The Second Northeast India Women Peace Congregation and Women led Non-violence Peace Movements in Northeast India would be held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakhetra in Guwahati on August 24-25. Speaking in a press meet Ms Binalakshmi Nepram at Guwahati Press Club from Control Arms foundation of India said that it has been organised to bring women together for bringing peace to the region. She said that “women in the region are excluded of decision making structures and are discriminated due to cultural, ethnical reasons, patriarchal structure and customary laws. Northeast India has been part of seventeen peace talks for the past seventeen years with few of them ever reaching a long term viable solution. A cursory glance would reveal that the number of women in all these talks and negotiations have been two, out of which one is only alive now.”
The forthcoming congregation is being organised asNorth East region has been affected by conflicts for decades. A home for nearly 45 million people with 272 ethnic communities has witnessed loss of thousands of people in last six decades of violence. This congregation aims at more discussion and participation of women in seeking peace in the region. Women leaders from 8 states will congregate in Guwahati for 2nd Northeast India Women Peace Congregation. The press meet was also addressed by Reena Mutum , Indrani Deb and Shabina Hussain Nogbri and was organised by Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, Control Arms Foundation of India & Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace.
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Two dreaded rhino poachers were killed at a fierce gun battle with forest guards in Kaziranga on Saturday.The encounter took place at around 6 in the evening at Aarimora forest camp in Kohora range....
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Mother Teresa was born as Agnes Bojahiu on 26th August 1910 in Skoplje, Albania will be canonize as Sainthood in Rome on 4th September. She was recognized all over the world as “Mother Teresa of...
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BJP leader L K Advani will be on a two-day visit to the BTAD areas on Monday and Tuesday. The BJP veteran will visit the worst-affected Kokrajhar district and some other areas in the state and meet...
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The World Food Day will be celebrated on 16th October next with various programmes in Assam , along with the other parts of the world. The theme of World Food Day,16.10.2016 is - 'Climate is changing...
Books have been our friends for years. We are aware that readers are always leaders as they inspire others and lead others in different fields. Books have long embodied the human capacity to conjure up worlds, both real and imagined, giving voice to the diversity of human experience. Books are the storehouse of knowledge and documented experiences which enable us to learn and move ahead in life. Books have been a source of hope and it enhances dialogue amongst people.
Like reading and other activities related to books, storytelling is an incredibly effective tool when it comes ...
Pradeep Multani, President, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has congratulated the finance minister for presenting a pragmatic and promising Budget for Aatmanirbhar Bharat. “It is highly encouraging that the Union Budget seeks to lay the foundation and give blueprint of economy over ‘Amrit Kal’ of next 25 years – from India at 75 to India at 100.” Multani said.
Bhaskar J Gogoi, Co-Chair of North-East Committee mentioned that PM-DevINE which will be implemented through the North-Eastern Council (NEC) and fund infrastructure, in the spirit of PM GatiShakti and social development projects based on felt needs of the North East will enable livelihood activities for youth and women,...
Indian Institute of Management Shillong (Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Policy Research & Analysis) entered into an MoU with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh on 23rd July 2021, Friday at Shillong. Hon’ble Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Shri Pema Khandu graced the MoU signing ceremony with his presence. Shri Naresh Kumar, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Arunachal Pradesh and Dr. D.P Goyal, Director IIM Shillong represented the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and IIM Shillong respectively.
The MoU is aimed at fostering mutual agreement between the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Policy Research Analysis of IIM Shillong and the Finance Planning and Investment...
The ‘Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Policy Research & Analysis and Incubation and Enterprise Support Centre' at IIM Shillong hosted a two-day virtual workshop cum roundtable discussion for ‘Business Incubators of North East India' on July 16th and 17th, 2021.
The virtual workshop cum roundtable discussion were attended by representatives of various incubators from the North Eastern (NE) States. Several topics were covered during the sessions such as, status of business incubators in NE, managing incubators in Indian context, technology commercialization through incubation, offering specialized services, implementing a mentoring program, raising finance for incubated startups, and...
In the time of world Covid-19 crisis, Assam is not exceptional, people of the state specially people from rural areas and flood prone areas affected by this pandemic most. Majuli the world’s largest river island depended on tourism facing economic hurdles due to the less number of tourist visits due to restrictions in response to Covid-19 pandemic.On the other hand, change in the climate has also affected the balance of life and ecosystem of the island. In response to these issues a civil society organization North East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS) putting an effort to strengthen resilience and sustainable adaptation to climate change in flood-affected areas in collaboration...
On the eve New Year, 1st January and the first day of 2021 North East Affected Area Development Society( NEADS) in support of Bread for the World and North East Dialogue Forum(NEDF) organised a campaign on combating climate change at Nimati Ghat which is the gateway of largest river island Majuli which is a heritage site.
The campaign focuses on reducing use of plastic which is one of the major factors behind environmental degradation. With the help of greetings cards which have been prepared by the adolescent girls club of Phesual, Jorhat by recycling waste materials spreading messages on climate changes among the people who have visited Nimati Ghat for New Year retreat. The...
Historical monuments or sites are heritage for us. These heritage sites are everywhere on earth and each one of them have their importance. Different heritage sites reflect the rich past of our ancestors. It is not only for history lovers but anyone would be fascinated by seeing different monuments around us which are heritage and resources for us. We are facing global crisis at present for which we are locked in inside our homes and fighting COVID19. Even if we want to explore any heritage sites at present we are not able to do so.
Like many other events and celebration every year 18th April is for heritage and the occasion is International Day for Monuments and Sites which was...
We are all concerned about corona virus these days. Whether a developed nation likes United States or country like India it has affected all corners of the world. The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading to more countries, territories and regions of the world at an alarming rate and physical and social distancing practices are becoming commonplace to stop the spread of the disease.
Social distancing means no activity outside homes which is restricting many positive things like doing morning walks or doing physical exercises in parks, play grounds or even gyms. Individual are also avoiding physical activities outside as all are lock down around us. Social distancing and lock down means we...
Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM) has organised skill conclave was organised at Maniram Dewan Trade Centre, Guwahati on 23rd and 24th July. This conclave provided a platform to all the stakeholders in the skill eco system to interact and exchange ideas for creating a more sustainable and effective environment which can harness the full potential of the youth. The conclave witnessed the convergence of various mission / directorates imparting skill development schemes. The two days conclave also witnessed a series of events which included the skill exhibition, job fair, skill symposium and distribution of awards which was attended by Sarbanada Sonowal, Chief Minister of Assam...
Guwahati: Old Boys Association Sainik School Goalpara (OBA SSG) and Manash Borah Memorial Trust is organising 9th Manash Borah memorial inter institutional debating competition on 31st May at ITA Machkhowa in Guwahati. The topic for the debate competition is in the opinion of the house “the strained relation between the judiciary and the executive is detrimental to India’s democracy “ . The competition is open from Class XI to PG level and each institution should be represented by one team comprising two debators( one for the motion and other against the motion) . The debaters may speak in Assamese or English and depending on the number of participants may have to go through a screening....
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