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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Eviction drive in Karbi Anglong to protect forests
Some vested interests were deviously politicising the issue of ongoing evictions in the forest areas of Karbi Anglong in Assam. Communal colours were being attributed to an activity that was actually
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Tiger population dwindling in State
As the tiger is caught in a losing battle with conservationists and experts predicting its total extinction by 2020, given its current rate of disappearance, it is important to take a note of the big
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Erosion threatens dyke at Lenga
Erosion at Lenga village on the outskirts of both Kamrup and Darrang district of Assam has endangered the dyke at Lenga that was breached two years ago which rendered immense loss of properties,
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Burapahar forest reserve gets raw deal
Burapahar reserve forest is the extended forest reserve of Kaziranga National Park situated on the western border of Golaghat and Nagaon districts in Assam. This forest is being neglected in terms of
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When luck forestalled fate's cruel call
The citizens of Tuli
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Eastern Arunachal a biodiversity hotspot
The eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh, comprising six districts, probably has the richest diversity in wildlife and landscape in the North-east, which, again, is a global mega biodiversity hotspot.
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Call to strike balance
Participants at a two-day seminar on hydropower and biodiversity laid stress on the need of genuine steps to protect biodiversity of the country's NE region while conceiving and implementing mega
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Need to upgrade garbage segregation, disposal system emphasised
The dumping site of Guwahati city's garbage at Sosol is becoming an environmental hazard day by day, observed the chairman, Pollution Control Board (PCB), Prof. JL Dutta recently. The reason of
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Mokokchung landslide toll rises to 14
With the report of two more deaths, the toll in the landslide tragedy in Mokokchung town in Nagaland has risen to 14, official sources said. Markets and establishments were closed in the town as
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Live Gene Bank of fish launched at GU
Slowly and silently numerous fish species are disappearing from the face of the earth. In Assam, once home to a rich diversity of fish, the scene is even more revealing. Blessed with an immense area