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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Erosion victims living on dyke for 15 years
More than five hundred families of Palasbari constituency in Assam have been rendered homeless by erosion of the Brahmaputra river and these homeless people have been taking shelter on the dyke for
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S Kamrup public demand anti-erosion measures
A group of central observers recently visited the Simina-Phuturi area to make an on-the-spot assesment of the erosion-ravaged flood affected area in Assam. The delegation led by N Sribastav, joint
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Vision Sonitpur 2003-05' project launched
For the first time in Sonitpur district, Assam, the administration has chalked out a detailed programme under the title
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Forest depletion in Sonitpur alarming
Blessed with the highest forest cover of 35.2% in the country, Assam had the misfortune of seeing probably the largest scale of deforestation in Sonitpur district which has reduced the green cover to
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Cleaning up of Tocklai river nearing completion
Lauding the initiative of the Jorhat Development Authority (JDA) in Assam chairman in undertaking clearing operations on the thickly-sedimented and highly polluted Tocklai river bed even in the face
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Cong politicising House panel: AGP, BJP
The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the BJP accused the ruling Congress of politicisation of the House Committee which was formed to assess the extent of illegal felling, illegal activities
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Painkiller posing grave threat to vulture population
It sounds strange though, a commonly used painkiller along with other pesticides, has emerged as a killer of vultures. Because of this painkiller, the White-backed and the Long-billed Vultures, the
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Erosion causing concern at Hatighuli
The erosion by the river Brahmaputra in thirty three villages of Hatighuli area under Doomdooma revenue circle, Assam, has affected eighteen thousand people last month. It is continuing till now,
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NGO helping distressed KNP animals
he one-year-old Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) located at Borjuri near Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has been instrumental in rescuing and providing treatment to
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State's amphibians dwindling in numbers alarmingly
There is an alarming decline of 20 to 25 per cent in Assam State's amphibian population. This has come to notice in the past five to seven years' time. During the period, some amphibian species have