| Assam to formulate new land policy: Gogoi |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Oct 15: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said the time had come for a new land policy for the State and the government would formulate the new land policy very soon.
Addressing reporters here on Monday, Gogoi said, “In the new land policy, the amount of land be allotted for agricultural activities, residential purposes and setting up of ind... |
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| Fund crunch hits river survey in State |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Oct 15: Regular study of the Brahmaputra is a must to tackle floods and land erosion in Assam and it is the responsibility of the State Water Resources Department to conduct the river study. But the Water Resources Department has failed to conduct the study of the Brahmaputra in the last several years due to fund crunch.
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| Doctor arrested for seeking bribe from pregnant woman |
By our Staff Reporter/Agencies
GUWAHATI, Oct 15: Demanding bribe from a pregnant woman cost a doctor and a nurse of a government hospital their jobs and careers.
Dr Golap Mustafa Ahmed, a doctor in the 30-bedded Mirza Rural Hospital in Kamrup (rural) district, was arrested on Monday for allegedly refusing to attend a pregnant woman after she could not pay a bribe of Rs 500 soug... |
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| Veterinary Department takes its task for granted |
Lack of doctors, poor infrastructure plaguing veterinary hospitals
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Oct 15: The Veterinary Department of Assam, it seems, has taken its task for granted. The lackadaisical attitude of the Veterinary Department is reflected by the poor conditions of the State’s most of the veterinary hospitals which lack doctors as well as proper infras... |
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| India's first glass mosque - in Shillong |
SHILLONG, Oct 15: India will have its first glass mosque - in the country’s northeast.
Madina Masjid, an imposing and resplendent structure of glass dome and glass minarets, will formally open doors to devotees on Thursday here.
“It is an architectural marvel,” Congress legislator Sayeedullah Nongrum, who helped in the mosque’s construction, told IANS. &l... |
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| State Cabinet's approval |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Oct 15: The Assam Cabinet on Monday gave an approval to declare tea as ‘State Drink’. The State Cabinet approved the draft white paper on illegal foreigners prepared by the Congress government. The Cabinet also approved the proposal for 25 per cent hike in bus fare in the State.... |
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| Indian cities will have 600 mn people in 10 years |
NEW DELHI, Oct 15: India's urban population will soar in 10 years, with more than 600 million people living in cities within a decade, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said on Monday. IANS
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| Grandma becomes carrier mom for daughter's baby |
LONDON, Oct 15: A 45-year-old woman from the US state of Georgia has given birth to her grandson after IVF treatment because her daughter could not conceive. Angie Stockton’s daughter Krista Saxon asked her to bear her child as a “gestational carrier” because she was unable to carry the baby through pregnancy herself, the Daily Mail reported. IANS... |
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| Exposure to traffic pollution harms kids' lungs |
Stockholm: Children with allergies when exposed to traffic related pollution may be particularly vulnerable to diminished lung function up to eight years of age, says a study. “Earlier studies have shown that children are highly susceptible to the adverse effects of air pollution and suggest that exposure early in life may be particularly harmful,” said re... |
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| Kejriwal produces 'more evidence' against Khurshid |
NEW DELHI, Oct 15: India Against Corruption (IAC) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Monday alleged that most of the beneficiaries of equipment meant for handicapped people distributed by a trust run by Law Minister Salman Khurshid were “fictitious names”. IANS... |
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| 'Bonded labour still rampant in certain industries' |
NEW DELHI, Oct 15: The Supreme Court on Monday said the practice of bonded labour was rampant in certain industries and asked the vigilance committees to give more attention to these areas and take prompt action in the case of violations. IANS... |
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