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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Banana plant used in Diwali causing huge loss
GUWAHATI, Oct 28 – People should find an effective alternative to banana plants as lamp posts during the Diwali, or else, it will continue to incur loss of crores of rupees every year. This is the observation
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Supreme Court: Provide toilets in government schools
Provide toilet facilities in all government schools by Dec 31, the Supreme Court Tuesday told all the states and union territories (UT). Temporary facilities must be provided by Nov 30, in case permanent
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Govt to publish white paper on land deal
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today ridiculed the Opposition's clamorous demand for an Assembly or Parliament discussion prior to the signing of the Indo-Bangla land swap deal, saying that no international
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Boulder extraction leading to flood, erosion
SILAPATHAR, Oct 17 – For the mega projects of Dhemaji and North Lakhimpur districts, boulders are being collected from the river beds of Likabali, Siji, Garo, Padi and Ego in West Siang district of Arunachal
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Jute farmers of South Kamrup facing acute crisis
Finding the going uphill in their bid to sell their produce for good economic returns, raw jute farmers from different parts of South Kamrup area are facing acute crisis. Too poor to afford the input costs,
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ONGC ready to feed Palatana, Manarchak projects
The ONGC is fully ready to supply the required natural gas to the upcoming Palatana power project in South Tripura district. The first unit of 726 MW power plant is scheduled to be operational by February
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New BPL census in State from Dec 1
The State Government will kick-start the new Socio Economic Task Census (BPL census) from December 1. This was announced by State Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister Rockybul Hussain while talking
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Jia Bharali threatens Naduar villages
For more than 20 villages on the east bank of Jia-Bharali river in Naduar, Sonitpur, covering 10 kilometres from Chalanighat to Cheunichook, erosion has been a perennial problem since 1950. More than 10
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Mizoram foodgrain production up
Foodgrain production in Mizoram has increased by 30 per cent this year. A source from the Mizoram agriculture department said that buoyed by the considerable improvement in the production of foodgrains,
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State power supply shortfall continues
GUWAHATI, Oct 12 – The shortfall in State’s power supply is continuing, leading to scheduled load-shedding by the Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd (APDCL) all over the State, Assam State Electricity