GUWAHATI, Sept 18 – The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) today appealed to the media to boycott, or to publish news in a restrained manner on the National Hydroelectric power Corporation (NHPC),

DIBRUGARH: News of the proposal for the construction of a hydel power project on Disang River has evoked sharp reactions from various quarters.

Dibrugarh: The Namrup Regional Students Union (NRSU) protested against the setting up of hydro electrical power station at Joypore Rain Forest in Dibrugarh District by a private company.

Experts today called for efforts to find out the alternatives to the mega dam hydroelectric projects proposed to be set up in the NE region.

Dibrugarh, Aug. 28: Oil India Limited (OIL) is all set to explore and produce oil and natural gas in Mizoram after it received the “clearance to operate” from the state recently.

Dibrugarh: The Minister of Tourism and Transport, Chandan Brahma, inaugurated the Sasoni Merbeel Eco Tourism Project, the first community-based eco tourism project at Sasoni in Dibrugarh district on July 3.

The State Government had sanctioned five crore rupees for the project. The minister made the announcement of the release of three crore rupees out of the sanctioned amount.

In what could mark onset of the flood season in Assam, the Brahmaputra river is flowing above danger level at Dibrugarh and likely to rise further during the day.

This was officially stated by the Flood Forecast Monitoring Directorate, functioning under the Flood Management Organisation of Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources, that monitors water levels of various Indian rivers

Even as the Union Government mulls over a response to Chinese plans to divert or dam the Brahmaputra, some experts are raising concerns over a range of issues, which include a depletion of ground water in the entire valley of the river.

It is feared that if the Brahmaputra is diverted or further dammed in its course in Tibet, both the lean and peak season flow will be affected in the downstream

GUWAHATI, Lapses have been detected during the 2010-2011 survey conducted by the Population Research Centre in Guwahati.

GUWAHATI, : Problems galore in the Agriculture Department in the State. Many posts of senior agriculture officers have been lying vacant, and agricultural infrastructure in the State is very poor.

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