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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CM outlines schemes worth Rs 5,000 cr
GUWAHATI, Jan 1 – Asserting that militancy had been on the wane with most of the outfits engaged in peace talks, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today announced a number of ‘special initiatives’ aimed at boosting
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New DoNER project on climate change
SHILLONG, Dec 29 – The Union Ministry of Development of North East Region (DoNER) has initiated the Climate Change Adaptation North Easter Region (CCANER) Project in partnership with the German Development
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Pigmy hog may be extinct in Barnadi sanctuary
BARNADI (UDALGURI), Dec 26 – Has the elusive pigmy hog that catapulted Barnadi wildlife sanctuary into global prominence following the rediscovery of the pigmy hog and hispid hare in 1971 (after both were
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State’s utilisation to touch Rs 500 cr
GUWAHATI, Dec 20 – During the current financial year, the State initially faced some problems in utilising the Non-lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) funds due to the State Assembly elections.
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Central study favours storage-backed projects
NEW DELHI, Dec 20 – The ongoing agitation against construction of mega dams in Assam may not cut much ice with the Centre, as a Ministry of Water Resources-sponsored study has favoured storage-backed projects
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24 pc increase in power demand in State
GUWAHATI, Dec 16 – State Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi today said that there has been a 24 per cent increase in the demand for power in the State from a time when per capita consumption was one of the
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Centre examining 7 Arunachal hydel projects
NEW DELHI, Dec 16 – Even as the agitation against mega dams in Assam gathers momentum, the Centre is currently examining the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of seven private hydropower projects proposed
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Blockade against mega dams at Lakhimpur
NORTH LAKHIMPUR, Dec 16 – The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and several other organisations opposing the construction of the mega dam over river Subansiri in Gerukamukh today blocked vehilces carrying
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Govt ready to talk
Assam government today announced that there was scope for negotiation with persons and organisations opposing construction of a mega dam upstream of Brahmaputra river, reports PTI. “The government is
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KMSS sets Dec 16 deadline for NHPC
The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and several other organizations opposing the construction of a mega dam over river Subansiri in Gerukamukh have set December 16, as deadline before NHPC to return