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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US role in COP6 failure
The United States is largely to blame for the failure for the sixth United Nations Conference on Global Climate Change (COP6) to reach an agreement on how to reduce emissions of 'greenhouse gases'
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Tripura witnesses growth in forest cover
The forest cover of Tripura has increased following implementation of social forestry, joint forest management programmes and intensified vigil against felling of trees and smuggling of forest
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Tiger population in reserved forests of State gradually increasing
With a gradual increase in the population of tigers over the years in the forests of Manas, Kaziranga and Nameri National Park, the Project Tiger authorities are glad here although in the other parts
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Mass killing of wild birds at Barbhag
Largescale killing of birds, including some rare species of migratory ducks, has become a daily feature at the beels of Barbhag(Assam) and its adjoining areas. These birds are killed by keeping some
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NE accounts for 16 pc of malaria cases in country
Malaria problem has now become a global one and in the national context, the North Eastern states are contributing a whopping 16 per cent of the malaria cases in the country', said Dr B K Borgohain,
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Shrinkage of forest cover a threat to animal habitats
Rapid shrinkage of forest cover is threatening to tilt the ecological balance in Assam. During the last couple of years about 147 square kilometre forest cover has disappeared in the State causing
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Illegal tree felling on in Dhubri district
Despite the ban imposed by the Supreme Court on felling of trees and transportation of timber from north-eastern region to other states, illegal felling of trees and smuggling of timber continues
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Diarrhoea, gastro hit Tripura tribal villages
With the onset of the dry season, diarrhoea and gastroenteritis have started stalking the deep interior tribal villages in Dhalai district.According to preliminary reports, most affected are
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Pollution Board withdraws closure notice
The Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA), has made the Cachar Paper Mill of the Hindustan Paper Corporation (HPC) at Panchgram to make an assurance through a court affidavit to abide by the
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331 HIV positive cases in State
The Health MInister Dr Kamala Kalita today informed the Assam State Assembly that altogether 331 HIV positive cases have been detected in the State so