Guwahati: Five-year-old female elephant Durga, transported nearly 3,000 km from Assam, reached the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on Monday (September 14), coinciding with Ganesh Chaturthi. According to Tamil media reports, temple staff and devotees welcomed Durga upon her arrival by showering her with flower petals. Durga is owned by Assam resident Punya […]
Author Archives: Mahesh Deka
Mahesh Deka is the Executive Editor of Northeast Now, based in Guwahati, with around 15 years of experience in journalism. He previously worked with The Sentinel and Eastern Chronicle and focuses on in-depth reporting on conflict, environment, and politics in Northeast India. He has received fellowships from IGSSS, the National Foundation for India (NFI), REACH, the LAADLI Media Fellowship, and UNICEF, and has also been part of the Environment Data Journalism Academy and Google’s AI Skills Academy. His work has appeared in Economic & Political Weekly and National Herald. He can be reached at: [email protected]
