NE states show rise in HIV cases: Report
Guwahati: New HIV infections have been reported in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in 2017, in spite of an overall decline in HIV infection in the country, according to a National AIDS
Telegraph (North East)
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Forest fire in Boudh
Balangir: A fire has been ravaging forests in Boudh for the past three days. The fire has spread in Kantamal, Puruna katak, Madhapur and Manamunda forest divisions. People living in the area have expressed
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Lens on illegal brick kilns
Cuttack: A public interest litigation in Orissa High Court has sought its intervention against the mushrooming of illegal brick kilns in areas under Barang and Sadar blocks of Cuttack district. The
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Arunachal project loses green nod
The Lohit valley where the Demwe project will come up Guwahati: The National Green Tribunal has suspended the forest clearance of the 1,750MW Demwe hydel project in Arunachal Pradesh. Two environmental
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Axe on Puri beach shops
- Govt to remove vendors on 800m stretch Makeshift shops along Puri's Golden Beach, a 800m stretch considered to be a big tourist draw, would disappear shortly with the district administration all set
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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
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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
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NE states indifferent to bread tests
Barring Assam, the process to collect bread samples for laboratory tests is yet to gain momentum in the rest of the Northeast, a week after a Delhi-based NGO warned that cancer-causing chemicals were being
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NGT slams Assam, slaps fine for Manas
- Govt docked Rs 50000 for river diversion Guwahati: The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on the Assam government for undertaking river diversion work inside Manas National Park
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Eco-sensitive tag for biodiversity hotspots
The Centre has proposed to declare two famous biodiversity spots in Meghalaya eco-sensitive zones. The Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change has issued two draft notifications, proposing
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7 die in protest against land bill
- Manipur district under curfew Imphal: Seven persons have been killed in Churachandpur district since last night while protesting against amendment to the Manipur land law, prompting the administration