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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10,000 water fowls spotted in Loktak
Over 10,000 endangered water fowls have been detected in Loktak, the largest fresh water lake in eastern India, reports
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CIMAP to help NE States cultivate medicinal, aromatic plants
The Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) , Lucknow, a leading institute of its kind, is ready to extend all help to the governments of the North Eastern states and private
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Satelllite survey records dwindling wetlands
According to a survey, altogether 3513 wetlands have been recorded covering an area of 101231.60 hectares in Assam. The survey, which was coducted by the Assam Remote Sensing Application Remote
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Pollution board issues closure notice on Happylodge Hotel
The Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA), has served a closure notice on Happylodge Hotel, the oldest hotel in the city, located in the Paltanbazar area for its allegedly not complying with the
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Concern over pollution caused by Nagaon Paper Mill
Regional Pollution Protection and Development Demand Committee (RPPDDC), a newly formed organisation of Jagiroad has expressed serious apprehension about the unchecked disposal of toxic effluents by
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Erosion victims evicted without rehabilitation
The local administration of South Salmara-Mankachar sub-division of Dhubri district in a marathon eviction drive, drove away a number of well-established and fully-settled families earlier victimised
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Wild elephants damage houses, crops near Sonari
At least 500 people of Naphuk tea estate, Kherbari, Ianakipather under Sonari police station are forced to take shelter at Naphuk Labour Club and LP School every night, following the damage caused to
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Leprosy cases in Assam declining
The number of leprosy cases in Assam is showing a declining trend, even as the social stigma regarding leprosy continues to grip a section of the people, particularly in the rural
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Unabated timber smuggling in Dhubri district
Tucked away in a remote corner of the state stretches for miles - broken intermittently by lush green tea bushes and tall bamboo trees is not known to
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585 gastro deaths this year
Kalita: The Health Minister, Dr Kamala kalita informed the Assam State Assembly that so far this year 585 persons have died of gastroenteritis in the state, of which, 354 died in the tea