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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Bill to regulate forest produce
The Assam Legislative Assembly recently passed the Assam Forest Regulation Bill, 2000 to regulate and control removal of forest produces outside the
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HIV cases on the rise in Nagaland
Sexually transmitted HIV cases were on the rise in Nagaland with recent statistics revealing that 700 persons tested HIV positive, reports
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Cardamom cultivation useful in checking top soil erosion
Cardamom-based agro-forestry system in Sikkim has been identified by the G B Pant Institute of Environment and Development Institute as the most efficient way for checking the top soil erosion in
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Medicated mosquito nets can help fight malaria in NE
A new strategy has been adopted under National Anti-Malaria Programme(NAMP) to fight the disease in highly endemic north eastern States where malaria takes a heavy toll of lives every year.The
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CEE drive to save elephants
The Centre for Environment Education(CEE), North Eastern Regional Cell, will carry out an intensive educational programme in 50 schools in and around the Balphkram National Park in Garo Hills of
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Steps to check timer smuggling in Tripura
Tripura forest department has intensified vigil along the Indo-Bangla border to prevent large-scale smuggling of timber through riverine routes, official sources said
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Negaland records highest population growth
Nagaland has recorded the highest population frowth of 5.6 per cent against the national average of 2.1 per cent, official sources
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NGO donates motorcycles to sanctuaries
The Rhino Foundation for Nature in NE India, an NGO involved in conservation of wildlife in the region for the last half decade has donated four motorcycles, two each for Orang National Park and
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Rare herbal drug for malaria discovered
The Society of Traditional Herbal Practitioners and Researchers of Assam claims to have discovered a rare drug for malaria and successfully treating patients with this drug for the last more than
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Typhoid, jaundice hit east Guwahati areas
Contaminated drinking water has led to the outbreak of typhoid among the children of Bamunimaidan Railway Colony here, while cases of jaundice among the children from Noonmati areas have also been