight with another tiger has been found dead at the Kanha tiger reserve in eastern Madhya Pradesh, officials said Wednesday.
"The ... Read more...
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Assam affect wild life, agriculture and infrastructure devastated by floods
September 15th, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI
By Vaschipem KamodangGuwahati, Sep 14(ANI): Monsoon related floods in some parts of Assam have severely affected villages, destroyed crops and are also posing a threat to wild animals especially on Majuli Island ... Read more...
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Riders Stuck In The Great American Roller Coaster Ride Rescued
August 11th, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by GD
The fun seekers who had gone for a jolly ride in the newest addition to the Great America amusement park got a scare that will last them a lifetime. The high on ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Nepal’s oldest green resort closes
July 17th, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 17 (IANS) Nepal's oldest green resort, founded in the early 1960s by a legendary British tourism entrepreneur who also gave this country its famous elephant polo tourneys, has ... Read more...
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White tiger adopted by Tata Indicom in Bhopal’s National Park
May 6th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, May 6 (ANI): Tata Indicom has adopted a white tiger, an inhabitant of the Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal.Ten-year-old Bhagat was adopted under the animal adoption project run by the ... Read more...
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World Bank team visits Jim Corbett Park
March 2nd, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by ANI
Nainital, Mar 2 (ANI): A World Bank team visited Jim Corbett Park to explore way to conserve the fast depleting population of tigers.The four-member team visited the park under the Global ... Read more...
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Kaziranga engages private elephant owners to meet tourist demand
February 13th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
By Apem Kamadoang
Kaziranga (Assam), Feb 13 (ANI): Due to the increasing inflow of tourists at the Kaziranga National Park located in Assam, the state forest department has engaged private elephant ... Read more...
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Sloth bear escapes from Bhopal national park
January 31st, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 31 (IANS) A sloth bear that escaped from the Van Vihar National Park here Friday has forest officials in a tizzy as the animal could not be traced despite a ... Read more...
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High alert against Bird flu sounded in Orissa
December 29th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI
Bhitarkanika (Bhubaneshwar), Dec 29 (ANI): As hundreds of migratory birds have started flocking the Bhitarkanika National Park in Bhubaneshwar, authorities have sounded high alert following the outbreak of bird flu in ... Read more...
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Foreign tourists visit Kaziranga undeterred by terror
December 12th, 2008 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Kaziranga (Assam), Dec 12 (IANS) The renowned Kaziranga National Park, home to the one-horned rhinoceros, continues to attract foreign tourists despite travel advisories issued by several countries against visiting Assam for security ... Read more...
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Flood situation in Assam critical
September 3rd, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Sep 3 (ANI): The flood situation in Assam continued to be critical on Wednesday with Brahmaputra river and its tributaries creating havoc in the state, claiming 15 lives and rendering ... Read more...
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Kaziranga submerged, wild animals flee park in Assam
September 1st, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kaziranga (Assam), Sep 1 (IANS) Floodwaters of the mighty Brahmaputra Monday entered the Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary in Assam forcing scores of endangered animals to flee the park to safer areas, officials said."More ... Read more...
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Amusement park promoted by CPI-M to open Aug 31
August 19th, 2008 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kannur, Aug 19 (IANS) A Rs.250 million amusement park promoted by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will open its gates to visitors Aug 31 here. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will inaugurate ... Read more...
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