The followers arrived here to seek blessings of Kabir on the occasion of Aghan Purnima which is being celebrated today. These followers come from various regions and they walked for about 15 kilometres on foot in dense forests to reach the Taposthali. After that they bow down their heads and
Earlier on Thursday, a wild elephant was found dead in a paddy field at Joyramkuchi area under Lakhipur forest range in Assam's Goalpara district. Last month a wild elephant was found dead in a paddy field at Kankata area in Goalpara district.
According to the reports, locals spotted the carcass of an elephant in a paddy field in the Joyramkuchi area under the Lakhipur forest range in the lower Assam district and informed local forest officials.
In the wake of the rise in the man-elephant conflict in four districts of Karnataka, a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday, resolved to constitute an elephant task force in four districts to check the menace of wild elephants.
Charaideo (Assam) [India], October 22 (ANI): A wild elephant died due to electrocution near the Napuk tea estate in the Charaideo district of Assam on Friday, forest officials confirmed.
Nagaon (Assam) [India], October 17 (ANI): Forest officials in Assam found the carcass of a wild elephant in a paddy field in the state's Nagaon district on Monday.
Jorhat (Assam), [India], October 10 (ANI): A female elephant and her calf were killed after being hit by the Rajdhani Express near Kharikatia railway station in Assam's Jorhat district, officials said on Monday.
Kokrajhar (Assam) [India], October 5 (ANI): An adult wild elephant died after being electrocuted when it came in contact with a live electrical wire in Sanfan forest range of Gossaigaon town in Kokrajhar district on Wednesday.