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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SC gives Govt, NHPC 4 weeks to submit papers
NEW DELHI, Nov 9 – The Supreme Court on Monday gave four weeks’ time to NHPC, Ministry of Environment and Forest and Union Power Ministry to submit documents in connection with the construction of mega
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PCBA directive on bursting of crackers
GUWAHATI, Nov 9 – The Pollution Control Board of Assam (PCBA) has issued directives to all the Deputy Commissioners of the State to keep a strict vigil on the bursting of firecrackers during the festival
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OIL Pipeline completes 50 years
GUWAHATI, Nov 9 – Oil India Pipeline has completed its 50 years of dedicated service to the nation. To mark the occasion, a technical seminar was organized at NEDFi House today, a press release received
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$320mn WB loan for State road project
The road connectivity in Assam is likely to get a major boost, with the World Bank on Monday clearing a loan assistance of USD 320 million for Assam State Road Project (ASRP). The project is targeted for
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Unplanned urbanisation on hills hurting ecology
The rapid urbanisation of Guwahati and the consequent boom in population and construction activities since the last couple of decades has pushed the city's fragile eco-system comprising its forested hills
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183 dengue cases detected in State
GUWAHATI, Nov 2 – As many as 183 confirmed cases of dengue have been detected by the Health Department in the State till date, of which three of them had lost their lives. This was informed by Joint Director
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Rs 5,000-cr fertilizer plant in Tripura
AGARTALA, Nov 1 – The State government has approved a joint venture of ONGC and Tata Chemicals to set up a gas-based urea fertilizer plant in the State. The plant is expected to come up in the North District
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Bumper crops, but farmers wary of elephants
KALIABOR, Oct 25 – The Kaliabor subdivision is primarily a huge agriculture-based area, where about 80 per cent of the families are dependent on agriculture. This year, due to favourable weather conditions
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State Govt yet to make GoM report public
GUWAHATI, Oct 19 – The State Government is perhaps not interested to make public the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP). This attitude of
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Poachers tranquillised rhino before cutting horn
BOKAKHAT, Oct 19 – After pit poaching, electrocution and firing methods, poachers have now started to follow another method to take away rhino horns. On October 13, poachers cut off the horn of a female