Assam schools resume post floods, sans facilities
Nov 11, 2012
Assam's boat clinics carry health services and hope for children
Oct 16, 2012
Assam floods: Children suffer most
Oct 10, 2012
Assam floods: Lakhs of children face uncertain future
Oct 8, 2012
Rhino poacher arrested in Assam, confesses to militants' involvement
Reported by Kishalay Bhattacharjee; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Wednesday October 24, 2012
Since June floods devastated Assam, animals trying to escape the rising waters in Kaziranga National Park have fallen prey to hunters, poachers and speeding vehicles. More than 700 animals have died since then and more carcasses are being revealed as...
Assam's boat clinics carry health services and hope for children
Kishalay Bhattacharjee | Thursday October 18, 2012
The successive waves of flood in Assam this year have left millions of children fighting illness and poor nutrition, and thousands displaced. And for those inhabiting remote islands in the middle of Brahmaputra River, these boat clinics run by the Ce...
Assam floods: Lakhs of children face uncertain future
Reported by Kishalay Bhattacharjee; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday October 5, 2012
The flood fury in Assam may have receded, but the devastation and misery is still unfolding. There are 30 lakh people still affected by the last wave of flood in Assam this year. On visiting the Barpeta district in Lower Assam, NDTV found children ou...
39 rhinos killed in 10 months in Kaziranga National Park
Press Trust of India | Friday October 5, 2012
The death of 39 rhinos in and around the world-famous Kaziranga National Park in less than 10 months has highlighted the threat faced by the endangered animal.
Rhino left bleeding succumbs, fifth death in three days
Press Trust of India | Friday September 28, 2012
A rhino, left bleeding by poachers who removed its horn, succumbed to its injuries today taking the number of total pachyderm deaths to five during the last three days in the Kaziranga National Park.
Rhinos under attack in Kaziranga, three poached in two days
Reported by Kishalay Bhattacharjee, edited by Samira Shaikh | Friday September 28, 2012
The Kaziranga National Park is beleaguered not just by floods but by one of its worst attacks by poachers.
Assam: 19 dead, 30 lakh left homeless as flood water starts receding
Edited by Samira Shaikh | Friday September 28, 2012
The situation in Assam, where water from the third wave of flood inundated 16 districts of the state is receding, remains grim with 19 people dead and over 30 lakh affected. Lakhs of animals have also been swept away and farmlands inundated in the mo...
Flood water receding in many districts of Assam
Edited by Samira Shaikh | Friday September 28, 2012
The flood situation in Assam is improving with the flood water receding in many districts. More than half of Assam, 16 of 27 states, were inundated and more than 17 lakh people have been displaced. Eighteen people have died in the floods.
Assam flood worsens: Ten big developments
Reported by Kishalay Bhattacharjee, edited by Samira Shaikh | Wednesday September 26, 2012
The flood situation in Assam continues to be grim with over half of the state's 27 districts inundated, more than 17 lakh people affected and at least 18 dead. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is meanwhile away on a study tour in Japan.
Half of Assam under water, 18 dead, Gogoi tours Japan
Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 26, 2012
The flood situation in Assam continued to be grim with over half of its 27 districts inundated, 18 people killed and more than 17 lakh affected, officials said on Tuesday. The situation is expected to improve in a couple of days.
Situation worsens in Assam, half the state flood hit
Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 25, 2012
Even before people made their way back home after the first wave in July, they are again homeless. Lakhs of people across Assam have been displaced in this rush of water.
Landslides, heavy rains claim 27 lives in Sikkim, Assam
Press Trust of India | Monday September 24, 2012
Landslides triggered by heavy rains claimed 27 lives, including those of ITBP and BRO personnel in Sikkim, even as flood situation in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh deteriorated with vast areas reeling under its impact.
Flood situation in Assam worsens, over four lakh affected
Reported by Kishalay Bhattacharjee; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Sunday September 23, 2012
Even before lakhs of people in Assam, displaced due to floods, could return home, another four lakh people have been affected in a fresh wave of floods in the state. A third wave of floods has hit Assam this monsoon season, affecting 13 districts.
Assam in the grip of floods again, over one lakh affected
Press Trust of India | Monday August 27, 2012
Assam is in the grip of the third wave of floods with the water level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries rising in four districts of Assam following incessant rains.
Air Force evacuates over 400 flood-affected people in Assam
Press Trust of India | Thursday July 12, 2012
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has evacuated over 400 flood-affected persons across Assam in the past 20 days.