Assam flood situation worsens
After showing signs of improvement in the past one week, flood situation in Assam worsened on Sunday because of heavy rain in Arunachal Pradesh. About 71,819 people in five districts are affected by
Sonitpur
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Erosion continues in greater Panchmile area
TEZPUR, May 15
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NREGA works reviewed
TEZPUR
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ASEB to invest Rs 98 cr in Sonitpur district
TEZPUR, March 1
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Avian flu confirmed in new areas
GUWAHATI, Dec 2: After Hajo, bird flu has been confirmed in Mirza, Sarpara, Rangamati, Uparhali ete areas in Palasbari Revenue Circle in Kamrup district. According to Kamrup DC RC Jain, samples of dead birds that had been sent to Bhopal and Pune laboratories tested positive for avian flu.
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247 NREGA schemes okayed
HALEM
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Minister inaugurates NREGA in Sowaguri gaon panchayat
BISWANATH Chariali, Sept 25: The State Minister for Irrigation, Fishery and Soil Conservation Nur Jamal Sarkar formally inaugurated the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in Sowaguri gaon panchayat under Biswanath Development Block by planting a sapling under social Forestation scheme at Rajgarh here.
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NREGS inaugurated in Biswanath
BISWANATH CHARIALI, Sept 16: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) was formally inaugurated in Biswanath Development Block under Biswanath Subdivision by the Biswanath SDO Vishal Solanki recently. The programme commenced with the planting of a sapling under social forestation scheme for the year 2008-09 at Farsiati Idgah Maidan at a function, chaired by Kumalia GP president Amizul Haque. An amount of Rs 5 lakh has been allotted for this scheme.
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Hardcore GLA cadre arrested on charges of poaching
From our Correspondent MANGALDAI, September 14: Several militant outfits operating in the state being unable to continue their extortion drive has diverted their target on the poaching of the highly endangered species of one horned rhinos only to strengthen their fund and this has been come to the light following the arrest of Arjun Chetry alias Bhai the poacher turned hard core cadre of Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur district on Saturday morning.
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Concern over encroachment on Kusumtola farm land
Rampant encroachment on the Kusumtola farm land has raised eyebrows among the people of Naduar in Sonitpur district. It may be noted that to provide shelter to unemployed youths of the area, the Government of Assam had established the farm in the 1980s. More than 200 bighas of land has been alloted to the farm at Borigaon Ghopshar vide dag No. 357/279 and 401/420 of Borbhogia mouza under Naduar circle office.