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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Garbage menance
Take cue from South cities: The models of Chennai, Bangalore and some other South Indian cities may be followed by the Guwahatians to save their own city from the menace of garbage, said Pollution
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Low cost sanitation programme
A "self help" programme has been launched with the help of the UNICEF, to implement the low cost sanitation programme in
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North Eastern States get respite
The impassive over fate of the huge stock of illegally-felled timber, estimated to be around 1.2 lakh cubic meters, has been resolved, with the Supreme Court allowing the timbers to be transported to
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Meghalaya Speaker accused of involvement in illegal tree-felling
Meghalaya Speaker ED Marak has landed himself in a timber controversy with the Garo Students' Union, Kharkutta unit shooting off an open letter accusing him with direct involvement in illegal felling
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NEDFi fund for patchouli cultivation in NE
The North East Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi) has taken initiative to fund cultivation of patchouli--an oil-bearing aromatic plant with immense export potential - in Guwahti as well
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Cerebral malaria
The dreaded cerebral malaria has so far claimed four lives in Bilasipara town in Assam within a week and many people have been afflicted by the killer fever. The victims have been identified as
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Role of NGOs in MSW disposal
With every nook and corner of the city laced, with garbage, muck and waste, especially during the monsoon, there's no denying the fact the Guwahati city, referred to as the Gateway of the North East,
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Population: Warning bells for India
One year after the birth of the billionth Indian citizen, development experts are sounding warning signings over the progress of India's population stabilisation and suggesting, among other things, a
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Malaria, gastro creating havoc in remote Tripura villages
Severe outbreak of malarial diseases in Tripura has taken an alarming proportion. The most affected are the remote tribal areas which are reeling under not only malaria but also hepatitis and
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Encephalitis takes epidemic form
Suspected Japanese Encephalitis has taken an epidemic form in the upper Assam districts, with casualty figures standing at 65 till Thursday. At the Assam Medical College (AMC) hospital alone, there