Year: 2019

New water supply schemes in Hailakandi

New water supply schemes in Hailakandi

In a bid to ensure uninterrupted piped drinking water supply in the rural areas, operation and maintenance activities of piped water supply schemes (PWSS) will be carried out through Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Hailakandi district. In a significant development, the Public Health Engineering department, Hailakandi Division handed over 125

Doctor, nurse sent to jail for medical negligence

Doctor, nurse sent to jail for medical negligence

In a case of death due to medical negligence, Tinsukia’s Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Dr Chetana Khanikar has sentenced Dr Mamoni Dutta and nurse Bimala Dutta of the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Civil Hospital, Tinsukia, to rigorous imprisonment for two years and a fine of Rs 3,000 each. The judgement also