Guwahati, Nov 27: The 12th International Tourism Mart (ITM) kicked off in Kaziranga with a resounding message: Northeast India is ready to claim its...
“Put together New Zealand, Switzerland, and Scotland, and you will still fall short of the wealth of the Northeast” said Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar today.
The Channa barca, with their striking patterns and elusive nature, is highly prized in the illegal wildlife market. Their natural habitat—metre-deep burrows along the wetland peripheries—makes them difficult to find and even harder to capture. During the monsoon, these fish emerge from their hidden chambers to hunt and breed, making them vulnerable to poachers.
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) has recommended that the Moidams of the Ahom Dynasty be inscribed on the World Heritage List. If no country objects, the site will be officially recognized.
For the first time, the Prime Minister of the country will spend a night at the Kaziranga National Park, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while addressing reporters in Guwahati on Monday.