MORIGAON: A rhino was shot dead and its horn taken away by a gang of poachers, two of whom were killed in an encounter with forest guards in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in central Assam on Wednesday. A gang of about eight heavily-armed poachers entered Pobitora in Morigaon district and shot dead

LUCKNOW: A man was killed and eaten by a tiger in Corbett tiger reserve on Tuesday. Corbett officials played down the attack and said it has no link with the man-eater of Bijnore which has not struck in the last 45 days since February 9. "This man was reading a paper while his cattle grazed i

GUWAHATI: Kaziranga national park lost its third rhino in a span of five days as poachers continued to bleed the one-horned pachyderm at the Unesco world heritage site. The latest carcass was recovered on Sunday from Gograi area under Kohora forest range of the park. The poachers chopped off the

GUWAHATI: The Assam government has sought opinion from the people on trimming rhino horns to save them from poachers. This year, poachers have killed 11 rhinos in the state and chopped off their horns. Two rhinos have been killed at Kaziranga National Park since Wednesday. "We are seeking th