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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Govt tough talk on felling - Dispur mulls non-bailable warrants against offenders to check deforestation
Dispur is planning laws to check rampant deforestation in Assam. Speaking at a function organised here on the occasion of World Environment Day today, environment and forest minister Rockybul Hussain said the law would have provisions to issue non-bailable arrest warrants against those involved in felling.
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Rio for better farm practices
Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio today exhorted farmers of the state to adopt better farming practices to increase productivity while distributing farm machinery during a function at the Dimapur sports complex today. Rio said though 75 per cent of the state
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Tourism hope in forest project
Disoi reserve forest (Assam-Nagaland border), May 22: The foothills of this hilly rain-fed reserve forest may soon turn into a picturesque tourist destination as well as a farmers
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Govt taps ADB on tourism
Dispur has sought help from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve tourism after the sector was accorded top priority by the new Congress government in the state. Principal secretary, tourism, Assam, H.S. Das, said a project proposal was sent to the ADB, which has given a positive nod, at a seminar on tourism yesterday.
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Glitch in Tripuras power dream
Agartala, May 20: Tripura
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Wild buffaloes spotted in northwest Jorhat
Jorhat, May 20: A mini-Kaziranga is in the making on a sandbar along the Brahmaputra in northwest Jorhat. A herd of wild buffaloes have been sighted inside Molai Kathonibari, a wooded area 16km from Jorhat town, for the first time. The area already has a sizeable population of deer, a tigress with two cubs and is frequented by wild elephants. Jorhat assistant conservator of forests Gunin
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Centre clears use of forest land for road - 3084 trees to be felled
The ministry of environment and forests has given the go ahead for the diversion of 196.75 hectares of forest land for the construction of a road from National Highway 54 in Mizoram to the Indo-Myanmar border for the Kaladan multi-modal transport facility project. The proposal was discussed and cleared at a meeting of the forest advisory committee of the ministry of environment and forests in t
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Tea clones to suit climate change
- Two drought & waterlogging-resistant varieties to be released in Nov. Jorhat, May 19: The Tocklai Experimental Station of the Tea Research Association will release two new tea clones during the scheduled World Tea Congress to be held here in November.
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Rs 78cr Nabard grant for Nagaland rural projects
Kohima, May 16: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 78.57 crore to the state to support 37 new rural infrastructure projects. Nabard general manager, Nagaland, U.S.
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CM seeks funds for river project
The Meghalaya government will initiate an integrated basin development and livelihood programme to uplift the lives of people who depend on rivers. Chief minister Mukul Sangma told the reporters this evening that he had sought Rs 3,000 crore during his recent meeting with Prime Minister to start the project. The project aims at improving the river basins in the state.