A mound being dug up for the Purvanchal Expressway near the Mahpur village in Mau district has thrown up a Buddha’s head and a coin board, reportedly dating back to the Kushan period. State archaeology directorate’s Varanasi regional officer, Subhash Chandra, who paid a visit to the site on Thursday,
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Guwahati: In a bid to attract more tourists, the Manas National Park (MNP) of Assam has started a programme in which bathing and feeding of the forest department’s captive elephants are shown to visitors, state minister Parimal Suklabaidya said on Thursday. The ‘Elephant Show’ was launched recently at the Mahal
Guwahati: In a gruesome incident a teenage girl from Assam’s Barpeta district was allegedly raped and brutally murdered in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Jasminara Akhtar. She was pursuing BSc Nursing in East-West College in Bengaluru. After her enrollment, the family members dropped her at the
Guwahati: Assam’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 1,010 with three more fatalities on Thursday, while 106 new positive cases took the tally to 2,15,148, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Altogether 124 patients recovered from coronavirus and were released from various hospitals, pushing the number of cured
Chirang: A 20-year-old pregnant elephant died on Wednesday due to electrocution in Sikajhora village, Chirang district. Brahmananda Patiri, District Forest Officer (DFO) said that six elephants have died due to electrocution since August. “Six elephants have died due to electrocution since August. Along with the electricity department, we have made