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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Probe into timber smuggling ordered
The Assam State government has approved setting up of an one-man enquiry commission with a senior official to probe into circumstances leading to smuggling out of 400 wagons load of illegal timbers
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NE has potential for sweet potato cultivation
The northeastern region may not provide the perfect climate for all types of agricultural produce but its typical environment suits well to produce sweet potato which could generated employment and
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Agri contribution to Meghalaya economy on the decline
In an alarming scenario, the contribution often agriculture sector in Meghalaya to the state's economy is declining indicating that the 80 per cent of the state's population who are department on
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Stress on research to check NE landslides
As the Himalayas are very young and the topography, in the North east is fragile, so landslides and rock-slides have become a regular feature especially during the monsoon seasons, said Brig. M S
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Rlys, IIT in list of major defaulters
The fund starved Government is losing huge amounts of money due to the failure of the public works departments and Central government organisations to pay the royalty due to the forest Department on
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Bhuria stresses protection of tribal's interests
Dileep Singh Bhuria, Chairman of 2nd Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes Commission, government of India, has stressed the need for protection of the interests of tribals, saying that this has been
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Call for efficient use of land & water resources of NE
Inefficient use of land and water resources region should be converted to the most efficient use so that the region develops and generates more employment, said Sri PL Thanga, Secretary, 1/c North
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Plan for Panidihing bird festival
With a view to arouse environmental awareness, directed primarily towards bird-conservation and for promoting eco-tourism in the region, Jorhat MP, Bijoy Krishna Handique conceived an ambitious plan
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Kokrajhar forests along Sankosh encroached by Bengal migrants
Dwellers along the Sankoch river in Assam have urged the authorities concerned to check the unabated encroachment by migrants from West Bengal especially in the forest lands on the Assam side along
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Pulse polio campaign in Nagaon district
Medical and Health (FW), department of Nagaon has geared itself fully to make the IPPI-2002-2003 programme successfully in the district. The programme to be executed in two months on 5 ht and 9th