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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Water tax demand irks villagers of north eastern Udalguri area
The villagers of more than 35 villages in north-eastern part of Udalgiri subdivision of Assam have expressed grave concern over the "toghlakhi activities" of Bhairabkunda based Dhansiri Irrigation
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Check dams
The water table in the wells of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat has risen up by 11 metres, thanks to the check dams built in the region during the last four years. The dams were built through the
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Workshop on watershed at Karbi Anglong
A workshop-cum-orientation training programme on National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas and Watershed Development Project for Shifting Cultivation Areas was organised jointly by
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Tourism becomes backbone of Sikkim economy
Nature has endowed Sikkim with rich varieties of flora and fauna, which coupled with the concerted efforts of the State Government, made tourism the backbone of the economy of Sikkim. The State is
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Awareness camp for launch of second phase of IWDP held
An awareness camp was organised recently at Peernagar Lower Primary School at Jalalpur in IndoBangla border of Cachar district of Assam, to launch the second phase of the Integrated watershed
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Shelving of big dam projects demanded
A public meeting at the Gogamukh Town High School demanded shelving of the big dam projects like the 2,000 MW Sowansiri Dam Project in Assam. The meeting presided over by Sri Rebot Khanikar and
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GU astrophysicist makes startling discovery
A PhD research work in Gauhati University (GU) observatory has made a startling revelation that due to spot activities sunlike stars get the variability of their light output. It also found that in
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Basic amenities still elude Manipur
Even though the entire population of Manipur boasts of outstanding performance in the field of sports and culture, the state is still very poor in the field of hygienic water supply & other basic
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45 monsoon days water will be transferred
The inter-basin transfer of water is so envisaged that only the water of about 45 monsoon days in a year will be transferred from the surplus areas, where the rivers are in high flood during this
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328 Meghalaya NGOs blacklisted
The Central Social Welfare Board has blacklisted a total of 328 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) of Meghalaya for "non-refund of loans and non-submission of accounts".Garo Hills topped the list