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'Nayana' - a unique mobile Eye Care initiative for people with diabetes
NAYANA ( which means 'eye') - a diabetes retinopathy prevention and treatment van - is a venture funded by the World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) in
Assam journalist missing from Taj hotel
Delhi based journalist from Assam working with the Times of India Sabina Sehgal Saikia have been missing amid the din of the nightmare in Mumbai. ...Activists decry India's deferment of pictorial health warnings on tobacco products
Civil society in India has strongly condemned the recent decision of the Group of Ministers (GOM) in India to defer the implementation of pictorial health ...ULFA cadre arrested in Sivasagar
A newly recruited ULFA cxadre has been arrested in upper Assam's Sivasagar distirct on Wednesday. According to information, the ULFA cadre is Dibanta Saikia, who ...Sustainable agriculture can be the back-bone of Indian economy
"Who said agriculture is a business of loss. I am saving more than Rs 80,000/- (about USD 1,750) every year and providing bread & butter ...Visit to Kaziranga: traditional dish steals the march
Kaziranga, the abode of one horn rhino is teeming with the tourists from home and abroad. The focal point of attraction is not only the ...More ULFA top guns to follow the suit of Ram Singh
More ULFA top guns are set to follow Ram Singh who was arrested in a high voltage drama. This time these will include hardcore militant ...ULFA group escapes Army, police in Nazira
A group of eight hardcore ULFA militants have managed to escape from army and police at Saraisajia area in Nazira.According to information, police and army ...Fierce fighting between ULFA, police in Sivasagar
A fierce gun battle between police and ULFA militants is reportedly going on at Saraisaja area under Geleky in Upper Assam’s Sivasagar district of Assam. ...Post-blast violence: 3 arrested
Dispur police have arrested three persons before being remanded to judicial custody on Saturday. They have been arrested charging them with inciting violence after the ...Blast accused remanded to judicial custody
The serial blast accused and former NDFB home secretary Sabin Boro and Bhutanse citizen Tenzing J Zangpu on Saturday have been remanded to judicial custody ...AGP unification process bristles with more difficulties
The AGP unification process hits yet another roadblock with the party finding it difficult to comply with the terms and conditions of its breakaway group ...JFA condemns scribe-killing: Protest meet on Tuesday
The Journalists' Forum, Assam has strongly condemned the killing of Jagjit Saikia, a Kokrajhar based scribe, who was associated with a vernacular Assamese daily, Amar ...Journalist shot dead in Kokrajhar
Some unidentified miscreants shot dead a journalist in the heart of the Kokrajhar town on Saturday afternoon. The journalist, Jagjit Saikia, was working as a ...Major explosion averted in Rangiya
A major tragic incident was averted in Rangiya on Saturday noon when a powerful plastic bomb was recovered near wholesale market. According to information, an ...Ram Singh: more a surrender and less an arrest
Baihata incident: More a murder, less an encounter
Once again the recent encounter between army and ULFA in Baihata Chariali has mired in controversy. The ULFA cadre killed in Wednesday night encounter with ...Shoot out in APBn camp in Lakhimpur; 2 jawans killed
A 13th Assam Police Battalion jawan shot dead his colleague before killing himself at Lilabari camp in Lakhimpur distict on Thursday midnight. The reason has ...South-East Asian Diabetes Summit to open up in India
The Diabetes Summit for South East Asia is being organized in Chennai from 28th to 30th November 2008, by the World Diabetes Foundation ( WDF) ...Deceased ULFA cadre is Mridul Deka
The ULFA militant killed in the encounter at Hindumoujili gaon near Baihata Chariali has been identified as Corporal Mridul Deka alias Mukut Deka. The ULFA ...NEDFi kick starts new scheme for agri-business sector
Assam’s agri-business sector is set to receive a face lift. Courtesy NEDFi. The region’s finance body is coming up with a new scheme which could ...Ram Singh set to join pro talk faction
A Sivasagar court remanded dreaded ULFA leader Ram Singh to four days police custody on Thursday. According to information, soon after the end of all ...ULFA cadre killed in Kamrup dist
A day after the alleged stage-managed arrest of ULFA top gun Ram Singh, an ULFA militant was killed in an encounter with police on Thursday ...No silver lining on Langpi logjam
Assam and Meghalaya on Thursday have failed to get a silver lining in the border dispute centering around Langpi. Participating in the meeting at Byrnihat, ...Thungri, Dinesh main accused in Assam blast: police
There is more revelation in connection with Assam serial blast. According to police, Thungri Boro and Dinesh Boro are the main culprits behind the blasts ...ULFA, NDFB helping Bhutan rebels
ULFA and NDFB have been helping Bhutan Maoist topple the Bhutanese government if the arrested rebel from the neighbouring country is to be believed. During ...Major blast averted in Rangiya; culprit caught red handed
The people of Rangiya has foiled the bid of a major blast when they caught red handed two bike lifters on Monday. The lifters confessed ...Major explosion averted in Sivasagar
A major blast was averted in Sivasagar district as police and army recovered a huge quantity of explosive materials from Buhubar area on Sunday. These ...MHA team in Assam; to visit Indo-Bangla border
