The Assam government would order an enquiry into the suicide by
international archer Pratima Boro during the ongoing national team
selection camp in Pune.
A special team of Assam Police would conduct the investigations into
the 22-year-old archer's death. A hopeful for the 2016 Olympics at Rio
de Janerio, 23-year-old Pratima allegedly committed suicide on Friday
by hanging herself from the ceiling fan in her room at the Army Sports
Institute.
Representatives from various indigenous groups and environmental organizations convened in Gangtok, Sikkim, for the North East India Meet on Free Flowing Rivers. The gathering, hosted by the Affected Citizens of Teesta, Centre for Research and Advocacy (Manipur), and the Borok Peoples Human Rights Organization, concluded with a significant resolution aimed at safeguarding the region's rivers and biodiversity.
"We recognize the intrinsic rights of rivers to flow freely and the vital relationship between indigenous communities and their natural resources," emphasized a spokesperson from the conference.
The Teesta Declaration outlined pressing concerns regarding the construction of...
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