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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Govt dept flayed for inaction
Villagers of Tamenglogn district, Mizoram, who have been reeling under rodent menace for the past couple of weeks, have strongly flayed the officials of the state agriculture department for not
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Encroachment posing problems for Kaziranga Park
It is high time that all the additions to Kaziranga National Park is cleared of encroachers and as the ever increasing number of animals in the core park area of over 400 square kilometre are
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Illegal timber trafficking continues in Tinsukia
The recent seizures of sawn timbers, planks as well as logs, including the big haul of about 600 numbers of logs at Kaliapani Ghat in Natun Gaon in Assam by police reveals the existence of a nexus of
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Need for a Brahmaputra flood control authority
Flood is an excess water condition reflected in the levels of water, resulting in discharges. Therefore flood-control interalia means water discharge control. Being a perennial eco-cycle of water,
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Pushing deadly technologies
For years polluting technologies such as incinerators, which have been rejected in the North, have been pushed to developing countries. Due to serious health effects and public pressure, since the
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GMDA move to foreclose' Rs 95.80 cr storm drainage project
The Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has mooted a proposal to
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KNP fringe project awaits Centre's nod
A project worth Rs 1.5 crore to set up Forest Development Agency (FDA) for development of fringe villages around Kaziranga National Park (KNP) is awaiting approval of the Union Environment and Forest
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NF Rly urged to make public Bogibeel study
The Majuli Surakhya Samity, an NGO, has urged upon the NFRailway authorities to make public the findings of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) study of the Bogi Beel bridge over the
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Massive tree felling in Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary
Chakrashila is one of the most important wildlife sanctuaries of Assam. It has provided protection to the endemic Golden Langurs and other endangered species like Gaur, Tiger, Leopard, Binturong,
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Strategy for conservation of Manas Biosphere Reserve discussed
For the first time, a two-day meeting-cum-workshop was held at Mathanguri under Basbari forest range in Manas National Park recently. The meeting-cum-workshop was organised under the aegis of Manas