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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Lift ban on NE forest operations: Lapang
Former Meghalaya Chief Minister and leader of Opposition, Sri D D Lapang had demanded lifting of the ban on forest operation in the North East saying it has caused more damage to forests. "The
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Dhemaji flood situation grim
Flood situation in Dhemaji district of Assam continued to be serious affecting over 10 lakh people while the rest of the State was ironically under a dry spell.Official sources said today the
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Malaria spreading in south Kamrup areas
With malaria taking epidemic form in some districts in Assam, over one hundred positive malaria cases have been reported in the health centres in South Kamrup, giving rise the speculations that the
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Bid to boost State's fish production
The fishery department has initiated steps to draw up a time-bound action plan to tap unexploited wetland areas in Assam for production of
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Workshop on Asian elephant conservation held at Tura
CEE North-East in collaboration with Asima Dingsima Rang-Saljing Association (ADRA) organised a 2-day workshop on 'School Education to Support Asian Elephant Conservation' between 13-14 at Meghalaya
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PCBA bid to check noise pollution during Diwali
With bursting of fire crackers during the Diwali festival increasingly inviting criticism in view of its adverse effects on human health and environment, the Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) has
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Nature's Beckon launches rainforest conservation programme
Nature's Beckon, an environmental activist group, has taken up a project to save the rainforest of the Brahmaputra Valley, according to a press release
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Arunachal crusader reforms poachers
Alone crusader against trapping of protected game in a wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh has reduced poaching drastically by reforming tribals to protect the fauna.Only three cases of poaching
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Tea gardens facing extinction threat
Even as the mighty Brahmaputra river shows tendency to change its course between Dholla in Tinsukia district and Dibrugarh, a number of prized tea estates in the tea heartland face threat of
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Census shows growth in tiger population at Nameri reserve
While the tiger population in Manas National Park (MNP) is declining, the forest authorities of Nameri National Park are glad as the population of tigers in the park has increased over the