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)
-
Meghalaya on fish mission
Shillong, Sept. 2: Meghalaya, the abode of clouds, now dreams of becoming an abode of fishes in a span of five years. Chief minister Mukul Sangma today released the first draft of the Meghalaya state
-
Meghalaya coal mines are death traps for ill-equipped labourers
Shillong/Khliehriat, Aug. 29: The coal mines in Meghalaya are death traps, feel many migrant labourers who are engaged in extracting the black gold by adopting unscientific rat-hole mining methods.
-
OIL upbeat over Mizoram project- Exploratory drilling starts in 2012
Dibrugarh, Aug. 28: Oil India Limited (OIL) is all set to explore and produce oil and natural gas in Mizoram after it received the “clearance to operate” from the state recently. “We have received tremendous
-
Encephalitis toll rises to four in Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar, Aug. 25: Another person died of Japanese encephalitis here today, taking the toll to four. Bimal Mondol, 35, of Saptagram in Dhubri district died at Kokrajhar Rupnath Brahma civil hospital,
-
Tripura tea growers nurture rubber hopes
- Unions, land laws obstruct foray into trade Calcutta, Aug. 21: Tea cultivators in Tripura, hit by reducing profit margins over the years, are pushing for a shift to the economical and less labour intensive
-
Rs 3cr plan for Sikkim forest hamlets
Gangtok, Aug. 19: The Sikkim forest department today approved a Rs 2.95-crore plan for the overall development of villages surrounding the Kanchenjungha biosphere reserve to reduce the people’s dependency
-
Bangla profits up cattle smuggling
Guwahati, Aug. 7: The leather industry and beef processing units in neighbouring Bangladesh are encouraging smuggling of Indian cattle through the porous Indo-Bangladesh borders, including the stretch
-
Study to curb swine fever - Nairobi-based institute will finalise action plan on disease
Guwahati, Aug. 5: The Nairobi-headquartered International Livestock Research Institute is undertaking a comprehensive study on the mortality of pigs in the Northeast because of classical swine fever and
-
NHPC rider on power share - Corporation to ink pact with Assam once allocation is resolved
Guwahati, Aug. 5: The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation today said the memorandum of agreement with Assam would be signed once the power allocation is finally agreed upon as the state is asking
-
Assam to produce bamboo boards
Assam’s bamboo sector is all set to notch another achievement, with a local manufacturing unit gearing up to produce high-density scrimber boards. Rhino Bamboo Industry, an ISO 9001:2008 certified company,