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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Encephalitis cases on rise in Dibrugarh
Japanese encephalitis has claimed 18 lives in Dibrugarh district this year, said Amrit Kumar Baruah, joint director of the district health services. Thirty-eight people tested positive to the disease,
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Poor healthcare services in the Northeast alleged
North Eastern Council (NEC) members today rued poor healthcare services in the Northeast and underlined the need to enhance manpower, including setting up of more medical colleges in the region. Retired
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Study links oil drill to ailments
- Suspended air particles impact liver People living near oil drilling sites are likely to suffer from liver ailments because of the air pollutants in the area, a study conducted by a group of researchers
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Tribunal rap for policy failure
- NGT upholds mining ban in Meghalaya, ticks off govt The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has "disapproved" of the Meghalaya government's not formulating appropriate policies and guidelines for coal mining
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Tripura excels in rural scheme
Agartala, March 15: Despite declining sanction of funds from the Centre, Tripura is all set to emerge as the best implementing state of MGNREGA scheme. Disclosing this to reporters, minister for rural
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Mizoram, Meghalaya reel under heat - Decrease in forest cover raises worry
The hill states of the Northeast are blessed with a moderate climate — pleasant in summer and enticingly chilled in winter. But this natural air-conditioning will soon become a thing of the past with global
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Meghalaya aims for a clean image
Meghalaya, which is still facing the problem of open defecation, has set a target for nirmal (clean) state for the year 2014-15. Giving a presentation at a two-day consultative workshop towards achieving
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In Assam, train slaughters 3 jumbos, forest guards kill 2 rhino poachers
First, the bad news: Three elephants were killed when a local passenger train mowed through a herd in upper Assam's Jorhat district on Thursday. The good news: In Kaziranga National park, forest guards
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Rs 1cr plan for jumbo damage
The Jorhat forest division has submitted a Rs 1-crore plan to the Assam government to provide financial help to people affected by elephant depredation on the fringes of Gibbon wildlife sanctuary at Mariani
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Move to clear hydel hurdles
Guwahati, Sept. 11: The Centre has accorded high priority to development of infrastructure like roads, bridges and airways critical to construction of hydropower projects in the Northeast and has taken