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ASSAM Tatas, Assam govt to set up Rs 1400 crore cancer care grid The Tata Trusts and the state government are collaborating to set up, in a first, a three-level Rs 1400-cr cancer care grid that will connect district hospitals, medical colleges to an advanced centre at Guwahati. Tata Trusts is the philanthropic arm of … Read more
ASSAM · City Livelihood Centre launched in Hailakandi ð The City Livelihood Centre (CLC) was inaugurated by Minister for Environment and Forest P Suklabaidya in Hailakandi town. ð The coming up of the CLC would enable the urban poor to offer their goods and services in an organised manner to the potential buyers. … Read more
ASSAM Oral cancer to be major public health problem in State The 13th annual conference of the Association of Oncologists of North East India (AONEI) was held at the Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI). Although there is reduction in tobacco consumption nationally, there is an increase of 9 per cent in Assam … Read more
ASSAM Assam saw highest cases of fake news in 2017: NCRB Fifty-six of the 170 cases of fake news reported across the country in 2017 were in Assam alone, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report has found. Assam registered the maximum number of cases of “fake news” in 2017, the latest NCRB report said. Apart from … Read more
ASSAM Govt initiative to fight superstition In view of incidents triggered by ignorance and superstitions in the State during last few months, the government plans to introduce a programme titled ‘Sanskar’ in all the development blocks and gaon panchayats very soon.A decision to start the programme was taken at a meeting chaired by … Read more
ASSAM NE highly vulnerable to climate change, say experts Climate change is happening and Himalayan mountain States particularly the Northeastern States are highly vulnerable considering the changes in temperature, rainfall patterns and other impacts on various sectors every year, according to experts.The experts were sharing their scientific data at State Directorate … Read more
ASSAM Assam wants central forces deployed on Nagaland HIV-positive cases on the rise in Assam The latest AIDS fact sheet released by Assam State Aids Control Society (ASACS) on Tuesday revealed a significant rise in the prevalence of HIV-positive cases in the men having sex with men (MSM) community. The cases have been … Read more
ASSAM Govt to scrap 61 of 209 incomplete irrigation schemes in State The irrigation department has decided to pre-close 61 of the 209 schemes, including some major ones, which have remained incomplete since years. Work on some of these schemes had begun nearly 10 years back, although the progress so far has been … Read more
ASSAM 54% increase in fish production in Assam Fish production in Assam has increased by 54 per cent in the past nine years, says a report of the Union ministry of agriculture and farmers’ welfare. The annual report of 2016-17, published by the department of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries of the … Read more
ASSAM Majuli set for big projects Majuli is all set for a bumper investment week with the Centre and state collectively pumping in Rs 345.5 crore for infrastructure development projects. the highest in the history of the riverine island The local residents, however, are hoping that the enthusiasm the administration is displaying for … Read more