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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Meghalaya, Sikkim sign water supply pact with Australia
Meghalaya and Sikkim governments have signed an agreement with the Australian government and the Centre for urban water supply and environmental sanitation project of Shillong and Gangtok for water
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Anti-erosion package for Kaliabor soon
The Planning Commission has assured to expedite the clearance of flood control projects worth Rs 162 crore, while a special anti-erosion package to protect Kaliabor is being envisaged, Union Minister
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Elephant population dwindling in Nambor RF
The elephant population is declining in north Nambor reserve forest and upper and lower Doigurung reserve forest, Golaghat district as per the recent census report of the forest
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Agri-related services at farmers' doorstep soon
The face of agriculture in rural Assam is set to change soon. Over the next few years, a whole range of agriculture-related services will be available at the very doorsteps of the farmers. The
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Concern over construction of Tipaimukh project in Manipur
The concerned citizens of Manipur are still unhappy over the proposed construction of controversial Tipaimukh multi-purpose dam at Tipaimukh area in Churachandpur district bordering
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Cholera-type disease hits Goalpara dist, 11killed
At least 11 people have died and many more are struggling for survival as a cholera-type disease has spread in villages surrounding Lakhipur and
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Dhubri forests fall prey to mafia rapacity
The forests in Dhubri district are facing a virtual wipeout. The roads along which trees were beautifully lined now look much the worse for a malady of epidemic proportions-timber
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FCI move to boost farming sector in North-east
Beginning this season, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has decided to procure rice from Assam and Nagaland at the all-India support price to give a boost to the farmers in these two north-eastern
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GMC yet to find propepr dumping site
The city of Guwahati generates more than 500 metric tonnes (MTs) of wastes everyday. But the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) is yet to find a proper dumping site for the disposal of these
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RRL scientist develops lab-scale defluoridation technique
As fluorisis continues to claim an ever-increasing number of hapless victims, a former scientist of the Regional Research Laboratory in Jorhat, Sri Amal Chandra Phukan, has finally come up with