Pre-cancerous lesions found among 20% patients
A total of 80 patients were seen in a free cancer detection camp held at Sanjevani Hospital in which 20% was found to have pre cancerous lesions and two patients was detected cancer in the oral cavity. The camp was held recently in the Department of E..N.T. headed by senior consultant Dr. Bhaben Choudhury. Dr. Choudhury said that the incidence of cancer in oral cavity in Assam increased due to consumption of various forms of tobacco. He appealed to the masses to avoid all form of tobacco which are very injurious to the health. In this connection Sanjevani Hospital already started awareness campaign in various parts of the state.
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Directorate of Horticulture & Food Processing, Assam invites applications from the orchid growers of Assam for participation in a workshop cum seminar on scientific cultivation of orchid to be held on June 18-19, 2013 at the Auditorium of Krishak Niwas, Directorate of Agriculture Campus, Khanapara, Guwahati. Interested participators are requested to apply in plain paper with detail address, contact no., e-mail address etc. to the Director of Horticulture and Food Processing, Assam , Khanapara, Guwahati , so as to reach the office on or before June 15. There is a provision for 100 nos. of participants only and the selection will be made on first come first chance basis. The expenditure...
State Agriculture Department has started massive soil testing drive throughout Assam by utilizing high tech Mobile Soil Testing Laboratory from March 18.
Agriculture Minister Nilamani Sen Deka displaying the "Krishi Karman Award, 2011-12”, who received it from the President of India on January 15 in presence of the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, Chief Secretary Naba Kr Das, APC V K Pipersenia and other senior officials.
The 1st Annual Flower Show cum Exhibition-2013 will be commence from January 22, 2013 with a 28 days programme in the project area of Hi-tech Flower Cultivation in the Departmental Farm of the Directorate of Horticulture and Food Processing(DHFP), Assam at Juripar, Panjabari, Six-mile, Guwahati. The event will be jointly organized by DHFP, Assam and Assam Horticultural Society (AHS). Besides Flower Show, Flower Competition for different categories will be organized in the event. Flower Tubs of Marigold/ Dahlia/ Chrysanthemum/ Bougainvillea; All types of Foliage; Single/Mixed Cut Flower; Orchid; Cactus; Succulent and other flowers like Anthurium, Lilium, Gerbera are the categories of the...
The members of the community organization, The Wings to Creation (TWC) has organized an Interaction Programme at “Amar Ghor”, an old age home, situated at Patharquarry, Guwahati on December 26. The programme titled “We Will Never Leave You” a TWC initiative to build a bridge between the young generation and senior citizens and to create awareness regarding the responsibilities of the people towards senior citizens. The programme led by Ritwik Bhuyan, President and Sampurna Das, General Secretary of TWC along with the young members comprising both school and college students visited the old age home. There was a discussion and interaction programme with the senior citizens in which questions...
A Big crowd thronged at the Orange Fair held at Gandhi Maidan, Boko , organized by the Directorate of Horticulture and Food Processing, Assam, in collaboration with the Kamrup District Agricultural Office, with a daylong programme. In this connection, orange and vegetable exhibition, competitions, horticultural training, horticultural quiz etc. were organized for the benefits of the farmers. The Orange and Vegetable Exhibition and Competition were inaugurated by Pradip Kumar Choudhuri, District Agricultural Officer, Kamrup, where large nos. of farmers took part with great enthusiasms. Noted horticultural scientist, Dr. Nalin Kumar Mohan inaugurated the training on Orange Cultivation, where...
Guwahati Doordarshan Kendra, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Assam and Assam Agricultural University(AAU) has organized an interaction programme between farmers and agricultural scientists/ officers in the form of Crop Seminar, held at Horticultural Research Station(HRS), AAU, Kahikuchi on Saturday, which was telecast live on DD-1 and DD-13. The programme was inaugurated by Timothy Das Hanse, Director, Horticulture and Food Processing, Assam and highlighted the importance of modern horticultural activities in present agricultural scenario.
In this connection, lighting of the lamp was done jointly by Timothy Das Hanse and C. Lalrosanga ,...
Assam Science Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC) has decided to organize National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC) 2012 in Assam in massive way, along with other parts of the country.
In this context, a daylong State level meeting was held to discuss about ‘National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC) 2012’ at office of the ASTEC yesterday, the April 6th, 2012. Inaugural session of the meeting is presided over by Sri Haresh Ch. Dutta, ACS, Director of ASTEC. The inaugural session is addressed by Dr. Anil Kumar Goswami (Former Director of ASTEC), Dr. A K Baruwa, Principal, NITS, Mirza, Dr. S. K. Choudhury, VC, Science and Technology University,...
Assam Government has decided to procure rice directly from farmers for the first time through from October/November of this year. In this connection, a high level meeting was held in the Directorate of Agriculture in presence of Agriculture Minister Nilomani Sen Deka on 24.3.12 and formulated strategies in this regard.
Outcome of this meeting was apprised on 26.3.12 to the Chief Minister of Assam in a meeting to be held at Dispur.
It may be mentioned that, Agriculture Department has already decided to produce additional 15 lakh metric tons of rice in the coming year. To achieve this target of additional 15 lakh metric tons of rice, this programme is initiated for the benefit of the...
Inter State Potato Marketing System was successfully inaugurated by Assam Agriculture, Horticulture & Food Processing Minister Mr. Nilamoni Sen Deka at Gingia, Biswanath Chariali for the benefit of potato growers around the state, yesterday(17.3.2012). Initially, potato will be marketed in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura. This system was boosted due to the increase in potato production in all over the state with the successful implementation of the Scheme “Mission Double Cropping”, informs Mowsam Hazarika, Sub Divisional Agricultural Officer .Mission Double Cropping has encouraged the farmers to cultivate at least two crops in the same plot of...
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