Jammu and Kashmir and the northeastern States fall under the Asian belt of oesophagus cancer together with China

Cancer of the oesophagus – or what is commonly called food pipe – has been detected as the third most common cancer in India, with people from the northeast and Jammu and Kashmir found to be the highest affected by the disease, said experts on Tuesday.

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikarhas said he would bring about a law in the next session of the assembly to prevent the sale and conversion of agricultural land as part of his efforts to protect the

Guwahati: Wildlife authorities are using aerial drones to oversee a natural game park in northeastern India to protect the one-horned rhinoceros from armed poachers.

World Bank, which is funding a $150-million project on integrated flood and erosion management in the Northeast, has called for a multi-sector approach towards management of water resources in the

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Arunachal Pradesh bagged an award in the Best State: Campaign Clean India category apart from winning a special prize for Most Innovative use of Information Technology at the National Tourism Awards function here on Monday.

However, none of the other northeastern states could make a mark in the event. Incidentally, two Delhi-based tour operators received awards for their operations in North East.

SILCHAR: India’s National AIDS Control Programme has achieved a 50 per cent reduction in new infections over the last 10 years.