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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Elephant depredation bane of Sonitpur villagers
Depredation by elephants in the fringe villages of Sonitpur East forest division has become a regular feature today. Apart from ravaging crops and houses, wild elephants have taken more than 80 lives
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Four AIDS cases detected in Sikkim
Sikkim has reported four AIDS cases to the National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) till November 30 last and the government has taken a nine-pronged strategy to counter the killer disease.
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Fluoride hazard in Assam's water
Fluoride is an active radical which could easily enter our body, mostly through drinking water. It is an ionic form of the most reactive and most electronegative element of the halogen group, the
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Protection of wildlife in NC Hills district demanded
Following wanton killing of Wildlife in NC Hills the rare varieties of wild life are on the verge of extinction. It was said, in the past, the district of NC Hills was the natural habitat of a large
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'42 lakh children to be immunised on Jan 20'
At least 42 lakh children in the age group of 0-5 will be immunised with polio vaccination in Assam on January 20 next and all necessary action plan has been chalked out by the State Health
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World Bank's ' no ' to State health project
State Health Department has expressed its discontent over World Bank's ' no ' to Assam Health System Project aimed at strengthening secondary hospitals in Assam. The project was submitted to the
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Concern over unabated timber smuggling in Kamrup west forest division
The Assam government's indifferent attitude towards developing the infrastructure of the forest offices, increasing the inadequate staff in range/beat forest offices, non-induction of sufficient
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UGC seminar on deforestation at Gossaigaon College
Under the aegis of the University Grants Commission and in collaboration with the Gossaigaon College, Geography department, a national level seminar on 'deforestation and its impact on environment
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State's granary turns barren
Till the end of the last decade, Dhubri district was considered as the granary of Assam. The rice produced in the district used to feed the people of the district. But the wrath of nature has new
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One baby dies, 5 others critical after taking polio dose in Tripura
Panic and rumour ran high throughout Tripura following death of a baby after pulse polio dose. Five more were taken ill and were rushed to hospital. The incident took place on Sunday at a remote