Cops to be sensitised on gender OUR CORRESPONDENT Shillong, Feb. 10: Meghalaya police will inculcate appropriate training modules on gender sensitivity during the induction of its personnel. This was decided today during a gender sensitisation programme for police personnel conducted by an NGO, North East Network, at the police headquarters here. Speaking on the occasion,…
Women’s reservation From our Correspondent KOHIMA, DEC 15: Member of the Planning Commission of India, Dr Syeda Hameed, has said that Nagaland government must comply with the order issued by the Kohima Bench of Gauhati High Court for 33 per cent reservation of seats for women in the civic bodies. “The court has issued the…
Kohima | December 14: Member of the Planning Commission of India Dr. Syeda Hameed today said that the court of law has issued orders to the government of Nagaland to implement the 33% reservation of seats for women in the civic institutions and the State can only comply. Contrasting the condition of other women communities…
Original Story: Planning Commission of India member backs women’s concerns
Our Correspondent | EMN KOHIMA, DEC 14: The general perception about Naga women enjoying equal status with men and being much better off than the women in the rest of the country seems to be a misleading notion as the reality of the status of women in the State remains grim with Naga Women having…
The Shillong Times: 29 November 2011 SHILLONG: A Support Centre with a three-prong approach— health care, counseling and vocational training focusing on women who are victims of various crimes was inaugurated by the Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Health and Family Welfare, Rowell Lyngdoh at Shillong Civil Hospital here on Monday. This centre which…
North East Network (NEN) has been training the Meghalaya Police to deal with cases of violence against women in a sensitive way. On 19 & 20 September 2011, a batch of 97 recruited constables of the Un-Armed Branch were trained by Inspectors and Sub-inspectors of Meghalaya Police who in turn have been previously trained by…
Irked by the Centre’s diametrically diverse views on Army and paramilitary forces’ immunity from criminal prosecution in fake encounter killings, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to spell out its position on the controversial Armed Forces Special Power Act and other laws. “You cannot say that an Army man can enter any home…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Police will join hands with the State Women Commission and NGOs to fight the menace of witch-hunting which has claimed six lives in Kokrajhar district last month. “We are interested to work with the women commission and NGOs to fight the menace. Police already has a network across the state. This network…
Guwahati, May 7: Assam Police have decided to work with the Assam State Commission for Women to revive its Project Prahari (vigilant), which involves community policing to do away with menace such as witch-hunting. Director-general of police Shankar Barua, while speaking at a meeting on witch-hunting today, said merely enforcing law would not stop witch-hunting.…