Assam floods: Toll climbs to 34
Guwahati: Flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Monday with three more persons losing their lives, taking the death toll to 34 in the current deluge in which over 11 lakh people have been
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‘Influx and illegal immigration pressure a threat to forest cover’
Kokrajhar: The Indian Confederation of Indigenous Tribals People (ICITP), North East Zone, expressed serious concern that the Bodoland Territorial Council is no exception to the threats faced by the forests of BTC and Assam, as a result of the ongoing illegal influx from Bangladesh and other neighbors in the State. The ongoing silent aggression of the infiltrators to the State of Assam by slowly outnumbering and marginalizing the indigenous people of Assam and the local communities in districts like Dhubri
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French agency-aided project on anvil
GUWAHATI, March 5 – A project on forest and biodiversity conservation is on the anvil in Assam with assistance from the French Development Agency at an estimated cost of 60 million euros, reports PTI.
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Mega agriculture credit camp organized
The United Commercial Bank (UCO Bank) Barpeta recently organised a mega agriculture credit disbursement camp at the Tarun Ram Phookan Smriti Sadan, where loan amount of Rs 2 crore were distributed among
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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,
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Organization warns against artificial flooding by dams
<p> GUWAHATI: In 2004, excess water from the 60 mega watt (MW) Kurichu hydropower project was released flooding several rivers in Assam including the Hakua, the Beki and the Manas. As a result, it created an unprecedented flood hazard in districts of Barpeta and Baksa</p>
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Farming the wasteland
The Assam government has drafted an ambitious plan to introduce cultivation of jatropha (Jatropha curcas ) to help farmers boost their income, and also to produce bio-diesel. The state agriculture department last week organised a day-long training workshop for farmers and NGOs working in rural areas to popularise the crop.
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AASU unit demands halt to illegal fishing
BARPETA Feb 15
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Erosion posing grave threat to Moinbari area
KALGACHIA, Oct 7
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$200m ADB aid for roads
Guwahati, Aug.
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Three quakes hit Meghalaya, Assam
Shillong, July 27 (IANS): Three earthquakes shook parts of Meghalaya and Assam within eight hours on Tuesday, triggering panic among residents. No casualties were reported. The first tremor measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale with its epicentre at Barpeta region in Assam was felt at 12.43 am in Meghalaya and Assam, an official at the Central Seismological Centre here told IANS.