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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Digboi Refinery served closure notice
The Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) has served a closure notice on the Digboi Refinery of the Indian Oil Corporation for violating pollution norms, according to PCBA sources
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Epidemic claims 274 in Nagaland
Viral fever and water borne diseases in Nagaland have taken an epidemic form claiming at least 274 lives in recent months, official sources said
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Forest cover in Dhemaji district dwindles
Officially there are nine reserve forests in Dhemaji district. But these have been virtually reduced to open fields and human habitations by the encroachers and corrupt officials.On one hand, legal
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Viral diseases take epidemic form
Viral diseases like malaria, typhoid and hepatitis have taken an epidemic-like form in Changki area of Mokokchung district in Nagaland claiming 40 lives so far in the recent
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Forest resources in Assam dwindle
The forest resources in the State have dwindled during 1994-1999 with valuable forest products, mainly the trees of rare varieties such as titasopa, lali, bonsom, gamari, gandkoroi ect, felled down
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Severe erosion posing serious threat to Kaziranga
Severe erosion, particularly along the nrothern boundary, is posing a serious threat to the Kaziranga National Park and according to a study conducted jointly by the Space Application centre of the
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NGO to file PIL
A non-governmental organisation engaged in eradication of dreaded malaria, has decided to file a public interest litigation in the appropriate court against any individual, people or organisation
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Maternal mortality rate in Assam higher than all-India figure
It is a mater of great concern that such primitive method of child birth are still in operation in parts of Assam, though we are heading the next millennium.Assam's maternal mortality rare (MMR) of
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Pollution posing threat to Namrup
Namrup is ecologically fragile owing to industrialisation covering the 59.48% of total land surface.The process of industrialization started with the establishment of Namrup thermal power station in
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Separate forest policy for North East soon
The Union Minister for Forest and ENvironment Suresh Prabhu has said that a separate 'forest policy' for the North-east region is under consideration and wuld be cleared by the centre soon after the