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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Towards a hunger-free India
The Prime Minister has vowed to make the country 'substantially hunger-free by 2007, activating mass-feeding programmes by religious and social institutions on a far wider scale. This is indeed an
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State flood scene grim
The flood situation in Assam has remained grim as several new areas have been inundated today. In Dhemaji district, altogether 44 villages with a population of about 18,992 have been affected. The
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Floods affect over 80,000 people
More than 80,000 people of nine districts of Assam have been affected by floods so far this year, while the road and rail communication with the worst-hit Demaji district remain cut
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60 villages in Chhaygaon submerged
A fresh wave of devastating floods of Kulchi and Batha rivers have inundated a major part of South Kamrup including Chhaygaon township covering around 60 villages with a population of around 1
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Govt planning to grant settlement in forest areas
The State Forest Department is contemplating to grant settlement in forest areas to prevent more destruction of forests in the State, besides adopting a comprehensive forest policy to keep the
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Arunachal has potential for non-timber forest products
A team of officials from Arunachal Pradesh, headed by Minister for Environment and Forests Nabam Tuki, recently visited south India to explore the potential of promoting non-timber forest produces
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Endangered birds being hunted in State
The callous indifference on the part of forest official in the Dhing region (Assam) has resulted in indiscriminate hunting down of the 'purple moorhen', locally known an Kaim, a fathered bird
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Sikkim bans sale of 8 tobacco products
The Sikkim Government has banned the sale of eight tobacco-related chewing products in the State in the interest of public health.
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7 tuskers die in Nameri
Atleast seven wild elephants including two calves were found dead near Jiabhorali river inside the Nameri National Park of Assam while 13 other tamed tuskers of the State forest department are
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Timber smugglers plundering Digboi forests
With fifteen reserve forests spread over 55,521 hectares, the Digboi Forest Division is one of the larger forest segments in the state. A shortage of forest guards and a general apathy by the forest