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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Deficiencies in flood control
Complaints and grievances about flood control measures in Assam are heard in every rainy season. Although all grievances are not always genuine and some complaints arise from pure and simple
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Evictions to continue says Centre
The nightmare of eviction drives on the forest land in the State may come back to haunt Assam Government, with the Union Environment and Forest Ministry putting its foot down on encroachment of
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State has lower HIV/AIDS prevalence rate'
The Assam State at present has 172 confirmed AIDS cases, while the number of HIV-positive cases in the State has reached the figure of 454. Compared to the high HIV/AIDS-prevalent States of
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Rise in cancer cases
In the most comprehensive global examination of cancer to date, the United Nations WHO on April 3 warned that annual rates could rise by 50% to 15 million new cases in 2020, and it called for
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Mizoram annual plan pegged at Rs 480 crore
Complementing Mizoram for its infrastructure development initiatives and improvement in the literacy rate, Planning Commission approved Rs 480 crore plan for Mizoram for
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Assam to protect its forests through people's participation
The draft Assam Forest Policy 2002 was today submitted to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Minister of State for Forests Pradyut Bordoloi by the expert committee. The committee was constituted by the
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National Family Health Survey reveals startling facts
The release of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-2) for Assam today has revealed interesting facts and figures, most of them showing that the condition of women and children is far from good
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Thunderstorm was caused by rare tornado'
The devastating thunderstorm that wreaked havoc on the lives and property of the inhabitants of six villages in Mancachar area of Assam, bordering Meghalaya on April 22 evening is believed to have
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Restoration of green cover only solution to waterlogging
Re-greening the denuded hill slopes surrounding the Guwahati city is the only lasting solution to its perennial waterlogging problem which is compounded by the large deposits of silt coming down
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Massive afforestation begins in city
The State Forest Department has undertaken a massive afforestation drive in and around the Guwahati city, especially on the hills and denuded areas of reserve forest lands. Under the project titled