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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Gamlin to go by dam reports
Itanagar, May 6: The newly appointed chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Jarbom Gamlin, today said he would go by the report of the study being conducted on the state
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Promise to arrest Majuli erosion
Jorhat, May 5: The Brahmaputra Board has assured Gauhati High Court that it would take up several emergency anti-erosion measures in at least eight locations in Majuli by March 31. Based on a PIL filed by residents of the island, the court had issued showcause notices to the board and the ministry of water transport for failing to protect the lives and property of the people of Majuli island fr
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Save turtle campaign gains momentum in N-E
- NGO identifies three endangered species in different pockets of Sivasagar district Jorhat: Seven Look, an NGO, has launched several awareness schemes in Upper Assam to conserve turtles.
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Mudslides block Nathu-la trade start
Gangtok, May 2: The trade between Sikkim and Tibet through Nathu-la did not kick off today as customs officers from India failed to reach the spot because of mudslides along Jawaharlal Nehru Marg. The slides blocked the road connecting Gangtok with Nathu-la at 9th Mile and 13th Mile yesterday afternoon, trapping some 112 vehicles carrying tourists from Chhangu Lake to Gangtok.
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Quake alert in Mizoram
Silchar, May 2: The Mizoram government has warned the residents of the state of possible major-intensity earthquakes in the near future. Tremor experts have listed the state as an area which geographically falls into the most vulnerable seismic zone V. Sources in the state geology and mining department said, of late, there have been many instances of violations of building construction norms i
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Court defers PIL hearing
Guwahati, April 27: Gauhati High Court today deferred the hearing of a PIL submitted by Assam Enviro-Legal Protection Society, an NGO, alleging Rs 7 crore was misappropriated in 2008 in the name of cashew nut cultivation in Dima Hasao district, to next week. Justice Arun Chandra Upadhyay fixed the next hearing after the petitioner submitted the action taken report on the report submitted by Jus
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Survey to mitigate natural disasters
Jorhat, April 17: The Geological Survey of India (GSI) and other agencies, including the North East Institute of Science and Technology are conducting microzonation surveys in the Northeast to mitigate the effects of natural disasters. The Northeast is an earthquake-prone zone, with more than six major earthquakes occurring in the past 100 years and 250 minor tremors felt in the last decade.
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Dispur yet to sign loan papers - Move to speed up agreement for adb funds
Guwahati, April 17: Dispur is expediting the signing of the $120-million loan agreement for the Assam integrated flood and riverbank erosion risk management investment programme to stop the Asian Development Bank
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Literacy rate up in Manipur
Manipur
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Pest attack hits tea export from dry port
Guwahati, March 27: Tea crop loss because of pest attack has taken a toll this year on the inland container depot at Amingaon