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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State ranks 11th in schemes implementation
Assam has completed over 22,000 schemes under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) between April 2010 and November this year. With regard to the total number of NRDWP schemes implemented
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KMSS protest over mega dams
Members of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) today observed anti-mega dam day throughout the State with meetings, seminars, dharna etc. The members of the Samiti staged dharna at Sadiya, Dibrugarh,
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Child killed, seven injured in Sikkim storm
A storm with high velocity winds hit parts of East and North districts of Sikkim in the early morning hours today, wreaking havoc. The storm took the life of a 11 year-old child Marina Chettri, besides
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Green Tribunal adjourns hearing till Jan 9
The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has adjourned the hearing on the matter of developmental activities around the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) {in case numbers MA No. 687 of 2013
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Centre admits to delays in NE road projects
In a confirmation of what has been suspected for long, the Centre has admitted that there have been delays in completion of the road projects in the North East due to delays in land acquisition, environment
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Dust pollution becoming a serious health hazard
Growing dust pollution has emerged as a serious health hazard in the city besides subjecting the citizens to a lot of inconvenience. A toxic haze formed by dust particles and vehicular emissions can be
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28 rhinos killed by poachers in ’13
At least 28 rhinos have been killed by poachers in Assam this year, with 14 of them being killed in the Kaziranga National Park alone. In a Lok Sabha reply to a question by Ramen Deka, the Minister of
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City reeling under noise pollution
It is getting bad to worse for Guwahatians! Billed as the gateway to the North East, Guwahati continues to reel under the ill-effects of noise pollution and drunken-driving, something which is yet to draw
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Meghalaya to launch green campaign
Under attack for its poor record in protecting the environment, the Meghalaya Government has proposed to launch a “Green Campaign” to focus on the use of the State’s natural resources that includes large
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Nagaland declared ‘Falcon capital of the World’
An international team of ornithologists has declared Nagaland as the “Falcon capital of the world” after estimating that about one million Amur Falcons roost in the State during the small aerial predators’