Free insurance policies to students for dengue
Students of nine schools of Kamrup district received free insurance policy of Rs 20,000 for dengue under the collaboration of a social-based organisation Drishtee and CAFE India under the Behtar India
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Compensation sought against land acquisition
The people of Dambuk, Kalabari Dambuk, Balukaguri and Amguri Dambuk have flayed the process of land acquisition from Meahaki Tiniali to Dambuk embankment for Bogibeel project at Balukabari land block in the northern bank of the Brahmaputra under Sissi revenue block.
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Road level
The absence of scientific urban planning has marred the city's growth, as it is not developing in the manner it should. Utter chaos marks the city's growth
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Concern over encroachment on Kusumtola farm land
Rampant encroachment on the Kusumtola farm land has raised eyebrows among the people of Naduar in Sonitpur district. It may be noted that to provide shelter to unemployed youths of the area, the Government of Assam had established the farm in the 1980s. More than 200 bighas of land has been alloted to the farm at Borigaon Ghopshar vide dag No. 357/279 and 401/420 of Borbhogia mouza under Naduar circle office.
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Call to implement laws against smoking
Merely passing laws to prohibit smoking in the public places won't do any good to the society unless its strict implementation is not ensured by the government. This was opined by Dr Bhaben Choudhury, chief consultant of the newly started Tobacco Cessation Clinic of Sanjivani Hospital at Maligaon here. Dr Choudhury, while interacting with media persons on the hazardous impact of tobacco on health, revealed that while the western countries are strictly opt for nicotine-free cigarettes, here in India, the quantity of tobacco in one cigarette can go up to 9.72 micrograms.
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Book on HIV/AIDS released
That the HIV/AIDS scenario in the State has undergone a sea change with concerted government and non-Government efforts was confirmed on Monday when Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi launched a book that recounts the real life narratives of people who have acquired the dreaded disease. The book, titled Positive in Rhino Land: Battle Against HIV/AIDS in Assam and authored by journalist Wasbir Hussain, brings the dreaded disease out of the closet by relating the struggles and determination of the affected people to live and keep smiling.
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Over 19 lakh jobless persons in State
Assam has 19,21,563 registered unemployed persons, with Kamrup accounting for the highest number at 3,43,862 followed by Sivasagar and Nagaon with 1,93,587 and 1,48,392 respectively. The figures include 2,24,125 graduates, 17,209 postgraduates, 2,438 engineering graduates, 3,39,227 higher secondary pass-outs, 6,87,461 matriculates, 17,784 ITI-trainees, 5,659 diploma-holders, 923 agriculture graduates, 353 veterinary graduates and 3,702 with other qualifications.
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Japanese encephalitis strikes Dhemaji; several taken ill
Japanese encephalitis has broken out in different parts of Dhemaji district.
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State Govt takes loan of Rs 20,145 cr
The State Government has taken loan worth Rs 20,145.39 crore as on March 31, 2008. The break-up of the loan amount is Rs 8,259.95 crore (market loan), Rs 2,685.94 crore (Central Government), Rs 489.86 crore (Others), Rs 4,710.53 crore (National Small Saving Fund) and Rs 3,999.19 (State Provident Fund). The per capita loan amount for the State is Rs 6,806.