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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'Dry fish has anti-malaria properties'
Aklikanda Dutta, a teenager from Dergaon (Assam) and a student of class IX, has a dream in her mind - to popularise dry fish or "hukan mash" as a potential anti-malaria drug in future. And she has
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Jania area hit hard by erosion
The government machinery may not deem it worth bothering about, but for thousands of people living at several villages at Jamia area the erosion caused by the river Beki along its eastern bank, has
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Tripura Cabinet approves plans
The Tripura Cabinet, in a meeting on for jhumia rehabilitation and extension of administrative service to the rural people at remote revenue circles. ICAT Minister Jitendra Choudhary said there are
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State Govt fails to prevent poisoning of elephants
The State Government, particularly the Forest Minister today came under flak from a Frontline biodiversity conservation society of the region, Aranyak for failing to condemn mass poisoning of
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An elephantine dilemma
The recurring cases of poisoning of elephants in the State leading to the death of over 20 pachyderms in Sonitpur district alone brings into sharp focus the growing threat to these denizens of the
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Gastro havoc in interior Tripura
Gastroenteritis is taking an epidemic form in several parts of rural Tripura with deaths being regularly reported. The most affected areas are the tribal-dominated hilly and remote parts. The
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First ever rainforest festival gets underway in Dibrugarh
After months of meticulous planning and hectic preparations, the country's first-ever 'rainforest festival' got underway on Friday at Joypur (Assam) here. The three-day festival will be attended by
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Wildlife Act to be amended
In a bid to check poaching in Assam, the Central Government has initiated a move to amend the Wildlife Protection Act to make its provisions more stringent, said the Union Minister for Environment
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Erosion threatens Sukchar's existence
The erosion-hit Sukchar town (Assam) under South Salmara PS of Dhubri district, which has been reduced to a mere straight-line sandwiched between the mighty Brahmaputra and the dead nullah it opened
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7 pachyderms killed by train near Bogapani
Seven wild pachyderms, six females and one male, were killed in a tragic incident by the Tinsukia-bound passenger train near Bogapani (Assam) Railway Station about 5 km form here, whole crossing the