Free insurance policies to students for dengue
Students of nine schools of Kamrup district received free insurance policy of Rs 20,000 for dengue under the collaboration of a social-based organisation Drishtee and CAFE India under the Behtar India
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Tigers facing extinction
The sharp decline in the tiger population in the country during the last twelve years is a matter of deep concern to environmentalists and conservationalists. It may be stated here that all India
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Health scene in Dhemaji dist. dismal
The Government's slogan 'health for all' seems to be a mere propaganda as the Dhemaji district, Assam, which came into being on October 1,1989 today is on the threshold of the dreaded disease AIDS as
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Mystery fever claims 2 lives in Mizoram
Two persons including a child died and a large number of people were hospitalised as 'mystery fever' gripped the north eastern parts of Mizoram, state health department sources said. A team of
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Major timber smuggling racket in Hojai busted
Despite the Supreme Court's ban on illegal felling of trees and strict surveillances by forest personnel, how Hojai in Assam has been made a paradise of illegal valuable forest wealth by the
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Encroached reserve forest land cleared
In the second phase of the eviction drive launched against the encroachers of reserve forest lands, the forest department of Biswanath Chariali, Assam, demolished 221 houses in Bhimajuli area under
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3000 hectares of RF land cleared of encroachers in Narayanpur
The 50th Vanamohotsav week was celebrated at Naragaon, North Lakhimpur district Forest Department, Milan Sangha, Ranganadi-partia Unnayan Samittee and Green Heritage, of Lakhimpur with a week long
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Flood situation in State worsens
The overall flood situation in Assam has worsened with flood waters affecting 7.50 lakh people in 12 districts of the State. Five persons have lost their lives so far in the floods. Due to incessant
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Erosion posing more threat
Flood and erosion are causing havoc all along the Brahmaputra valley and the problem has been compounded due to paucity of funds to maintain the flood control structures, because of the failure of
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Hornbills facing extinction in Arunachal
Indeed, the list describing the scenic beauty of the State of Arunachal Pradesh in unending. But more so, when it is to describe the steady development of the state as it reaches a milestone of 15
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Training to tackle fluoride crisis in Hojai
To tide over the situation arising out of fluoride contamination in drinking water (underground sources) that are found mostly in villages contagious to Karbi Anglong district under Hojai subdivision