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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Experts warn of famine in NE
A rare phenomenon of bamboo flowering has been witnessed in some parts of Biswanath Chariali area of Assam. While the common people are frightened with the phenomenon as traditional belief says
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Flood situation still grim
The overall flood situation in Assam today continued to be grim as more than 7,000 people were reeling under the water of the mighty Brahmaputra. The rain-fed Brahmaputra and its tributaries also
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State forest cover only 16 %: Bordoloi
Assam's forest cover has gone down to only 16% of the total geographical area and the State Government has sought the help of the neighbouring States for launching a massive plantation programme,
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Trains helping in illegal log transportation
At a time, when the Assam State Police department has been observing 'Operation Green Earth Project' throughout the State with the help of other government and non-governmental social and nature
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Over 2 lakh people affected by floods
More than 2.26 lakh people of seven districts of Assam have so far been affected in the first wave of floods this year, which started on June 21. 269 villages of the districts of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur,
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Historical embankment faces threat from Brahmaputra floods
Due to incessant heavy downpours during the past few weeks, in Assam there has been a rise in flood waters along the 4.5-km-long historical embankment stretching for the foothills of Monikarneswar to
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Extensive depredation by wild elephants in Majuli
A herd of wild elephants numbering 50 to 55 recently caused extensive depredation to ripe Ahu crops in east Majuli in Assam. The wild elephants also devoured the standing crops of about 600 bighas of
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Towards stabilising population
According to Census 2001, as on March 1, 2001, the population of India stood at 103 crore. In a decade, that is from the last head count in 1991 to the latest in 2001, India added more than 18 crore
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Flood situation in North Kamrup grim
Due to a week of incessant rain the rivers - Puthimari, Sukla and Denchunga blowing from the Bhutan hills area in north Kamrup district in Assam are overflowing and have submerged many areas. The
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Clear tribal belts: NDFB
Militant outfit National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB), today said that if the Assam government is concerned about preservation of forests, it should first clear the tribal belts and blocks