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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Centre to implement NE special package
Amidst fervent pleas by the Members belonging to the North-East, Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh today assured to review the proposal to withdraw the excise duty exemption on certain products but
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Seminar on Guwahati Vision 2025 held
Assam Minister of Urban Development Hem Prakash Narayan has declared that the urban areas of Assam state will not longer be allowed to grow in a haphazard manner and action will be taken before they
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Family health survey
The National Family Health Survey undertakne in the country from time to time reveals interesting and important data about the condition of women and children. The condition of women and children is
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Panel recommends protection of rights of tribals in forests
The problems of land alienation and their non-restoration, indebtedness, tribal forest rights, development of forest villagers and shifting cultivators, need to give effect to the provisions of
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Directives issued to Nagaon health officials
Following the reported outbreak of malaria in high-risk areas of Nagaon district of Assam that claimed three lives recently, the Joint Director of Health and Family Welfare has directed medical
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Threat of floods looming large in State
Though the Water Resource Department of the State Government has been working to plug the breaches of the embankments, a threat of floods is looming large as the embankments in most parts of Assam
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Special courts favoured to deal forest-related cases
The Draft Forest Policy of the Assam State has asked for special courts at the district level for quick disposal of forest-related cases. It also called for steps to establish green Bench in the
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Infant mortality rate in Meghalaya put at 122
Mortality rate of children below the age of five years in Meghalaya has been put at a startling 122, much above of the national figure of 94.9, during 1994-98 when the second National Family Health
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Manipuri ponies facing extinction
The indigenous Manipuri pony, though small in size, is known for its swiftness, sturdiness and tolerance in the game of polo. But it is on the verge of extinction in Manipur
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Assessment of forests
The forest cover of the coutnry has been assessed for the first time using digital technology. Giving details of the State Forest Report - 2001 to the Members of the Consultative Committee attached