Women’s Groups Meet Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi On 18 July

17 groups call for speedy justiceA STAFF REPORTER Rallying cryJuly 19: Seventeen city-based organisations have joined hands to prod the government into ensuring speedy justice for the July 9 molestation victim. While submitting a memorandum to chief minister Tarun Gogoi yesterday, the organisations also demanded special gender-sensitive training for police personnel and amendments to the…

The Guwahati Frames

Syeda Hameed Posted online: Wed Jul 18 2012, 00:18 hrs Election 2014 should be fought on the issue of violence against women. In the sleepy town of Nazirabad, 75 kilometres from Bhopal, four children were playing near a garbage dump with what looked like a rubber doll. A salon owner across the road noticed something…

Social Bodies For Strict Policing

Date: 15 July Original Story: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-15/guwahati/32684323_1_molestation-assam-government-strict-vigil Kangkan Kalita, TNN Jul 15, 2012, 12.11PM IST GUWAHATI: Seeking urgent steps from the government to ensure safety of women in Assam, which is believed to be one of the safest places for women in the country, social organizations and women activists have demanded strict policing to stop atrocities on women…

Social Bodies For Strict Policing

Kangkan Kalita, TNN Jul 15, 2012, 12.11PM IST GUWAHATI: Seeking urgent steps from the government to ensure safety of women in Assam, which is believed to be one of the safest places for women in the country, social organisations and women activists have demanded strict policing to stop atrocities on women in the state. Condemning…

Women’s History Told Through Photographs

Rahul Jain: Photographs are the reason why thousands of books could ever be written. Enriching people with the knowledge of human civilisations, they have added to narratives and, at times, led to their construction. One of the biggest beneficiaries of this art of capturing life has been the emerging area of study of women’s history…

36 Delhi-Based Placement Firms On Police Radar

Pankaj Borthakur, Guwahati (Apr 1): It’s startling! A joint investigation by the Assam police and their Delhi counterpart has brought to light the involvement of as many as 36 Delhi-based placement agencies in trafficking Assam girls and children to Haryana, Punjab, Mumbai and several other metropolitan cities. After the submission of a list of 36…