A two-member team from the Union home ministry will visit the state’s Indo-Bangla border on Monday. Led by Secretary Border Management Jarnail Singh, the team ...North-east needs security council: Rajnath
BJP says the north eastern region needs a security council to deal with the issues like infiltration and insurgency.Addressing a poll meeting in Tripura on ...Ganeshguri: Fate of small businessmen hangs in balance
Till the other day Ganeshguri area in the cuty was teeming with buyers and sellers. But its the serial blast that have turned the place ...ULFA denies attack on Jiten Dutta
The United Liberation Front of Asom has denied its grenade attack on its expelled and pro talk leader Jiten Dutta. In a statement e-mailed to ...Serial blast probe on but no new lead
Police has booked arrested one Pabitra Boro, an NDFB cadre for parking the Maruti-800 at Panbazar before it exploded on October 30.It is revealed that ...Raas festival: Majuli steals the march
Fresh lead in serial blast probe as interrogation in progress
A special investigation team set up to probe the recent serial blast is getting more leads in to the entire incident. Acting on specific inputs, ...Blast: 2 NDFB cadres rushed to Guwahati for interrogation
A special investigation team set up by the Assam police to probe the serial blast on Thursday brought two NDFB cadres to Guwahati after they ...Destination Election: AGP to go with BJP
The main Opposition Asom Gana Parishad is forging poll pact with the Bharatiya Janata Party to steal the show in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. ...Serial blast: All party meet for CBI probe
An all-party meet on Wednesday resolved to hand over the blasts probe to the CBI. Attended by all the opposition parties, the meeting discussed the ...Barack Obama’s victory: A global awakening for young people today
Bus accident in Kamrup: 25 injured
More than 25 persons, including seven children, injured as the mini-bus they were travelling overturned at Bijoynagar Kamrup district on Wednesday morning .According to information, ...MiG crashes at Lakwa in Sivasagar
Road accident in Dhubri; 3 dead, 11 injured
Two persons died and twelve others have been injured when a Tata Safari collided its head on an ASTC bus last night at Alomganj area ...NDFB designated camp cordoned off in Darrang
After being confirmed that NDFB was involved in the recent serial blast in Assam, security forces have been cordoning off an NDFB designated camp in ...Blast a handiwork of RSS: ULFA
Hours before the Assam government came with a statement holding NDFB and ULFA responsible for the serial blast, the United Liberation Front of Asom has ...Probe completing: Blasts handiwork of NDFB
Its confirm. Both NDFB and ULFA were behind the serial blast that rocked the state on Octobe 30 in Assam with a toll of 84 ...Obama and Mayawati: a Comparison in Contrast
It will be apt to mention in the beginning that a comparison between Obama and Mayawati (Dalit woman Chief Minister of UP state in India) ...Cry against terrorism - the Guwahati style
Janak Khendry to attend the GPC program
An internationally renowned classical dancer and choreographer, Janak Khendry will attend the Guest of the Month program of Guwahati Press Club on November 15 (Saturday) ...Climate change is impeding agricultural production in Uttar Pradesh
During the last one decade, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has been witness to many climatic changes. Eastern Uttar Pradesh has faced severe floods, while ...India-England ODI: no change in Guwahati schedule
Its final. The One-Dayer International between India and England will be holding in Guwahati as per schedule.The cricket board (BCCI) has ruled out shifting the ...Rajasthan police find no link between blast in Jaipur & Guwahati
The Rajasthan police have denied link between the serial blast in Guwahati and Jaipur. After a careful on the spot study in Guwahati, they are ...AGP calls on Prez, seeks dismissal of Gogoi govt
The main Opposition Asom Gana Parishad has demand immediate dismissal of the Tarun Gogoi government alleging that it has failed to ensure safety and security ...Serial blast: NDFB denies home ministry accusation
A few hours the union home ministry pinned the blame on NDFB and ULFA’s for the recent serial blast engineered by the external forces, NDFB ...Major train accident averted in Morigaon
A major train accident was averted in Morigaon district on Monday. He was a villager who stopped an express passenger train on finding that the ...Street play for peace
With proper care, adolescents with diabetes can lead full and healthy lives
Diabetes has a unique impact on the lives of adolescents and requires constant monitoring of blood sugar levels, medication and balancing the effects of food ...Centre puts Assam on alert
Rattled by the recent serial blast, New Delhi’s top security managers has hunkered down on Wednesday and finetune a slew of strategies to strengthen the ...Blast in Assam; protest in Delhi
Citizen's Meet on Foreign Terrorist's attack on India
On the aftermath of the serial blasts in Assam that killed over 80 and wounded nearly 400 people, the Journalists' Forum, Assam has organized a ...Students' Protests Rock Delhi
Assam bandh affects Nagaon
Living on the outside: The impact of diabetes-related stigma
"Who will marry my daughter who has diabetes?" asks Ram Anuj, a native of Ganga Jamuni village, Bahraich district in India. Ram Anuj's 14 years ...Author info
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