Massive protest meet against molestation case. Staff reporter GUWAHATI, July 13 – A number of organisations including women organisations today organised a protest meet under the aegis of North East Network in protest against the molestation of a young girl in the city on July 10. Extending solidarity to the protest were Assam Mahila Samata…
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 in the state. Condemning…
Supreme Court order on fake encounters in Pathribal, Kamrup The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Army to decide whether its personnel involved in fake encounter killings in Pathribal in Jammu and Kashmir and Assam should be court-martialled or tried in regular criminal courts. If Army authorities were not keen on court-martial proceedings, the Central…
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…
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…
Unhappy with the implementation of the National Rural Health Mission, the Naga Mother’s Assocaition (NMA) – an apex body of women affiliated with different tribes in the State – has called for a full fledged inquiry into the rural health scheme to root out the deficiencies, shortcomings and ensure a transparent and effective health delivery…
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