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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Sumatran rhinos may still be surviving
A small population of the straggler Sumatrain rhino officially decalred extinct in this part of the world, may still be surviving on the Indo-Myanmar border.According to the chief executive
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Threat to resrve forest brings villagers together
Unabated felling of trees and destruction of wildlife in Borajan reserve forest have caused concern to the people living on the periphery of the reserve. They held a meeting on May 30 last at Burha
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3 areas in city identified as highly malaria-prone
The Directorate of Health Services(DHS) has identified three areas in greater Guwahati as highly-prone to malaria disease and has been maintaining three mobile medical teams for testing, detecting
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Depletion of NE forest cover continues unabated
Jacob: Meghalaya Governor Sri M M Jacob has expressed grave concern that the process of depletion of forest cover in the North Eastern region is still continuing since a satellite imagery survey in
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Darjeeling zoo breeding Red Pandas in captivity
The birth of two cubs of the endangered Red Panda in captivity in the Padmaja Naidu Zoological Park (PNZP) in Darjeeling has given a boost to the special project of breeding Red Pandas in captivity
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Malaria assuming epidemic form in Nalbari
The outbreak of malaria and viral fever has assumed alarming proportions in different parts of Nalbari district, particularly, in areas falling under the Bodoland Autonomous Council(BAC). As per the
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Work to save city from erosion starting next season
The implementation of the scheme for the protection of Guwahati city from the erosion of river Brahmaputra will start from the next dry season beginning from October next, official sources here said,
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Cerebral malaria turns epidemic in Manipur
A sudden outbreak of cerebral malaria and fecver has assumed alarming proportions in different parts of the State and as per officials recrods, at least three persons died so
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Jhum cultivation a threat to enviornment
The shifting cultivation by slash and burning of forests in hills, popularily known as jhumming, is being practised by the tribals of North Cachar Hills.This age old system of cultivation not only
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Malaria, viral fever claim 20 lives in Sonitpur dist
Malaria and viral fever has taken an epidemic form in several parts of Sonitpur district and at least 20 persons have died from malaria, while another 7120 people of seven villagers under Gohpur