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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Four more children die in Barak Valley
More reports of deaths due to suspected consumption of drops Vitamin-A have poured in form various parts of Assam. The death toll in the Barak Valley has gone upto five, while in Nagaon, six children
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National urban policy
The Union Ministry of Urban Development and Employment is busy formulating a National Urban Development Policy. It is expected to be finalised by the end of the year. The Policy is being finalised
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Target rate achieved in Meghalaya
In Meghalaya the target rate of leprosy elimination was achieved by March, 2000 for which the State along with other five States in the country were given the National Award of Rs 10 lakh each on
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Manipur among worst AIDS -affected State
Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur and Tamil Nadu are among the most affected States in the country in respect of AIDS with very high incidence of the disease being recorded in Senapati and
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Scientists spot cultivable herbs in Arunachal
Scientists across the country have identified several medicinal and aromatic plants suitable for cultivation in various parts of this tribal-dominated Himalayan state. A two-day
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Over 90 children affected by pulse Vit-A at Goreswar
At least 93 children of Goreswar areas of Assam in the age group of 1-5 years fell sick after being administered Pulse Vitamin-A doses sponsored by the UNICEF on November 11. Eleven children out of
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India's vanishing girls
An alarming drop in the number of girls born in India is being blamed on a strong cultural preference for sons - coupled with cheap and widely available medical tests that can tell parents the sex of
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Sikkim to host global meet on eco-tourism in Jan
A global conference on eco-tourism and conservation would be held in Sikkim on January 21 with about 200 delegates from across the world taking part in it being held under the auspices of the United
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Centre okays Mizoram fund
The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs 323.91 lakh to the Sate Government of Mizoram for wastelands development and rural water supply.An amount of Rs 74.45 lakh has been released to
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17 gastro deaths in Dekhari TE
Seventeen children of the tea labourer community have died till today at the Dekhari Tea Estate near here. Several cases of gastro enteritis have been reported in the past few days in many upper