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GUWAHATI: The Assam forest department has registered a case against Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in connection with the death of a wild elephant after it was hit by a railway engine near the city early on Friday morning. Chief Conservator of Forest of Central Assam Circle, Hemkanta Talukdar, said the forest department is also probing if there were any lapses on the part of the forest personnel that might have led to the tragic incident. “We know that the elephant died after it was hit by a railway engine. We also have information that the engine was of the Agartala-bound Rajdhani train. But the Railways have not yet given us any confirmation. We have taken up a case against the NF Railways,” Talukdar said. ....
Why golden jackals have made home in Kolkata and Guwahati airports As habitats shrink, large tracts of unused land around aerodromes that act as safety buffers are attracting wildlife. Representational image. | Soumyajit Nandy/Wikimedia Commons Jamir Ali runs a tea-stall at Paschim Rajbati village, four kilometres from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on the outskirts of Kolkata. A canal behind his thatched-roof shop carries the waste dumped from the neighbouring households and meat shops fighting for space. Solid waste lies scattered close to the canal and street corners. The 50-year-old tea seller said that golden jackals ( Canus aureus) start moving in packs once the evening sets in but have hardly been a cause of trouble to anybody. ....