NE states show rise in HIV cases: Report
Guwahati: New HIV infections have been reported in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in 2017, in spite of an overall decline in HIV infection in the country, according to a National AIDS
Telegraph (North East)
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Power surplus by 2014: Secy
Shillong, April 11: The state power department today said by 2014 Meghalaya will be self-sufficient in power production. Meghalaya, with 185MW, had a power surplus till 2000. Assam was the main buyer of
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Solar fence to keep elephants at bay
Jorhat, April 10: The forest department is thinking of installing solar fences in an area along the Brahmaputra, northeast of the town to keep out a wandering herd of elephants — that moves along the river
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Rs 750cr barrier for red river - Tarun Gogoi launches project to control erosion in three worst-affected areas
Jahirpur (Kamrup), April 9: Five thousand faces, which have watched the Brahmaputra eat away their home and hearth for the past 50 years, today stood on the river bank applauding chief minister Tarun Gogoi
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Dispur sets organic farming targets
Guwahati, March 5: Dispur today unveiled a roadmap to launch organic farming in an organised and concerted manner across the state by May. Assam agriculture minister Nilamani Sen Deka announced Dispur’s
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Subansiri report delayed
Guwahati, March 22: The report on the downstream impact of Lower Subansiri project, being prepared by a two-member technical committee constituted by the Centre, has been delayed. Chandrakant Damodar Thatte,
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Drying sanctuary thirsts for rain - Water crisis forces animals to stray dangerously in search of a drink
March 21: On World Water Day tomorrow, when UN experts will mull ways to save the world’s shrinking freshwater resources, animals in Gibbon wildlife sanctuary in Jorhat will wake up to another thirsty
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Buying a car, bike? Build a garage first
The Manipur government is working on a plan to allow only those who have garage space to buy four-wheelers and two-wheelers in a bid to ease traffic congestion in the city and other towns of the state.
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Push for new road along river - NHAI has done little: NGO
Dhubri, March 21: The North East Craft and Rural Development Organisation, an NGO, has been demanding an alternative road along the Mora Gadadhar river which flows on the northern side of the town. The
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93 rhinos now in Pobitora
Guwahati, March 20: The Pobitora forest authorities will request the state government to conduct research to help them know how many rhinos Pobitora wildlife sanctuary can accommodate without overcrowding.
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Mining move opposed
Shillong, March 18: A social organisation in Meghalaya’s Jaintia Hills district has exhorted residents of the Narpuh Elaka not to lend support to a cement plant which is intending to increase the area