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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250 children engaged in hazardous industries
A survey, conducted by the Government of Meghalaya, at the instance of the Supreme Court, has identified 250 children engaged in hazardous industries in the
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New treatment for malaria
Glaxo Smith Kline and the World Health Organisation(WHO) have recently announced that they have signed an agreement for the development of a new treatment for malaria called LAPDAP.
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- Massive loss of forest cover in 5 NE states
In an alarming development, all the North Eastern States including Assam and barring Mizoram and Tripura, have recorded massive loss of forest cover. The massive depredation of forest has taken a
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AIDS spreading in Manipur
Dreaded AIDS was now spreading to general population through unprotected sexual contacts in Manipur, official sources said in
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Tripura brings down infant mortality
The infant morality rate in Tripura is comparatively low compared to the national average. Official data show that the figure in the State stands at less then 45 per thousand while the national rate
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11,271 HIV positive cases in Manipur
A total of 11,271 HIV positive cases have been detected in Manipur till January,2001, Governor Ved Prakash Marwah told the State Assembly on March 19, reports
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Endangered Slow Loris rescued in Dibrugarh
A young male Slow Loris, an endangered monkey species listed in Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, was rescued from a house hold near the Tatapani reserved forest in the Dibrugarh district in
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3.22 million HIV cases in country
The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), has estimated that the number of HIV-infected adults in the year 2000 in the country would be ranging between 2.58 million and 3.86 million with a point
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Sikkim Govt to chargesheet Russian 'entomologists'
Sikkim government will submit a chargesheet against two Russian nationals apprehended for collecting butterflies and other insects illegally from a national park in the state, a senior official said
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Flashed floods wreak havoc in Shillong
The worst flash flood in two decades in the State Capital here reportedly swept away two persons today.The floods coupled with incessant rains since Friday night also affected more than 2,000 people