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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The farce of sustainable development
Considering the various constraints riddling the State, a creation of exclusive forest cover in forest land in Assam has emerged as an unworkable proposition. On the other hand a comprehensive
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Villagers kill 4 tuskers in Sonitpur
At a time when the Assam government has been trying to overcome man and elephant conflict, at least four wild elephants, including two calves, have been killed by villagers of tea garden areas under
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Eviction drive on forest land soon
Assam Government is likely to resume eviction drives to clear the forest land of encroachers on a selective basis.Eviction operations this time are likely to be limited to those who settled in the
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UGC seminar on environment held
Renowned anthropologist of the region Dr. A C Bhagabati, the former Vice-chancellor of the Arunachal University speaking to a gathering of college and university teachers recently participating in a
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Conservation bodies decry elephant killings
Concerned at the toll the man-elephant conflict is taking on the elephants in Assam, several leading organizations engaged in animal welfare have condemned the recent killings of four elephants,
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CSE Media Resource Centre announces fellowships
CSE Media Resource Centre, New Delhi, has announced its second media fellowships on 'Discovering the Deserts' from the December 15 to March 15, 2003.The focus this time is on hot and cold deserts
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Elephant poisoning: Early birds investigate deaths
Early birds sent a team to the Batasipur Range Office area, Guwahati, Assam, recently to enquire about the suspected poisoning of five elephants between October 6 to 10. The Early Birds members were
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Jampui hills - HIV hot spot?
Jampui hills, the much-hyped tourist haunt in Tripura, is going to emerge as the newest HIV hot spot in Northeast if a survey report conducted by "Door of Hope", a North Tripura-based
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'Declare flood as national problem'
NCP president Sharad Pawar today called for declaring the flood and erosion caused by the Brahmaputras a national problem. He also called upon the Union Government to harness the tremendous hydel
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National disaster reduction day
The Kamrup district (Assam) administration will observe October 29 as National Disaster Reduction Day. The day will be observed with a number of programmes. The objective of observing this day is to