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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Smuggling of endangered birds, animals continues
Endangered animals and birds are killed and captured in the villages of Suparighat, Debitola, Kazigaon, Tipkai and Bashbari under Parbatjoor forest. Killing of Barking Deer is a regular feature in
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Ecological destruction in Nagaland alarming
The rate of ecological destruction in the North-Eastern State of Nagaland has assumed alarming proportions largely due to the traditional method of jhum cultivation and wanton felling of
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Over 100 Reangs die of enteric fever, diseases
More than one hundred refugees, mostly women and children have succumbed to enteric fever and diseases during the past 15 days in refugee camps in North Tripura where over 30,000 Reangs from Mizoram
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Wild elephants kill 12 in Sonari
Wild elephants are creating havoc in the villages of Guwalapather, Singlopather, Kherbadi and Janakipather under Sonari PS in Charaideo Sub division.All these villages are adjacent to Abhoipur Forest
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Viral fever hits South Kamrup
The people of Azara, Rani, Dharapur, Khanamukh, Majirgaon, Garal, Palasbari ect. in south Kamrup have been suffering from epidemics like viral fever and diarrhoea since a month
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Steps on to protect Majuli
The expert committee constituted by the Government of India to study the erosion problem of Majuli island has submitted its report suggesting long-term and short-term measures for protection of the
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10,775 confirmed leprosy patients in Assam
There are 10,775 confirmed leprosy patients in Assam, according to Dr M Ahmed, Joint Director (Leprosy), Health Services,
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Model forest conservation plan near Rangiya
The People of Hariandab and Bearby village are implementing a model forest conservation scheme at Hariandab reserve forest near the proposed site of Jawahar Navoday Vidyala, Kamrup, 6 kms from
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25 AIDS patients identified so far in State
A total of 25 AIDS patients have been identified in Assam since the monitoring of the dreaded disease was initiated in 1988. Out of this highest number of cases was detected in 1997 (12), followed by
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Tissue culture can save NE forests
TERI : Tissue culture could help save the endangered forests of northeastern India due to rising demand for timber, says the Tata Energy Research Institute