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 welfare package for Joypur rainforest
Joypur, Dibrugarh, Feb.
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Rs 1.3cr project to boost sericulture - Institute to go for better infrastructure
Jorhat, Feb. 10: The Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute (CMERTI) at Lahdoigarh on the eastern outskirts of Jorhat town is undertaking a number of infrastructure development projects to facilitate transfer of know-how to silk farmers and weavers, personnel of the department of sericulture and other non-government organisations. The director of the institute, R.K.
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Dispur felicitates three best farmers
Dispur today felicitated the three
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Rs 50-lakh facelift for Kokrajhars Diplai Beel
Kokrajhar: Diplai Beel, a natural waterbody, which lies within the vicinity of Chakrachila wildlife sanctuary in Kokrajhar, is all set to get a facelift to make it more tourist-friendly. The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) administration has taken steps to preserve Diplai Beel, without harming the ecology and environment, by renovating the existing tourist park with financial support from th
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Expert rings phumdi alarm for Loktak
Shillong, Feb.
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Uranium project stalled
Shillong: The state government has apparently shelved the uranium mining project in Meghalaya for the time being. No decision has been taken regarding the matter after chief minister Mukul Sangma assumed power in April last year replacing D.D.
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State to lose central funds
Meghalaya looks set to lose around Rs 2,600 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM) as the Centre will be wrapping up the flagship scheme in less than two years. The Centre has targeted wrapping up the implementation of the JNNURM in the country by 2012. Former Meghalaya urban development authority chairman O.L.
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3 hydel projects get survey nod - Sikkim govt asked to address ecological problems
The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has given the green light to resume the survey and investigation for three hydel power projects proposed on the Lachung river above Chungthang in North Sikkim. The projects at Lachung (84MW), Bhimkyong (90MW) and Bop (97.5MW) were put on hold after the Centre for Inter-disciplinary Studies of Mountain and Hill Environment (CISMHE) submitted a
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Delhi rejects plea to revise forest act
Agartala: The Prime Minister