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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Centre asks states to expedite settlement
The Central government has asked the State governments to expedite the cases of settlement claims of eligible encroachments identified by the district level committees to enable the Centre to take a
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Parbati Barua to tame Chattisgarh elephants
Parbati Barua, the queen of elephants, has one more call for her. This time from Chattisgarh Government to catch the four wild tuskers in Laxmipur area of Raigarh district. These wild tuskers have
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Honorary wardens appointed to help in wildife matters
The Governor of Assam recently appointed honorary wildlife wardens in all 23 districts of the State for the period of two years in exercising of the powers conferred under Section 4(1)(b)(bb) of the
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Rajasthan villagers show way to remove fluoride from water
People living in fluorosis-affected zones in Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts of Assam can take a valuable tip from the rural folk in Rajasthan on how to purge the drinking water of excess fluoride
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Mid-day meal scheme in Tripura from April
Following a Supreme Court direction, the Tripura government has decided to start mid-day meal for schoolchildren studying between class I to class V from April 8 next. The decision was taken to
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Call to train farmers to change to advanced methods of cultivation
To mark the birth anniversary of Choudhury Charan Singh, former Prime Minister of India the "Kisan Divas' was observed in Biswanath Chariali on December 22 under the auspices of the North East
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NE states miss aforestation targets
In a poor reflection of endeavour of the North-eastern states, all the states in the region including Assam have missed targets of compensatory aforestation, even as questions have been raised about
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Centre's promise in papers only
The Central government's promise of providing an amount of Rs 500 crore during the 9th Five Year Plan period for taking up flood control measures remained on papers only as the State received only
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Environment management plan for Greater Guwahati mooted
Environmental engineers, meeting in the city for a national convention, have recommended an 'environment management plan' for greater Guwahati encompassing the various problems such as drainage
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18 species of anopheles mosquito detected in Nagaland
Out of 45 species of anopheles mosquito so far identified, 18 species of anopheles were detected in Nagaland alone, according to State senior entomologist,