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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Massive encroachment in Upper Assam forest lands
About 1500 square kilometre area in Upper Assam forest circle is under encroachment out of the total area of 2800 sq km excluding the Kaziranga National
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Endangered migratory birds on the decline
Nameri National Park, the third national park of Assam along with Barua Chapori Wild Life Sanctuary and Rupsi Wild Life Sanctuary in Sonitpur district on northern Assam, has witnessed a downward
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HC direction to Pollution Control Board
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Pollution Control Board, Assam to make an enquiry into the allegations of environmental pollution caused by the open cast mines of the Coal India Limited (CIL)
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Polio programme in Tripura is a success
The Tripura governemnt will urged the Centre to declare the States as 'polio'free State' in the country, State Health Minister Keshab Majumder said on
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Over 30 killed by wild elephants in Sonitpur last year
Police firing, unprecedented flash flood, extortion and menace by wild tuskers were the highlights of the year 2000 in Sonitpur distict, northern Assam where at least 100 people were killed. More
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Village extenstion programme at Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary
The Department of Extension Education of College of Veterinary Science, Khanapara, under the leadership of Dt Atul Borgohain, associate professor and guided by Dr Pulin Hazarika, head of the
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Assam now a fluorosis endemic State
Assam is now the 16th fluorosis endemic State in the country. Till May last year, the country had 15 fluorosis endemic States. Assam's fluorosis endemicity came to light when cases of fluorosis were
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Mizoram villages to be awarded
The Mizoram government has decided to award villages, comprising forest areas, for taking measures preventing forest fire, a senior official said
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Tea estates continue to defy Pollution Board's directive
It seems, the Tea Association of India (TAI) having a large number of member tea estates in Assam is out to throw spanner in implementation of the policy on hospital (bio-medical) wastes by the State
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Orang National Park a safe haven for poachers
A high level team of the Ministry of Environment and Forest recently visited the Orang National Park to make an on-the-spot study into allegations of alarming increase in poaching activities and