Kamrup

Order of the Gauhati high court regarding grant of assistance to marginalised families, Kamrup, Assam, 14/06/2021

Order of the Gauhati high court in the matter of Syeda Mehzebin Rahman Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/06/2021. The matter related to assistance in the form of food grains and other materials to people living in slums and other areas. The High Court directed the Secretary, District …

Order of the Gauhati high court regarding grant of assistance to marginalised families, Kamrup, Assam, 14/06/2021

Order of the Gauhati high court in the matter of Syeda Mehzebin Rahman Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/06/2021. The matter related to assistance in the form of food grains and other materials to people living in slums and other areas. The High Court directed the Secretary, District …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding garbage dumping in Deepor Beel, Kamrup District, Assam, 08/10/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/10/2018 regarding garbage dumping in Deepor Beel, Kamrup District, Assam. Senior Additional Advocate General submits that proposals have been made in respect of the integrated MSW treatment plant in question, and …

Assam to go TN way to fight TB

The project to accomplish the Centre's target of ending the disease by 2025 Assam has decided to follow Tamil Nadu by involving all registered private pharmacies in its fight against tuberculosis for timely diagnosis and treatment. Reach, an NGO working for tuberculosis patients across the country, and Assam tuberculosis cell …

Landslides continue unabated

The incessant rain that began on June 11 stopped but its impact is still felt in the city that has been facing inhumane problems like mucky houses, mucky roads, landslides, still inundated lanes and by-lanes since last night. The problem is far from being over, temporarily although. There have been …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding garbage dumping in Deepor Beel, Kamrup District, Assam, 10/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/03/2017 regarding garbage dumping in Deepor Beel, Kamrup District, Assam. Advocate General for the State of Assam submitted before NGT that a Management Plan is being prepared …

66 new dengue cases in Assam

- Health workers intensify operations Altogether 66 new cases of dengue were detected in Kamrup (metro) today, taking the number of people affected by the disease to 378 in the district and 458 in the state. Kamrup (metro) has been the worst hit with the disease claiming the life of …

Dengue outbreak in Assam, 1 dies

Dengue has claimed its first victim in Assam this year with a 36-year-old woman succumbing to the vector- borne disease that has assumed epidemic proportions with Kamrup (metro) identified as the worst-affected district. Official sources today said the woman, hailing from Noonmati in Kamrup (Metro), died on August 9 after …

Admin steps to mitigate landslide disasters

With the city witnessing three deaths from landslides so far this month, the Kamrup Metro district administration and the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) have now decided to enhance capacity building exercises amongst public and other stakeholders to prevent repeat of such incidents in future. In this regard, the administration …

Landslides kill 2 more in Guwahati

Guwahati: Two more residents were killed in landslides in the city on Thursday despite steps taken by the Kamrup (Metro) district administration to minimize casualties in vulnerable areas. The deceased have been identified as Nurjahan Begum (11) of Nizorapar in the Noonmati area and Manik Chandra Rabha (71) of Hemgiri …

Kamrup dist launches JE monitoring system

Guwahati: The Kamrup district administration on Monday launched a monitoring basis evaluation system for Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). As of Monday, over 11 cases of JE and 33 cases of AES have been reported from Kamrup district so far. The programme aims at combatting the scourge …

Move to free water bodies from encroachments

The Kamrup Metro district administration today directed all the circle officers (COs) to remove encroachments from the water bodies, natural channels and drains in and around Guwahati. The COs have been directed to take help of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and the water resources …

New health scheme launched

Kamrup Deputy Commissioner Vinod Seshan today formally launched the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) at the Tularam Bafna, Kamrup District Civil Hospital. The PMSMA has been simultaneously launched in all the 77 health institutions of Kamrup district. In his speech, Seshan said the PMSMA service on the 9th of …

Gangetic river dolphin to be city animal of Guwahati

Assam's Guwahati became the first city in the country to have its own city animal with the district administration declaring the Gangetic river dolphin as the mascot. In a press conference, Kamrup metropolitan deputy commissioner M Angamuthu said that the animal, locally known as 'Sihu', would be the city animal …

Bad blood: 2,234 get HIV after transfusion

No action taken against hospitals or blood banks, says RTI activist In the last 17 months alone, 2,234 persons across India have been infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while getting blood transfusions. The maximum number of such cases — 361 — was reported from Uttar Pradesh due to unsafe …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding garbage dumping in Deepor Beel, Kamrup District, Assam, 13/05/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/05/2016 regarding dumping of municipal solid waste (MSW) on the Deepor Beel, Kamrup District, Assam. Tribunal notes that the affidavit filed by the State of Assam lacks …

Strict pollution norms for puja organizers

GUWAHATI: The Kamrup (Metro) district administration will take strict action this time against those who violate pollution norms during the Durga Puja celebrations. To encourage puja committees to adopt environment-friendly measures, the administration has also decided to award them. "Cleanliness and zero pollution have been our prime targets besides security …

Kamrup(M) records over 100 dengue cases

The Kamrup (Metro) district struggled to check an outbreak of dengue with over 100 confirmed cases being reported so far. No deaths had been reported till Wednesday evening, the state health department said, adding that Kamrup (Metro) was the worst-hit. None of the patients from the district had shown signs …

Prostate cancer 2nd most common in city

Key To Cure Lies In Early Detection; Assam's Kamrup Has Most Patients Despite advances in diagnostic and surgical techniques, the mortality rate from prostate cancer has not gone down in India. According to experts, there is a clear lack of awareness about the disease and this is why 80-90% patients …

Rise in adult JE baffles experts

Guwahati: Health experts are unable to ascertain the reasons behind the abnormal rise of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) among adults in the state. This is in sharp contrast to the global trend of more and more children getting afflicted with the vector-borne disease. According to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), …

Kamrup tops in occurrence of female pharyngeal cancer in world: Study

The age adjusted incidence rate of pharyngeal cancers in females of Kamrup-urban area is highest in the world and age adjusted incidence of gall bladder cancer in females of Kamrup-urban is second highest in the world, next only to Chile in South America. The incidence of gall bladder cancer in …

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