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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Erosion not considered a natural disaster
GUWAHATI, March 6 – Though erosion has become a major problem for Assam, it is still not considered as a natural disaster. This was disclosed by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Prithibi Majhi
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Water reservoir at KNP threatens wildlife
DERGAON, March 6 – Though the State Government as well as the Forest Department claim to have achieved success in conservation of wildlife, the ground reality tells a different story. The Government has
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Siang’s water level, flow normal: Official data
GUWAHATI, March 5 – Contrary to the popular belief, the base flow or the lean period flow of the Siang, which is the major contributor to the Brahmaputra, the lifeline of Assam, has not diminished. At
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Per capita debt burden of State Rs 8385: Govt
GUWAHATI, March 5 – The per capita debt burden of Assam as of March, 2011 is Rs 8385, said Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a written answer to a question by Phani Bhushan Choudhury (AGP) in the
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French agency-aided project on anvil
GUWAHATI, March 5 – A project on forest and biodiversity conservation is on the anvil in Assam with assistance from the French Development Agency at an estimated cost of 60 million euros, reports PTI.
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BJP study group on Brahmaputra
BJP President Nitin Gadkari today appointed a study group, with party general secretary Tapir Gao as the convenor, to look into issues concerning alleged drying up of Brahmaputra river at Pasighat town
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Mukul launches acqua culture mission
Meghalaya today launched the State Aquaculture Mission with great fanfare to develop fishery as an alternate industry, amidst growing concern about rivers in the State turning acidic due to years of unscientific
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Scanty rainfall hits small tea growers
Acute shortfall of rain during the last few months has hit hard the small tea growers in the districts of Sonitpur, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji in Northern Assam. The situation has become so grim that the tea
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BJP moves PM on drying up of Brahmaputra
GUWAHATI, March 4 – Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Rajnath Singh has drawn the attention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh towards media reports indicating drying up of certain parts of Brahmaputra. In
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16 villages on city outskirts lack basic amenities
GUWAHATI, March 4 – The deplorable living conditions in as many as 16 villages on the city outskirts, which are bereft of even the basic amenities of health, education, power, water, communication, etc.,